False Savation Part: Two

 The Gospel of John contains a most interesting narrative concerning BELIEVERS AND FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST WHO PROFESSED TOTAL BELIEF IN HIM BUT WHO IN TRUTH HATED HIM! Their religion was also the religion of Cain. We find this group of believers in the Gospel of John, Chapter Eight:

 It is important to realize that these Jews BELIEVED UPON JESUS. They had accepted his claims. The word 'believed' is "pisteuo" and it means TO HAVE PUT FAITH IN, TO ENTRUST TO COMMIT TO, OR TO PUT YOUR TRUST IN. ASSURANCE, BELIEF, FAITH, FIDELITY. It is interesting to note that the same word is used for those who believe unto salvation. This being true, then are these Jews saved? If it is not faith and belief that save us, then what does?

We have a group of believers who have FAITH and TRUST in the Lord, but they are not yet 'made free', for they have not yet 'continued' in his doctrine long enough to understand what He is speaking of

(John 8:33)

This was a foolish response, for the Jews were under the yoke of Rome, but Jesus is not referring to earthly rulers. They were under a spiritual yoke, a spiritual bondage because they were dead in their trespasses and sins.

(John 8:34-36)

Herein are great essential spiritual truths. Jesus tells His believers that they are still sinners, not yet free. They are still the servants of sin. What does He mean by that? They are bound by their fallen human nature. They are bound by their own evil because of the FALL OF MAN. Jesus is telling them that because of the fall of Adam and Eve, the servant does not abide in his house (body) forever, but dies and is taken away. Jesus, the Son does abide forever, and is offering to them eternal life. So Jesus is adding details about how to BE SET FREE, AND BE FREE INDEED. HE IS SPEAKING ABOUT REGENERATION.

(John 8:37-38).

Notice that HIS BELIEVERS, HIS FOLLOWERS, HIS DISCIPLES, those that had FAITH in Him actually have murder in their heart. They were in truth trying to kill him. How is that possible? Why would one make a profession of faith only to have the thought of murder deep within? Jesus gives us the answer: He belongs to His Fathers Kingdom, the Kingdom of Heaven. They belong to their father, Satan, the Kingdom of Hell.

They do not understand what Jesus is saying because their father BLINDS THEM TO IT. Their father is Satan, and they are Satan's children, just all men everywhere are Satan's children UNLESS THEY ARE OVERCOMERS, UNLESS THEY ARE REGENERATED.

(John 8:39-40)

 Jesus drives yet another division: SEED vs. CHILDREN. Christ acknowledges these people are of the SEED of Abraham, but they are not THE CHILDREN of Abraham. All mankind is the SEED OF GOD IN SOME SENSE, MORE ACCURATE  IF WE SAY THE SEED OF ADAM, but very few are the CHILDREN OF GOD/SONS OF GOD. Jesus is very blunt that they seek to kill him, because he is telling them the truth. The TRUTH, the REAL TRUTH causes mankind to be stirred in great anger and wrath. The REAL TRUTH CONDEMNS MANKIND TO ETERNAL DAMNATION. Man will simply NOT HEAR that message. They invent all forms of theological concepts to AVOID THE TRUTH. They also KILL THE TRUTH BRINGERS. The many who stood before Christ rejected the truth, and HATED CHRIST IN THEIR INNER HEARTS. They only loved Him with their conscious minds and hearts. Their INNER hearts were of stone!

You must also remember that these people KNEW THEIR BIBLES, just as the many knew their scripture. The problem is they REFUSED TO APPLY IT TO THEMSELVES IN OBEDIENCE. Because of this refusal to face who and what they really are, the murdering heart of Cain lurks HIDDEN just below the surface. They must walk the narrow way to have their INNER HEARTS REVEALED TO THEM.

Then Jesus asks them a question: 'Why don't you understand my speech?', and then answers his own question: 'BECAUSE YE CANNOT HEAR MY WORD.' His answer fits the many. They refused to hear what he said to them. They refused to obey. They refused to comply. They were not going to ABIDE, OR CONTINUE, OR SEEK ANY OTHER TRUTH. THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE SAVED, AND THEY WERE THE CHILDREN OF GOD. They were in utter rebellion, with murder in their hearts, yet they claimed they had the AGAPE love of God.

We have millions sitting in churches today CLAIMING they have the agape love of God, but they refuse to comply with the simple demands of Christ TO OBTAIN IT. The word 'hear' is "akouo" and it means TO HEAR, TO GIVE AUDIENCE TO, TO COME TO. This is what the many do, they REFUSE CHRIST ALL THE WHILE UPHOLDING HIS NAME!

You can put all your faith and belief in Christ and STILL REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH HIS DEMANDS. If you refuse to do His sayings, and you refuse to do the will of the Father, you remain a child of Satan, you have the heart of Cain, and you will most assuredly die in your sins. Your theology will not save you, your protests will not save you, your Divinity degrees will not save you, NOR WILL YOUR OPINIONS.

(John 8:44-46)

Jesus now is blunt: They are dead in their trespasses and sins and Satan is their father. NO AGAPE LOVE, SATAN IS YOUR FATHER. IF YOU HAVE AGAPE LOVE, GOD IS YOUR FATHER. The Bible claims in many places that SATAN IS THE SPIRITUAL FATHER OF MANKIND, BECAUSE OF THE FALL. We find complete agreement, total harmony with the concept laid in Matthew 7. The concept of the universal Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man is a lie out of hell itself. God is only the Father of those who have been regenerated, and the only ones who have been regenerated have walked the narrow way to find life.

Jesus is saying to these BELIEVERS, that they DO NOT HAVE AGAPE LOVE WITHIN THEM. Because of that, their father is Satan himself. Jesus said IF THEY HAD AGAPE LOVE, then indeed they would be from Abraham! The division is verified:

It is getting clearer now what the problem of the rejected Christians really is: THEY HAVE NOT LAID HOLD OF THE MYSTERY OF GOD - THEY HAVE NO AGAPE LOVE.

When Christ came and finished His work, he paved the way for us to FOLLOW HIM and EXTRICATE OURSELVES from Satan's dominion. That is exactly why He said we MUST pick up our cross and follow Him. It is via the strait gate and narrow way that we EXTRICATE OURSELVES, AND ENTER INTO THE NEW COVENANT. If we refuse to do what Christ commanded, we remain under the dominion of Satan and Christ's work upon the cross is of non-effect. We remain under the wrath of God.

Scripture proves that although the world is now under the grace of God, and Christians even more so, that disobedience to the commands of Christ does not avail ourselves of THE PROTECTION OF GRACE. In other words, the grace God provided was MOCKED, and it was offered in vain to the vast majority of mankind, including believers. If the many were under grace IN TRUTH, they could never have been sent away into eternal ruin. To make God's grace and mercy cover you, you MUST enter in via THE STRAIT GATE. There IS NO OTHER WAY, FOR GRACE ONLY EXTENDS ITSELF TO THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED THE NEW COVENANT OF A REGENERATED HEART.

Notice that Jesus says to these Jews who BELIEVED UPON HIM, that in TRUTH THEY DO NOT BELIEVE. That seems like a contradiction, but it is not. You can be a believer in Christ and still not BELIEVE WHAT HE TELLS YOU! In other words you believe UPON HIM, but you do not believe enough UPON WHAT HE COMMANDS of you to do it. UNBELIEF IS DEADLY TO THE CHRISTIAN.

(John 8:48)

Jesus, the CREATOR GOD OF THE UNIVERSE, says to the Jews and the human race, YOUR FATHER IS SATAN HIMSELF. The human race, and the vast majority of Christians UTTERLY DENY IT, AND TURN AROUND AND ACCUSE CHRIST OF BEING A DEMONIC, OF BEING INSANE! Rather than face the REPROOF AND REBUKE OF GOD, the human race will REBUKE GOD AND GOES INTO ETERNAL RUIN.

HE SHALL NEVER SEE DEATH." (John 8:49-51)

What we have proof of here is that INDEED you can be a BELIEVER, A FOLLOWER, and still refuse to accept the commands of Christ and DO THEM. These believers moved from being disciples to attempted murder, and that because THEY WOULD NOT FACE THE TRUTH OF WHO AND WHAT THEY WERE. They did not have agape love within them; they only made a profession of religion. Religion will damn your soul for eternity. TRUTH WILL SAVE IT FOREVER..

The 'many' Christians who stand before Christ are utterly rejected without mercy. They were sincere in their own eyes, and they believed in and LOVED Christ with all of their HUMAN LOVE. But inwardly their hearts were FAR FROM HIM, for your human love is not what Christ demands of you. He demands that your human love BE EXCHANGED FOR THE AGAPE LOVE OF CHRIST. The many refused to allow the Holy Spirit to convict them of sin, righteousness and judgment. They refused to allow Christ entrance to their heart of hearts, their great THRONE ROOM, WHERE THEIR GREAT 'I AM' SAT IN REGAL SPLENDOR. THERE WAS NO ROOM IN THEIR INN FOR CHRIST. THEY MADE HIM SLEEP OUTSIDE. For all of their profession, they took the broad road to eternal hellfire.

