Many are familiar with Jesus Christ’s prophecies in Matthew 24, which describe end-time events and trends leading up to His return to earth. Yet Matthew 25 is a continuation of the same message, showing the implications for those events on God’s people living in the end time. Here Jesus uses three parables to illustrate what the focus of our lives should be in light of the ever-dangerous times in which we are living.

Scott Ashley

United Church of God Pastor, Beyond Today Managing Editor

Scott Ashley is managing editor of Beyond Today magazine, United Church of God booklets and its printed Bible Study Course. He and his wife, Connie, live near Denver, Colorado. 
Mr. Ashley attended Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, graduating in 1976 with a theology major and minors in journalism and speech. It was there that he first became interested in publishing, an industry in which he has worked for 50 years.