THE PREPARED AND THE UNPREPARED Matthew Twenty-Five Matthew chapter twenty-five provides Bible students with three different looks at the prepared and the unprepared. The parable of the wise and foolish virgins, the parable of the talents, and the judgment scene all picture some that were prepared... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PREPARED AND THE UNPREPARED VIRGINS MATTHEW 25:1-13:_ The primary subject this chapter has to do with is the final judgment. Matthew 24 ended with the need to be prepared for the sudden and unexpected return of the Lord. The parable of the five wise and the five foolish virgins continues that e... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SERVANTS THAT USED THEIR TALENTS MATTHEW 25:14-23:_ Jesus wanted us to understand what readiness means so He taught a great lesson about two men that used the talents of money that their master had put into their hands, and about one that failed to do so. "He who had received the five talents w... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SERVANT THAT DID NOT USE HIS TALENT MATTHEW 25:24-30:_ The man that did not use what God put into his hands is one of the most condemned men in the entire Bible. "You wicked and lazy servant... take the talent from him... cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weep... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PREPARED AND UNPREPARED AMONG THE PEOPLE MATTHEW 25:31-46:_ In this portion of scripture the Lord contrasted the saved and the lost. "These will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Matthew 25:46) Observe the following facts about the judgment. (1) The Son... [ Continue Reading ]