Warning: Don't be caught sleeping when the "Thief" comes!

[Starise]

On 9/3/2024 at 5:12 AM, Neighbor said:

The Jewish Wedding - The bridegroom comes like a thief in the night, the beloved thief. 

Yes what was the oil the 5 virgins failed to have? :)

[Whosoever]

On 8/27/2024 at 9:45 AM, Marathoner said:

It's a warning to the unfaithful steward. One must be known by Him to be accounted faithful or unfaithful stewards; those who are not His, are neither. I have overheard these exhortations coming from the religious for many years, and note how many who deliver them are ensnared by the world: with one breath they praise the Lord, and with the next they hate their neighbor and judge others harshly. 

The Lord is that thief to the unfaithful steward, not the false. 

Lets all read the scriptures carefully  Jesus says they are ALL virgins.  In otherwords, undefiled by another bridegroom.  They are all waiting for the same bridegroom.  Jesus is coming for all of them.  If all the Virgins had listened carefully, they would have heard Jesus say "AND THE BRIDEGROOM DELAYED".  Jesus is telling us today..."HE WILL DELAY".   Don't put just enough oil in your lamp to last you untill "YOUR" expection.  HE WILL DELAY.  His coming is LATER, and not a minute SOONER. When Jesus delayed, the five foolish "VIRGINS" had their own expectations about Jesus coming.  When Jesus didn't meet their expectations, they couldn't wait, EVEN IF IT MEANT REMAING IN THE DARK UNTIL HE WAS DONE DELAYING.  They were not prepared to ENDURE TO THE END, this offended the Holy Spirit greatly.  

Martha couldn't wait either, though Jesus DELAYED, Martha's disapointment showed, her expectation was for a different time...one sooner, and she didn't have enough oil in her lamp to wait out the delay, so she blamed Jesus.  Jesus wept;  But that God could be glorified, Jesus rose Lazurus from the dead.  There is only the First resurrection, and then the Second death.  There is nothing in between.  

[Whosoever]

3 hours ago, Starise said:

Yes what was the oil the 5 virgins failed to have? :)

Jesus answers that question this way:  "When the Son of man returns, will he find faith on the earth"

The five foolish Virgins lost faith in Jesus when their oil ran out and left instead of remaining in the Dark by faith and waited. Their faith was in their self expectations and didn't expect to be left waiting, even though Jesus told them the Bridegroom would delay.  

[BornAgain490]

On 8/28/2024 at 10:39 PM, Marilyn C said:

`Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers....` (Rom. 15: 8)

Jesus spoke in parables to the people of Israel concerning the promises made to the fathers. 

God the Father tells us where Jesus` own throne is.

`God.....raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age BUT ALSO IN THAT WHICH IS TO COME.` (Eph. 1: 20 & 21)

The Body of Christ IS NOT JUDGED ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS. That is for those who are in the graves. (Rev. 20: 11 - 15) 

Rev. 22: 12 concerns the great white throne judgment and the Body of Christ is certainly NOT being judged but under the precious blood of Jesus. 

Our standing before God is in heaven for that is where Christ, the Head of the Body is. We are in Christ and spiritually we are joined to the Head. 

Jesus gave Israel the Lord`s prayer. Some of it is especially for them -

1.they have to forgive others before God forgives them. That is not so for us, the Father forgives us first and then we are able to forgive others. 

2. Israel has to pray for God`s kingdom rule to come to them. For us the Lord`s rule is already in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

 

As to the kingdoms of the world etc, that is at the end of the trib, and we are already in heaven. We have a heavenly calling whereas Israel has an earthly one.

Are the apostles Peter, Andrew, John, James, Paul and the others (all Jews) in the body of Christ?  

[Whosoever]

2 hours ago, BornAgain490 said:

Are the apostles Peter, Andrew, John, James, Paul and the others (all Jews) in the body of Christ?  

HEB 11:24-26 24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?

 

25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,

 

“The Deliverer will come from Zion, (second coming) Mat 24:29-31

He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” (Israel)

[BornAgain490]

12 minutes ago, Whosoever said:

HEB 11:24-26 24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?

 

25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,

 

“The Deliverer will come from Zion, (second coming) Mat 24:29-31

He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” (Israel)

Correct. There is only one body of faithful believers, also known as the cultivated olive tree, also known as the children of God, also known as the Body of Christ, also known as the Bride of Christ, also known as the Israel of God, also known as the ekklesia or the ones called out of darkness that gather in His marvelous light, also known as the Church. 

[Marilyn C]

12 hours ago, BornAgain490 said:

Are the apostles Peter, Andrew, John, James, Paul and the others (all Jews) in the body of Christ?  

No for the 12 pre-cross apostles. However, the apostles of the ascended Lord are in the Body of Christ.

[BornAgain490]

13 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

No.

Kindly explain. 

[BornAgain490]

27 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

No.

What did Paul mean when he wrote Galatians 3:26-29? 

"For ye are all children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."  

[AdHoc]

1 hour ago, Marilyn C said:

No.

1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
...
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ?

 1 Cor.1:1-3, 6:15.