SERVANTS - WISE AND FOOLISH

In the parables of Christ are multitudes of gems of truth waiting to be discovered by the diligent seeker. As you turn a diamond, you begin to see the many facets of the cut, and how each catches LIGHT. Only by close examination do we find all the catches of light. So it is with the parables of Christ. One of many facets in those parables is the CONSTANT DIVISION CHRIST MAKES BETWEEN TYPES OF BELIEVERS.

The point to understand is that Christ ALWAYS divides believers into TWO TYPES, and ONLY TWO TYPES. These types are FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT, AND UNFAITHFUL AND DISOBEDIENT. The obedient are the wise servants, and the disobedient are evil servants. It does not matter what parable you look at in which servants are involved. The distinctions and divisions are clear for all to see. It is important to recognize that Christ calls both of them SERVANTS.

The use of the term SERVANTS is vital to prove that Christ will send MANY CHRISTIANS INTO ETERNAL RUIN. In all of the parables about servants, the UNWISE AND EVIL SERVANTS ARE SENT AWAY INTO ETERNAL RUIN. By contrast the WISE AND FAITHFUL are always granted entrance into the Father's Kingdom. ALL OF THEM ARE BELIEVERS, ALL OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED PART OF GOD'S FAMILY.

The word 'servant' is "doulos' and it means SLAVE, ONE OWNED BY ANOTHER. A servant has a Lord and master, one who rules over Him, if not in deed, IN TRUTH. All servants are WITHIN THE BODY OF CHRIST. They have been accepted into THE CHURCH, as we found in the Book of Revelation. But not all Christians are obedient servants, in fact the VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT. They are unwise, foolish and evil in the sight of Christ. They are not OVERCOMERS. BOTH TYPES ARE UNDER THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST.

One of the better parables to clearly show this distinction between wise and faithful and unwise and foolish servants is the parable of the good man of the house. We will pick up at the very end of this parable (Matthew 24:43-51)

" (Matthew 24:51)

Jesus appoints the evil  SERVANTS to eternal ruin. They are identical to hypocrites, in fact they ARE HYPOCRITES. They have a form of Godliness but deny the power of God. The word for 'hypocrite' is "hupokrites" and it means ACTING UNDER A FEIGNED PART, AND ACTOR UNDER AN ASSUMED CHARACTER. They are frauds, workers of iniquity. Why? Because they are not in truth REGENERATED, THEY HAVE NOT LAID HOLD OF THE MYSTERY OF GOD; THEY HAVE NOT LAID HOLD OF AGAPE LOVE, THEY ONLY CLAIMED THEY HAD BY THEOLOGY. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE IT, THEY WERE LIARS, FRAUDS, HYPOCRITES.

They built a theology that told them they did not have to enter the strait gate, or walk the narrow way. They BYPASSED IT, laid hold of all the promises of God, CLAIMED THEY HAD AGAPE LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS, FEIGNED AGAPE LOVE, CALLED THEMSELVES THE SONS OF GOD, BUT KNEW NOT JESUS CHRIST OR GOD. Their eternal punishment is horrible beyond imagination. REPENT YOU, AND COME BY THE DOOR INTO THE SHEEPFOLD BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!

Being a hypocrite was one thing that Jesus could not stand more than any other. He wanted confessions of truth from people. If you were His enemy, he wanted you to so state. You can deal with a person that is your sworn enemy. It is difficult indeed to deal with one who calls you 'friend', but in reality is a deadly foe. Christ has a special place for these hypocrites, who claim Him as their Lord, but refuse his commandments, who claim they KNOW HIM AND GOD, but only know Satan and their own conceits.

It is vital to understand, however, that THE UNWISE AND FOOLISH SERVANTS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HYPOCRITES. They are under a delusion, a deception of Satan. They do not understand they are stage players, they 'knowest not'. This deception comes from their theology. They have embraced a false theology which damns them.

If you do not think your destination is hell, then obviously you believe you are going to heaven. YOUR BELIEFS DO NOT MATTER TO CHRIST. WHAT MATTERS TO CHRIST IS THAT YOU COME TO A FULL RECOGNITION OF WHERE YOU ARE IN RELATIONSHIP TO GOD, AND THAT YOU CONFESS IT, AND THAT YOU BECOME OBEDIENT AND DO WHAT CHRIST COMMANDS TO RECTIFY IT. Jesus will NEVER CONDEMN a human soul that ADMITS to his condition and who comes to Him IN TRUTH for salvation.

Scripture will prove that Jesus Himself stands close to the end of the narrow way, and therefore we must enter the strait gate and walk the distance of the narrow way first to FIND LIFE (AGAPE LOVE IN CHRIST)! There is no other entrance whatever.  In the parable of the talents, THE SERVANTS OF THE LORD are given talents to invest for their Lord Jesus Christ. Many assume this is a parable on money, but it is much more than that. It is also a parable of the use of your several ABILITIES, or spirit given gifts to help the Body of Christ. Look what Christ does to the WICKED SERVANT:

AND CAST YE THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANT INTO OUTER DARKNESS;

THERE SHALL BE WEEPING

AND GNASHING OF TEETH."

(Matthew 25:25,26;30)

The wicked servant was afraid. In Revelation 21:8 Jesus says 'BUT THE FEARFUL...shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH'. The wicked servant was given THE POWER TO BECOME A SON OF GOD. He was given gifts of the Spirit when he/she became a Christian. The unwise servant did not enter the strait gate, did not walk the narrow way to life, and therefore could not IN TRUTH LEAD OTHERS TO LIFE. Their talents were hid in the ground, NOT UTILIZED FOR THE KINGDOM; BUT INSTEAD THEY BECAME FALSE TEACHERS AND FALSE PROPHETS, WHO TOOK MILLIONS INTO ETERNAL RUIN WITH THEM!

If we examine the parable of the TEN VIRGINS, we will find a total confirmation of believers being sent away into eternal ruin and loss. Christ clearly shows us the danger to Christians who do not enter the strait gate and walk the narrow way. It proves there are two types of believers: THE TRUE BELIEVERS WHO OBEY AND DO, AND THE FALSE BELIEVERS WHO DO NOT OBEY AND WHO ARE SHUT OUT OF HEAVEN ALTOGETHER. This parable is what is called a double reference parable. That is, it has two meanings, one referring to salvation itself, the other in a prophetic sense. We will examine this parable in relationship to the 'many' rejected, who are in fact FOOLISH VIRGINS, WHO NEVER CONSUMMATED THE ACT OF UNION WITH CHRIST.

(Matthew 25:1-2)

All ten of these VIRGINS go forth to meet the bridegroom. Is Christ not the Bridegroom? Now remember there were TWO WAYS that Christ told us HIS PEOPLE would follow, but all go forth to meet him. Although all had lamps, five of them were wise, and five of them were foolish. The word 'meet' is "apantesis" and it means TO ENCOUNTER, TO MEET SOMEONE FACE TO FACE. This is of VITAL importance.

Remember that Jesus said "I never KNEW you", to the many. In other words, HE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENTIAL ENCOUNTER WITH THEM. There was never any UNION. All Christians are supposed to enter the strait gate and walk the narrow way to ENCOUNTER JESUS CHRIST who IS THE HOLDER OF AGAPE LOVE 'LIFE'. The wise virgins will; the foolish virgins will not. All virgins have set out on their journey. Five will take the broad way; five will take the narrow way.

(Matthew 25:3-4)

The only division Christ gave to us to divide the wise from the foolish is THE OIL SUPPLY. The foolish only had the oil that was in THEIR LAMPS. The wise had an additional supply of oil, so that when their lamps began to burn out, they could fill it again and CONTINUE ON THEIR JOURNEY. There is NO OTHER DIVISION MADE HERE. It becomes obvious that the additional oil allows the lamps TO BURN FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. Their lamps can 'continue' and 'abide' and 'remain' in a lighted condition. What then does the oil represent? Does it have to do with the strait gate and narrow way?

The lamps shed light. The light comes from the oil itself. It is the oil that brings light. What is the job of the Holy Spirit? It is to bring light. The oil therefore must be the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was sent to CONVICT OF SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT, which is LEADING ONE TO THE TRUTH. THE LIGHT MUST BE THE TRUTHS OF THE WORD. The five foolish took only a LIMITED SUPPLY OF OIL. Their supply of oil brought them to the truth of Jesus Christ as Messiah, WHICH IS THE HISTORICAL CHRIST. They entered the broad gate of general Christianity, the sheepfold. That was as far as they would allow the Holy Spirit to bring them. They had the religion of Cain. The five WISE virgins had an additional supply. That additional supply allowed the HOLY SPIRIT TO CONVICT OF SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT IN TRUTH, for they entered the strait gate and walked the narrow way and ENCOUNTERED CHRIST. The foolish took the broad way ONLY, had limited interest, and limited dedication. They accepted Christ, but went no further. Their theology told them they did not need to go further.

