1. In what way did Christ commit his “belongings” to his disciples?

WHEN Christ was about to leave his disciples and return to heaven in 33 C.E., he “committed to them his belongings.” This involved being “ambassadors substituting for Christ” and taking up the preaching work he had begun, extending it to “the most distant part of the earth.” Before leaving them, he had instructed them to “make disciples of people of all the nations.” Do we have evidence that he was attentive as to how they carried out this commission? Indeed we do!​—Matthew 25:14; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:19.

The Master and His Slave

4. How did Christ “travel abroad” and then come back “after a long time”?

⁴ After having likened himself to “a man, about to travel abroad, [who] summoned slaves of his and committed to them his belongings,” Christ added: “After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.” (Matthew 25:14, 19) In 33 C.E. Christ “went his way to heaven,” where he was seated “at God’s right hand.” (1 Peter 3:22) “After a long time,” following his enthronement in 1914, Christ began ‘subduing in the midst of his enemies’ by hurling Satan and his demons down to the earth. (Psalm 110:1, 2; Revelation 12:7-9) Then he turned his attention to his slaves. The time had come for settling accounts with them. More than ever, he was their active Leader.