But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
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… Watch, therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, same imagery, same metaphors as Paul just wrote about, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore, you also be ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect him. the day of the Lord mentioned 19 times in the Old Testament four times in the New Testament a period of time when God acts dramatically and directly with the affairs of humanity on earth that's probably the best description of the day of the Lord when God acts directly and dramatically in the affairs of humans on the earth, typically in terms of judgment. Typically in terms of judgment. Now, of all those times in the Bible where the day of the Lord is mentioned, sometimes it's the dramatic direct working of God in a localized historical sense. …
… them so, blessed are those slaves. Be sure of this, if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. You too be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect." That's the essence of imminence. It is imminent. It will happen soon. We don't know when, which then is the call to the church and has been for 2,000 years to at all times be ready. So the nature of this book is divine revelation. Central theme is Christ. The source is God Himself who gave this revelation. The specific recipients are believers, the slaves of Christ. And the prophetic character is that it takes us into the future to the consummation of God's redemptive plan for this world and this universe. Now it had a supernatural delivery also. Go back to verse 1. It was communicated by His angel, by His angel. And this also is repeated at the end in chapter 22 and verse 16. …
… for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you did not expect. Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that wicked servant says to himself, my master is delayed and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. …