在生命上儆醒豫备，在服事上忠信精明
在马太二十五章的两个比喻里，我们看到信徒的两面：儆醒豫备的一面，和忠信精明的一面。为着生命，我们需要圣灵的充满；为着服事，我们需要圣灵的恩赐。在生命上，我们需要儆醒；在服事上，我们需要忠信。我们在生命上的儆醒与早早被提有关，我们在服事上的忠信与赏赐有关。我们若儆醒忠信，那么我们就要早早被提，并且在主回来时要得着赏赐。早早被提就是有分于婚筵的享受，得着赏赐就是在要来的国度时代有分于权柄。
主人竟然来和他们算账
十九节说，“过了许久，那些奴仆的主人竟然来和他们算账。”“许久”表征整个教会时代。“来”表征主在祂的来临（巴路西亚）里，降临到空中（帖前四16）。算账，表征主在空中（祂的巴路西亚里）审判台前的审判（林后五10，罗十四10）。在那里，信徒的生活、行为、工作，都要受到审判；或得赏赐，或受惩罚（林前四5，太十六27，启二二12，林前三13～15）。
那领五他连得的，得着赏赐—权柄和享受
那领五他连得的进前来，这是来到基督的审判台前。另赚了五他连得，是充分使用五他连得恩赐的结果。二十一节说，“主人对他说，好，良善又忠信的奴仆，你在不多的事上既是忠信的，我要把许多事派你管理；进来享受你主人的快乐。”不多的事，表征主今世的工作。许多事，表征在要来的国度里所负的责任。管理，表征在要来的国度里管理的权柄。进来享受你主人的快乐，直译，进到你主人的快乐里。主人的快乐，表征在要来的国度里对主的享受。这不是外面的地位，乃是里面的满足。有分于主的快乐，乃是最大的赏赐，比国度里的荣耀和地位更好。这里我们看见，赐给忠信奴仆的赏赐有两面：权柄和享受。在国度的实现里，那忠信的要直接进入主的同在里。
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Parable of Being Faithful and Prudent – Matt. 25:21
Be Watchful and Ready in Life & Be Faithful and Prudent in Service
In the two parables in Matthew chapter 25, we see two aspects of believers: the aspect of being watchful and ready, and the aspect of being faithful and prudent. For life we need the infilling of the Holy Spirit, and for service we need the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In our life we need to be watchful, and in our service we need to be faithful. Our watchfulness in life is related to the early rapture, and our faithfulness in service is related to the reward. If we are watchful and faithful, then we shall be raptured early and we shall be rewarded when the Lord comes back. To be raptured early is to participate in the enjoyment of the wedding feast, and to be rewarded is to participate in the authority in the coming kingdom age.
The Lord Settling Accounts with Them
Verse 19 says, “Now after a long time the lord of those slaves comes and settles accounts with them.” A long time signifies the entire church age, and the coming signifies the Lord’s coming to the air (1 Thes. 4:16) in his parousia. To settle accounts signifies the Lord’s judgment at his judgment seat (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10) in the air (within his parousia), where the believers’ life, conduct and work will be judged for reward or punishment (1 Cor. 4:5; Matt. 16:27; Rev. 22:12; 1 Cor. 3:13-15).
The Five-talented Ones Receiving a Reward – Authority and Enjoyment
The coming of the five-talented ones refers to the coming to the judgment seat of Christ. Gaining another five talents is the result of the full use of the gift of the five talents. Verse 21 says, “His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.” The “few things” signify the Lord’s work in this age, and the “many things” signify the responsibilities in the coming kingdom. The joy of the Lord signifies the enjoyment of the Lord in the coming kingdom. This is the inward satisfaction, not the outward position. To participate in the Lord’s joy is the greatest reward, better than the glory and position in the kingdom. Here we see two aspects of the reward given to the faithful slave: authority and enjoyment. The faithful will enter directly into the Lord’s presence in the manifestation of the kingdom.