A truth begins to emerge here. ALL PEOPLE WHO UNDERGO CONVERSIONS ARE GIVEN A SUPPLY OF OIL. The Holy Spirit is allowed in their lives only enough to CONVERT THEM TO THE HISTORICAL CHRIST, THE CHRIST OF THE CROSS. The division is in THE EXTRA SUPPLY OF OIL. The wise ALLOW THE SPIRIT OF REAL CONVICTION TO WORK IT'S WORK TO SOUL DEATH. Jesus said you must die. He meant what he said, as will be proven. Without supernatural soul death there can be no new life granted. We do not move from life to life, but from death unto life.

The wise had enough diligence and dedication to make it through. The others merely professed it, but refused to enter in. Their theology claimed that dedication and diligence were WORKS, A FORM OF HUMAN EFFORT. They claimed they were under faith and grace, but they did not realize the TRUE DEFINITIONS OF FAITH AND GRACE. They redefined them, and embraced as true their own definitions. Thus their commitment to Christ was a mere decision, a mental acceptance to the CLAIMS OF CHRIST. Scripture proves that authentic salvation has to do with THE TYPE OF COMMITMENT MADE TO FIND 'THE TRUTH'. Scripture proves that 'the truth' is well hidden by God, done so for a very important reason: it eliminates those who are false seekers.

Why do we need a more abundant supply of oil? Why is not the oil granted at the beginning enough to get us through? Could it be that the original journey to find Christ takes much more time than we think? Could it be that a simple decision for Christ as now taught by modern Christianity, only places us on the broad way? That at that point we are in the Body of Christ but Christ is not IN US? That while we profess Christ, we do not possess Christ? That we have not laid hold of agape love? Could it be THAT CONVERSION AND REGENERATION ARE A STRAIT GATE AND NARROW WAY APART?

 "While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

And at MIDNIGHT, THERE WAS A CRY MADE,

All of the virgins slumbered and slept. Do all Christians enter in via the WIDE GATE OF CONVERSION INTO THE SHEEPFOLD AND TRAVEL THE BROAD WAY IN SPIRITUAL SLUMBER? Christ tarried, he did not come as expected. There was a DELAY. Does the midnight cry represent the Holy Spirit attempting to CONVICT THE SOUL OF IT'S LOST STATE? That all Christians first come into the sheepfold 'some other way' but that a few find the door? Is there a gap between CONVERSION to Jesus Christ the Messiah to knowing WHO Jesus Christ really is, AT REGENERATION? Is it possible that the hidden meaning here is the difference between WHO WILL and WHO WILL NOT WALK THE NARROW WAY TO MEET THE BRIDEGROOM? There are warnings not to quench the Holy Spirit, it can be put out altogether!

"Then all the virgins arose, and TRIMMED THEIR LAMPS.

(Matthew 25:7-8

ALL the virgins are CALLED. Only a few are CHOSEN. What is the difference? What makes ONE WORTHY OF ETERNAL LIFE AND THE OTHER UNWORTHY? Notice that the five foolish virgins HAD QUENCHED THE SPIRIT. THEIR LAMPS HAVE LITERALLY GONE OUT! There is no more light, there is no more oil. They had in fact blasphemed the Holy Spirit, resisted the Holy Spirit, called the waves of conviction by the Holy Spirit satanic attacks and rebuked it! They awake only long enough to find out they are eternally lost, without hope.

The Spirit had called them, but they were to busy in this life. They had a business to run, they had sports to attend to, they had idols to worship, and they allowed the precious gift of the Holy Spirit to wax and wane until it was gone. THEY QUENCHED THE SPIRIT TO DAMNATION, IT WAS GONE. The wise on the other hand, heeded the call of the Spirit to GO FURTHER, TO GO BEYOND MERE PROFESSION. They diligently sought out 'the truth'. They continued in His doctrine, even though spiritually asleep, for they were not at that point regenerated. In the last hour when the cry was made, they were not far from home.

They had been obedient, and their lamps WERE STILL LIT WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. They trimmed their lamps, and made them BRIGHT AGAIN. The trimming of the lamps is a method of removal of soot, of impurities that IMPEDE THE LIGHT AND FLOW OF OIL. They came forth with THE REQUIRED DEDICATION AND DILIGENCE TO FIND THE KEY TO SALVATION, THE TRUTH OF AGAPE LOVE. With their lamps burning brightly they sought the Lord with all of their strength,

The foolish virgins realize they have made a serious mistake in their theology, but because of their refusals to heed the call of the Holy Spirit, they are unable to continue, FOR THEIR LAMPS HAVE GONE OUT. THE OIL SUPPLY HAS RUN OUT, AND THERE IS NO MORE OIL (Proverbs 1:22-31). They did not heed the counsel of the Lord. They seek the Lord but it is to late, there is not enough time. God mocks them. He flatly says in Proverbs that THEY WILL SEEK BUT THEY WILL NOT FIND HIM. It is too late. They quenched the gift of the Spirit and they are eternally lost. No matter what they attempt, no matter how frantic they become, it will avail them nothing. They have passed the point of no return. They face eternal ruin. They never underwent Biblical repentance, they underwent a worldly repentance, if any at all.

In total anguish of soul they turn to their brothers and sisters in the Lord and ask them for their oil. After all, are not Christians TO SHARE? Their answer is beautiful to the apostate Christian who seeks only to live off the efforts of others. To the man who will NOT WORK, he and his family will starve. No Christian is under any obligation to support or come to the aid of a brother in Christ WHO WILL NOT WORK. The Bible says let him starve to death. The reason for the harshness is that sooner or later the pangs of hunger will drive him to work. Indeed Christ is austere. The love of the Lord is indeed a 'tough' love. THIS HAS A SPIRITUAL APPLICATION AS WELL.

"But the wise answered, saying,

NOT SO, LEST THERE BE NOT ENOUGH OIL FOR US AND YOU;

BUT GO YE RATHER TO THEM THAT SELL,

AND BUY FOR YOURSELVES."

(Matthew 25:9)

What a beautiful and holy response to all arrogant and presumptuous Christians, who freeload off their brethren in the name of Jesus (who demand to fed, clothed and housed in the style THEY DEMAND at the expense of others). Their fate is a nightmare from which they will never escape. They end up destitute, naked and alone,   shut out forever from the gates of heaven. The professors of Christ are rejected into outer darkness. You cannot sell COMMITMENT TO A CAUSE. You cannot sell DILIGENCE OF PURPOSE. You cannot sell DEDICATION TO CHRIST. If you do not have it, you must ask God to give it to you! Ask now while there is yet time.

If we are negligent to the call, and DO NOT PREPARE, then in our final hours, when death is near, we become FRANTIC and search for the answer. God says He will MOCK US, for we refused prior to this time. The BRIDEGROOM COMETH, but only those PREPARED WILL GO INTO THE MARRIAGE. THE OTHERS GO INTO ETERNAL RUIN, THEY ARE SHUT OUT.

Notice they went THROUGH a door, and that door was SHUT TO THE FOOLISH. What door? The LIVING CHRIST is the door (John 10:9). Christ is the ONLY mediator of the New Covenant. You either enter in VIA THE DOOR, or you do not enter in, and the door is shut to you. Remember that Christ said there were TWO WAYS INTO THE SHEEPFOLD, BUT ONLY THE DOOR LEADS YOU INTO HEAVEN. THE 'SOME OTHER WAY' LEADS YOU INTO ETERNAL RUIN. If you enter into the sheepfold by 'some other way' you will not enter heaven. To enter heaven you must enter in by the LIVING CHRIST. The many came to the HISTORICAL CHRIST, who hung upon the cross. They accept the historical Christ as their messiah.  They do not, however, come into contact with the LIVING CHRIST, who is NOT on the cross, but alive and well in heaven. They refuse Him, because they refuse the narrow way. It is the strait gate and narrow way that leads to the LIVING CHRIST. We will explore the differences in another chapter. The difference is essential to salvation.

Here we find the identical answer that Christ gave to the 'many". I NEVER KNEW YOU IS THE SAME AS I KNOW YOU NOT. We have proof positive that Christ NEVER came into union with the FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS. He never made contact with them, yet they were all believers, all followers, all disciples, all IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. What is the difference between a VIRGIN and a married woman? The married woman has undergone CONSUMMATION OF THE MARRIAGE ACT OR SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Paul said that the mystery of Christ was like that of the union between a man and a wife (Ephesian 5:24-32; and Revelation 19:7-9). He likened the SPIRITUAL UNION BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE BELIEVER AS IDENTICAL TO SEXUAL UNION WHERE THE 'TWO BECOME ONE FLESH'. It is vital to understand why, so the full impact of this parable becomes clear in the sense of REGENERATION.

