Gospel of Matthew Chapter 24 Vs. 50

 No One Knows That Day and Hour

Matthew 24:50 “The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,”

The lord of... Not by redemption and grace, but by creation and profession, shall come in a day when he looked not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of suddenly and unexpectedly. Such was his coming in wrath and vengeance on the Jewish nation; and such is his coming oftentimes by death; and such will be his coming at the day of judgment.

This is still further confirmed by the reason given for such recklessness, -the evil servant saying in his heart, My Lord delayeth His coming. There is reason to suppose that the early Christians expected the return of the Lord almost immediately. In so far as they made this mistake, it cannot be charged against their Master; for, as we have seen, He warns them against this error throughout the whole of the prophecy. It is plain, however, that those who made this mistake were in no danger of saying in their hearts, My Lord delayeth His coming. But as time passed on, and the expectation of the Lord’s speedy return grew fainter, then there would come in all its force the temptation to those who did not watch against it of counting on the Lord’s delay. When we think of this, we see how necessary it was that the danger should be set forth in language which may have seemed unnecessarily strong at the time, but which the future history of the Church only too sadly justified.

Like the wicked people of Noah’s day (Mat. 24:37-39), he was unaware of the sudden coming judgment (Mat. 24:50). But the judgment will come, and he will be dealt with as one would deal with a hypocrite, which is precisely what an unfaithful servant is.