12-29-19 || THE COMING KING

“As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’ 4 And Jesus answered them, ‘See that no one leads you astray.’”

– Matthew 24:3-4

PREPARING FOR THE KING

1. Be Wise “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.” – Matthew 25:1-2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Be Watching “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” – Matthew 25:13 “Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” -Matthew 24:37 “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” – Matthew 24:37 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Be Filled With Fresh Oil “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.” – Matthew 25:3-4 “But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those [the wise] virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.” – Matthew 25:6-7 “Afterward the other [foolish] virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’” – Matthew 25:11-12 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ … 23 And then will I [the Lord] declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” – Matthew 7:21-23 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________