. . . God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds Hebrews 1:1-2 Read more…
. . Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Matthew 25:13 . . As I reflected on this parable and its conclusion my mind couldn’t help but go back to the book of Ecclesiastes. For 99.1% of that Read more…
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Matthew 25:12 NKJV Can you imagine more horrifying words than those five words in the twelfth verse, “I do not know you.” The Read more…
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. Matthew 25:8 We find ourselves today at the most troubling verse of the parable. In addition to describing the unbelief of the foolish virgins it describes the unbelief of one of Read more…
. . Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them… Matthew 25:3 Country music singer Kenny Chesney begins his song “Everybody Wants to go to Heaven” with these lyrics: Preacher told me last Sunday morningSon, you better start living rightYou need to quit the women and Read more…
And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. Matthew 25:8 Is unbelief sin? Some Christians say no. In 1855 Charles Spurgeon gave a powerful sermon on this very topic where he summarized unbelief as the parent of all sin, Read more…
. . Part 3: Warnings for those who would pretend to wait for Christ’s Return (The Foolish Virgins) . . Here is the scene of the text from Matthew 25:1-13. Inside the Kingdom of Heaven (the visible church) there are ten virgins. They have all been told that the Lord Read more…
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Matthew 25:10 More than 2,000 years ago when Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus, few were looking for the coming Read more…
. . Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Matthew 25:13 NKJV What do you think of the word, “obey?” We have hymns where we sing of it, “Trust and Obey!” We have blessings promised by God when Read more…
The text of this article is taken from the newest evangelistic tract which can be found in .pdf booklet form here. It is a plea to the proud to repent of their pride and to give glory to God. Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken. Give glory Read more…