Matthew 25:29
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
What is the conclusion to this parable?
PREPARATION
Matt 25:1 begins with establishing an end goal.
...end goal entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
...obtainable by a Prepared bride
...the Bridegroom signals his arrivial
...the Prepared Bride meets her bridegroom, thereafter is with him, goes where he goes.
(IF the Bride is not prepared, she misses meeting her bridegroom, and the bridegroom passes on by without her. The bridegroom returns to his Fathers house without her. The opportunity for the Bride to go to the bridegrooms, fathers house, has passed. She can not go unescorted.)
It is a parallel to a Jewish betrothal (engagement) and wedding.
It is a parallel to 1 Thes 4:17
Matt 25:
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1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
1 Thes 4:
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16] For the Lord himself shall
descend from (HIGH)heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with
the trump (SIGNAL) of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[
17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up (TAKEN TO) together with them in the
clouds, (LOWER HEAVENS) to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we
ever be with the Lord.
[
16] 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:
[
17] 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.
Matt 25: continues WHY the marriage
does for some,
does not for others take place.
A marriage PROPOSAL, from the groom (JESUS) begins with a PROMISE (contract) (with Earthly fathers), concerning the earthly fathers Virgin (not yet exposed to earthly wickedness) children. (Not only females, but sons & daughters)
The grooms PROMISE is to come FOR the (earthly fathers) children PREPARED to leave their (earthly) fathers home, and go with their groom to His Fathers house.
* So the first part, concerns, earthly fathers, raising their children in HOW TO, be PREPARED, in the WAY of the Lord. READY on any unexpected Evening He will arrive to Take such child WITH Him to His Father’s House.
* The second part, concerns, the BRIDE, (any child of an earthly father).
* The second part:
The Bride being TAUGHT, HOW TO Prepare for an upcoming marriage for an unknown Evening the bridegroom will signal His arrival to Take His Bride WITH Him, TO His Fathers House.
* The Brides TEACHING, is the same protocol as is Gods TEACHING for ALL earthly persons.
* HEAR, the Word of God....Receive MEASURES of FAITH (Gods gift).
* HEAR, MORE...Increases KNOWLEDGE, and Receives Increased FAITH.
* Increases of KNOWLEDGE
and FAITH...Increases
BELIEF.
* Increases of
BELIEF...Increases Gods Blessings.
* Increase of Gods Blessings...IS the parallel to an
OVER-FLOWING CUP.
(More than one needs, can use themselves).
*
The WHAT TO DO WITH AN ABUNDANCE, of an OVER-FLOWING CUP?
* THE CONSEQUENCE FOR WHAT ONE DOES WITH THEIR OVER-FLOWING CUP, is the POINT.
The BLESSING is EXAMPLED: As an Amount of Gold.
The BLESSING is EXAMPLED: As some INCREASED, some HID it away.
The EXAMPLE is NOT ABOUT GOLD.
The EXAMPLE IS ABOUT:
Hearing the Word of God, Increase Hearing Gods Word, Receiving Gods Gift of Faith, Receiving INCREASE in FAITH...
AND SHARING THE WORD of God...with other people.
Consequence? Increased FAITH Blessings From God.
Hopeful OUTCOME? The one HEARING WILL ALSO, BE INCREASED, in knowledge, belief, Faith.
THE “OIL” of the LAMP is likened to Gods WORD, (ie the fuel for the LIGHT).
THE “LIGHT” of the LAMP is likened to the LAMP being FULL of Gods Word, that “sustains”, KEEPS the “LIGHT” constant.
THE “Unprepared”, let their “OIL” (word of God with them, go out from them).
THE “Unprepared”, lacking OIL, let their LIGHT (go out from them.)
AND....the “Unprepared”, WENT OUT “into the World”, to search FOR “OIL”...
(Gods Word).
This World IS CORRUPT. Searching FOR Gods WORD, in this World is a FAIL.
Burying Gods Word in the Earth, is extinguishing, Burying Gods Light.
The MORAL is About, seeking The Lord FOR Gods Word, Receiving His Blessings (Faith)...Keeping Hold of His Word...Continuing IN His Word...Enjoy the Blessing of His gift of Faith....and SHARE His Word with the World...that they OF the world, may also Hear, Believe, and Be Blessed, Be increased.
The MORAL NOT about Burying Gods Word, or OOPS, haphazardly searching the Corrupt World, Hoping men “OF” this World, will supply you with Gods Word, Gods Faith, Gods Blessings....just in the nic of time (Before the Groom at an unknown time will signal to collect his Bride that she be brought to His Fathers House.)
The Scriptures Teach the difference BETWEEN...
Men “IN” Christ, Christ “IN” men..............and men “OF” the world.
^^^^^^^^^ PREPARED^^^^^^^^^^^^^..............^^^^^UNPREPARED^^^^
Glory to God,
Taken