When Christ comes in LITERAL and actual UNION with the true believer, He actually penetrates the literal body of the believer. "I will come in to him" ( John 14:23; John 17:3; 21; 23; 26; Revelation 3:20), into the physical body, into the very depths of the heart of hearts. That is the act of MARRIAGE CONSUMMATION. If you think it not so, I suggest you read on, for a large portion of Scripture is devoted to this CONSUMMATION ACT THAT BRINGS UNION WITH JESUS CHRIST.

John says that Christ leaves HIS SEED in the believer ( 1 John 3:9). A husband leaves his seed in his wife. It is the combination of HIS SEED AND HER SEED THAT FORM A NEW CHILD. The two become one. In the act of REGENERATION, CHRIST COMES INTO THE HEART (Revelation 3:20). He comes and speaks to the believer and they 'sup' together. Christ and the believer enter into UNION, AND THE TWO BECOME ONE. The seed of Christ is AGAPE LOVE, and that seed merges with the believers spirit and BEHOLD, A NEW CREATURE IS MADE. The wise virgins went on to MEET the bridegroom, and THEY CONSUMMATED THEIR BETROTHAL BY BEING REGENERATED, WHICH MADE THEM 'BRIDES'.

As sexual love is supposed to represent the ultimate in intimacy between a man and woman, so to is REGENERATION the ultimate intimacy between Christ and the believer. In both cases LOVE is involved. In Oriental weddings the MARRIAGE WAS CONSUMMATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEDDING FEAST/SUPPER, which was to last for seven days. When Christ comes to the believer the believer and Christ enter into TRUE UNION, and the FIRST DAY of the marriage supper takes place. Christ has many brides, and thus each undergo a FIRST DAY wedding supper AT REGENERATION. THESE ARE THEY THAT ARE READY, AND GO INTO THE MARRIAGE. That is exactly what Christ says in Revelation 3:20. He comes in to 'sup' with the believer. The word 'sup" means DINNER FEAST OR SUPPER.

Every believer is called to the wedding supper of Revelation 3:20. As Christ claims He stands at the END OF THE NARROW WAY, then obviously one must travel it in order to reach the point where Christ is. That requires TIME, and time requires patience. Both require OIL FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT. When the obedient believer MEETS CHRIST, then phase one of the marriage supper takes place.

In the oriental wedding, the Bridegroom comes to the bride, and picks her up and carries her away to his father's home for great festivities. When Christ comes to the believer in the act of regeneration, IT is something HE DOES TO THE BELIEVER. Likewise, then, when a husband has intercourse with his wife, it is something HE DOES TO HER. The regenerated soul, NOW A BRIDE, causes GREAT JOY AND A CELEBRATION IN HEAVEN. Does not Christ say that at the BIBLICAL REPENTANCE OF ONE SINNER, AND THE FINDING OF ONE LOST SHEEP THERE IS GREAT JOY? And does not the regenerated believer NOW TAKE A PLACE IN THE THRONE OF CHRIST? ARE WE NOT TO SIT WITH CHRIST IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES? There is a spiritual application here for the story of literal and actual REGENERATION.

When a true believer walks the NARROW WAY, they come to the point of what I call SOUL DEATH, for lack of a better term. The point is THEY DIE, and that death is experiential, albeit totally supernatural. The foolish virgin, the foolish Christian will likewise come to a point of DYING. The difference is that THE DOOR TO HEAVEN IS SHUT, BECAUSE CHRIST CAN ONLY SAVE THOSE THAT DIE A SUPERNATURAL SOUL DEATH WHILE THEY ARE YET ALIVE. If you die in the physical sense while here on earth WITHOUT regeneration, THE DOOR IS SHUT, BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT WHILE YOU HAVE PHYSICAL LIFE. THE UNWISE VIRGINS DID NOT AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE AGAPE LOVE OF CHRIST, THEREFORE THEY ARE SHUT OUT.

True believers are actually married to Christ, and are at that time called THE BRIDE. The use of the term bride is in fact applied only to a woman on her wedding day or just after the wedding. Before that she is called a bride to be, or more to the point, a fiancee in our times. She becomes a bride only on her wedding day and wedding night. Christ is returning for HIS BRIDE. In point of fact CHRIST IS MARRIED TO THEM, AND THEY ARE HIS BRIDE, WITNESSED BY THE ACT OF CONSUMMATION AT REGENERATION. Only the bride of Christ will enter heaven, where they will go through all of the festivities of a formal wedding ceremony THAT IS THEN BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL, FOR THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT WAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO GO INTO THE FINAL FESTIVITIES!

(Revelation 19:7)

Notice it says HIS WIFE has made herself ready. This is not a play on words, for the consummation took place AT REGENERATION. Just as the bride of Adam came from only the RIB of Adam (a very small part of his body, and very close to HIS HEART), so too the bride of Christ is ONLY A SMALL PART OF HIS BODY, AND VERY CLOSE TO HIS HEART OF AGAPE LOVE, FOR THEY ALSO HAVE A NEW HEART OF AGAPE LOVE. To make this more understandable view it in this manner: We could say that CONVERSION is espousal or engagement, and they are fiancees. At REGENERATION the fiancee becomes a BRIDE and enters into the act of marriage. Christ coming into the human heart is HIS ACT OF MARRIAGE. IT COMPLETES THE WEDDING CONTRACT.

Israel is always considered the WIFE OF JEHOVAH GOD. GOD THE FATHER IS THEIR HUSBAND. Christ, on the other hand, came to earth to select out a bride, and thus MANY ARE CALLED, FEW ARE CHOSEN. There are many fiancees, but only a few become BRIDES. Many of the fiancees of Christ are UNFAITHFUL. THEY WILL NOT DO AS COMMANDED. It will be proven so from Scripture in another Chapter. The faithful undergo full transition into FULLNESS. IT DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE WEDDING FEAST ITSELF. Therefore:

All the wives now await for the final call, that is, the rapture/resurrection for the remainder of their wedding supper. Those espoused to Christ who never came to regeneration are foolish virgins. Those who did go in unto regeneration are wise. All the BRIDES have on their WEDDING ROBES, WHICH ARE THE ROBES OF AGAPE LOVE. They alone enter into the final festivities and attend the wedding feast. All the rest are shut out.

In the parable of the marriage for the Son (Matthew 22:1-14) we find a confirmation of the five wise and five foolish virgins. In shows us the difference between saved and unsaved believers.

Who was the mystery man at the wedding feast? None other than the MANY, FOR CHRIST LINKS THE MAN WITH MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN. The many had on robes, but not AGAPE LOVE WEDDING ROBES. They had on the ROBE OF FAITH, and had responded to the call to come to the dinner. They had FAITH IN CHRIST, IN FACT THEY MADE THEIR FAITH INTO CHRIST HIMSELF. Faith became their God. They were cast out of the Feast. The only wedding garment allowed is the ROBE OF AGAPE LOVE, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SAINTS.

Faith is not Jesus Christ. Faith is only a dynamic that propels you through the narrow way to FIND THE LIVING CHRIST, as we will explore later. Many are called to the wedding, but only a few with agape love robes will be allowed to remain. All others will be forcefully ejected. It is only the BRIDE OF CHRIST that remains. They were faithful unto soul death, they were faithful unto marriage. The rest were unfaithful, and went after other Gods (idols).

The parable of the sower sheds much light on why the vast majority of Christians never become the TRUE BRIDE OF CHRIST. It helps explain what is meant by wide gate, and strait gate, narrow way and broad way. It is found in Matthew 13:18-23. Read it very carefully.

This parable contains all the keys to PSEUDO-SALVATION and why the many are rejected. Notice that there are four types of ground. The ground is the human mind. The parable is how various people RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL CALL. Please understand that ALL PEOPLE IN THE PARABLE DO RESPOND. They do heed the call, and they are all believers, disciples and followers of Christ. The seed is the WORD OF GOD, so stated by Christ himself. Many attempt to claim that the seed is authentic salvation, and that all are saved, something totally contradicted by Christ. It is a fabrication of the false prophets, to lull the seekers into sleep.

As we go through the parable, take note of the key words of Christ and how they are spoken.

The wicked one (Satan) comes and devours them up. In Luke 8:5 it reads: 'and the fowls of the air devoured it.' In Luke 8:12 the fowls are identified as the devil. In Revelation 18:2 we find a reference to 'hateful birds' or DEMONS. Notice that the demons come quickly; ready to pounce, ready to grab the Word out of the mind so it is not understood.

No depth of mind, no depth of heart. The Bible often refers to such people as simple, or fools. There is apparently no real commitment or ability to search the Word of God out for the real truth, to introspect, to question, to compare. They simply refuse to make the commitment Christ demands of them. When the sun comes up (fire) it scorches them, and they wither away. The sun is fire, and the fire represents the THEIR FAITH TRIED BY FIRE. Their faith does not stand; they cannot take the heat.

