Be Ready
Ishak Natan
Jan 2022
This part of the parable as Jesus talked on the Mount of
Olives goes beyond the "sign" question of the disciples ;
“And as he
sat
upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,
saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign
of your coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3
The explaination presents the
return of Christ Jesus as King of kings and Lord of hosts in three
aspects of Matthew 25:
(1) The test of the profession as a
Christian, Mt 25:1-13
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took
their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them
were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom comes; go out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying,
Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves. (Mt 25:1-9)
with 2 results
First,
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. Matthew 25:10
Second, Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord,
Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I
know
you not. Watch therefore, for
you know neither the day nor the
hour in which the Son of man comes. Matthew
25:11-13
Note:
The bridegroom represent Jesus
Christ, and the parable describes His return for the fiancé of His love
to be ready.
For I am jealous over you with godly
jealousy: for I have
espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin
to
Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:2
Christ is described as the bridegroom
of His Church ;
And Jesus said unto them, Can the
children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with
them? but the days
will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall
they fast. Matthew
9:15
5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the
LORD of hosts is his name; and thy
Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be
called. 6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved
in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast
refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but
with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my
face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have
mercy on thee,
saith the LORD thy Redeemer. Isaiah 54:5-8.
Five wise virgins were on guard with enough oil in their vessels. While
the five fools
left were able to buy oil because their right hand or forehead had been
sealed by a 666 chip.
And he caused that all men, small
or great, rich or poor, free or bond, should be given a mark on their
right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one could buy or sell
except those who wore the mark,
namely, the name of the beast. that or the number of its name. The
important thing here is wisdom: whoever is wise, let
him count the number of the beast, for that number is the number of a
man, and his number is six hundred and sixty -six. (Re 13: 16-18)
The prophesied 'mark of the beast for all buying and selling' in
Revelation 13 is almost here! https://dsruptive.com/
(2) Tests
as a servant, Mt 25:14-30;
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man
traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and
delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to
another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own
ability; and immediately took his journey. Then he that had received
the five talents went and traded with the same, and made five other
talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained another
two. But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid
his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants came,
and settled accounts with them. (Mt 25:14-19)
with 2 consequenes
1. And so he that had received five talents came
and brought five other
talents, saying, Lord, you delivered unto me five talents: behold, I
have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, you good and faithful
servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make
you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your lord. He also
that had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered unto
me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
His lord said unto him, Well
done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few
things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the
joy of your lord. (Mt 25:20-23)
2. Then he who
had received the one
talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping
where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not spread: And I
was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, there you
have what is yours. His lord
answered and said unto him, You wicked and
slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not spread: You ought therefore to have put my money to
the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own
with interest. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him
who has ten talents. For unto everyone that has shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but from him that has not shall be taken away
even that which he has. And cast the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Mt
25:24-30)
(3) A test
for the Gentiles,
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before
him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats: And he shall
set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. (Mt
25:31-33)
with 2 aftermaths
sheep
on the right;
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world: For I was hungry, and you gave me food: I was thirsty,
and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: Naked, and
you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and
you came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we you hungry, and fed you? or thirsty, and gave you drink?
When saw we you a stranger, and took you in? or naked, and clothed you?
Or when saw we you sick, or in prison, and came unto you? And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Since you have
done it unto one of the least of these my brethren [the Jews], you have done it
unto me. (Mt 25:34-40)
goats on the left
Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, you
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
For I was hungry, and you gave me no food: I was thirsty, and you gave
me no drink: I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not. Then shall
they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you hungry, or thirsty
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto you? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
Since you did it not to one of the least of these [Israelite], you did it not
to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal. (Mt 25:41-46)
In Summary
The context of Matthew 25 is about the second
coming of Jesus for the Jews to end the seven years of Jacob's trouble.
(Dan 12:1-2)
The Church of God on the otherhand
has been lifted out before the beginning of the Tribulation of Jacob.
Click here.
When
Jesus spoke this parable, the Church [Ekklesia] was not born, did not
yet exist on planet earth.
His words were not addressed to the Church of God who have been
redeemed by grace
alone
through faith alone in Christ alone. Why?
Because Jesus hasn't yet died on the cross to pay the penalty of sin,
of the whole fallen human race and rose again for the justification of
those who believed.
The Church of God is a "new human race" of a new
creation in Christ for both repentant Jews and non-Jews (Gentiles) who
believe.
2Cor5:17
Jesus' words recorded in Matt 25 were solely addressed to
the Jews as God’s elect who rejected Him as their Messiah.
He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name: Who
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will
of man, but of God. (Joh 1:11-13)
As that great preacher of the
Word,
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, said, "To me the second coming is the perpetual
light on the path which makes the present bearable. I never lay my head
on
my pillow without thinking that maybe before morning breaks, the final
morning may have dawned! I never begin my work without thinking that
perhaps He may interrupt my work and begin His own. This is now His
word to all believing
souls, till He comes."
Maranatha
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https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/sheep-goats-matthew-25/
http://www.pray4zion.org/SeparatingtheSheepfromtheGoats.html