THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Part 13)
The Three Administrators
Before the Great Tribulation, King Jesus Christ will directly ask for accounts to the “angels” of the different congregations scattered around the world. According to Revelation chapters 2 and 3 these overseers of local congregations have a great responsibility (Matthew 25). This is why the disciple James wrote: “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment” (James 3:1).
In the illustrations of the administrators of the “talents” (but also of the “minas”), who will render an account just before the great tribulation, they are these human “angels”, of Revelation 1 to 3. However, in that illustration there are only three administrators, probably to illustrate the three main judgment, two are favorable and one is condemnatory. Two administrators have done their job, one better than the other, however both will have the same reward from the master. A third who will not have done his job and will be seriously condemned by the master (Matthew 25:14–30 (talents); Luke 19:12–27 (minas)). Jesus Christ will judge the congregations of a town or village and with their respective administrators. Consequently, the administration of the Christian congregations is described as decentralized. They will have a direct responsibility before Jesus Christ, for the whole congregation of a town, or a village: “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over you as those who will render an account, so that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you” (Hebrews 13:17).
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