The thorns represent the cares and pleasure of this life here on earth. Satan conquers by deception, and the heart of deception is DIVERSION. Satan diverts people from the strait gate and narrow way by the cares and pleasures of life. The Christian is diverted by the many forms of Christian entertainment, etc. These people cannot leave the world to find Christ. They want both Christ and the world. You cannot serve both God and mammon. A choice must be made. These believers cannot make the choice, so they are choked off.

Good ground has depth of soil, for roots to grow and get nutrients. Water remains at great depth, allowing the plants to flourish even in draught. As the root goes down in search of TRUTH, it becomes established. These plants go on to produce fruits, for they abide in the water of truth, and they obtain the fruit of LIFE

 We must believe Jesus and reject the false prophets, no matter how many divinity degrees they claim to hold. Jesus claims the seed is ONLY THE WORD OF GOD.

These people are believers, and they hear the word. The problem is they do not UNDERSTAND IT, OR TAKE IT TO HEART. They tend to forget it right after hearing it, or they simply can not make head nor tail out of what Scripture says. They respond to the word, but they do not retain the word. Our churches are full of such people. They are nice, very sincere folks, but their understanding of the word is almost nil. They know and recognize Jesus as Messiah, but it stops right there. Jesus is blunt: THEY ARE NOT SAVED.

(COMPARE ALSO LUKE 8:13 FOR DIFFERENCES)

Here we have believers and followers of Jesus who hear the word and WITH GREAT JOY THEY RECEIVE IT. The word for 'anon' is "euthus", and it means AT ONCE, INSTANTLY, IMMEDIATELY OR FORTHWITH. In other words, as soon as they hear the word they MAKE AN INSTANT DECISION FOR CHRIST AND THEY LAY HOLD OF ALL OF THE POSITIVE PROMISES OF THE GOSPEL. You only respond with joy at POSITIVE NEWS. The only way you can lay hold of the Word instantly is by an INSTANT ACT OF FAITH. YOU MAKE A DECISION IN YOUR MIND. These people have immediate faith and belief in the Gospel, they claim all of the positive aspects of redemption and salvation with great joy. They claim them as theirs, thus they believe and affirm they are THE SONS OF GOD BY AN IMMEDIATE DECISION FOR CHRIST.

The word 'joy' is "chara" and it means WITH GREAT JOY, DELIGHT, GREAT GLADNESS, WITH EXCEEDING JOY AND HAPPINESS. Their response is an emotional response to the Gospel call, and they CLAIM INSTANT SALVATION ON THE BASIS OF THE WORD OF GOD. THEY TAKE CERTAIN PROMISES OF SCRIPTURE AND EMBRACE THEM AND APPROPRIATE THEM FOR THEMSELVES. THEY READ WORDS LIKE 'FAITH' AND 'BELIEF' AND REDEFINE WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN, AND CONVERT THEM OVER TO A DECISION, AND INSTANT MOMENT OF FAITH. They embrace AS TRUE all the positive aspects of Scripture.

They must have recognized from their mind their need for a savior, because otherwise they would not have embraced the Gospel. The implication here is severe indeed: Their repentance is also instant and only skin deep. It is an emotional repentance, of the soul man, of the flesh. It is mental and not of the INNER heart. These people go forward with deep emotion, and cry tears of joy at their 'DECISION FOR CHRIST' in the which they are told that CHRIST IS IN THEM AND UNION HAS OCCURRED. They embrace their so called 'salvation' and 'born again' experience as being valid and true. WHAT ELSE COULD BRING SUCH IMMEDIATE JOY?

Jesus, however, condemns them. This is why: You embrace with great joy only positive news. Bad news or harsh news does not bring joy, but sorrow. Does Jesus have a negative aspect to his salvation message? Is there a very negative aspect to the gospel? Is there something within the message of Christ that these people are refusing to hear, SUCH AS ENTER YE IN AT THE STRAIT GATE, OR WALK THE NARROW WAY? Is that why Christ accuses them of having no root? Do the negative aspects of the strait gate and narrow way actually give the Christian HIS ROOTS? Is entering the gate and walking the way that which makes us ESTABLISHED? Is it this root that actually brings the fruit of UNION WITH CHRIST? What if we IGNORE or DENY the negative aspects of the Gospel? What if we remove them by FALSE THEOLOGY? Does it bring eternal ruin? Jesus affirms that looking only at the positive aspects of the salvation message will damn you in the end, for you have no root, no established INNER heart! You cannot stand the heat of the fiery trial of faith! If Christ claims the positive DOES NOT GIVE US ROOTS, THEN IT CAN ONLY BE THE NEGATIVE THAT GIVES US THE ROOTS WE NEED. THUS:

We can and must by these comments of Christ ELIMINATE THE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS OF SCRIPTURE FOR ESTABLISHING THE ROOT OF THE REAL CHRISTIAN. There are only two aspects to the commands of Christ, positive and negative. As Christ removes the positive for root building, then the negative MUST BE what brings the real believer into union. We have no options whatever. Therefore:

Jesus claims they accept all the positive by instant faith and instant belief. There is no other way to accept anything in your mind. . You either accept it by faith and believe it true, or you reject it. These people embrace the gospel promises IMMEDIATELY FOR THEMSELVES, AND PROCLAIM THEMSELVES SAVED AND HEAVEN BOUND BY AN ACT OF THEIR OWN MIND! IT BRINGS IMMEDIATE JOY AND RELIEF. IT IS ALL POSITIVE. THE WORDS 'FAITH' AND 'BELIEF' ARE TWISTED TO THE VERY REVERSE OF WHAT THEY ACTUALLY MEAN.

Notice they have NO ROOT. The word 'root' is "rhiza" and it means STABILITY, ESTABLISHED, TRUSTWORTHY. In Psalm 145:18 it says:

The word 'truth' is "emeth' and it means ESTABLISHED, STABILITY, TRUSTWORTHY. The root of the word is "aman" and it means TO BUILD UP, TO ESTABLISH, FIRM, STEADFAST, PERMANENT, OF LONG CONTINENCE, SURE. It means to continue, to abide in, to remain in, to be steadfast in the search for 'the truth'. The very word truth does not imply something instant or immediate, which is why Christ condemns these people with the stony heart.

If you refuse, you have not called upon the name of the Lord IN TRUTH. You have called, but not in the way Jesus demands. These folks design a theology that allows them an immediate entrance into heaven's gates, but is this theology a correct one? Christ says they fall away. Obedience to Christ means doing ALL commands of Christ, NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE.

These people become offended by the word of God when tribulation comes. This tribulation is not outward but inward, a tribulation of the soul. It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to convict of sin, righteousness and judgment, hardly a positive move by God. It should be said that to be reproved 'IN TRUTH' is not pleasant at all, but very nasty and very negative. The reproof of God is so negative that Jesus said very few would actually undergo it! They fall away as soon as the process begins. They claim Satan is attacking them, and all negatives are thrown out as satanic attacks! They reject the Holy Spirit and say it is a devil!

They worship Jesus Christ, but their hearts are stone cold, far removed from being touched by the conviction and reproof of God. They will not come to the LIGHT OF AGAPE LOVE. THEY WILL NOT HAVE THEIR DEEDS REPROVED BY THE LIGHT OF AGAPE LOVE. They die in their trespasses and sins.

Is it possible that the POSITIVE ASPECTS OF SCRIPTURE ONLY COME INTO EFFECT AFTER ONE HAS UNDERGONE THE NEGATIVE? That spiritual attainment is no different from attainment of the good things in this life? THAT ANYTHING WORTH HAVING IS NOT EASILY ATTAINED?

What would happen if you went to a major university for the medical profession and told the board that you wanted your degree RIGHT NOW? That you did not want to go through any of that NEGATIVE STUFF, like study, burning the midnight oil, internship and the hard work that a degree entails? Would they give a degree or throw you out on your ear? Does not the negative TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH come PRIOR to the gift of the degree? Is it possible that the AWARD OR SHEEPSKIN of AGAPE LOVE AND TRUE UNION WITH CHRIST must be preceded by the negative commands of the Bible? Your answer determines your eternal destiny.

Do we get wisdom at the snap of the fingers? Could it be that true wisdom only comes by a severe testing of our faith? That unless we submit to the commands of Christ, God will not allow us to graduate? That instead of a degree in eternal life, we end up a failure forever in eternal ruin? What makes you think that when we are dealing with God we can demand instant access to heaven? THE BIBLE PROVES THAT TRUE FAITH, TRUE BELIEF ARE NOT INSTANT AT ALL, AND THAT THIS CONCEPT OF INSTANT FAITH AND INSTANT BELIEF IS A FABRICATION OF THE FALSE PROPHETS THAT CHRIST WARNED US ABOUT. Do you think God might consider you an arrogant FOOL whose only fate short of full repentance is eternal fire? Do you think God might consider you ONE OF THE MANY? The INSTANT FAITH, IMMEDIATE JOY movement is a POSITIVE AFFIRMATION OF THE UTTER ARROGANCY AND SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION OF MAN. IT UPHOLDS CHRIST ON ONE HAND, AND UTTERLY DENIES HIM ON THE OTHER, AND IS A PRECISE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROPHECY OF PETER AND CHRIST.

