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Jul 5, 2024 · In the Bible, God is sometimes referred to as the “God of the 11th hour” based on the parable of the workers in the vineyard found in Matthew 20:1-16. In this parable, workers were hired at different hours of the day to work in the vineyard. At the end of the day, those who were hired last were paid first, receiving a full day’s wage.
Feb 7, 2012 · The former robber (the thief on the cross next to Jesus) lived for another hour or so after his conversion. Then he died. He was changed. He lived on the cross as a new man with new attitudes and actions (no more reviling). But 99.99% of his life was wasted. Did the last couple hours of newness matter? They mattered infinitely.
- The Eleventh Hour
- The Kingdom of Heaven
- The Grumbling Workers
- The Factor in Your Rewards
- Conclusion
The words “eleventh hour” is found in only two places in the Bible but the symbolic nature of this phrase is found in many places in Scripture. If we understand how Jesus used this parable Matthew chapter 20 and the fact that right after the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard Jesus said “the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief pries...
Jesus gave the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard in Matthew 20 and it begins by Jesus saying “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he sa...
When those who had worked all day “grumbled at the master of the house, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat” (Matt 20:11-12) and the master responded by saying “Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what bel...
We all will receive different rewards as Paul indicated in 1st Corinthians 3:12-13; “Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw – their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.” ...
The eleventh hour could quite possibly be upon this world right now and there is yet time for you to be saved if you’re not already. Paul writes “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation” (2nd Cor 6:2b) because once Christ returns or if you die before that, you will receive your judgment (Heb 9:27) and it will be too ...
Feb 7, 2024 · The last hours will tell the story. This man was new. His faith was real. He is truly united to Christ. Christ’s righteousness is his. His sins are forgiven. That is what the final hours will proclaim at the last judgment. His change mattered. It was, and it will be, a beautiful testimony to the power of God’s grace and the reality of his ...
6. And about the eleventh hour—but one hour before the close of the working day; a most unusual hour both for offering and engaging. and found others standing idle, and saith, Why stand ye here all the day idle?—Of course they had not been there, or not been disposed to offer themselves at the proper time; but as they were now willing, and the day was not over, and "yet there was room ...
(6) About the eleventh hour.--The working day, which did not commonly extend beyond twelve hours (), was all but over, and yet there was still work to be done in the vineyard, all the more urgent because of the lateness of the hour.
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2. Goodness of God (grace applied to all who are saved!). 3. When "the last will be first, and the first last", understanding that we are saved by grace should eliminate arrogant jealousy & complaint against God! Conclusion. Heed God's call to enter the kingdom (obey by faith) & be eternally rewarded by Him! (cf. Matt. 19:29) - 2 Tim. 4:8
