Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 24:45
faithful See, Luke 12:42-46; 1 Corinthians 4:2. It is faithfulness, not ability, in the Lord's service that is first approved by Him. read more
faithful See, Luke 12:42-46; 1 Corinthians 4:2. It is faithfulness, not ability, in the Lord's service that is first approved by Him. read more
Chapter 24Now Jesus went out ( Matthew 24:1 ),Left the house desolate. He is rejected now. They've rejected Him, now He has rejected them. Leave the house desolate; you're not going to see me again until you are saying, "blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord."And so they are not going to see Him, until He comes, until He comes again.So as Jesus was going out,and departing from the temple: his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple ( Matthew 24:1 ).They were... read more
Matthew 24:1 . The buildings of the temple. Herod had gradually rebuilt the temple, taking down one part, and raising it anew, so that the worship was not interrupted. Hence it was still the second temple renovated; the vessels, the priests, and even all the stones fit for use were still employed. After consulting a body of sacred critics on this subject, I find Dr. Lightfoot bears the palm. He does not detail lexicons, but being himself a rabbin of the first class, he everywhere... read more
Matthew 24:29-34Immediately after the tribulation of these days shall the sun be darkened.The manifestation of Christ in judgmentI. There will be a manifestation of Christ in truth and unmistakable reality. Till the moment of His coming, it will be possible to deceive. False prophets were the bane of the old dispensation; false Christs are the bane of the new. Then He will stand before men as the true Messiah. “I am the truth” will be condemnation for millions in that day.II. Christ will be... read more
Matthew 24:35But My words shall not pass away. The words of ChristThe characteristics of our Lord’s words.1. The authority which speaks in them.2. Their elevation.3. Their awful depth. (Canon Liddon.)The permanency of Christ’s teaching1. The words of Christ are abiding because of their special inspiration. His words cannot die by reason of the living power that is in them.2. The teachings of Jesus have a great and an enduring task to perform. The gospel has the “power of an endless life” which... read more
Matthew 24:38-39And took them all away. The moral of accidentsI. What are we to think? Let us now collect and enumerate a few thoughts that we ought to think when we are considering sad things that happen.1. How many accidents are but slight as to the hurt they do in comparison with the service of the lesson they teach.2. From how many things “going to happen” we are saved when loss and danger appear imminent.3. How manifest and honourable are the work and courage of man in averting accidents,... read more
Matthew 24:40-41Two women shall be grinding at the mill. Routine lifeThe text speaks of an experience which comes to all of us in our turn, as life gradually builds us round. At first, in our childhood, it is otherwise. This earth seems, then, to have no fixed hardness; the spot on which we stand melts off indefinitely into a dreamlike distance, which is hazy and vague, and peopled with we know not what possibilities, holding within its rays strange fairy worlds which rumours may fill as they... read more
Matthew 24:42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come: The coming of the Son of ManI.The warning. Christ’s coming is compared to that of a thief in the night. Seems disparaging, but is remarkably apt (1 Thessalonians 5:2-4). The dispensation under which we live is emphatically that of night, in comparison with the dispensation which is to be introduced at the day of the Lord, etc. The plans of the housebreaker are all laid beforehand, and yet studiously concealed. So the... read more
Matthew 24:44Them be ye also ready.I. The coming of the Son of Man. His title. His coming is death. There is certainty in His coming.II. That man in his unconverted state is unready for his coming. Man is not ready-1. For he is born under the curse of the law.2. For he is under the dominion of sin.3. For his life is one of disobedience to the commands of heaven.4. For he is unfit for the glorified state.III. The absolute necessity for being ready.1. The nature of the readiness. Not being born... read more
Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 24:44
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