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"But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father.
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So keep a sharp lookout, for you don't know the timetable.
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It's like a man who takes a trip, leaving home and putting his servants in charge, each assigned a task, and commanding the gatekeeper to stand watch.
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So, stay at your post, watching. You have no idea when the homeowner is returning, whether evening, midnight, cockcrow, or morning.
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You don't want him showing up unannounced, with you asleep on the job.
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I say it to you, and I'm saying it to all: Stay at your post. Keep watch."
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.