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“Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
Luke 12:41–48
Jesus is talking to the Jewish people, talking about when the Son of Man comes. There were no Christians at this time. The Rapture of the Church is the next event to take place (1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 4:1). When the Rapture takes place, all believers of the Church of Christ, the Bride of Christ, will be taken off the earth. All believers at that time will be taken into the heavenlies.
This passage is talking about when the Son of Man comes. The Last Day’s scenario is as follows: first is the Rapture; next is the Tribulation (seven years); following that is when the Son of Man comes. When Christ was talking to these people, they were looking for when the Son of Man comes, not the Rapture.
The coming of the Son of Man and the Rapture are two separate events. Luke 12 is talking about the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Jimmy DeYoung was a prophecy teacher and journalist who travelled the country and the world educating the Body of Christ of the future events foretold in God’s prophetic Word. His goal was to equip Christians with the knowledge and understanding of what God’s Word says will happen someday soon, so that they can make better decisions today. Dr. DeYoung went home to be with his Savior on August 15, 2021.
