Wise virgins are doers of the word •
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1.22)
1 At first there was Adam
2 Then came Eve & the children she bore
3 Then came Jesus who said,
4 “I am the door”
5 “My grace is sufficient for you”
6 For fallen man forevermore
7 Just climb Jacob’s ladder to heaven & God you’ll meet
8 Deny yourself, take up your cross & follow Him
9 Then let patience remain so you may be “perfect (mature) and complete”
1 = Adam
2 = Adam & Eve were ‘fruitful & multiplied’
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1.27
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them
Genesis 6.1
3 = God + The Holy Spirit + Jesus Christ
4 = dalet (Hebrew) = door
Jesus = “the door”
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 10.9
5 = Grace
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12.9
6 = Fallen man “spiraling” down
Man was created on the 6th day
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image
[…] the sixth day
Genesis 1.26, 31
6, fallen man, must bow to God, 7, in all humility
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time
1 Peter 5.6
6 must “reflect” on itself = Repentance process
6 must repent & turn away (reflect) = Daily renewal of mind
Transform your mind in Christ
Renew your mind daily with the word
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12.1-2
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4.22-24
But we have the mind of Christ
1 Corinthians 2.16
7 = Jacob’s ladder to heaven & to God
The top of the number “7” is the door to heaven
The bottom of the number “7” is Jacob’s ladder to heaven
Jacob’s Ladder
Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
Genesis 28.12-13
7 = the way to heaven
Jesus is “the way” and “the door” to heaven
Jesus = “the way”
Jesus said to him, “I am the Way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14.6
Jesus = “the door”
I am the door.
John 10.9
8 = ∞ = Deny yourself = Crucify the flesh
8 = Time (Hourglass)
8 = New beginning
8 = Process of daily renewal into a “new creation”
∞ = Should become 9 “in due time”
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.
1 Peter 5.6
Deny yourself, take up your cross & follow Him
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9.23
Discipleship Is Costly
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever wishes to save his [v] life (soul) will lose it; but whoever loses his [w] life (soul) for My sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then [x] repay (recompense) every man according to his [y] deed (doings).
Matthew 16.24 NASB
6 must renew the mind to become “a new creation” in Christ
6 = ∞ = Die to self daily, Crucify the flesh
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5.17
“I die daily”
I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1 Corinthians 15.31
Crucify the flesh
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 [g] gentleness (meekness), self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5.22
“put to death the deeds of the body” (works of the flesh)
For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8.13
Jesus “laid down His life for us”
We should “lay down our lives” for the brethren by love in action, “in deed and in truth”
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall our hearts before Him.
1 John 3.16-19
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
John 15.12-14
You must “die” to yourself to be “fruitful”
The wheat must be “buried” (“die”) in the ground in order to produce a fruitful harvest
If you serve Jesus, follow Him & God will honor you
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much [d] grain (fruit). 25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My father will honor.
John 12.24
9 = “perfect (mature) and complete”
Trials & tests of your faith produces patience
“the testing of your faith produces patience (endurance or perseverance)”
“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect (mature) and complete”
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a] patience (endurance or perseverance). 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [b] perfect (mature) and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1.2-4
Being made perfect (mature) and complete through sufferings like Jesus
to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Hebrews 2.10
“In due time” God will “exalt” you and honor you
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.
1 Peter 5.6
He will bring you “higher” so “6” can “grow up” into “9” – “perfect (mature) and complete”
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow [a] (up to salvation) thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
1 Peter 2.1-3
9 = Master the 9 characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 [g] gentleness (meekness), self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5.22-26
9 = Those who remain in the frequency of love & light will manifest into pure love & light
Jesus = “the light of the world”
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 8.12
You = “the light of the world”
You are the light of the world.
Matthew 5.14
144k:
1 + 4 + 4 = 9 = Complete
The 144k produce all 9 characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit
And in their mouth was found no [d] deceit (falsehood), for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Revelation 14.5
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13.15
* The 144k, firstfruits, are the first ones to master this daily renewal of the mind
being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb
Revelation 14.4
* Their inner spirit will manifest outwardly in the Tribulation for all to see into their glorified bodies
9 = The Manifestation of the sons of God
9 = The Glorified Body
Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
Romans 8.23
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
Philippians 3.20-21
6 – [ 7 + 8 ] = 9 = Complete
[ Jesus + Time ] – Fallen Man’s Flesh = Complete
6 < 7 + 8 = 9
Fallen Man Humble Before God And In Due Time Will Be Made Complete
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time
1 Peter 5.6
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Wise virgins are doers of the word •
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1.22)
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