MATTHEW 25 PT 1 // READY OR NOT

Hector Mora

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Matthew 24:36–51

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The Doctrine of the Last Things

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LAST WEEK

We looked at the coming back of Jesus

We looked at the difference between the 2nd Coming and the Rapture of the Church

We were encouraged to be the church, that we would reach more people

THIS WEEK

We are going to look at some practical ways to be the church

We are going to see Jesus encourage us to do something while we await His return

THINK ABOUT IT

What do you want to be busy doing when Jesus comes back?

What do you want to be found doing?

What can you do, to be found faithful?

1 Corinthians 4:2 NKJV

Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

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Matthew 25:1–46 NKJV

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. 11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. 14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 24:36–51 NKJV

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. 45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:1-

PRAY THAT GOD WOULD REVEAL TO US OUR MARCHING ORDERS

PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO GET READY AND STAY READY

Matthew 24:36 NKJV

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

MANY TODAY HAVE USED THIS VERSE TO DIMINISH THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS

They use it as a way to proclaim that Jesus wasn’t truly God, and that He was a mere human.

So what does this verse say about Jesus?

Did Jesus have limited knowledge?

Was he a good man but not God?

There is this Theological Term called the Hypostatic Union

It is the belief that Jesus is not two persons

He is not God at some times and Human at others

He is a man that is united by two natures

Both Human and Divine

In the blueprint of Salvation

There are things that Jesus agreed to that spoke to his Humanity and some that Spoke to His Divinity

For instance,

In , we see his humanity

Mark 11:12 NKJV

Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

At the feeding of the 5000, we see His Divinity

Matthew 25:1-

Matthew 25:1–13 NKJV

In this passage, we see Jesus as Fully God, relegating his divinity for the sake of the Word of God

VERSES 1-13

We see

Because the Word of God was of greatest importance

JESUS LIKENS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE

We have a group of people who have been preparing for the coming Kingdom.

He brought himself under the authority of the truths of the Bible

These virgins would represent those who adorned the Bride and made her ready for the wedding day

Here they go out to meet the bridegroom.

CULTURALLY, THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

The Groom would propose and begin building a home for his family.

At the end of that process, He would send word to His soon to be bride.

The Bridesmaids would then make their way to the newly built home.

The Bridegroom would then leave, while the bridesmaids prepared the place for the Wedding Feast

Once the place was ready, the bridesmaids would go out to meet the bridegroom

THE 10 VIRGINS TOOK THEIR LAMPS TO MEET THE BRIDEGROOM

5 of them were wise and 5 were foolish

Why?

They brought their lamps but 5 of them were not prepared for the journey

5 of them chose to take their lamps with no oil

FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE BRIDEGROOM DELAYED

Instead of being effective while the Bridegroom deayed

They all slumbered

Both the wise and the foolish

WHILE THEY SLEPT, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED

A Cry was heard

“Behold, the bridegroom is coming , go out to meet Him”

THE VIRGINS WOKE UP, TRIMMED THEIR LAMPS

However the Foolish Virgins didn’t have Oil, and asked the others for Oil

The Wise Virgins knew, they could compromise their journey by giving oil to the others.

So they advised them to go buy some for themselves.

SO THE UNWISE VIRGINS HEADED OUT TO GO BUY SOME OIL

It was while they bought their supplies, that the Bridegroom arrived

Those who were ready got to be a part of the celebration

However those who were not ready were on the other side of the shut door.

THOUGH THE UNWISE VIRGINS KNOCKED ON THE DOOR

THE REALITY WAS: THEIR UNPREPAREDNESS PROVED A POINT

THAT THEY HAD NO SKIN IN THE GAME

THEY TREATED THE ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDEGROOM LIGHTLY

BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD THEOLOGY, THEY WERE LEFT OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE.

JESUS’ RESPONSE PROVES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT WAITING ON THE HIS RETURN

Waiting on Jesus is the most unpopular thing to do

Why?

Because it takes faith to wait on His return

It took Faith for Noah to build the Ark

It takes Faith to plant a church

It takes Faith to believe God on the promises that He spoke to you

It is an active faith

WATCH THEREFORE

FOR YOU KNOW NEITHER THE DAY NOR THE HOUR

IN WHICH THE SON OF MAN IS COMING

What happens when we stop watching?

What happens when we let our guard down?

What happens when we don’t believe that Jesus is coming back?

#1 We stop talking about it

In fact, there are some churches who don’t even speak to this event

They look at the Rapture, His 2nd Coming, and the book of Revelation as something to be left untouched.

But its not a new thing

Martin Luther believed that because Revelation doesn’t speak to Justification by Faith, that it should not be included in the Cannonical Collection of Scriptures

John Calvin wrote a commentary on every book of the Bible except for Revelation because he believed the book was incomprehensible.

#2 When we stop watching, there is nothing that keeps us from slumber

We become lethargic in our practicum

We use Grace as an excuse to have an inactive faith

#3 When we stop watching, we lose sight of the worth of the Gospel

We don’t have an answer to the questions of life

We don’t have authority when it comes to life’s issues

We stop telling people about Jesus

Matthew 25:14–30 NKJV

14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

1 Corinthians 4:2 NKJV

2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

Matthew 25:

We will be judged according to our gifting.

What are we doing with what God has entrusted us with?

Matthew 25:31–46 NKJV

31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

And He stayed there

He tells the disciples

No one knows when The Son of Man will return

Not the Angels

Not the Son

Only the Father knows

However, what I will tell you is this

Matthew 24:37–39 NKJV

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

MATTHEW 24:

As the Days of Noah where . . . .

So to will the coming of the Son of Man be

So how were the Days of Noah?

The Days before the Flood

While Noah was building the Ark

For about 70 years, many would see this crazy man

For about 70 years, they would see this crazy man

Building an Ark

Preaching Righteousness

Meanwhile, people would mock him

They would go on eating and drinking

Marrying and giving in Marriage

All the way until the day Noah entered the Ark.

Unbeknownst to them that the day the Door Closed

Would be the day they breathed their last.

So will the coming of the Son of Man be

As Churches Preach the Gospel

As we stand up for righteousness

As we represent Jesus

Many will ignore our invitation

Many will continue to ignore the brevity of our message

Many will continue, business as usual

Many will be left behind at the rapture because of their unbelief of God’s Word

Many will die at His 2nd Coming because of the truth that proceeds from His Mouth

Many wi

THE WORD OF GOD WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO GIVE LIFE, BUT ONE’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD, RESULTS IN DEATH.

REVELATION 19:

Revelation 19:21 NKJV

And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

HOW WILL WE RESPOND TO JESUS’ EXHORTATION?

MATTHEW 24:

Matthew 24:40–44 NKJV

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, 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 you do not expect.

MANY OF THE SAME OCCUPATION

MANY WHO ARE WORKING ON THE SAME PROJECT

WILL SEE SOME DEPART WHILE THEY REMAIN

Two men out in the field, one will be taken

Two women will be grinding at the mill, one will be taken and the other left

WATCH THEREFORE

Because we do not know what hour the Lord is coming

BUT KNOW THIS

If the Master of the house would have known the hour that the thief would come

he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into

IN THE SAME WAY

We should see our spiritual temple as a place that is ready for Jesus’ return

I’m not talking about getting ready

I’m talking about staying ready

I’m talking about maintaining our readiness

To never let our guard down

To never let anything get in the way of our readiness

Today, so much can be a distraction of what actually matters

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