Jesus as the Bridegroom
“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused (betrothed) you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:2)We serve a jeolous God because He loves us and we are the work of His creation.
Warning to the Church
10 Bridesmaid Parable
Doesn’t a bride prepare for her wedding for the coming bridegroom? Yes.
Are we all the bride of Christ? Yes
If we are the bride of Christ! What are you doing to prepare yourself for the bridegroom’s coming? He is coming soon to meet His bride.
How does a child of God prepare for the bridegroom spiritually? By spending time with the Lord and not be caught up with the ways of the world. He says he has many mansions prepared for us.
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:2D3)
Matthew 25:1–4, 8–12
1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom, Jesus.
2. And five of them, the bride, were wise, and five were foolish.
3. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
8. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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.
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.
11. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Return of Jesus Christ
In these last days, the Lord has said, “Be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom” (D&C 33:17).
Fasting, family prayer, home teaching, control of bodily appetites, preaching the gospel, studying the scriptures—each act of dedication and obedience is a drop added to our store.
Why were the foolish maidens turned away after the door was shut?
First, lets look at the oil.
Olives are first soaked in water to clean them and purge them of their bitterness, and then they are crushed to extract their oil. Olive oil, produced throughout the Mediterranean region, had multiple uses anciently: food, cooking oil, condiment, treatment for wounds, ingredient in cosmetics and soaps, and fuel for lamps.
The oil in the parable represents our faith and testimony, our purity and dedication, our good works, and our keeping of covenants—all of the ways in which we have “taken the Holy Spirit for our guide”.
The wise virgins, the bride, could not share their oil with the foolish virgins because the oil of spiritual preparedness cannot be shared.
When you are married to your husband, you have intimacy. You come together as woman and man and pruduce in the nature the fruit of intimacy – a child.
Believers need to learn to become intimate with the Lord and be woed by Him. When you are intimate with the Lord, the Lord shares you secrets with you, He gives you revelation of His word and prepares your heart and mind for the tribution and suffering the church must go through to be prepared for the bridegroom.
Yes, tribution! Something that is not taught in the church today. All believers have to go through suffering to be tested and to produce fruit.
John 15:2. There we read: “Every branch of mine that bears no fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
He wants a bride to produce much fruit. Times are hard and the only way to survive this time is not to be caught up with Washington or world events – meaning not be overly concerned. We need to be caught up with our spiritual goverment, Jesus Christ and His Coming!
Think of it this way.
The king needs people and land. Israel has land and has people who have returned over 2000 years and now waiting for the king to rule and raign on earth.
But, He needs a bride who is prepared. Otherwise, if you are not prepared, the things of the world.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).
“Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?’” (Luke 12:22-26, NIV). (Also see Matthew 6:25-34)
The two scriptures above talks about prayer and petitions but not to worry that He will take care of His Bride.
My question to you — Are you ready for the coming bridegroom! Are you preparing and filling your lamp with oil through prayer, fasting and intimacy with the Lord to be prepared and strengthened and not blown away by the storms of life.
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by: Traci Morin Servant, the Ministry of Deliverance Healing
Ordained Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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