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8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

PRAY

GET BUSY WORK AND LISTEN.

ABOUT THE COMING OF JESUS

ACCEPT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN

36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

NO ONE KNOWS WHEN HE IS COMING BACK

HIM COMING BACK

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS TO LOOK FOR

(New Century Version)

The Last Days

1 Remember this!

In the last days there will be many troubles,2 because people will love themselves, love money, brag, and be proud.

They will say evil things against others and will not obey their parents or be thankful or be the kind of people God wants.3

They will not love others, will refuse to forgive, will gossip, and will not control themselves.

They will be cruel, will hate what is good,4 will turn against their friends, and will do foolish things without thinking.

They will be conceited, will love pleasure instead of God,5 and will act as if they serve God but will not have his power.

Stay away from those people

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(KJV)

BE READY

Virgins - pure and chaste

Lamp - testimony of the saints witnessing to a dark world

The Preparation - Trimmed their wicks

Not only needed Oil - ( represents Holy Ghost)

But - Have Extra supply

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6"At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom!

Come out to meet him!'

7"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

8The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'

9" 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.

Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

10"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived.

The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.

And the door was shut.

11"Later the others also came.

'Sir!

Sir!' they said.

'Open the door for us!'

12"But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'

13"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

14"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

15To one he gave five talents[a] of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability.

Then he went on his journey.

16The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.

17So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.

18But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

19"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

20The man who had received the five talents brought the other five.

'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents.

See, I have gained five more.'

21"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!

You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.

Come and share your master's happiness!'

22"The man with the two talents also came.

'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

23"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!

You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.

Come and share your master's happiness!'

24"Then the man who had received the one talent came.

'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

25So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground.

See, here is what belongs to you.'

26"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant!

So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?

27Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

28" 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance.

Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

The Sheep and the Goats

31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.

32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.