Title Stay awake (2009.6.21)
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Date: June 21, 2009
Word: Matthew 25:1-13
Title: Awake
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In Matthew 25, there are three famous parables about heaven and judgment: the first is the parable of the ten virgins, the second is the parable of the talents, and the third is the parable of the sheep and the goats. The core content of all of them is the content facing modern churches and members. Jesus promised that He would come again, and He will surely come.
The text is a parable at the time of judgment, and Jesus used this parable to teach the word to be awake. Who among the saints are not ready to meet Jesus?
Compare the wedding feast to heaven
What are ten virgins? 10 is the minimum quorum for one Jewish synagogue. The ten virgins represent the bridesmaids, and everyone in the church belongs to the ten virgins waiting for the groom.
Ten virgins in common
They had their backs and came to meet the bridegroom, and they all fell asleep because they were tired. This verse is not about a spiritual sleep, but rather about a physiological phenomenon in which the night is physically longer and sleepy. Because he lives in the world, he still did his own thing.
The only difference between the foolish and the wise is the difference in oil.
Today, the two kinds of people are so similar that they are both indistinguishable.
To be wise means to be considerate of God's Word, and to be foolish and foolish means to not think of God.
Oil is ready. Oil is the most precious thing to turn on the light. The most important thing for the one who will welcome the groom is an awakened faith. What is this oil? That's what makes the lights shine. It is an inner faith overflowing with vitality through spiritual communion with God, who is the original strength of our religious life.
The faith of the saints is the oil of the saints. Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Unless you are born of the Spirit, you cannot bear fruit. If a believer does not live in the fullness of the Holy Spirit, he has a lamp but cannot light it.
It is a confession of faith that proves you are a Christian.
It is an awakened faith. Being awake is a life of preparation.
The groom must come and the door closes.
Why is the bridegroom slow to come? The day will come when the gates of heaven will close. A door that cannot be opened once closed is the door to heaven. But the Lord says. Purple! Now is the day of grace and the time of salvation.