The Parable of the Ten Virgins Explained

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I'm still not convinced because it isn't the Holy Spirit that qualifies someone as having been known by Jesus, but it is those who do the will of His Father in heaven. The key is this verse "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.":

Matthew 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

1. Prophesied in His name
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Prophecy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Only people with the Holy Spirit can receive the gift of prophecy. How did Jesus never know them?

2. Cast out devils in His name
Matthew 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Jesus said that He casts out devils by the power of the Holy Spirit. So the power of the Holy Spirit is how the disciples would have cast out demons too. How does this parable conclude that those with the Holy Spirit were never known?

3. Did many wonderful works in His name
Philippians 2:3 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Even though it is God that works in people to will and do His good pleasure, doing those "many wonderful works" can result in Him never having known us?

Conclusion: if the oil is the Holy Spirit then scripture proves that having the Holy Spirit is not what makes someone known by Jesus or allowed entrance into the "wedding." What allows someone entrance into the wedding is doing the will of the bridegroom. What I am saying is that even if the oil is the Holy Spirit (it's not) then it wouldn't have helped them get into the wedding.
Just because people used the Name of the Lord does not mean they were saved.

The Jews thought this same very thing. They were the seed of Abraham and worship the only True God - How could they be wrong?

PEACE Brother
 

Mem

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I'm still not convinced because it isn't the Holy Spirit that qualifies someone as having been known by Jesus, but it is those who do the will of His Father in heaven. The key is this verse "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.":

Matthew 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

1. Prophesied in His name
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Prophecy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Only people with the Holy Spirit can receive the gift of prophecy. How did Jesus never know them?

2. Cast out devils in His name
Matthew 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Jesus said that He casts out devils by the power of the Holy Spirit. So the power of the Holy Spirit is how the disciples would have cast out demons too. How does this parable conclude that those with the Holy Spirit were never known?

3. Did many wonderful works in His name
Philippians 2:3 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Even though it is God that works in people to will and do His good pleasure, doing those "many wonderful works" can result in Him never having known us?

Conclusion: if the oil is the Holy Spirit then scripture proves that having the Holy Spirit is not what makes someone known by Jesus or allowed entrance into the "wedding." What allows someone entrance into the wedding is doing the will of the bridegroom. What I am saying is that even if the oil is the Holy Spirit (it's not) then it wouldn't have helped them get into the wedding.
Is it love that is missing? If its not the Holy Spirit (the extra flask? nor faith (the lamp?) or hope (the light), then its charity (derived from the crushing of the olive), which fills the lamp and keeps the light burning.
 
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Your misunderstanding comes from not knowing how the will of the Father is done.

Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

The only way to do the will of the Father is to be given the Holy Spirit and caused to do His Will.
That's your misunderstanding.

God's Spirit works in you to will and do His good pleasure. His good pleasure involves doing wonderful works in His name.

Matthew 7:23 "...and in thy name done many wonderful works?"
Philippians 2:3 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
 
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Is it love that is missing? If its not the Holy Spirit (the extra flask? nor faith (the lamp?) or hope (the light), then its charity (derived from the crushing of the olive), which fills the lamp and keeps the light burning.
I think love is very possible. This is a wedding afterall. People get married for love.
 
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1. Prophesied in His name
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Prophecy is a gift of the Holy Spirit.
Only people with the Holy Spirit can receive the gift of prophecy.

How did Jesus never know them? Let Hebrew Torah and the Rabbis explain. Elvis

Elohim the Mighty Angels hate mankind for the way we treat the Father and Son. Have you never read Yahweh regrets making mankind!!!
Elohim is jealous of the Father and Son so they will not allow puny little mankind to blaspheme the Names so they got the Catholics to change the names to hide them from blasphemy!
Anyone using the false catholic names their prayers is not passed on higher up the chain of Angels hearing all prayer.
Obviously, Rabbi Yashuah is very busy getting things ready so the Angels hear the prayers first.
If you use the false catholic pagan names God and Jesus your prayers are automatically rejected so that Rabbi Yashuah has never heard of Christians or Christianity so He says " I never knew you"
Then the most damaging statement of all "YE WORKERS of INIQUITY" this is the key so please take the time to look it up
instead of guessing INIQUITY = LAWLESSNESS= WITH OUT LAW
To teach that Rabbi Yashuah did not teach the Law of Moses is wrong on so many levels!
What blindness has overtaken your group!!

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Please notice I am giving scriptural proof while you all are not, your just guessing!!
Shalom
 

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Please notice I am giving scriptural proof while you all are not, your just guessing!!
How did Jesus never know them? Let Hebrew Torah and the Rabbis explain. Elvis
Elohim the Mighty Angels hate mankind for the way we treat the Father and Son. Have you never read Yahweh regrets making mankind!!!
Elohim is jealous of the Father and Son so they will not allow puny little mankind to blaspheme the Names so
they got the Catholics to change the names to hide them from blasphemy!
Anyone using the false catholic names their prayers is not passed on higher up the chain of Angels hearing all prayer.
Obviously, Rabbi Yashuah is very busy getting things ready so the Angels hear the prayers first.
If you use the false catholic pagan names God and Jesus your prayers are automatically rejected
so that Rabbi Yashuah has never heard of Christians or Christianity so He says " I never knew you"
Then the most damaging statement of all "YE WORKERS of INIQUITY" this is the key so please take the time to look it up
instead of guessing INIQUITY = LAWLESSNESS= WITH OUT LAW
To teach that Rabbi Yashuah did not teach the Law of Moses is wrong on so many levels!
What blindness has overtaken your group!!

Shalom
The parts I have bolded in your above post are not in Scripture as you claim. They are the teachings of men.
 
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The parts I have bolded in your above post are not in Scripture as you claim. They are the teachings of men.
Sorry, you are correct Sir! I was trying to explain the history of the catholic which is common knowledge they hate Judaism and have publically stated we will change times and seasons in the bible which they did. Since the Elohim control everything on earth it stands to reason it is the will of Yahweh to hide the name.
Have you not noticed that people use Jesus Christ as a curse word it makes me so angry I tell them and they hate me so my phone has not wrung in thirteen years.

So please tell me how many times does the bible call the Father, God in Hebrew??

Elohim speak, write, read Hebrew, not English!
Yahweh speaks Hebrew, not English!
Rabbi Yashuah speaks Hebrew, not English!

So if you answer we can continue.
Shalom
 

Magenta

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Sorry, you are correct Sir! I was trying to explain the history of the catholic which is common knowledge they hate Judaism and have publically stated we will change times and seasons in the bible which they did. Since the Elohim control everything on earth it stands to reason it is the will of Yahweh to hide the name.
Have you not noticed that people use Jesus Christ as a curse word it makes me so angry I tell them and they hate me so my phone has not wrung in thirteen years.

So please tell me how many times does the bible call the Father, God in Hebrew??

Elohim speak, write, read Hebrew, not English!
Yahweh speaks Hebrew, not English!
Rabbi Yashuah speaks Hebrew, not English!

So if you answer we can continue.
Shalom
The Bible was not written exclusively in Hebrew...