Matthew Chapter 25 Discussion Page 4

34 - 46 Jesus explain my 'personal' responsibility! i can not blame my failure on no body but myself!

The reason why the dead in Christ rise first, is because they have to come from 6 feet under. Their bodies are meeting-up with their spirit in the air.Those alive and remain are on the earth. They do not have far to go. That is why the dead in Christ has to rise first. Both those who are dead, and those alive will receive their Glorified Bodies. Just like Our Lords. A Bloodless Body! GLORY!!!!

Todays word according to Matthew 25:23 is addressing a very important issue that is lacking grossly from majority of people some Christians included, that is faithfullness in whatever is entrusted to us , whether in Church, business or workplace sometimes including family!. How faithful are we especially here in Africa and my country Kenya in managelent of the vast resources God has given us? How faithful are we in Church no matter how 'small' the Godly assignment appear whether its teaching in Sunday School or in Ushering or tithing? God help us but we need to search our hearts and decide,"let it start with me.". God be given all the glory. Amen

Read ( John 17 ) and you will understand Matthew 23 through 25. We are taken out of the ways of this World but we are still on the earth doing the will of God and feeding the true words of Jesus Christ to those who are his. Earth is the footstool of Jesus Christ and he defeated Satan when he poured out his soul unto death for all those who our Heavenly Father gave unto him forever to love.

Word...The word rapture is in the bible. It comes from the Latin Vulgate Bible. It means "caught up". Holy to the LORD!

Verse 13~We do not know when our Lord Jesus Christ is coming so we must keep on the watch and make sure that we live our lives everyday in a way that shows we are keeping in expectation.

Steve the church or the people in them are not Prophets, not the church your speaking of. Now there is a church that is mentioned in certain areas of scripture which is speaking of the set aside ones or the elect that were chosen before this earth age or the first earth age when Satan's rebellion took place but even those elect are here with the two witnesses, Moses, Elijah or Enoch an will stand.

The Seven Raptures in the Bible
1.The rapture of Enoch: Enoch walked with God then he was raptured into Heaven ( Genesis 5: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Enoch is a picture of the rapture of the church and he prophesied the Second Coming of Christ ( Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, ...

Bruce know why the dead rise 1st because they are already with Him. The subject of this chapter 4 in 1 Thess is those that are sleep or dead not rapture and if God would of wanted rapture in the Bible he would of made a whole chapter on it.Listen to Paul in 2 Thess 2 read exactly how we gather back,don't believe lies taught from 1 Thess 4.Paul even says in 2 Thess don't listen to that first letter

word: For The Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with The Voice of The Archangel and with The Trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then We which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet The Lord in the air and so shall We ever be with The Lord.1Thessalonians4:16-17.( The Rapture)

The mystery of the rapture is that It's Not In The Bible! Except In Ezekiel 13 where God speaks of preachers who make up things, their own Devine thoughts which are lies telling people they will fly to save their souls (KJV) well God hates it! No rapture we all change at the 7th Trump and no one gets out of the test that God has planned for salvation. Think! Keep track of the subject when reading.

Unlike the second coming this parable is a example of the mystery of the Rapture. It is the only parable that Jesus did not explain. Virgins represent believers in the bible. Oil represents the Holly Spirit. The only way we can live a life pleasing to God is getting and staying filled with the Holy Spirit. It takes lots of prayer and spending time with the Lord. No shortcuts.

Ask the Lord to reveal to you where you stand and he will do that in such a way that your heart will understand. Growth is not comfortable but God's goodness is continuously at work. When it seems that we are not what we should be don't be afraid. He just wants us to be faithful with what we've been given because it is designed to make us what he wants us to be. Our faith will make us whole.

Maggie (cont.); As long as we continue seeking Jesus and loving Him first and far above all others, and do not let ourselves slip into disobedience, coldness and lethargy; and we don't harden our hearts or grow indifferent and unbelieving; "As long as Jesus is on the throne and our faith in Him is intact; everything's gonna turn out alright!" We don't walk by feelings, but must deal with feelings.

Hi Maggie; The Holy Spirit will guide you into all the truth. His chief work is to convict men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and so He will certainly FIRST work in those who of the Household of God in Jesus. When we do what is pleasing to God, He answers us with joy in our hearts. When we do evil, He condemns and convicts so that we'll repent and change. God gives us assurance!

How do I know if I'm being a good and faithful enough? I try to be and want to be, but I can't be sure that I am. It's frightening.

Nothing much from me but thanks and praise to the Lord. Though I walk amongst the snares and demons pursue all around, I wait on the Lord. If he wills his servant to safety who then can harm me? There is no one else to seek. I ask in Jesus name. Amen

"Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps." NO DOUBT but every Christian wants to be loved and received into the kingdom at the last day; Right? All get excited to hear good teaching and expounding of the Word; all want to put that Word into action in their daily lives; Right? But is that really the truth about every Christian? Apparently for many IT IS NOT! How do we get that OIL?

"And five of them were wise, and five were foolish." Not necessarily half and half, but to show that its entirely up to YOU to either be wise or be stupid! You have come to Jesus in repentance, and believe in Him: AMEN! Now you have a Bible, and try to learn how to understand it and to become a good Christian. EXCELLENT! Ask the Lord for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and for HIS understanding!

"And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut." While they were running hither and thither to hear the most popular preachers and teachers and show masters in the church world; the Bridegroom is going to come without them being ready! The Lamp won't work without oil in it and without the Holy Spirit no man is His!

"Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man.. and I was afraid and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo there thou hast that is thine. His Lord answered and said unto him, THOU WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT...Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Perhaps the wise virgins knew their spiritual condition needed work that could only be performed under the anaesthetic of darkness?

We should share our gifts and talents with others 1 Peter 4:10 tells us "As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another; as good stewards of the manifold grace of God".

We are taking about taking oil, that oil is the words of the King Jame bible in order to keep our light shining in Christ Jesus the Son of God. I see many foolish Christians of the hour looking for water and no oil to extinguish the lamp of the words of the Gospel of Christ.

Ephesians 5:[8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

"And five of them were wise, and five foolish." The *wise (having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right, and conducting oneself thereby) are those Blessed, which when the Lord comes shall find so doing; and the *foolish (moron; a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment) who neglected the truth and had no *enthusiasm (possession by God within).

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this , To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27

What men say is Holy on earth is open to their religious interpretation. Some religions say something is Holy when others say it is not. Fact or fiction, that "holiness" does exist, lie or truth, all deal with people that do not agree. Physical response to what is spiritual belief is what Jesus taught against. Jesus wants people to believe truth but to not kill people that do not understand truth.

disciple: The Holy Spirit will Teach us all things. 1John 2:27. As We study His Word. When one is seating on Their Throne and blinded by pride,their Judgment gets Blurry, look at Hamam: Esther 7:10. With Christ on The Throne We can all Grow together.

I'm sure that some are really getting annoyed by now with some of my input; but how can someone just be quiet, when there's so much misinformation and wrong notions about interpreting the Scriptures? We should AVOID getting into a habit of imagination and spiritualism, to substitute for real understanding; which only comes from God's Spirit, over time and maturity through proof of trial and faith.

I agree with Irene that the oil is the Holy Spirit. But who are them that sell? I think it is the Prophets, the scribes of the Word, for in them is knowledge, which begets good works, which begets wisdom, which begets good life choices, which begets contentment from God which is of the Holy Spirit. If in this life, you can aquire to yourself blessings from God, this is the Holy Spirit.oil/lite