When Jesus was teaching His disciples and us what signs to watch for that would indicate His coming was near, He followed up with an illustration about faithful and evil servants. First the wise servant. “Who is that faithful and wise steward whom his Master will make ruler over His household to give them their portion of food in due season? “ (Luke 12: 42). “Blessed are those servants whom the Master, when He comes will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that He will gird Himself and have them sit down to eat and will come and serve them.” (Luke 12: 37). It’s clear from Jesus’s words that He expects His stewards (those responsible for his household) to be awake, determine what watch of the night his Lord is coming so that his house is not broken into unexpectedly, and giving those under his supervision their “food” at the proper time. The word “food” here implies eschatological teaching applied to events happening in his time. The proper time (season) is when he sees and senses that Jesus’s second coming is near based on his knowledge of scripture, the occurrence of signs foretold by Jesus and elsewhere in the bible, and the witness of the Holy Spirit. If that steward is not actively engaged as such, Jesus calls him an evil servant.
I would not want to be determined an evil servant by Jesus. “The Master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for Him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.” (Luke:12: 46). “But know this, 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.” (Luke 12:39).
It will not go well for pastors or teachers who are avoiding or ignoring eschatological scriptures if we are truly entering the season of His return. It is indeed their responsibility to watch and prepare their flock for the traumatic events that I believe are beginning to unfold. If you’re in a teaching position and need some help unraveling end-time scriptures, I recommend the book “Last Days Events-Sequence and Synchrony”. You can find it here: Last Days Events: Sequence and Synchrony: Weinert, J D: 9798858723684: Amazon.com: Books
Maranatha, Jim