WHY DO WE HURT? WE DO NOT ASK!

THIS IS A FOCUS ON MATTHEW 23-25..

     IF  you have read Matthew 23,  you'll have learned the why many call this the SEVEN WOES TO THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES. Plus Christ made a very bold statement...>

    Matthew 23:36-38. " Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate."

DESOLATE: from the Greek word Eremos meaning waste, wilderness,, and today in it's place stands the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic Temple built in the 700-800, A.D.

       Leaving the Temple He told this to the 12, as they overlooked Jerusalem, and ...>Matthew 24:1-3  "And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"

    Now please know, that to the Jews at this time, the temple was their emotional center for their nation, so they asked Him the three questions! So how did Jesus answer them?

  Matthew 24:4. "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you."
Jesus told them "Let NO MAN deceive!"  In view of their questions, a rather odd answer, right? But pray tell, and notice His reason....>

Matthew 24:5  . "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
  This is a new thing, as this has NOT EVER happened, until the post 1900's, where we have phony  Jesus' claiming to be Jesus Christ, during  the same time as...>
Matthew 24:6-8. "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows."

   Now honestly are we not there today? A quick check with the U.S. Geological Department, will allow you to see, that from 1900-- 1990 we have had as many 6 or greater on the Richter Scale, as earth had from 1990- 2000, and we have far more 8 and above earthquakes since 1990, than at any recoded times before!

Matthew 24:24. "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

ELECT: Eklectos- meaning chosen- Favorite- elect.Remember God has chosen each one of us to be saved, but we must also chose Him through Christ His Son!
So what about these "Great signs and wonders"? Well now just what do YOU, dear reader,  think about all the reports about those wispy images of Mary? Or all those Carved Idols/Statues, that bleed blood or purest olive oil? Do you think that God is into these gimmicks? No my friends, this and the earth';s upheavals are the workings of the ruler of this earth, Satan!

Now think you, that people who study, and not just read the Holy Bible, so they know God's truth, will be deceived by Satan's lies? Or those whom he has recruited to serve him? Those who have gained "Overnight" wealth and success, and then when they were of no more use, cast aside, they kill themselves?

Matthew 25:1. "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom."
Bible's Virgins-- those who never sough out man's religions, ans stayed with the Bible's doctrines.
Lamps-- The Words of God the Holy Bible.Psalm 119:105
Matthew 25:2-4. "And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps"
OIL--- the Holy Spirit Zech. 4:2-6
 Zechariah 4:2-6  And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:  And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts."

So how do we receive the Holy Spirit? 1. Accepting Christ as your personal Savior. Prayerful study of the Word, and then......>

 Luke 11:13  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

"....THAT ASK HIM? "

Matthew 12:13. "Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other."

Many have heard of the New World Order, or the One World Government, right? Well this this passage, goes along with that.....>
John 16:2-3. "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me."
Ecclesiastes 1:9. "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun"

Remember the Dark Ages, of western Europe? "Worship as I say or die"! .was the order for many centuries, when Church and State worked as one! They shall do so again! As this church leadership, still stand on their own traditions and laws!

Matthew 25:6. "And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."
The Bridegroom--is Jesus Christ on His returning to earth, while not ever putting down his feet upon earth.
Matthew 25:7-12. "Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.  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. 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. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not."

Most have not ever been taught, thus never learned to ask for the Holy Spirit to come in and guide us, right? This IS the oil for our life-lamps, in order to see, the Bible's meanings more clearly!
YET the Most important part, and the reasons for our asking for the Holy Spirit to be within us, is to stop the DECEPTIONS FROM WITHIN US! 1  Most of us think were A OK with Christ right, because we think we do good for others,  once in a while?
 Revelation 7:14  And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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