Luke 12:20

“But God said unto him, etc.] He determined within himself he should die that night; for the time of a man's death, as well as of his birth, is fixed by God; or he sent the messenger of death, some disease or another, the language of which was, immediate death, or death in a very short time; or spoke to his conscience, and impressed it on his mind, that he should die that night, and not live: thou fool: as he appeared to be, throughout the whole of his conduct: this night thy soul shall be required of thee: which is of God's immediate formation, is immortal, of more worth than a world, and its loss is irreparable; and for which a man is accountable to God, the Father of spirits; and which he…”

“this night, &c.--This sudden cutting short of his career is designed to express not only the folly of building securely upon the future, but of throwing one's whole soul into what may at any moment be gone. "Thy soul shall be required of thee" is put in opposition to his own treatment of it, "I will say to my soul, Soul," &c. whose shall those things be, &c.--Compare Psa 39:6, "He heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them."”

“Thou fool - If there is any supreme folly, it is this. As though riches could prolong life, or avert for a moment the approach of pain and death. This night ... - What an awful sentence to a man who, as he thought, had got just ready to live and enjoy himself! In a single moment all his hopes were blasted, and his soul summoned to the bar of his long-forgotten God. So, many are surprised as suddenly and as unprepared. They are snatched from their pleasures, and hurried to a world where there is no pleasure, and where all their wealth cannot purchase one moment’s ease from the gnawings of the worm that never dies. Shall be required of thee - Thou shalt be required to die, to go to God, and to…”

“Thou fool - To think of satisfying thy soul with earthly goods! To depend on living many years! Yea, one day! They - The messengers of death, commissioned by God, require thy soul of thee! Luke 12:21”

“God: Luk 16:22, Luk 16:23; Exo 16:9, Exo 16:10; Sa1 25:36-38; Sa2 13:28, Sa2 13:29; Kg1 16:9, Kg1 16:10; Job 20:20-23, Job 27:8; Psa 73:19, Psa 78:30; Dan 5:1-6, Dan 5:25-30; Nah 1:10; Mat 24:48-51; Th1 5:3 Thou fool: Luk 11:40; Jer 17:11; Jam 4:14 thy soul shall be required of thee: or, do they require thy soul then: Est 5:11, Est 8:1, Est 8:2; Job 27:16, Job 27:17; Psa 39:6, Psa 49:17-19, Psa 52:5-7; Pro 11:4; Pro 28:8; Ecc 2:18-22, Ecc 5:14-16; Jer 17:11; Dan 5:28; Ti1 6:7 Luke 12:21”