Hence, when Jesus said that “the master of those slaves came and settled accounts, ” he was evidently referring to the time when he will come to execute judgment at the end of this system.
وَحَضَّ أَتْبَاعَهُ ٱلْعَائِشِينَ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْأَخِيرَةِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا يَقِظِينَ قَائِلًا :‏ « لَا تَعْرِفُونَ فِي أَيِّ يَوْمٍ يَأْتِي رَبُّكُمْ » وَ « فِي سَاعَةٍ لَا تَظُنُّونَ يَأْتِي ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ » .‏