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YES!! YES!!! YES!!!!

Perhaps David's words will help any who need to "see" even better! Remember, the WISE virgins not only took oil in their lamps... but EXTRA... in jars. Why? Because THEIR lamps could only HOLD so much at a time, yes? Else, they would... "RUNNETH OVER"!

Thus, our dear Lord said, through David, as to the MOST Holy One of Israel, JAH of Armies... WE say of our dear Lord:

JaHVeH (and NOW, Christ, the One APPOINTED by JAH) is my shepherd
I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

"You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of JaHVeH
forever."

23rd Psalm

The "cup/vessel" of the WISE virgins... "RAN OVER"... with oil. Hence, they symbolically needed ANOTHER vessel to hold it all... because they had an ABUNDANCE. But it wasn't an abundance of faith... although that TOO is very important, you all state. It was the "oil... of exultation" with which we are anointed... so as to SEE.

It is the "eyesalve" given us, so that the prophecy can be fulfilled:

"The Spirit of JaHVeH is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and to give sight to the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

I hope this helps!

Peace to you!

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar

Well, I have just learned that undertanding this CORRECTLY is a very important matter, dear ones (peace to you, all!) SO important that I must add something more that might help us see the different HERE... as to faith and holy spirit.

Since the lamp is the eye... what the foolish virgins needed was "something" to help them SEE. But while it CAN help you HEAR... faith is not what helps you SEE. Why? Because faith is the assured EXPECTATION of the thing "hoped" for... the evident demonstration of realities... though NOT BEHELD. NOT seen. The issue in the parable is with regard to be able to SEE something (the thing hoped for)... hence, the virgins getting their lamps in order.

It was not about faith, however, as the virgins ALL hoped for (and so had faith IN) the arrival of the Bridegroom. Which OCCURRED. And so, because they HEARD the announcement (due to their FAITH)... AND their Bridegroom had arrived... faith was no longer necessary. The "hope" had been fulfilled. And so, once the thing "hoped for" OCCURS... one no longer NEEDS faith, right? Because the EXPECTATION has been fulfilled.

But here's another reason why holy spirit... in the form of eyesalve, which gives is GRANTED to those with FAITH... and so GIVES SIGHT to the (formerly) blind, is important:

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. "

But here's the point, dear ones, and why I had to continue:

1. We must KEEP asking, and KEEP seeking the "water"... the cleanses, that gives sight to the blind... which "water" is poured out from the innermost parts of the Bridegroom, the HOLY One of Israel and Holy Spirit, our dear Lord, JAHESHUA, the Chosen One of JAH (MischaJah)... FREE!

and...

2. We must NOT leave off faith; indeed, we MUST strengthen our faith... because...

The "water of life"... holy spirit... is "free"... because one cannot buy it with silver or gold. One can only "buy" it with... FAITH. Faith... IN the One who "sells" it! Thus,

Faith, therefore... is the CURRENCY that one USES... TO "buy" oil.... holy spirit... the FREE water (of life)!

If one has little faith... then one has little ASSETS... or currency... with which to make a purchase! Which is why the five foolish virgins were told to go off and buy: they apparently had SOME "money" with WHICH to buy more "oil." The five wise virgins, however, had already BOUGHT enough to begin with.

I hope this helps and, again, peace to you, ALL!

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar

Amen and Amen!

Remember this song? Used to be one of my favorites:

"Hey there, all YOU thirsty ones! Come to the water. And the ones that have no money! Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk even without money and without price. 2 Why do YOU people keep paying out money for what is not bread, and why is YOUR toil for what results in no satisfaction? Listen intently to me, and eat what is good, and let YOUR soul find its exquisite delight in fatness itself. 3 Incline YOUR ear and come to me. Listen, and YOUR soul will keep alive."—Isaiah 55:1-3.

--Armand

Wonderful clarification!

Loz x

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"This is my son. LISTEN to Him!"

Allow me to say also, Amen!

Armand, LOVE those passages. How clearly those read now!

Peace and love to you all, and may all who seek and thirst be granted ears to hear as the Spirit and the Bride say to them and to you, "Come... take the free gift of the water of life!"

Your servant, sister, and fellow slave of Christ,
tammy

Yes! I agree.

Loz x

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"This is my son. LISTEN to Him!"

I DO remember it, dear Armand (peace to you!). And... perhaps IT is the reason some, DON'T go to Christ and buy from HIM: that SONG has become a "clashing cymbal" in their ears, so that ANY mention of "life's water"... causes them PAIN... rather than joy! For those for whom it still holds SOME joy... they don't really KNOW what that "water" IS... nor from Whom they must BUY it... or HOW.

If they could only SEE what's in the following words:

"Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right;
for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands
and right to those who find knowledge.
Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold;
for wisdom is better than jewels..."

Proverbs 8:6-11

Since Christ IS Wisdom... well, the prudent thing to do is to CHOOSE, LISTEN to, OBEY, FOLLOW... and have FAITH... in HIM.

May all those HERE who have ears to hear AND those here who don't have them, yet... and are thirsting and WISHING... HEAR... what the Spirit says... as Wisdom, above... AND along with His Bride, they THEY say:

"Come! TAKE 'life's water"... FREE!"

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar


"Come! Take 'life'sw

Again, and I am sure you all can "see" it (peace to you all!)... wonderful "stuff" coming to us, recently! And I've no doubt that more is coming! In THAT Light (which is Christ), I HAVE to join with the Psalmist and SAY:

Praise JAH!
Praise JAH from the heavens,
praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all His angels,
praise Him, all His host!

Praise Him, sun and moon,
praise Him, all you shining stars!
Praise Him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of JAH!

For He commanded and they were created.
And He established them for ever and ever;
He fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.

Praise JAH from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling His command!

Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
Beasts and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!

Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

Let them praise the name of JAH,
for His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.
He has raised up a horn for His people,
praise for all His saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to Him.

Praise JAH!

Praise God in His sanctuary;
praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
praise Him according to His exceeding greatness!

Praise Him with trumpet sound;
praise Him with lute and harp!

Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with strings and pipe!

Praise Him with sounding cymbals;
praise Him with loud clashing cymbals!

Let everything that breathes praise JAH!

Psalms 148 and 150


Yep. Let every living thing... every living BREATHING thing… praise JAH!

Servant to JAH, to His Household Israel, and all those who go with... and a slave of HIS Christ, the HOLY One of Israel and Holy Spirit, JAHESHUA, the Chosen One of JAH (MischaJah),

Shellamar