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Matthew 24:36-51
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36“But about that day or hour
no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37As it was in the days of
Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38For in the days before the
flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to
the day Noah entered the ark;
39and they knew nothing about
what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it
will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40Two men will be in the
field; one will be taken and the other left.
41Two women will be grinding
with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42“Therefore keep watch,
because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43But understand this: If the
owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he
would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44So you also must be ready,
because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45“Who then is the faithful
and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his
household to give them their food at the proper time?
46It will be good for that
servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
47Truly I tell you, he will
put him in charge of all his possessions.
48But suppose that servant is
wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’
49and he then begins to beat
his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50The master of that servant
will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware
of.
51He will cut him to pieces
and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
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1)
Does it mean that
Jesus is not God since he does not know about the timing of the end of the age
and why?
o
Jesus is
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Fully God.
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And fully man.
o
He chose to
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Lay aside some of
his divine capacity.
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And come under
the limitation.
o
That
o
We face as humans.
o
When
o
He was walking
the earth.
o
It does not
contradict the fact.
o
That
o
Jesus is fully
God.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 37 what will it be
like at the coming of the Son of Man?
o
As it was in the
days of Noah.
o
So
o
It will be at the
coming of the Son of Man.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 38 what were people’s routines in
the days before the flood up to the day
Noah entered the ark?
o
People were
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Eating.
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And drinking.
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Marrying.
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And giving in
marriage.
4)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 39 what was people’s
knowledge of the coming of the Son of Man?
o
People know
nothing about what will happen.
o
Until
o
The Son of Man comes.
o
Just as.
o
People knew
nothing about what would happen.
o
Until
o
The flood
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Came.
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And took them all
away.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 40 and 41 will people be saved at the coming of the Son of
Man in contrast to the coming of the flood?
o
Yes, many will be
saved at the coming of the Son of Man.
o
But all were lost
at the coming of the flood except Noah’s family.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 42 why should the
disciples keep
watch?
o
The disciples
should keep
watch.
o
Because
o
They do not know
on what day their Lord will come.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 43 how would the owner of the house have protected
himself from the thief if he had known at
what time of night the thief was coming?
o
He
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Would have kept watch.
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And would not
have let his house be broken into.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 44 why must the disciples
be ready?
o
They must be
ready.
o
Because
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The Son of Man
will come at an hour.
o
When
o
They do not
expect him.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 45 and 46 what will the
faithful and wise servant do, whom the master has put in charge of the servants
in his household?
o
It will be good
for that servant whose master finds him giving
servants in his household their food at the proper time.
10)
When does the
faithful and wise servant think that his master would come back from the way he
conducts himself?
o
The faithful and
wise servant conducts himself.
o
As though
o
The master would
come back at any moment.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 47 what will the
master put the faithful and wise servant
in charge of?
o
The master
will put the faithful and wise servant in charge
of all his possessions.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 48 and 49 what will the wicked servant do, who thinks
his master is staying away a long time?
o
The wicked servant
then begins to
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Beat his fellow
servants.
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And
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Eat.
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And drink with
drunkards.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 50 and 51 what will the
master do to the wicked servant?
o
The master of the
wicked servant will
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Come
Ø
On a day when he
does not expect him.
Ø
And at an hour he
is not aware of.
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Cut him to pieces.
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And assign him a
place with the hypocrites.
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Where
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There will be
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Weeping.
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And gnashing of
teeth.
14)
What does it mean
being assigned a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth?
o
It means being
sent to hell.
15)
What is Jesus’ warning
in the current passage about?
o
Jesus’ warning is
about
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The disciples
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Keeping watch.
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And not keeping watch
for the second coming of Christ.
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And the consequence
of each course of action.
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Matthew 24:36-51
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