09-24 - LUKE 14 7-14

paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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7 - Jesus told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor he said, 8 “If you’re invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t go and sit in one of the seats of honor, 9 lest you be embarrassed if you are asked to sit somewhere else. 10 But when you’re invited, go sit in the lower, more humble seat, then when the host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, come sit in this better seat.’ Then you’ll be honored in the presence of everyone sitting at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts theirself will be humbled, and they who humble theirself will be lifted up.”

     12 Then he said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, don’t just invite your friends or your siblings and relatives and wealthy neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14 and you’ll be blessed. Because they can’t repay you. And then you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” [During the wedding banquet/reception of the ten bridesmaid’s parable, Mt.25:1-13. For some time I’ve wondered who are the bridesmaids? Who is the bride.. Or that is, what is the ‘difference’. In a way it’s like a dream? They say we are all the characters in our dreams. So it’s yet the pointing out of the process?

     The bridesmaids meet him at his coming. In the parable, they have oil (Holy Spirit) in their lamps. They’ve been waiting and are prepared and ready when the call is made “the bridegroom is coming!” And so, lamps lit, they meet him. The door is open and they go through to the celebration. And in reality, where do they go? Into what’s called “the” millennium. Six millennium of things running course, so then a seventh millennium, a Sabbath rest from enmity and the adversary. BUT! The bride is the New Jerusalem.. arrayed in radiance and will include all. All reconciled to God, through Jesus. So the bridesmaid’s is the betrothal? All of us are betrothed even now.  But full union is at the “putting on of perfection, thus immortality”. And we become part of the NEW Jerusalem. ..Not sure if I have the full picture, but getting there? Note: the “first” resurrection’s putting on of perfection/immortality is simultaneous with it. But in between the “second” resurrection and its immortality put on, is GWT Judgment/discernment/review/closure ‘day’, second half of the “8th day”/millennium. Rev.20:7-10 is the first half. The three mentions of lake of fire are at huge fiery events. There’s two outlines of God’s work: the week plus one, and within it, the ancient hebrew holy days - Leviticus 23.

     How to be ready? 2Tim.3:16 “all scripture for training.” Especially our New Testament/Testimony.}

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Tomorrow - Luke 14:15-24

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

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