HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIED IN YOUR NAME ?

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HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIED IN YOUR NAME ?

Forum: Theological Expressions
Date: 2001, Aug 27
From: Wahshing Wahshing

There will be two brides, one married to Christ the other will be married to the one who looks like Christ but is a fake substitute. One bride follows the Word of God and is watching for His appearing. The other bride uses the word for its own advancement and looks not to His coming but to the things of earth. They by default will not be ready for His coming. There is the Church married to the lamb and is willing to follow Him anywhere He leads, even into suffering. Then there is the Church that is not willing to give up anything of the world but long for good life they have been taught they deserve. They know the lamb but are not willing to wholeheartedly give up the world and all the attractions in it, and they see nothing wrong with it. As with the 10 virgins, we are told while the bridegroom delayed 5 were filled with the oil and had their lights shining, they were busy doing the work of the Lord. The other 5 slumbered and slept. When the time came for Jesus to gather his bride the other 5 who slept and were taken by surprise, they asked the 5 who were lights and doing the Lords work to sell them the oil- for their lamps have gone out, they were unprepared. There answer -Go to those who sell the oil and buy it. Here’s the twist, they actually did go to buy the oil, and while they did the bridegroom came. It was too late; no amount of pleading would let them in. There is a lesson in this. One cannot buy the Holy Spirit; nor can you get the oil (anointing) by tithing or offerings nor from another man. It can only come directly from Jesus and one must follow him to receive it. When Jesus came and these 5 unwise virgins called to Jesus the very same way the false miracle workers do in Mt.7:21 saying “Lord, lord.” Jesus answers by pointing to the very same day of his coming back “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIED IN THY NAME? And in thy name cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from me” (Matthew 7:22-23) Jesus said to these 5 unwise virgins the very same thing “I never knew you.”
What a scary thing to have said, to those who thought they were doing his work by displays of power and offering it to the sheep. What is Jesus saying? That displays of power in His name do not guarantee one is actually representing Him. There are many we see to be in this position today. Then there are many that will never have to worry or wonder about being in this position, as they do not try to do any miracles or pursue them. This does not mean God has taken a vacation and does no more miracles, He does!
What Jesus is saying is that there will be a group of people in the end who will try to validate their relationship with Christ by things that the apostles did. Jesus being the one who searches the heart will know if they were authentic or not. Some may be reading this thinking what could be wrong with looking for and participating in the exciting ministries concentrating on miracles?
This is the ONLY practice Jesus warned of that would be prevalent in the last days INSIDE and OUTSIDE the Church is a deception.
The fact is we are not immune to deception, and if you believe you are, then you are ALREADY DECEIVED! For the first thing Jesus told the apostles (and us) about the time of His coming and the end of the age “see to it that no one deceives you.”

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