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LAST WEEK
We looked at the coming back of Jesus
We looked at the difference between the 2nd Coming and the Rapture of the Church
We were encouraged to be the church, that we would reach more people
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at some practical ways to be the church
We are going to see Jesus encourage us to do something while we await His return
THINK ABOUT IT
What do you want to be busy doing when Jesus comes back?
What do you want to be found doing?
What can you do, to be found faithful?
READ
Matthew 25:1-
PRAY THAT GOD WOULD REVEAL TO US OUR MARCHING ORDERS
PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO GET READY AND STAY READY
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MANY TODAY HAVE USED THIS VERSE TO DIMINISH THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS
They use it as a way to proclaim that Jesus wasn’t truly God, and that He was a mere human.
So what does this verse say about Jesus?
Did Jesus have limited knowledge?
Was he a good man but not God?
There is this Theological Term called the Hypostatic Union
It is the belief that Jesus is not two persons
He is not God at some times and Human at others
He is a man that is united by two natures
Both Human and Divine
In the blueprint of Salvation
In the blueprint of Salvation
There are things that Jesus agreed to that spoke to his Humanity and some that Spoke to His Divinity
For instance,
In , we see his humanity
At the feeding of the 5000, we see His Divinity
Matthew 25:1-
In this passage, we see Jesus as Fully God, relegating his divinity for the sake of the Word of God
VERSES 1-13
We see
Because the Word of God was of greatest importance
JESUS LIKENS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE
We have a group of people who have been preparing for the coming Kingdom.
He brought himself under the authority of the truths of the Bible
These virgins would represent those who adorned the Bride and made her ready for the wedding day
Here they go out to meet the bridegroom.
CULTURALLY, THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
The Groom would propose and begin building a home for his family.
At the end of that process, He would send word to His soon to be bride.
The Bridesmaids would then make their way to the newly built home.
The Bridegroom would then leave, while the bridesmaids prepared the place for the Wedding Feast
Once the place was ready, the bridesmaids would go out to meet the bridegroom
THE 10 VIRGINS TOOK THEIR LAMPS TO MEET THE BRIDEGROOM
5 of them were wise and 5 were foolish
Why?
They brought their lamps but 5 of them were not prepared for the journey
5 of them chose to take their lamps with no oil
FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE BRIDEGROOM DELAYED
Instead of being effective while the Bridegroom deayed
They all slumbered
Both the wise and the foolish
WHILE THEY SLEPT, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED
A Cry was heard
“Behold, the bridegroom is coming , go out to meet Him”
THE VIRGINS WOKE UP, TRIMMED THEIR LAMPS
However the Foolish Virgins didn’t have Oil, and asked the others for Oil
The Wise Virgins knew, they could compromise their journey by giving oil to the others.
So they advised them to go buy some for themselves.
SO THE UNWISE VIRGINS HEADED OUT TO GO BUY SOME OIL
It was while they bought their supplies, that the Bridegroom arrived
Those who were ready got to be a part of the celebration
However those who were not ready were on the other side of the shut door.
THOUGH THE UNWISE VIRGINS KNOCKED ON THE DOOR
THE REALITY WAS: THEIR UNPREPAREDNESS PROVED A POINT
THAT THEY HAD NO SKIN IN THE GAME
THEY TREATED THE ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDEGROOM LIGHTLY
BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD THEOLOGY, THEY WERE LEFT OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE.
JESUS’ RESPONSE PROVES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT WAITING ON THE HIS RETURN
Waiting on Jesus is the most unpopular thing to do
Why?
Because it takes faith to wait on His return
It took Faith for Noah to build the Ark
It takes Faith to plant a church
It takes Faith to believe God on the promises that He spoke to you
It is an active faith
WATCH THEREFORE
FOR YOU KNOW NEITHER THE DAY NOR THE HOUR
IN WHICH THE SON OF MAN IS COMING
What happens when we stop watching?
What happens when we let our guard down?
What happens when we don’t believe that Jesus is coming back?
#1 We stop talking about it
In fact, there are some churches who don’t even speak to this event
They look at the Rapture, His 2nd Coming, and the book of Revelation as something to be left untouched.
But its not a new thing
Martin Luther believed that because Revelation doesn’t speak to Justification by Faith, that it should not be included in the Cannonical Collection of Scriptures
John Calvin wrote a commentary on every book of the Bible except for Revelation because he believed the book was incomprehensible.
#2 When we stop watching, there is nothing that keeps us from slumber
We become lethargic in our practicum
We use Grace as an excuse to have an inactive faith
#3 When we stop watching, we lose sight of the worth of the Gospel
We don’t have an answer to the questions of life
We don’t have authority when it comes to life’s issues
We stop telling people about Jesus
Matthew 25:
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