Friday, March 27



Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.
Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings.

—Matt. 24:46, 47.



When does Jesus arrive?

The answer is found in the context.

When the preceding verses speak of Jesus as “coming,†the word
refers to the time when he comes to pronounce and execute judgment
at the end of this system. (Matt. 24:30, 42, 44)

Hence, Jesus’ “arriving,†or “coming,†mentioned in the illustration
of the faithful slave takes place during the great tribulation.

What do “all [Jesus’] belongings†include?

Jesus did not qualify the word “all,†as if to limit his belongings
to earthly things. In fact, Jesus has vast heavenly authority.

“All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth,†he said.

(Matt. 28:18; Eph. 1:20-23)

His belongings now include the Messianic Kingdom, which has belonged to
him since 1914 and which he will share with his anointed followers.

—Rev. 11:15.


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