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There’s a marriage. Do they all have lamps? And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The wise man hears the words of Christ and he does them. Is that your prayer? It says you’re with me or against me. There you go. Amos 8:11, “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, “That I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. You have to buy your own oil.” Now that might sound selfish but there’s a biblical truth there. Have you ever been traveling and you’re going by a gas station and you’re out in some desert and you know it’s a long way between stations and you think to yourself, “Well, I’ve got a quarter of a tank and it’s a little expensive here, and I could probably make it home. If you have a Bible question for Pastor Doug Batchelor or the Amazing Facts Bible answer team, please submit it by clicking here.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. Notice the similarities. It’s a guide for us. those are what the lamps looked like. When the church was sleeping and these were the apostles. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

by Dr. R. L. Hymers, Jr. A sermon preached at the Baptist Tabernacle of Los Angeles Wednesday Evening, March 24, 2010 . The leaders in the world, we’re so oil dependant now, they’re beginning to wonder what are we going to do to power the world in generations to come? The spirit is willing; the flesh is weak. If the Holy Spirit has spoken to you and He’s saying, “You need to do what you can to get that reserve,” we’re living during that time of delay. You’re dreaming. You must have a relationship with the Lord. One of the other characteristics is… their friends, “Oh, good. Now before we get to the church sleeping, let’s talk about some more of the symbols here. This sermon is a shortened and edited version of one given by Dr. Asahel Nettleton during the Second Great Awakening. In my car it’s nice, it’s got a little computer and it gives you an estimate of how many miles you have left.
It just becomes a porcelain paperweight. “…if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come…” Is He going to come? “One might be familiar with the commands and the promises of the Bible but unless the Spirit of God sets the truth home the character is not transformed. And it says so much, such a deep message in what Jesus said about the sheep and the goats. Do you know you retain what you use? That’d be so sad to be excluded from that joyful experience. “But now your kingdom shall not continue.” You will no longer be king and the Spirit was withdrawn from Saul because during a time of delay he became impatient and he lost his faith.

He’s got the parable of the great king who had a wedding feast for his son. You must have your own relationship with the Lord; you now need to obtain that oil. The latest information on all of Pastor Doug’s upcoming events. Will there ever come a day when these oil supplies are depleted? Witness to friends and family with these powerhouse resources on a wide variety of biblical topics. Peter said, “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil is going around like a lion seeking whom he might devour.” We are to watch unto prayer. They pretty just hacked down a tree, and nailed the person on a tree. You’re not even saved if you happen to be in a church that is baptized in the Holy Spirit; you could still be destitute. Then of course one of the characteristics of the foolish virgins, outwardly they’re almost identical, aren’t they? Isaiah 56:10 You and I as Christians are not only to be watching and sober and vigilant for our own souls, but we’re to be watching for others. I have a theory that those who have been in the church that have not taken advantage of the opportunities to dig deep, to build a reserve, to store up the word so they could work for the Lord during this time of the outpouring of the Spirit, they’re going to find that when the time comes and they realize their lamps are going out, they’re not going to be able to get it then.
Even though it might seem inconvenient to pay a little more now, do it now. Friends, what a terrible thing it would be to have that invitation to the wedding, to have the oil provided, the lamps, everything you need, the garments, God has provided everything for you to be there, but through neglect or indifference to be shut out and have that door shut.

Now this parable is dealing with… Well, let me just ask you what some of the symbols represent. You remember at times like that how important it is to prepare a reserve. Right when I’m talking about the foolish virgins sleeping, and they’re going to do a zoom on you. I hope that’s okay with our pianist.

Then after she accepted the proposal, he would go back to his father’s house and he would prepare this wedding chamber, this honeymoon chamber. “So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Better not do that. It’s a lamp unto our feet.

Strengthen your walk with Christ with these life-changing devotionals from your friends at Amazing Facts. Here are some explanations that may help you as you study this parable and ponder its meaning. It was a custom among the Jews for the bridegroom to come at night to the bride’s house, where her bridesmaids attended her. Everywhere I go, I'm going to let it shine Everywhere I go, I'm going to let it shine Everywhere I go, I'm going to let it shine Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine. I want to have the oil of God’s Spirit. I never get that far away. Go out to meet him.” I pray, Lord, that we will have that reserve, that we will be filled with Your Spirit, we will have an experience that will sustain us, that our lamps will still be burning and that we might help illuminate the way for others to the great wedding feast. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go…’ …another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them.’” “Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’” I don’t know why any of those would be adequate excuses. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom…’” Saul, this was a test and you failed through impatience. Do you ever go out on the street? It was usually done in the evening because the days were often hot and they very seldom had their weddings in the winter. Discover all the informative and inspiring books from the speaker and president of Amazing Facts. It’s part of a schedule. Spread the Word using these free digital resources from the ministry, including plug-ins, banners, and more.

Please be patient. A hundred percent. Mt. The house was untidy, and I hadn’t washed.

This parable finds its setting during the week leading up to the death of Jesus on the cross. I have learned to bring a reserve. One time I got to where it says you’ve got zero left and I still made it to the pump; I was running on hopeful fumes. Anyone ever been there before and you regret that you did not fill up when you had an opportunity. We don’t know who some of these people are.” I was inviting everybody; I was happy. “knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days,” mockers, scoffers, “according to their own lusts…” They’re not being driven by a desire to serve God, but by their own lusts and what do they say? It used to be twenty-five dollars a barrel. On-demand Amazing Facts audio featuring a wealth of spiritual guidance and inspiration. Alright, now I want get to Luke 12:35. Raise your hand if that’s your desire, friends.

Again Christ said, “The words that I speak to you, they are spirit and life.” Without the Holy Spirit to illuminate the word, what you’re doing is you’re walking out, it’s like walking around with a flashlight and no batteries, today’s vernacular. It’s always a smart thing to do. Then you’ve got those who were invited to the feast, but they were too busy to come. Then if you fast forward to Revelation you’ve got the wedding of the second Adam to the church. I’ve got a little idiot bell that goes off; it’s sort of annoying. The time in which we’re living is right on schedule, this apparent delay. Christ said that He is the one who would go to the Father and send the Spirit. King, priest, anyone can do it.” God said, “No, the Levites are supposed to do it.” When the priest tried to stop the king, he flew into a rage. “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Does the devil read the Bible? That’s not uncommon to have people know how to argue the Bible but they don’t have Christ. And they were to join this procession and help illuminate the way; there was singing and musicians and everything. Even God’s people… Do Christians sometimes snooze at critical moments? Only the men on the front row rode motorcycles evidently. Even here we have most weddings in what month? What do you do when you sleep? He hears the words and he doesn’t do them. 1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. It’s just not there; you can’t get it.


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