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I’ve been working on adding a few things the Lord’s put on my mind to the the Hebrew studies I’ve worked on so far and I’ll be reposting those shortly to front page. This is one of the pop-up pages for Heb 1:2 that I’ve been working on, but I felt some may benefit from it actually getting posted instead of just being set up as a link. So here you go.

Lk 19:11-28 And as they heard these things, He added and spake a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a kingdom, and to return.

they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear Jesus spoke this parable to those who desired for the Kingdom of God to immediately appear. This desire was for an immediate physical appearance of God’s kingdom. Howbeit, in His Sovereignty, God set up a spiritual kingdom first, obtainable only by faith in Jesus. a certain nobleman This is representing Jesus. went into a far country is deep into the spirit; to the higher aspects of both the third heaven (2 Cor 12:2-3) and the spiritual movements of the Holy Spirit. to receive for Himself a kingdom, and to return This is speaking of Jesus dying upon the cross and His returning to the Father (Jn 14:28-29;16:4-16,28;17:12-13) until Christ’s final return (Rev 19:11-16;20:4-6). Read the rest of this entry »

The parable of the Ten Virgins comes after a series of warnings describing things to look for prior to a great snatching away (Mat 24:40-25:13) where some are taken and some are not:

• The Fig Tree will begin to put forth it’s leaves (Mat 24:32). This symbolizes a movement of many in Israel towards Christ. When Christ first came, many in Israel did not receive Him, and so the Gospel was given to the Gentiles. This was an indicated by there not being any fruit on the fig tree, when Christ came to it “for its time was not yet.” But, on a day to come, there will be fruit seen in Israel (Mk 11:13; Rev 6:12-13).
• Times upon the earth will resemble very closely the times surrounding the Days of Noah (Mat 24:36-39),
• Then the snatching away (where some are taken and some are not) will come.

The parable of the Ten Virgins (Mat 25:1-13) is one of the scenarios where some are taken and some are not.

Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Then This speaks of a specific time. “When” the Fig tree puts forth it’s leaves AND times upon the earth resemble the Days of Noah, “then” look for this to happen. We find further indication of the timing of this “then” from Mat 25:6 which tells us it’s “midnight” which is, the middle of the “night” or the darkest hour (Mk 13:34-37; Jn 9:4-5; Jn 11:9-10).

shall the kingdom of heaven This speaks of the kingdom of heaven before the millennium of the 1000 years (Rev 20:6). During this period, the kingdom of Christ is found within the church through the indwelling of Christ’s Spirit; the Holy Spirit, in every true believer. Jesus says, the kingdom of God is within you (Lk 17:20-21).

be likened The word “likened” means this illustration is symbolic of a larger event that will happen.

unto ten virgins In both the Old Testament and New, the meaning of the word “virgin” commonly represented an individual: an unmarried daughter, something veiled, hidden, kept separate, or unsubdued. Figuratively, the word has also represented a city or state (Isa 37:22; 47:1; 62:5-6; Jer 18:13; 46:11).

Since the parable points to the return of Jesus as the Bridegroom and Paul plainly referred to the Church as a chaste “virgin” (2 Cor 11:2), it is most likely these virgins represent the differing denominations or branches of the Church similar to the Seven Churches of Rev 1:11-20; 2:1-3:22.

Please note that each of the Seven Churches are also represented by an oil burning candlestick (Rev 1:20). Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s take a look at the use and phenomenal meaning of olive oil within God’s Word!

First off, although olive oil is mentioned throughout the bible, mostly as a commodity, in the temple services and as an anointing oil, there are two other specific types of oil mentioned in the Messianic prophecies: the Oil of Joy (Isa 61:3) and Oil of Gladness (Psa 45:7; Heb 1:9). These are the focus of this post. Now, both of these scriptures are speaking specifically about an oil of Jesus and since everything believers have comes through Jesus, these two examples unlock the mystery of what oil represents in the bible: anointing oil, oil for our lamps, candlesticks, etc.

It really should come as no surprise that in the Old Testament (written in Hebrew) the word for “joy” and “gladness” in both of these verses (Isa 61:3; Psa 45:7) is just one word - “sasown.” So, though translated into two different words, the original meaning in Hebrew is the same. This is because there’s rarely a single word for a Hebrew (or Greek) word to English translation.

The Oil of Joy/Gladness is when God’s Word (promises or prophecies) are fulfilled. In other words, something God said in His Word is made manifest or complete.

Psa 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladness above Thy fellows.

In Psa 45:7, the scripture is pointing to the Lord Jesus Christ. It says God has anointed Jesus with the Oil of Gladness above His fellows. What this means is God has given Jesus more manifestation and fulfillment of God’s promises that anyone has ever been given.

We can easily see this is so since Jesus is the Messiah and the Bible is all about Jesus! Every promise and prophecy eventually points to the Messiah and either already has been, or will soon be, fulfilled in Him!

When God says He’s going to do something, and, behold! It’s there before your eyes! That is when one experiences the Joy of the Lord! That is the Oil of Gladness/Joy.

In the Old Testament, when someone was anointed with Oil it meant God was going to do great things with that person. In other words, it meant God was going to use that person in some way to carry out or fulfill His Word or promises.

In the same sense, when God’s promises are fulfilled this brings forth Oil within us! As believers, we rejoice and spin around and dance a good Hallelujah! Read the rest of this entry »

Hello. This post started out as a pop-up to another post I’ve been working on, but I felt it had so much to offer that I decided to post it instead. I hope it blesses you as much as it has me.

Jesus, being the rightful heir to the covenant of Abraham and the promises of Israel, is the Good Olive Tree (Rom 11:24).

Speaking metaphorically of Jesus as the olive tree, Paul writes…

Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree.

if some of the branches be broken off The people of Israel who did not receive Jesus Christ as Messiah are spoken of here as the ”branches” which were “broken off” because they failed to recognize Jesus and, instead, crucified Him. The “good olive tree” of Rom 11:24 from which Israel was ”broken off” from is Jesus Christ.

thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them This refers to Gentile believers in Jesus being originally from the wild olive tree of Gentiles all over the world who do not know God and have not received Jesus as their Savior. Those who have received Jesus are grafted into the good olive tree (of God) and have become heirs by the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus redeems us from our “wild” nature and takes us unto Himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi all. I just wanted to quickly put up another post illustrating how God sometimes uses Symbolism to communicate to believers. Shadows, Parables and Representations offers a few examples, but here’s another: God also has been known to use symbolism through the use of allegories.

Allegories make use of actual events that have taken place (real people in real places) to illustrate what God’s doing on a larger scale.

The best example of this allegorical type of symbolism can be found in Gal 4:22-31 where the historical written record of the relationship concerning Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael, and Hagar is used to illustrate the two different covenants – one which leads into bondage and the other into freedom.

Gal 4:22-31 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Please take note that although Abraham and Sarah had their own free will, they chose to bring the bondwoman Hagar into play wherein Ishmael was born. God, knowing the ends from the beginnings, utilized the story of their lives as an allegory representing the two covenants of bondage and freedom.

I apologize that allegories got left out of the Shadows, Parables and Representations posting. I hope this will suffice for further reference. Thanks!

Peace out!

Loris James