N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
• Titus 1:10-16 Matthew 25:1-13
☀️ A.M. Titus 1:10-16
10 - For there are many who are off course. And many are empty talkers and misleaders. 11 They’re upsetting whole families by teaching for personal gain and satisfaction, what they shouldn’t teach. 12 One of those of Crete, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” {Sorry but we’re all liars, evil beasts and lazy gluttons! Lol. Crete is where Titus was, helping to build and establish a believing group.} 13 This is true! So rebuke such sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not devoting themselves to myths and the commands {or ideas?} of people who turn away from the truth. {Usually to conform to “the world”?}
15 To the pure, all things are pure. {Food, days and drink, grace brings moderation. Also in ideas, beliefs and attitudes?} But to the defiled and disbelieving, nothing is pure, nor good. {So they want to impose rules for others concerning their ideas or convictions? Anything that says ‘come follow moi’.} This is because their minds and their consciences are corrupted. 16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their life and actions. They are being detestable, disobedient, unfit [adokimos - disqualified, unapproved, rejected, failing to pass the test, counterfeit, not fit] for any good work. {For serving.. Including serving called reigning during the two millenniums of the Lord’s long second advent, full scope version of his first so brief one? 🗝️Rev.20 is told like describing only the crests of waves.}
🌙 P.M. Matthew 25:1-13
The Bridesmaids Parable - [The word bridesmaids is “parthenos - virgins, includes men who have not been with a woman, also used to refer to believers as pure (chaste), i.e. faithful to Christ their heavenly Bridegroom.” {Rev.14:4.}]
{Believers are, in different parables, the bride, the bride’s attendants, and guests at the wedding banquet. Purity of the bride is important as is purity of the attending. But “the door” is to the Lord’s second advent, and is why it closes. It’s not, as has been supposed, a door forever shut to Life.]
25:1 - (Jesus continuing to answer the question, “what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?” says) - “At that time, the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were wise, and five were not. 3 For when the unwise took their torches they took no oil. 4 But the wise kept flasks of oil with their torches. 5 And as the bridegroom was delayed, they all became sleepy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry! ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 Then the maids rose and put their torches in order. 8 But the unwise said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our torches are out!’ 9 But the wise answered, ‘There won’t be enough for us and for you! You need to have your own oil.’” {Another’s light/faith/grace cannot make us fit.}
10 “And while those bridesmaids went seeking oil, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage banquet, and the door was shut. 11 Afterwards the other maids came knocking and saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 Watch therefore, for you are not aware of the day, nor the hour, in which the Son of man comes.”
Tomorrows verses, 05/03
Titus 2:1-8 Matthew 25:14-23
Start/End the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.
have a great day! ☀️🕊️
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