32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning-- 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
I find the opening line interesting.
God has a secret that NO ONE else knows about.
Not even his Very Own Son.
NO ONE but God knows when Christ will return. No one.
Therefore we are given a simple instruction. STAY AWAKE.
Just like servants need to stay alert for their masters return... we need to stay awake for the return of the Lord.
Always http://www.weebly.com/editor/main.phpready, always willing to be there, not one to sleep while on duty. Stay awake says the Lord God.
We are all doorkeepers, so must stay on the alert.
So what is a doorkeeper?
In regards to the temple the doorkeepers job was three fold.
1. keep out undesirables
2. collect a tithe
3. maintain the sacred vessels contained within.
For private residences:
The Doorkeepers job was to
1. keep out undesirables
2. to make sure everything was in order for the master of the house
In essence the doorkeeper was the first line of defense for a temple or a private home. The one who needed to stay alert to ensure that all was as it should be.
So what we are being told here is this.
KNOW THAT you are the first line of defense for the Lord God. SO STAY AWAKE. Be alert. Don't be sleepy Christians going about your daily business without a thought for the Lord and his imminent return. We've seen the signs, so be alert. He will be returning, whether in our generation or the next. We don't know, God hasn't whispered the news to anyone. So it's the job of all who believe to stay alert and know that HE WILL RETURN at ANY moment.
Sources:
topical bible. Into thy word. bible history.