Matthew 25 Rapture Blog

Matthew 25:1-13 :: Parable of The Ten Virgins

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (Jesus is just saying The Kingdom of Heaven is like 10 Virgins {Christians/Believer’s in Yah’shua}

2 And five of them were wise and five were foolish. (Self Explantory)

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: (Self-Explantory) (Jesus “Why do you call me Lord, Lord and do not do the things I say – depart from me ye who work iniquity, I never knew you”)

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. (Matthew 25: 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 🙂 Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities).

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him (Jesus Return at The Rapture — Yah’shua (Jesus) is returning as the Bridegroom for His Bride The Church {The Church is portrayed as The Virgins in the Parable}

7 Then all those virgins (Christians/Believer’s in Yah’shua) arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. (Self Explanatory — The Worldly Christians vs The Faithful Christians)

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so;  lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. (The wise Virgins – The Christians/The Bride, saying to the unfaithful Christians/Whoremongers, it is too late, you have not been faithful, Jesus has not been your first Love).

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. (Yah’shua arrives for His Bride The Church, those that are watching for His Return/faithful go to The Marriage of The Lamb !)

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. (The Un-Faithful Christians do not get Invited to the Marriage of the Lamb)

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (The Rapture) which could really happen on a future Feast of Trumpets (the Feast where no man knows the day or hour of when it will begin) and there is a good possibility it could take place in 2014 or 2016!

Marantha ! — Perry Stone – Jewish Wedding/The Rapture

Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and Praise ! \o/ 🙂 May We all Hear these Words from Jesus (Yah’shua), Lord Willing :: Matthew 25: 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 🙂 Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength ::: 1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him….

The Best Things To Live For ::

The Marriage Supper of The Lamb — Revelation 19:9 – And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.  

Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

\o/ The Saints Are Happy In Heaven because they followed Christ. They rejoice with Him Forever…..

The Lord is my inheritance and my cup; He alone will give me my reward. The measuring line has marked a lovely place for me, my inheritance is my great delight.

The Rapture – A Crown Given to All Who Love Jesus Appearing! ::: 2 Timothy4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

The Bema Seat – Store Up Treasure in Heaven! (Bema-Seat Web-Site) We will receive a Reward or maybe Rewards and/or a Crown(s) –– This judgment may determine our: “Glory, Honor, Status, Reigning Power, Domain” — During the 1,000 Year Millennial Reign of Jesus — We may be judged on everything — Our Faithfulness and Obedience to God, in doing what God has said to do in this Life. Examples ::: Resist Temptation, Obey, (Conduct/Behavior/Decisions) – Loving God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength, Loving our Neighbor as our self — Feeding The Poor, Clothing The Naked, Sheltering The Homeless, Visiting the Sick and Imprisoned, (if we can’t do these things, giving to ministries that do, is hopefully just as good :)) – Evangelizing, Winning Souls, Fisher of Men.

Revelation 22:12 – And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.  

The 1,000 Year Millennial Kingdom or Millennial Reign of Jesus — We will be Kings and Priests if we are with Jesus when we leave this life, either by Death or Rapture. The Millennial Temple will be in Service as Written in the Book of Ezekiel, And Three of The Feasts of Yahweh – will be instituted again as well it may be ><> 🙂

Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,….

The Millennial Reign is one of the best things to live for in this life, because for a 1,000 Years we will be Kings and Priests ! Depending on our Faithfulness in this life to Jesus, our Works at The Bema Seat may determine how much “Reigning Power” we will have during the Millennium. (King of maybe a town? King of a City? King of 3 cities or more? King of a State? King of a Country/Nation?)

The New Jerusalem – The “Glory” of Our Houses/Mansions could be determined possibly by how we have lived our life on earth in relation to Jesus/The Bible.