Our very salvation depends upon how we answer those questions. They can only be answered by the harsh words of Scripture. In any event, we can prove these people have no root whatever, and they fall away into eternal ruin. They are swept away by their instant theology.

(Luke 8:14)

These people hear the word, and begin to grow in the word. But the cares of this life, and the concerns of this life choke out the word, so that it dies and never comes to the fruit of perfection, which is AGAPE LOVE BESTOWEMENT. Of course, byond is much more fruit, and more pruning, but ORIGINAL FRUIT IS THE FRUIT OF REGENERATION. They are in effect double minded. They want Christ and heaven, but they are not willing to pay the price to obtain it. Although salvation is a free gift, Jesus said it would cost you everything to obtain it.

Satan moves in on these people and DIVERTS their attention to the routines of life, and they do NOT CONTINUE, THEY DO NOT ABIDE IN HIS DOCTRINES. No fruit is brought to perfection, and our perfecting is in Christ. THEY NEVER MEET CHRIST; THERE IS NO ACTUAL UNION WITH CHRIST. Their religion is in vain, of non - effect.

These folks are Christians, but they are double-minded Christians. They have one foot in the world, another in Christ. They will not leave the world long enough to find THE LIVING Christ, nor will they abide in the doctrines of Christ long enough to come to regeneration. They are lost and go into eternal ruin.

This was the primary reason for the Church of Laodocea going into eternal ruin. They had become worldly, diverting their attention to obtaining AUTHENTIC salvation. This church is the last days church, a church full of false theology and false prophets, of instant salvation, instant union. They are a joyful church, and they are deceived by turning to the diversions the world has to offer. The early church warned Christians not to get involved in the affairs of this world, for they knew that the fight to extricate oneself from it was all that a soul could do! The true Church has never been a comfort to the world, not could it be, for their message condemns the world! They are one of the primary obstacles that one must overcome to inherit eternal life:

(Mark 8:36)

Those on the good ground keep the word. The word 'keep' is "katecho", and it means TO HOLD FAST, INTENSITY OF PURPOSE. Christ also says that the fruit is produced ONLY BY PATIENCE. The word 'patience' is "hupomone" and it means ENDURANCE, CONSISTENCY, CONTINUING, TO REMAIN IN, TO UNDERGO, TO BEAR TRIALS, TO HAVE FORTITUDE, TO SUFFER, TO HOLD UP IN LONG PATIENCE. It carries with it the identical meaning to become established, to seek the Lord in TRUTH.

Those that are diligent will be those who find the Lord. Those that are not will go into ruin. Only those with this patience bear the fruit of regeneration, the fruit of agape love. The fruit does not come until after the enduring. The fruit does not come until after one has shown he/she is steadfast. We then have a valid contrast we must make:

(Matthew 13:23)

Here a little and there a little. Notice the word 'received', which in the Greek is "paradechomai" and it means to ACCEPT, TO ADMIT TO, TO APPROVE OF, TO TAKE TO HEART, TO ADMIT THE TRUTH OF. Is this not what the confession of our real sin is? That we are to AGREE WITH GOD AND HIS REPROOF OF US, WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE VIA THE NARROW WAY:

The word 'understand' is "suniemi" and it means TO PUT TOGETHER, TO UNDERSTAND, TO COMPREHEND. In other words, the people of the good ground READ THE WORD, MEDITATE UPON THE WORD, PUT IT TOGETHER AND BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CHRIST DEMANDS. Over the course of time, they become established, and the Holy Spirit begins to do His work of conviction of the real problem of the human heart, the utter lack of AGAPE LOVE. If they allow this to continue, they will FIND THE TRUTH,

Only the fourth group on the good ground have the diligence and patience required, and Jesus says they go on to bear the fruit of REGENERATION, and then only with great difficulty:

This sounds like a NEGATIVE GOSPEL that brings over time a very positive event - regeneration, and Scripture proves it to be true. It sounds very much like the direct opposite of the INSTANT AND JOY SALVATION CROWD THAT CHRIST CONDEMNS. Please note that they all had faith, they all had belief, and they all responded to the gospel call. Only the good ground people respond IN THE PROPER MANNER, and only the good ground ones are saved in the end.

The parable of the sower shows us the OBSTACLES OF THE STRAIT GATE, and the NARROW WAY. The obstacles of Satan and his demons, of false instant salvation, and the cares and pleasures of this world must be overcome in order to find the real truth behind life, which is Jesus Christ and His agape love essence. This parable confirms the concept of a 'way' which means a pathway, highway or journey that one must pass through. It confirms the word 'strait', which means NARROW FROM OBSTACLES IN THE WAY. It confirms the word 'narrow' which means full of agony and anguish, full of trouble and pain of the inward soul as the Spirit works to SHOW THE DESTITUTION OF THE INNER HEART.

This parable begins to show us what Jesus meant when He said BELIEVE and have FAITH. The faith OF Jesus was a long term steadfastness, far removed from the instant faith gospel of modern Christianity. Christ follows this parable with another to prove that He meant what he said. He sharply divides up believers into two main camps: THE WHEAT AND THE TARES. We will find that the wheat represents the real, authentic born again believer, and the tares are bastard sons, who claim a regeneration they do not possess. They neither know the Son or God the Father. Their father is Satan, and Satan sows them among the true Church to deceive the unwary seeker after Christ. THE TARES ARE THE FALSE CHURCH, THE FALSE TEACHERS AND FALSE PROPHETS, THE ONES THAT PETER AND CHRIST WARNED WOULD COME, AND THEY WOULD UPHOLD CHRIST AND APPEAR AS CHRISTIANS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE CHRISTIANS. THEY WOULD BE IMPOSTORS, LIARS, DECEIVERS.

"And another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a a man WHICH SOWED GOOD SEED IN HIS FIELD:" (Matthew 13:24)

We know from the previous parable that the seed is the Word of God, and in this case the seed represents THOSE OF THE GOOD GROUND, THE SOULS OF THOSE TO BE SAVED WITH PATIENCE. The field is the world. This is another parable about response to the word. Only a certain portion of the world WILL RESPOND AT ALL TO THE WORD. Of those that DO RESPOND, only a small portion (the few, the WHEAT), respond correctly. Christ is now going to outline what He meant by His statement about the FALSE PROPHETS who will mislead millions of Christians and sweep them into eternal ruin.

The false prophets are not sheep, they only dress like sheep. They are 'look alikes', Satanic plants who are dupes, but who nevertheless come in with false doctrines designed to mislead the seekers of heaven and keep them AWAY FROM TRUE REGENERATION. False Christians are referred to as tares, the real true born again or soon to be born again believers are the wheat. In relationship to the parable of the sower, those of the wayside, stony ground and thorns are tares, for they never do leave Satan's dominion. They are ALL IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, THEY ARE ALL CONSIDERED BY CHRIST AS PART OF HIM. The wheat are of the good ground.

"But while men slept, the enemy came and

SOWED TARES AMONG THE WHEAT,

and went his way."

(Matthew 13:25)

Notice that Satan sows the tares AMONG THE WHEAT, or that is WITHIN THE REAL CHURCH. As the true church is the wheat, then Christ is telling us that the look alike tares are dropped RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH. Tares look just like wheat. Only close examination will reveal the difference. The tares are the 'many' and the wheat are the few. The tares are on the broad road of false Christian theology and doctrine, while the few have entered in at the strait gate, combined together, the wheat and tares form the BODY OF CHRIST ON EARTH.

Satan and his angels of light come in with their false doctrines, but because these doctrines are VERY CLOSE to true doctrine the unwary NEVER SEE THE DIFFERENCE. So we have a host of people that look like Christians, act like Christians, and who present what seems to be pure Christian doctrine. They have huge churches and large followings according to Peter and Paul.

Broad road people are in reality the enemy of Christ, because they refuse to do his commands. Not only do they refuse, they prevent others from coming in as well, by their broad road doctrines and rituals. Satan is the enemy of Christ, and these people, even though in the body of Christ (among the wheat) they are placed there by Satan for the sole purpose of deceiving others into eternal ruin. Satan knows that mankind has a herd instinct, and follow after their leaders, and never check things out for themselves.

Christ is saying that He will wait until the TIME OF THE HARVEST, and at that time He will judge those who call themselves 'in Christ'. This tells us when the 'many' will be judged, and it is the TARES who are JUDGED FIRST, and bound up and taken to the fires of the place of torments. THEY ARE THE BRANCHES THAT ARE BURNED IN JOHN 15:2. Will all believers, both good and evil be resurrected at the same time, and the evil ones separated immediately and cast away? In spite of modern prophetic interpretation, YES.

