Matthew25:8-13
25:8 And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us someof your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
25:9 But the wise answered, saying, 'No,lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
25:11 "Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!'
25:12 But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
25:13 "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
On Jesus' second coming, there will be separation forever between wise virgin and foolish virgin, although at this moment they are within one house, one church, etc.
Foolish virgins are the Church of the Lord who does not watch = the lamps are almost quenched even already quenched such that they will be left on Jesus' second coming and will enter the perdition = not knowing and not being known by God = facing the shut door such that they enter the perdition.
Wise virgins are the Church of the Lord who always watches = the lamps keep on burning continually and they will be able to welcome Jesus' second coming = being able to know and be known by God = facing the opened door such that they may enter the marriage supper of the Lamb.
How can we know and be known by God?
1 John2:3
2:3.Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
Through keeping His commandments = being obedient to the true teaching Word.
Being obedient = keeping the lamp on burning continually.
Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who is obedient.
Not the great ministry determining the entry to the kingdom of heaven, but he who is obedient.
Romans8:7
8:7 Because the carnal mind isenmity against God;for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
The things caused God's children not being obedient is the carnal mind which always contradicts with God's will.
Such that God's children will be able to be obedient, they must go through the tearing of flesh.
Mark 14:35-36
14:35He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
14:36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things arepossible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."
The example is Jesus.
As human flesh, Jesus also has carnal mind. Jesus did not want to suffer since He absolutely was not guilty. Jesus went through the tearing of flesh in Gethsemane's prayer/worship prayer such that he was able to cry out "Abba, Father" = being obedient until His death on the cross.
The Church of the Lord also has to go through the tearing of flesh with its desire and will through:
25:8 And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us someof your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
25:9 But the wise answered, saying, 'No,lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
25:11 "Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!'
25:12 But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
25:13 "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
On Jesus' second coming, there will be separation forever between wise virgin and foolish virgin, although at this moment they are within one house, one church, etc.
Foolish virgins are the Church of the Lord who does not watch = the lamps are almost quenched even already quenched such that they will be left on Jesus' second coming and will enter the perdition = not knowing and not being known by God = facing the shut door such that they enter the perdition.
Wise virgins are the Church of the Lord who always watches = the lamps keep on burning continually and they will be able to welcome Jesus' second coming = being able to know and be known by God = facing the opened door such that they may enter the marriage supper of the Lamb.
How can we know and be known by God?
1 John2:3
2:3.Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
Through keeping His commandments = being obedient to the true teaching Word.
Being obedient = keeping the lamp on burning continually.
Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who is obedient.
Not the great ministry determining the entry to the kingdom of heaven, but he who is obedient.
Romans8:7
8:7 Because the carnal mind isenmity against God;for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
The things caused God's children not being obedient is the carnal mind which always contradicts with God's will.
Such that God's children will be able to be obedient, they must go through the tearing of flesh.
Mark 14:35-36
14:35He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
14:36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things arepossible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."
The example is Jesus.
As human flesh, Jesus also has carnal mind. Jesus did not want to suffer since He absolutely was not guilty. Jesus went through the tearing of flesh in Gethsemane's prayer/worship prayer such that he was able to cry out "Abba, Father" = being obedient until His death on the cross.
The Church of the Lord also has to go through the tearing of flesh with its desire and will through:
- one hour worship prayer
- prayer and fasting
- all night prayer
- God opens blessing door which cannot be shut by anybody.
Deuteronomy28:1-2,8
28:1. "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
28:2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:
28:8 "The LORD will command the blessing on youin your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
The carnal blessings are God's care in our daily needs until the beautiful future.
The spiritual blessing for God's servant is the revelation of the Word. The spiritual blessing for the congregation is being able to receive the Word, the Holy Spirit's anointing, the Heavenly joy, etc.
If we are not obedient to the Word, the blessing door will be shut, and the curse door will be opened and cannot be shut by anybody. - God opens victory door over the enemies.
Philippians2:8-10
2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point ofdeath, even the death of the cross.
2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
The enemies are below:- Enemy in the sky: Satan with unclean spirit = unclean sins.
- Enemy under the earth: antichrist with buying-selling spirit = the bond of money such that becoming stingy (cannot give to the others) and greedy (take the others' right).
- Enemy on the earth: the false prophet with lying spirit/false teaching.
The victory over the enemies is in the forms:- Spiritually, it is the righteous life.
- Carnally, it is the victory over all problems and temptations even the impossible ones.
- Enemy in the sky: Satan with unclean spirit = unclean sins.
- God opens lifting door, Heaven's door
Philippians2:9
2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Carnally, God's hands will lift us up from the decadency/failure and will make us succeed.
Spiritually, God's hands will lift us up from fall in sins through confessing sin and not repeating it if we are forgiven. This is the same as God's hands will purify and renew us until the opening door of the marriage supper of the Lamb, the opening door of Paradise and the New Jerusalem.