WHO ARE THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL EXIST IN THE LAST TIMES? (Part 5)
It comes the question: why is mentioned “glass mingled with fire”?
To understand this, we need to see the following excerpt:
• 1Co 3:12-15 -> “Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”
Each one of us are the Creator’s building. During the great tribulation, these fool virgins will try to edify each other. It is truth that the foundation of their life is Jesus and they will stay increasing in holiness; nonetheless, all the “gold, silver and precious stone” (the wise virgins) was used to make up the New Jerusalem (see Rev 21).
The leftover material will be “wood, hay, straw”. Therefore, when each of these fool virgins try to use each other to edify themselves, what will happen is that each fool virgin will have, in their life, a building of “wood, hay, straw”.
So when the Great Tribulation (the hour of the ordeal that will come about the whole world – Ap 3:10) arrive, all these buildings will be burned (similar to what it happened below):
• Zec 3:2 -> “And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”.
• Amo 4:11 -> “I overthrew some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet you did not return to me,” declares the LORD.”.
• Jud 1:22 -> “And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.”.
They will not receive reward because all their work in the lives of others will be burned. On the other hand, each one will be saved from the works of others in them through this fire.
So, this part of the sea of glass is the judgment seat of Christ (Rom 14:10; 2Cor 5:10), where the fire will proof the work of everyone in order to give the right reward and, at the same time, save each one of the bad works that others built on them.
Abridging: although they won’t receive reward for their works in the Great Tribulation, the fact of they stay engaging in work of love that they will show for with Jesus’ name in serving the saints (Heb 6:10) will be useful because:
1 – it will consume of their life the shakable material what was built on them;
2 – while they are trying to help each other in Jesus’ name, they are washing their robes in His blood and sanctifying themselves:
By the way: other reason for which these fool virgins will have their works burnt is because they will try to save some of the wicked. Nonetheless, after the closing of the door of the grace (when Jesus raptures His Church), the virgins won’t become wicked and vice-versa (as we saw in Rev 22:11).
Have a nice day.
Tomorrow we will carry on.
It comes the question: why is mentioned “glass mingled with fire”?
To understand this, we need to see the following excerpt:
• 1Co 3:12-15 -> “Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”
Each one of us are the Creator’s building. During the great tribulation, these fool virgins will try to edify each other. It is truth that the foundation of their life is Jesus and they will stay increasing in holiness; nonetheless, all the “gold, silver and precious stone” (the wise virgins) was used to make up the New Jerusalem (see Rev 21).
The leftover material will be “wood, hay, straw”. Therefore, when each of these fool virgins try to use each other to edify themselves, what will happen is that each fool virgin will have, in their life, a building of “wood, hay, straw”.
So when the Great Tribulation (the hour of the ordeal that will come about the whole world – Ap 3:10) arrive, all these buildings will be burned (similar to what it happened below):
• Zec 3:2 -> “And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”.
• Amo 4:11 -> “I overthrew some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet you did not return to me,” declares the LORD.”.
• Jud 1:22 -> “And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.”.
They will not receive reward because all their work in the lives of others will be burned. On the other hand, each one will be saved from the works of others in them through this fire.
So, this part of the sea of glass is the judgment seat of Christ (Rom 14:10; 2Cor 5:10), where the fire will proof the work of everyone in order to give the right reward and, at the same time, save each one of the bad works that others built on them.
Abridging: although they won’t receive reward for their works in the Great Tribulation, the fact of they stay engaging in work of love that they will show for with Jesus’ name in serving the saints (Heb 6:10) will be useful because:
1 – it will consume of their life the shakable material what was built on them;
2 – while they are trying to help each other in Jesus’ name, they are washing their robes in His blood and sanctifying themselves:
By the way: other reason for which these fool virgins will have their works burnt is because they will try to save some of the wicked. Nonetheless, after the closing of the door of the grace (when Jesus raptures His Church), the virgins won’t become wicked and vice-versa (as we saw in Rev 22:11).
Have a nice day.
Tomorrow we will carry on.