Matthew 24:49

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Summary

Matthew 24:49

And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

To smite

Revelation 17:6

And to

Bible References

To smite

You who tremble at His word,
hear the word of the Lord:
“Your brothers who hate and exclude you
because of Me have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified
so that we can see your joy!’
But they will be put to shame.”

In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face.

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us.

And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!

Then I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

And to

“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

or for the priests’ share of the sacrifices from the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”

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You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock.

This is what the Lord says
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim peace
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.

for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites.

They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,

It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions as they feast with you.

These are the ones who are like dangerous reefs at your love feasts. They feast with you, nurturing only themselves without fear. They are waterless clouds carried along by winds; trees in late autumn—fruitless, twice dead, pulled out by the roots;