Many attempt to claim that the tares are unbelievers, or the whole world. That could not be the case because tares look like wheat. These are imitations of the real thing. The church is in the WHOLE WORLD. The Body of Christ is around the world. Within that body (AMONG THE BODY OF CHRISTIANS) are both wheat and tares. There are a multitude of rapture/resurrection concepts on the shelves of modern Christian theology, but Scripture says there is only ONE correct one.

Unbelievers are not in view here at all, only those who profess Jesus Christ as their Lord. The earth is filled with unbelievers who will undergo their own judgment AFTER Christ has removed the Body of Christ from earth. YET HERE IT SAYS CLEARLY THE TARES ARE JUDGED FIRST.

Remember that judgment BEGINS at the house of the Lord. There is the preliminary judgment of the narrow way, which separates the TRUE FROM THE FALSE. Both the wheat and the tares claimed to be in the house of the Lord. Thus the initial judgment is a judgment as to WHO LAID HOLD OF AGAPE LOVE AND WHO DID NOT. MUST BEGIN HERE. Where else would Christ send them away? THE MANY ARE ALL CHRISTIANS, THEY ARE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND THEY WILL ALL BE RESURRECTED ALONG WITH THE BRIDE. THE 'MANY' ARE THE VERY FIRST ONES TO UNDERGO SEVERE JUDGMENT, AND THEY ARE SENT AWAY TO THE FIRES OF HADES TO AWAIT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT, WHICH IS YET A THOUSAND YEARS AWAY. This would be phase one of the judgment of God's people.

After this initial separation of the wheat and tares, and wheat is taken into the barn, and there the remainder of Christians enter the BEMA seat judgment of Christ for their rewards, and enjoy the MARRIAGE SUPPER, FOR THEY ARE THE BRIDE OF CHRIST Phase two would then be for rewards only, because the remainder had agape love bestowement, they had in truth been born again, and they in truth had UNION with the Son. After this initial separation judgment is over, the judgment of the earth will begin, which is a JUDGMENT OF ALL CHRIST REJECTERS, THE UNBELIEVERS, THE HEATHEN.

Notice also that the wheat and tares GROW TOGETHER THROUGH OUT THE CHURCH AGE. Christ does not come and stop the process, for avoiding deception is part of the screening out process. Christ is in the process of weeding out the real diligent seekers from the nominal seeker. That is why he said we must STRIVE to enter in at the strait gate. That is why Jesus warned us to BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS, who would bring in 'look alike' doctrines and theology that would be 99% accurate, but would still lead you into eternal ruin.

It is only the 'very elect' that will know the difference, and then only with careful diligence. The BRIDE is made up only of those who have come to agape love bestowement and those who will obtain it. These are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. All others are not written there, and they will not ever see heaven, for they are judged prior to getting there. The false church, who were considered in the body of Christ never did come to agape love bestowement, and thus are sent away.

Now we have confirmation of our answer. Christ spreads the Word to the four corners of the globe, or the world. That is the field. There is a response to the Word of God (the seed). Those who respond form the Body of Christ. Within the body of Christ are two types of people: THE TRUE SEEKERS AND THE FALSE SEEKERS. The tares are the FALSE LOOK ALIKES, WHOSE FATHER IS SATAN, BUT WHO ARE 'RELIGIOUS ONES'. THEY HAVE THE RELIGION OF CAIN. The wheat, however, keep the 'sayings of Jesus" and DO THEM (OBEDIENCE) and the tares do NOT keep his sayings, and DO NOT DO THEM (DISOBEDIENCE). The true seed is called wheat, because the WORD OF GOD WILL NOT RETURN UNTO GOD VOID, BUT WILL ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSE THAT GOD HAS IN MIND.

The tares, on the other hand, respond to the word, but they are they on the wayside, stony ground or thorns, and never keep the sayings of Jesus and never obey his commands to enter in via the strait gate. They claim to be Christians: they look, act and sound like Christians; but they ARE NOT. IT IS THE FALSE CHURCH, THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN. They are AMONG the real regenerated Christians.

(Matthew 13:39-41)

Notice that Christ says 'out of his kingdom'. Now the Kingdom of Christ is the kingdom of heaven. HIS RETURN TO EARTH TO RECLAIM IT HAS NOT YET OCCURRED. We know the judgment begins at the house of the Lord. At the resurrection/rapture of all of His believers/followers and disciples, Christ will FIRST separate out all those that offend and them that do iniquity. Is that not what Christ said to the MANY? Did he not say that their works were INIQUITY? This is the separation process in the House of the Lord. The many are severed out of the Body of Christ immediately. This is where Christ vomits them out of His mouth. They are cancer, they are poison, and they caused millions of Christians throughout the entire Church age to go astray. Thus Christ gathers them up first, casts them out, and the remaining Christians go into heaven with Christ for their rewards.

Those that do 'iniquity' are those that did all of their works without agape love, which fulfills the law of God. They did not understand that they had to walk the narrow way to obtain agape love. They merely claimed it by an act of faith, and then went about 'doing good'. The problem is that YOU DO NOT OBTAIN AGAPE LOVE BY AN ACT OF FAITH OR BELIEF. IT IS SIMPLY NOT DONE THAT WAY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FAITH OR BELIEF. Because they did not realize that, ALL OF THEIR WORKS WERE DONE IN NATURAL PHILEO LOVE, WHICH CHRIST BRANDED AS 'EVIL' AND THUS, THEY WERE WORKERS OF INIQUITY.

By laying hold of agape love, the authentic born again Christian works under the cloak and covering of Christ, because agape love IS THE BASIS OF ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS, INCLUDING GOD. He has entered into THE REST OF GOD, AND IS COVERED BY THE LOVE OF GOD. The tares did not understand that the commands of Christ to enter at the strait gate and to walk the narrow way WERE THE ONLY WAS TO FIND AGAPE LOVE. They built a theology that told them they HAD AGAPE LOVE when in fact they did not. Thus their works were never done under the covering of Christ, and their works are works of INIQUITY. All of this is confirmed by John 15:

(John 15:6)

Jesus then says that THOSE BRANCHES (individual Christians) who do not BEAR FRUIT, are TAKEN AWAY. The fruit Jesus is speaking of here is AGAPE LOVE BESTOWEMENT OR REGENERATION. Those who do not bear this fruit are BURNED IN THE FIRES. That was the whole object of His prayer, that ALL BELIEVERS, ALL FOLLOWERS WOULD COME INTO UNION WITH HIM. The union is THE 'FIRST FRUIT', AND FROM THERE, THE BELIEVER WILL BE PURGED TO BEAR MORE FRUIT.

The tares never leave the dominion of Satan in spite of their professions of knowing Christ. They are under the deception of Satan and God allows it to be so because they were disobedient to His Son, and they did not keep His sayings, nor did they do the will of the Father. They did NOT study the Word, they did not ALLOW the Word to show them truth. Thus God allows them to fall under a delusion. Their worship is in vain, it will profit them nothing. They draw near to Christ with their mouth and their head faith, but their hearts are far from Christ. Their entire life was vanity. They stand condemned by the very Lord they claimed they loved.

When you bring what we have together, we find a total harmony that is unmistakable. You could not misread what Christ is saying, and His 'saying' here is deadly to all Christians: THE VAST MAJORITY ARE GOING TO ETERNAL RUIN. To prove totally that the dividing line is indeed agape love, Christ says:

(John 15:2)

If a person comes to TRUE UNION, TRUE REGENERATION, TRUE AGAPE LOVE BESTOWEMENT, then God is going to PURGE THAT SOUL to make it produce MORE FRUIT FOR THE KINGDOM. In other words, ONCE AGAPE LOVE FRUIT IS PRODUCED, that soul is never cast into the fire to be burned, but is instead PURGED LIKE GOLD AND SILVER, SO THAT ALL THE IMPURITIES RISE TO THE SURFACE AND CAN BE SCOOPED OFF. That process is AFTER the bestowement of agape love, and is not part of the initial quest to find the mystery of God. Jesus said this is true of EVERY BRANCH that comes to the fruit of agape love.

Jesus said that a little leaven in the loaf (the body of Christ) leavens the whole loaf. Over time the leaven spreads and infects the entire loaf of bread. The leaven represents false doctrine, false theology which leads to apostasy away from the TRUTH OF SCRIPTURE. This apostasy leads to the REDEFINITION of key words used in Scripture. Faith, grace, conversion, regeneration, works and legalism are all REDEFINED so that the unwary do not find the truth. That faith would be redefined is all to apparent:

(Luke 18:8)

The answer to this question of Christ's is NO. True biblical faith will have been REDEFINED by the false prophets, so that only the FEW will have true biblical faith, the others will have a FALSE FAITH, WHICH IS NOT FAITH AT ALL. Their belief will not be a heart belief, even though it will be claimed it is. They will redefine conversion, and call it regeneration and vice versa. Works will have been expanded in definition and grace will become utterly perverted by redefinition. THE WHOLE GROUP are then SWEPT AWAY INTO ETERNAL RUIN. Peter said that the VAST MAJORITY of Christians would be swept away with all of these perversions of doctrine and theology. The false teachers, preachers and evangelists would be very popular, embraced by the entire Body of Christ in spite of the warnings of the FEW who knew the truth.

