From Here to Eternity

Luke 19:11-27

Don’t you wonder sometimes about life after death? What will Judgment Day be like? What will it be like to stand before God and have to give an account of “deeds done in the body whether good or bad?” What will heaven be like? What will hell be like? There are so many questions about life after death. Our world is intrigued about it. But there is only one source that is able to look at life after death—God’s Word. In Luke 19, Jesus tells a parable that gives some insight into the topic.

I. Jesus Christ is

, but his kingdom is

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.

A. This is the only parable Jesus ever told that is based on an

event.

B. From the time Jesus first arrived there were those who

him, who didn’t want him to rule over them.

C. Every knee should bow, every tongue should

that Jesus is Lord, but they don’t.

D. There is much in our world that is temporarily under

control.

E. If we understand that Jesus’ reign is eminent but

, it makes a difference in our attitude toward

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.

II. His servants will be held

when Jesus returns.

A. The Lord has entrusted us with his

.

B. We are expected to make an effort to

the gift.

C. When the Lord returns, he will hold us

for what he has entrusted to us.

III. The saved will be rewarded in proportion to their

.

A. Two points of clarification:

1. We are saved by

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   ; we are rewarded according to
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   .

2. The sins of the believer have been

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   from the record.

B. Some people will be barely

but others will be saved and

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.

C. God’s rewards will be far beyond what we have earned.

D. Our reward will involve

.

IV. The disobedient will be

because of their wickedness.

A. The wicked servant made a couple of flagrant mistakes:

1. He was

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   to the king.

2. He was

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   of the king.

B. The king judged him by his own words and then punished him for his sin of

.

C. The Bible teaches that God is going to judge the

.