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The Crown of Life — James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, (approved) he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Jesus Throne — (The Most Eminent of All The Blessings promised to the 7 Church’s) {To those who overcome} [resist temptation and choose/stay faithful and obey/Love Jesus] — Revelation 3:21 — To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

• Heir of God/Co-Heir With Jesus
• Power over the Nations – Choosing Jesus and Resisting Temptation
• A New Name – Choosing Jesus and Resisting Temptation
• New Glorified Spiritual Body ::: A post about Glory
• At God’s Right Hand are Pleasures Forevermore
• In God’s Presence is Fullness of Joy
• Eye has not Seen nor ear Heard the Things God has prepared for those that Love Him…..
  

Romans 8: 16….we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Eternity/The New Heaven/New Earth — God will wipe away all tears and the former things will not be remembered nor come to mind! How awesome is that 🙂

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Daniel 12:3 – And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Parables of reward – Jean-Louis Laflamme (facebook)
In several parables, Jesus indicated that faithful disciples would receive great rewards. Sometimes the reward is described as rulership, but Jesus also used other ways to describe our reward.

In the parable of the vineyard workers, the gift of salvation is symbolized by one day’s wage (Matthew 20:9-16). In the parable of the virgins, the reward is a marriage banquet (Matthew 25:10). In the parable of talents, the reward is described in general terms: being put “in charge of many things” and being able to “share your master’s happiness” (vv. 20-23).

In the parable of sheep and goats, the blessed disciples are allowed to inherit a kingdom (v. 34). In the parable of the servants, the faithful servant is rewarded by being put in charge of all the master’s possessions (Luke 12:42-44).

In the parables of the pounds, the trustworthy servants were given rulership over cities (Luke 19:16-19). Jesus promised the 12 disciples rulership over the tribes of Israel (Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30). Members of the church in Thyatira were promised authority over the nations (Revelation 2:26-27).

Jesus advised his disciples to “store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-21). By this, he implied that what we do in this life will be rewarded in the future…

To Clear up The Confusion of : “What is A Talent?”  In Relation To The Parable of The Talents — Hint it is not a “Talent” God has given, like:  Sports, Singing, Sculpture, Painting/Art Work, Writing, Architecture, Design, Teaching, Tradesman, Businessman, etc.., but those things – in an indirect/direct way, relate to the meaning of the word Talent in the Parable 🙂 !

This is what a Talent is, A Talent is A Large Sum of Money — In The Parable it is a sum of money given to a Servant from His Master according to his ability — The Parable is telling us Jesus wants us to do Business Until He Returns – Business For Him and just “Human Responsibility” – http://www.jacksequeira.org/bstudy18.htm

This is what a Talent/Mina is ::
Here’s the calculation:

• 1 talent = 60 minas
• 1 mina = 3 month’s wages
• 1 talent = 60 x (3 months’ wages) = 180 months’ wages
• 1 talent = 180 months’ wages / 12 months in a year = 15 years’ wages
• 1 talent = 15 years’ wages

So if a yearly wage is $15,000 (about 40hrs/week at CA min wage ($8/hr), Then:

From: wiki.answers.com… | sources: Weights and Measures Table in NIV study bible
Footnote of NIV Bible Luke 19:13

1 Talent Person = $225,000
3 Talent Person = $675,000
5 Talent Person = $1,125,000

That’s kind of a lot of ‘money’ Jesus has given to us 🙂  — In talking about Mina’s I think Greg Laurie was saying that is maybe just a person’s life.  — Greg Laurie – Minas —

The Parable is telling us Jesus wants us to make something happen/To do Business For Him.  Also, to maybe just make the most out of our lives but with a major focus in Relation to Jesus Kingdom.

Remember This :: Matthew 13:23 But he that received seed (The Word of God) into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

The Business that Jesus wants us to be about doing ::

• Evangelism – Fisher of Men – Giving our Lives to The Gospel as much or best as we can – Handing out Tracts (Preaching, Teaching – if this is our gift/place in The Body) — Edifying each other/The Body of Christ.  | — 1 Corinthians 12 | 1 Corinthains 13
• Feeding The Poor, Sheltering The Homeless
• Visiting The Imprisoned and Sick
• Clothing the Naked/Giving Water to someone — In Jesus Name
• Utilizing our Gifts from the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12 or 1 Corinthians 13 (Love)
• If we can’t do some/lot of things above, giving to Ministries that do those things is Hopefully just as good ! 🙂

The Catholic Catechism says: The Purpose of Life is: To Know, Love & Serve God – So if anyone is living their life without these three things in view, that person’s life is pretty much null and void – even though they may be a Successful Person by the world’s standards, i.e. Money, Job, House, Business, Stocks and such.

In Relation To Our “Abilities” in Relation to the Money of Talents being distributed — Each person is given money according to their Abilities :: Defintion of Ability

But Let’s Remember All These Things Too ::

The Seven Gifts of The Holy Spirit :: From Wikipedia (looks like good info)

1. Wisdom
2. Understanding
3. Counsel
4. Fortitude
5. Knowledge
6. Piety
7. Fear of The Lord

Interesting to note in America :: If you have a roof over your head, clothes on your back and food in the refrigerator, you are among the top 75% Richest in The World.

If you have money in your wallet, bank and some spare money/change in a dish you are among the top 92% Richest in The World — The Scripture Verse: To whom much is given, much is required.

The Parable of The Minas (Greg Laurie Message) – has a Millennial Reign Aspect to it possibly — In The Book of Revelation it says we will be Kings with Jesus and will Rule and Reign with Him. It could be how we have lived our life on earth, will determine how much authority we will have — Maybe Jesus will set some as ruler over 10 cities, or over a Nation etc..

The Bible says too, that God will wipe away Every Tear — There is probably going to be in The Millennium, Differing Degrees of Exaltation — Hence when Eternity Starts after the Millennium, this could be when God wipes away all tears.

At The Bema Seat of Jesus – A Person’s Life is going to be Evaluated — Some may do good and others not so good.

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat (Bema Seat) of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Parable of The Talents/Parable of The Minas/Parable of The Sower

Parable of The Talents

Matthew 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. (continue reading…)

2011 YomTeruah/Feast of Trumpets (‘Rosh Hashana’) Rapture Watch Archive, for Yah-shua The Bridegroom (Good Learning) 

Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

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Are we nearing the Fullness of Time for Yah-shua’s 2nd Advent? Reasons To Be on The Watch For The Rapture of The Bride by The Bridegroom Yah-shua 🙂
Michael Rood – Feasts of Israel

• The Number Seven
• A Case For The End of The World
• The Feast of Trumpets 2015

• The Prophetic Scroll – The Feast of Trumpets (Major Writing)
  

• (This is major too!) The Epistle of Barnabas says God will complete everything in 6,000 Years. It could be we are at 6,000 Years ::: Israel’s Calendar :: Michael Rood – Hebrew Calendar – He has the Calendar at 6010 it may be!
  

• Ezekiel 38/39 to take place in the Latter Times — Russia/Iran and others to ‘Attack’ Israel — Iran maybe trying to get a Nuclear Bomb to destroy Israel. — Article: 10/3/14
  
• Economies of the World are in possible bad shape – could make way for The Anti-Christ’s 666 Mark to buy or sell (maybe an RFID chip)
• America about to be bankrupt – 100 U.S. Cities could financially collapse.
  
• 50+ Million Abortions in the USA
• Pornography makes more money than All Three Professional Sports Combined – NFL, MLB, NBA
• Divorce in America at maybe 30% – 60% — According to a previous post – within one Generation of the Collapse of the Family, most Civilizations collapsed. – We are maybe at that point.
• Israel has returned as a Nation in 1948.  70AD is when their Temple was Destroyed.  As soon as a 7 Year Peace Deal is signed with Israel and others, The End of The World Will Begin — Daniel 9:27
  
• WWI – WWII — WWIII = No more world possibly – Nuclear Weapons.
• Knowledge Explosion – Daniel 12:4 – Seal The Book till the time of the end… Knowledge shall increase
  
• China Can Field a 200 Million Man Army (Book of Revelation) — Greg Laurie, 2nd Coming of Jesus
• Israel just found maybe (at the current market price) $90 Billion in Natural Gas. — This could be the spoil referred to in The Gog/Magog Prophecy of Ezekiel.
• The Temple Institute wanting to Build The Temple

Outside of The Year The Rapture Takes Place, if it is this year or decade or not, The Feast of Trumpets sincerely may be when the Rapture occurs! 🙂

Summary of reasons why Christians expect to see the rapture happen on the Feast of Trumpets

Is “Date Setting” Biblical? 20 verses say the wise will know!

Maranatha ! 🙂

Final Word – If we are at the 6,000th Year from the Day of Creation (Israel’s Calendar) and if The Epistle of Barnabas is Reputable which says God is going to finish everything in 6,000 years – Then, I’m thinking The Wise should start Rejoicing ! 🙂 

Pre-Trib Rapture Soon at a Feast of Trumpets, God Willing 🙂

Maranatha ><>

Updated: 10/7/14

Yom Teruah/Feast of Trumpets (‘Rosh Hashana’) Rapture Watch Archive, for Yah-shua The Bridegroom ><>

Psalm 102:16  When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. (KJV) (Israel Seems To Be Pretty Built Up – Jesus Return could Be Near) 

Leviticus 23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, (Divine Appointments) even these are my feasts. 3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Leviticus 23:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation (Rehearsals).

Mark Biltz: El Shaddai Ministries

In This Day And Age, It Is Definitely Wise To Have Extra Oil In The Lamp, in Watching For Yeshua The Bridegroom To Arrive 🙂 

• U.S. $15.7 Trillion Dollars in Debt — June 2012
• Europe’s Financial Situation a concern possibly — Spain $100 Billion Euro Bailout
• Gold – $1,594 an ounce – June 2012
• Daniel 12:4 — Seal The Book till the Time of The End :: Increase in Knowledge and Travel
  • Financial Situation could = 666 Mark to buy/sell, RFID chip could be the Technology for the Mark.
• Prophecy of Ezekiel 38/39 with Russia/Iran and Others to attack (attempted invasion) of Israel in: ‘The Latter Times’ — 5/6ths of the Invading armies get destroyed.
  • Ezekiel says the attackers or the Leader of Russia come in for a Spoil and a Prey (merriam-webster dictionary (prey) — possibly a meaning of revenge if Israel attacks Iran’s Nuclear work (Russia/Iran’s Busheur Nuclear Reactor) [prey could = unfortunate victim just due to another person’s evil] — (Spoil could be: Israel just found more oil/gas)
  • Interesting Word :: Gazprombank which may own the Russian ‘monopoly?’ that is the main contractor of the Busheur Nuclear Reactor work —-A friend at Facebook just wrote this to me, to a post at facebook on June, 5, 2012, from the Headline Below :: “Meanwhile Putin brought the CEO of Gazprom with him to Beijing to work out deals with China. Think he wants competition from Israel?” — Gazprom may be synonymous with Russia’s Energy.  
  • Israel just found this :: “Israel finds another 6.7 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.4 billion barrels of oil.”
  • The meaning of Spoil And Prey in Ezekiel’s Prophecy Could Be: Oil/Gas = Spoil ::::: And a Prey = Revenge for an attack on Iran’s Nuclear Work.  
• Ezekiel 38:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, (President of Russia — Maybe Putin) and thou shalt think an evil thought: 11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, (Israel — possibly or probably dwelling under the Anti-Christ’s Seven Year End of The World Peace Deal) 12 To take a spoil, (oil/gas?) and to take a prey; (just acting out the revenge for attacking Iran’s Nuclear Work or maybe even to try and attack the Anti-Christ or maybe even just hatred of the Jews) to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. (Israel back as a Nation as of 1948 !) 
• Ezekiel 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, (Gulf Arab States?/Saudi Arabia?) with all the young lions thereof, (Maybe The: USA/Europe/Australia/Canada) shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company (Iran and Others) to take a prey? (hatred/war directed at the Jews) to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Keeping On the Watch For Yahshua The Bridegroom to Arrive For His Bride The Church, at a future Yom Teruah/The Feast of Trumpets = wise. 

Psalm 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 

Maranatha 🙂

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