There is yet another proof that the vast majority of Christians are swept away into eternal ruin. Paul tells us why the 'many' are swept away in the 'latter days' of the Church. THIS WARNING IS DIRECTED RIGHT AT YOU AND ME, HEED IT WELL:

(2 Timothy 4:2)

 This verse sets the stage for what Paul is about to say next. Who do you preach to? BELIEVERS, FOLLOWERS, DISCIPLES. Notice that it says, REPROVE, REBUKE. That does not sound like 'positive confessions' or 'with joy'. The word 'long-suffering' is "makrothumeo" and it means WITH LONG ENDURANCE, TO FOREBEAR OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, FORTITUDE AND TO HAVE GREAT PATIENCE. Notice that the reproof and rebuke are to come FROM DOCTRINE, i.e. from the Bible itself.

(John 6:64-66)

The remarks of John the Baptist also illustrate the concept of THE RADICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BELIEVERS AND THE REGENERATED. We will draw upon what we know as we explore these remarks. John is faced with the Pharisees and the Sadducees, who have come for baptism. They are the religious leaders of their day. We have today in the Christian faith, New Testament Pharisees and Sadducees who have the identical same traits, who have within them the identical same violence and hatred towards the truth that those of Jesus's day had. THEY WILL NOT ESCAPE THE FIRES OF ETERNAL RUIN, UNLESS THEY REPENT A FULL AND COMPLETE BIBLICAL REPENTANCE.

"And THINK NOT to say within yourselves,

WE HAVE ABRAHAM OUR FATHER:

For I say unto you, that God is able

OF THESE STONES TO RAISE UP CHILDREN UNTO ABRAHAM."

(Matthew 3:9)

Remember in Ezekiel 36:26 that God said THAT ALL HIS PEOPLE HAVE HEARTS OF STONE. Your profession of faith and belief do not alter this HEART OF STONE. It is out of these stones that God will call the VERY ELECT. THESE ARE THEY WHICH WILL WALK THE NARROW WAY TO THE END, WHERE THE CHIEF SURGEON PERFORMS A HEART TRANSPLANT. We are seeing again the concept of FROM THE MANY COME THE FEW. The many refuse to allow God to deal with their heart of hearts. It is off limits to Christ. They will allow only room in the outer court of their minds, but CHRIST HAD DARE NOT COME TO THEIR HOLY OF HOLIES, their INNER HEART. As a result, they refuse the narrow way and the reproof of God. They will not come to the LIGHT OF AGAPE LOVE for their true confession of what sin really is.

(Matthew 3:10)

The heart must bring forth the FRUIT OF AGAPE LOVE, OR IT IS TO BE CUT DOWN, AND BURNED IN THE FIRES OF ETERNAL RUIN. The heart cannot bring forth the fruit of agape love unless and until it walks the NARROW WAY TO FIND CHRIST, WHO STANDS AT THE END OF THE NARROW WAY.

If this process is not allowed by the soul, for whatever reason, that soul will bear WORKS OF INIQUITY, WORKS OF EVIL, as in the case of the many. Either one walks the narrow way and allows Christ to put the ax to the core of your problem, or you will simply be cut down and cast into the fire.

God is going to go right to the heart of the human condition. God is not going to fool around any more in ritual and SURFACE RELIGION. GOD HATES RELIGION, HE HATES THE SOLEMN ASSEMBLY (Isaiah 1:10-15). God is all done with religion and religious pretense. That is all over with. Something new is in the offering with the arrival of Jesus Christ: IT IS A NEW HEART, A NEW BIRTH, A SUPERNATURAL CHANGE WITHIN. God pleads with us TO WALK THE NARROW WAY TO BE MADE CLEAN, AND QUIT ALL OF THIS PRETENSE (Isaiah 1:16-19). The ax is going to cut the stony human heart to shreds, and is going to utterly destroy it. If the heart is not changed, if the ax is refused, and only a profession is made, then no fruit can come forth to the perfection of regeneration. All professors are simply burned in the fire. Jesus confirms this in John 15:6. John the Baptist then says:

The word for 'purge' is "diakatharizo" and it means TO CLEANSE PERFECTLY. The cleansing comes from the bestowement of agape love at regeneration. Then comes the work on the other side of the cross. Then comes another form of purging. Laying the ax to the root of our hearts means to CUT OUT OUR HUMAN NATURAL HEART, AND GOD GIVES US A NEW ONE!

Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount that a corrupt tree could only bring forth EVIL FRUIT. Matthew 3:10 cross compares with Matthew 7:19. They are all God's people, but only a few of them are regenerated.

We have now gone over an abundant amount of Scripture to prove totally that the vast majority of Christians will end up in eternal ruin. We will now offer one more New Testament proof that is

"But there were FALSE PROPHETS also among the people (Israel)

Peter is warning that just as Israel had false prophets, so too will the Church have FALSE TEACHERS. They shall come. It is an imperative condition. It will happen. They will rise up among the Christian church, they will look like, sound like and act like real authentic born again Christians, but they will be liars. We are going to examine these false teachers IN DEPTH later. We only need to be aware that THEY ARE CHRISTIANS, IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, IN THE CHURCH, POSING AS AUTHENTIC BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.

and bring upon themselves swift destruction." (2 Peter 2:1)

Notice it says that they 'privily bring in' damnable doctrine. It simply means THAT THESE FALSE DOCTRINES ARE BROUGHT IN TOTALLY UNAWARE. The Body of Christ does not SPOT THE ERROR. This is not cult activity, but is instead MAINSTREAM CHRISTIANITY ITSELF. These doctrines are so clever, so close to the real thing that the VAST MAJORITY WITHIN THE CHURCH DO NOT DETECT THE ERROR. Not only do they not detect it, THEY EMBRACE THE ERROR AS TRUTH! The error they embrace damns them to eternal ruin. The error they embrace is a lie, a falsehood, a tragic mistake in doctrine. It is an error in THEOLOGY, IN DEFINITIONS, IN THE PRIMARY DOCTRINE OF SALVATION. IT SWEEPS THE ENTIRE CHURCH, IS VERY POPULAR, AND ALL PRIMARY DENOMINATIONS BUY INTO IT, FROM THE FUNDAMENTALISTS TO THE LIBERALS. Remember IT IS UNDETECTED, BROUGHT IN TOTALLY IN SECRET, AND IT IS

(2 Peter 2:2)

(2 Peter 2:2)

Peter gets right to the point: These false teachers DO NOT SPEAK EVIL OF JESUS CHRIST, THEY UPHOLD CHRIST. What they speak evil of is THE WAY THAT LEADS TO THE TRUTH. Christ gave us only ONE WAY. HE CALLED IT STRAIT AND NARROW. We are being told that another doctrine, that is SO CLOSE to the original that it appears 100% correct as to how one gets saved, IS a lie right out of hell itself.

FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE;

because thou hast rejected knowledge,

I will also reject thee, that THOU SHALT BE NO PRIEST TO ME;

seeing thou hast forgotten the

LAW OF THY GOD,

I will also forget thy children."

(Hosea 4:6)

 Notice it says MY PEOPLE are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge. Could this have something to do with the New Testament saying that 'faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word'? Is true Biblical faith based upon an established knowledge of what the Scriptures really say, both positive and negative, and then being obedient to the commands therein?

God is not a respecter of persons, and thus in many ways treats unbelievers and believers alike for disobedience, i.e., they go into eternal ruin. It appears there is a GENERAL LACK OF REAL FAITH IN ALL THOSE THAT ARE TURNED AWAY. Is faith established by entering the strait gate and walking the narrow way? Is that what Christ means when He says 'BELIEVE'? Is that what Paul means when he says "BELIEVE FROM THE HEART?' Is the strait gate and narrow way the way of KNOWLEDGE?

If true Biblical faith comes from an ever expanding knowledge of Scripture that is allowed to become OPERATIVE in the life of the believer, then God can do His work of convicting unto salvation. Is that why Christ demanded that we CONTINUE in His doctrine? Is that why we find numerous warnings that we must abide in and study to show ourselves APPROVED UNTO GOD?

Something tragic happened to the many Christians, so tragic it brought them to eternal ruin. For one reason or another, they could not lay hold of the MYSTERY OF GOD. We have proven they were believers. We have shown you they had faith and belief by modern theological standards, yet they go into eternal damnation. This is impossible under modern Christian theology, which claims loudly that FAITH AND BELIEF ARE WHAT SAVE THE SOUL.

This must give all of us all reason to pause. These warnings are everywhere, we are to read them; learn from them. We are to avoid the mistakes made by 'many'. We are to count our own souls worthy of salvation, and we are to become OBEDIENT to the 'SAYINGS OF JESUS', and we are to do THE WILL OF THE FATHER. In conclusion, we have learned the following: