0:15 the Blessed Autumn Festival the Festival
0:17 of trumpets has
0:19 come it can be said that the Autumn
0:22 Festival we are keeping today is a truly
0:25 meaningful and blessed
0:27 Festival I hope that all our Heavenly
0:30 family members will be able to receive a
0:32 and blessings of the Holy Spirit from
0:34 father and mother by graciously
0:36 observing these festivals from the
0:38 Festival of trumpets to the last day of
0:45 Tabernacles today let us take a look
0:48 back at the origin of the Festival of
0:52 trumpets 3,500 years ago Moses spent 40
0:54 days and 40 nights with God on Mount Si
0:56 to receive the first set of tablets
1:04 during this time he fasted neither
1:10 bread the Israelites who were at the
1:12 foot of the mountains thought that Moses
1:14 must have died since he went up the
1:16 mountain without taking any food or
1:25 drink as a result they made an idol of a
1:28 golden calf woried it and defiled
1:30 themselves with idolatry while while
1:37 it God was greatly angered by their
1:39 behavior what is the first commandment
1:41 among the Ten
1:43 Commandments it is you shall have no
1:46 other God before me and the second you
1:48 shall not make for yourself an
1:50 idol these are laws that God strictly
1:52 forbids to be
1:55 broken when seeing this isn't it deeply
1:57 troubling that such a situation
2:00 occurred this is why after giving Moses
2:01 the two stone
2:04 tablets God
2:06 said go down because your people have
2:09 committed detestable
2:11 sins while coming down the mountain
2:14 carrying the two stone
2:16 tablets Moses looked upon all the
2:18 actions and behaviors of the people and
2:25 anger he then threw the tablets at the
2:26 foot of the mountain shattering them
2:33 after Moses came down from the mountain
2:35 God pointed out all the wrongdoings that
2:38 the Israelites had
2:41 committed and about 3,000 of those who
2:44 had sinned were tragically put to death
2:45 that very
2:49 day later the people repented for their
2:51 unfaithfulness and earnestly asked God for
2:53 for
2:55 forgiveness when God saw their
2:57 repentance he instructed Moses to come
3:00 up Mount Si on the first day of the
3:03 sixth month by the sacred
3:05 calendar in order to receive the second
3:12 Commandments on the first day of the
3:15 sixth month Moses went on Mount Si and
3:18 fasted for another 40
3:21 Days Later he received the two stone
3:24 tablets and came down on the 40th Day
3:27 the 10th day of the seventh
3:31 month God chose that day as the day of
3:34 atonement in order to memorialize how he
3:37 had forgiven the Israelites of the sins
3:38 they had
3:41 committed thus every year to ensure that
3:43 they would not forget the day of
3:47 atonement trumpets were blown for 10
3:50 days it was to alert the Israelites
3:52 signaling them that it was time to
3:53 repent of their
3:55 sins and to prepare for the atonement of
3:59 their sins on the day of atonement
4:02 this Festival is called the Festival of
4:04 trumpets it is on the first day of the
4:07 seventh month by the sacred calendar
4:13 today therefore today is the time for us
4:15 to fully atone
4:17 for and repent of all the sins we
4:20 committed in heaven and on this
4:22 Earth including the sins that we
4:24 committed without even knowing there were
4:30 sins by doing so
4:32 we pray to God to open the way for us to
4:35 receive God's grace once
4:40 again and return to our Eternal Heavenly
4:43 Home starting from the Festival of
4:46 trumpets for 10 days we offer prayers
4:48 both in the early morning and in the
4:51 evening through this time we are able to
4:53 reflect upon ourselves and give thanks
4:57 once again for God's grace bestowed upon
5:00 us hence today let think about the
5:02 meaning of the Festival of trumpets the
5:05 Old Testament is filled with prophecies
5:08 while the New Testament are their
5:10 fulfillment considering all the sins we
5:12 have committed starting with the sin of
5:14 betraying God in heaven and being cast
5:16 down to this
5:19 earth even until now we have lacked in
5:21 showing gratitude for the Salvation and
5:24 the grace that God has bestowed upon
5:26 us yet we have still not properly set
5:28 the course of our life of
5:30 Faith sometimes we have been unable to
5:33 fully forsake worldly desires although
5:34 we are on the path to
5:37 Heaven that is to say we have been
5:39 leading lives not fully committed to
5:42 either one path or the
5:45 other from this Festival of trumpets to
5:46 the day of
5:49 atonement we must repent and seek
5:56 lives as it is written in the Book of
6:03 being neither hot nor cold can also be
6:06 considered as a grave
6:09 sin if it were not considered as a sin
6:11 why would God
6:14 say because you are lukewarm neither hot
6:17 nor cold what will he
6:20 do I'm about to spit you out of my
6:23 mouth despite God having forgiven our
6:25 tremendous sins from
6:28 Heaven our faith has failed to properly
6:31 give thanks for his grace
6:33 furthermore we have not yet fully
6:36 carried out the commands he has given
6:38 us despite it being the truth revealed
6:42 by God we have not had confidence in
6:45 it I hope that during the prayer week
6:48 our prayers will lead us to fully repent
6:57 life hence today I would like to
6:59 carefully consider all these issues
7:00 together with
7:02 with the sermon titled the parable of
7:06 the 10 virgins and confidence in the
7:09 truth when we look at Matthew chapter 25
7:12 we can find the parable of the 10
7:14 virgins let us turn to the gospel of
7:25 25 Matthew chapter 25
7:27 verse1 at that time the kingdom of
7:30 heaven will be like 10 virgins who took
7:32 their lamps and went out to meet the
7:35 bridegroom five of them were foolish and
7:38 five were wise the foolish ones took
7:40 their lamps but did not take any oil
7:43 with them the wise ones however took oil
7:45 and jars along with their
7:48 lamps what does oil
7:51 represent it represents Faith let's see
7:53 verse 5 the bridegroom was a long time
7:55 in coming and they all became drowsy and
7:59 fell asleep at midnight the cry rang out
8:02 here's the bridegroom come out to meet
8:04 him then all the virgins woke up and
8:07 trimmed their lamps the foolish one said
8:10 to the wise give us some of your oil our
8:13 lamps are going out no they replied
8:15 there may not be enough for both us and
8:18 you instead go to those who sell oil and
8:20 buy some for
8:22 yourselves but while they were on their
8:25 way to buy the oil the bridegroom
8:28 arrived The Virgins who were ready went
8:31 in with him to The Wedding Banquet and
8:32 the door was
8:36 shut later the others also came Lord
8:39 Lord they said open the door for
8:43 us but he replied truly I tell you I
8:45 don't know you therefore keep watch
8:47 because you do not know the day or the
8:52 hour the five foolish virgins made wrong
8:55 judgments and the five wise virgins made right
8:56 right
8:58 judgments the five foolish virgins did
9:00 something that would leave them with
9:03 eternal regret they said to themselves
9:05 it won't be too late to prepare at the
9:08 time the bridegroom arrives however it
9:11 was too late our faith must always be
9:15 ready we must never fall into a state of
9:17 exhaustion in the parable of the 10
9:19 virgins it says five of them were
9:22 foolish and five were
9:25 wise the five wise virgins went in with
9:28 the bridegroom to The Wedding
9:32 Banquet but the five foolish virgins
9:34 couldn't this is a prophecy that
9:37 foretells what will happen in the
9:39 future what is it that the five wise
9:42 virgins prepared along with their
9:45 lamps they prepared
9:48 oil what about the foolish
9:50 virgins the foolish ones took their
9:53 lamps but did not take any oil with
9:56 them brothers and sisters if there is a
9:59 lamp doesn't it naturally need oil in in
10:00 order for it to be
10:03 useful while the wise virgins prepared
10:05 both lamps and
10:07 oil the foolish virgins only prepar the
10:15 oil everyone what did father and mother
10:17 teach us about the meaning of the lamp
10:20 that needs to be filled with oil didn't
10:21 they teach us that it represents the
10:24 truth we possess what about the
10:26 oil they taught us that it represents
10:28 the faith that can illuminate the Dark World
10:34 therefore based on their teaching we can
10:36 understand that the wise virgins had
10:39 unwavering Faith towards God and had
10:40 confidence in God's
10:43 teachings what about the foolish
10:45 virgins though they were in the truth
10:48 they lack the necessary oil which is
10:51 faith if we are not confident about the
10:54 truth taught by God and cannot testify
10:56 about it with confidence in front of
10:58 others can we say that we believe in The
11:01 God Who came to this
11:04 earth we should confidently say because
11:07 it is the truth taught by God this is
11:08 indeed the truth that will save the
11:11 world there is only one Church in the
11:14 entire world that can save the
11:20 it God himself came to this Earth for
11:22 the Heavenly Sinners who were destined
11:23 to die
11:26 forever we had no choice but to go to
11:29 hell but God opened the way of life the
11:30 way of
11:32 Salvation and bestowed all his grace
11:35 upon us so that we can go to the kingdom
11:37 of heaven it is for all of these
11:39 aformentioned reasons that we should
11:42 have absolute confidence in this truth
11:44 as well as strong conviction and pride
11:47 in it also we must have the faith to
11:49 boast about the truth and eagerly share
11:56 us we must confidently say in front of anyone
11:59 anyone
12:01 unless you believe in our heavenly
12:03 mother you cannot be
12:06 saved unless you believe in Christ anang
12:09 you cannot be saved there is no other
12:11 name under Heaven given to mankind by
12:12 which we must be
12:15 saved we must be at a point in our faith
12:18 where we can now boast like this we need
12:20 to ask ourselves do I have the oil of
12:23 Faith or not here the distinction is
12:25 clearly made between those who have the
12:29 oil and those who only have a lamp
12:31 that is why God teaches us about the
12:33 necessity of
12:35 preaching hence preaching can be seen as
12:37 the way to confirm whether we possess
12:42 Faith the teachings we preach are not
12:44 our personal
12:52 inherited if we are convinced that
12:55 Christ anang is the true Christ who came
12:56 to this earth to save
13:04 we must have conviction in his teachings
13:07 and convey this conviction to
13:09 others think about what was the state of
13:13 faith of the Israelites in the time of
13:16 Elijah there were 850 false prophets who
13:18 worshiped Baal and ashra at the time
13:21 when Elijah who had faith in Jehovah God opposed
13:27 them however the Israelites who are
13:29 watching all of this take place in front
13:31 front of them did not take
13:34 sides they wavered in their conviction
13:37 asking themselves is it this side or
13:40 that side let us consider that though
13:42 the Israelites were selected as God's
13:44 chosen people in other words though they
13:47 had a lamp what was it that they were still
13:52 lacking they did not have any oil at all
13:54 that is to say faith in God this is why
13:56 they were not able to discern the
13:58 difference between truth and falsehood
14:00 their confusion came from the fact that
14:02 those who worship baale and ashra seemed
14:06 so powerful Queen Jezebel too worshiped
14:09 baale and ashra additionally the number
14:12 of their priests was
14:14 enormous when seeing them performing
14:17 sacrifices it seemed very
14:20 impressive however on the side of God's
14:22 people the numbers were quite small and
14:24 everything appeared to be humble and
14:26 lacking in every
14:29 way the people wavered even though they
14:30 claimed to be those who believed in Jehovah
14:37 God ultimately didn't the Prophet Elijah
14:40 confront all those false
14:43 prophets they called on the names of
14:45 their gods from morning until the time
14:48 of the evening sacrifice hoping for a
14:50 response but there was no answer from
14:54 Heaven it was then that in front of
14:55 those gathered there that Elijah
14:59 defeated them all he declared as as you
15:02 have seen their gods are
15:05 nothing their gods are merely artificial
15:08 creations made by men our God is not like
15:08 like
15:11 that Elijah let people come near to him
15:14 and offer sacrifices to God when he
15:17 repaired The Altar and placed on it the
15:20 burnt offering and then prayed to God
15:22 didn't a miraculous scene occur where
15:25 fire from heaven came down and burned up
15:27 the sacrifice and even the water in the trench
15:29 trench
15:33 at that time when the people hesitated
15:35 Elijah shouted out of frustration he
15:38 asked how long will you waver between two
15:43 opinions it was because from a spiritual
15:46 point of view their oil had run
15:48 out though they were in the position of
15:51 being God's chosen people they did not
15:53 have any
15:55 oil thus they lacked the proper
15:57 discernment to identify idols and nor
16:04 God in the end what did the people
16:06 finally say after Elijah had been
16:09 victorious in this confrontation and
16:17 ba they said the Lord he is
16:20 God if we think to ourselves do I
16:22 currently possess the oil of Faith or
16:26 not the answer to this question is found
16:29 when we demonstrate our faith in God
16:31 this is a demonstration of how
16:34 confidently we reveal and testify about
16:36 the truth of our heavenly mother to many
16:39 others isn't this what signifies that we
16:41 have the oil of
16:43 faith that is why God told us to take
16:46 heart while living in this
16:48 world let's take a look at the Book of
17:01 16 let's see God's word in John
17:08 16:33 I have told you these things so
17:10 that in me you may have
17:13 peace in this world you will have
17:16 trouble but take heart what did he tell
17:20 us to do God told us to be bold and take
17:28 world if we follow the path that father
17:29 and mother walk
17:31 won't we also be able to possess the
17:39 world it is said that the light of Truth
17:46 floor in the old days when people lit
17:49 oil lamps did anyone light them up only
17:50 to hide them under the
17:52 floor wasn't the light placed at the
17:54 very top of the house so that it can
17:56 illuminate the entire inside of the house
17:59 house
18:01 in other words the light is meant to
18:03 serve the role of
18:05 revealing its mission is not to hide
18:08 something but rather to reveal
18:11 something we should reveal who God the
18:13 father and God the mother are about our
18:16 church and about the truth as well
18:18 because who is the one that gave us all these
18:20 these
18:22 teachings if they are the teachings of
18:24 God then there is absolutely no other
18:30 then what is it that we need to prepare
18:32 from now
18:35 on we are now at a point in time where
18:37 it is necessary to measure how much of
18:39 the oil of faith we still have
18:42 left we should not be at ease with only
18:44 having a lamp that is merely being a
18:47 member of the Church of God
18:49 outwardly instead we should be
18:51 absolutely certain about all the truths
18:54 that God has revealed to us we should
18:55 regard this precious time of faith we
18:58 are in a time where we can rever God the
19:00 father and God the mother as the
19:02 happiest time of all and be fully
19:05 determined to follow this path to the
19:07 end this is why the apostles and the
19:10 forefathers of Faith did not give up
19:12 even when they were in a situation where
19:18 up through the Bible we know well that
19:20 they worked earnestly for the gospel
19:22 with the hope to change this Earth the
19:25 City of Refuge into the world of God and
19:28 led the world to repentance by preaching
19:31 the gospel boldly in Samaria and even to
19:37 Earth let us examine ourselves if we are
19:40 walking the path of Faith looking to
19:42 heaven or if we are walking the path of
19:44 Faith looking at the life on this
19:47 Earth I hope that no one will ever let
19:50 go of the Eternal Kingdom of Heaven and
19:52 the way of eternal life which father and
20:01 when viewed spiritually the times we
20:03 fail to look toward Heaven is also
20:04 considered a
20:07 sin what sin is
20:09 it the sin of not believing in God
20:11 correctly and the sin of not being
20:14 convinced of God's teachings through
20:16 this prayer week of the day of atonement
20:18 let us firmly believe in God's word I
20:20 have overcome the world so you should do the
20:22 the
20:25 same be courageous no matter what
20:28 happens I will always help you I hope
20:30 all Heavenly family members will have
20:33 absolute confidence in these words and
20:35 strive to testify powerfully to the
20:37 glory of father and mother throughout
20:40 the world let us see one more verse in Isaiah
20:47 41 let's take a look at the teachings in Isaiah
20:56 41:10 chapter 41:
21:00 10 so do not fear for I am with you do
21:04 not be dismayed for I am your God I will
21:06 strengthen you and help
21:09 you I will uphold you with my righteous right
21:15 hand in the book of Isaiah chapter 41 it
21:18 is written that God will help
21:22 us everyone do you believe this word are you
21:23 you
21:26 convinced then there is nothing else
21:29 that we need to think about
21:33 God himself helps us and strengthens us
21:35 by teaching us do not fear for I am with
21:37 you until the
21:41 end he gave us this promise as a
21:43 guarantee here is another way that we
21:44 can understand
21:47 this it is just as if God has written us
21:49 a promisory
21:52 note let's move on to verse
21:55 12 though you search for your enemies
21:56 you will not find
21:59 them those who wage war against you will
22:01 be as nothing at
22:04 all for I am the Lord your God who takes
22:07 hold of your right hand and says to you
22:08 what does he
22:16 you God says since I am the one to help
22:19 you who in the world can stand against
22:22 you who can dare to stand against me I
22:25 will help you I will be on your
22:29 side in this way God is always giving us
22:33 strength let's see verse 14 do not be
22:36 afraid you worm Jacob little Israel do
22:39 not fear for I myself will help
22:43 you declares the Lord your Redeemer the
22:48 Israel no matter what situation or
22:51 position we are in we should be filled
22:54 with confidence to boast about our God
22:56 we should be confident to boast about
22:58 our church as well as the fact that the
23:00 truth that is taught in our church has
23:02 been taught by God
23:04 himself will God help the church that
23:07 keeps Sunday worship will God help the
23:09 church that celebrates Christmas or the
23:11 church without the
23:14 Passover can such a church save the
23:18 world however there are those who hinder
23:20 the truth of God with falsehood they
23:23 have created and prevent people from
23:25 acknowledging the truth through their
23:33 since this truth can only be taught by
23:35 God we must stand firm and be confident
23:37 in front of anyone no matter who they
23:41 are if our past selves were in the same
23:43 position as the Israelites who hesitated
23:45 and wavered during the time of
23:48 Elijah we now have to be determined to
23:52 stand firmly only on God's side this is
23:53 the kind of faith we
23:56 need as we look back on the sins that we
23:58 have committed without faith during this
24:00 prayer week leading to the day of
24:03 atonement let us offer many prayers so
24:06 that we can receive an even greater and
24:09 more explosive power of the Holy
24:12 Spirit please think about this gospel
24:14 from a prophetic point of
24:17 view when Joshua entered the land of
24:19 Canaan didn't all the people shout loudly
24:21 loudly
24:24 together as they all followed exactly as
24:26 God instructed them they were able to
24:29 witness the amazing work that followed
24:31 we should not act according to our own
24:33 thoughts but from this moment on
24:35 completely follow the teachings given by
24:38 God regardless of who we are in front of
24:41 God said whoever acknowledges me before
24:44 others I will also acknowledge before
24:47 Angels but whoever disowns me before
24:55 Angels this is a Stern message given to
24:59 us directly by God
25:03 also how absolute is this truth how
25:04 absolute are the teachings of the New
25:06 Covenant the Sabbath day and the
25:09 Passover God always helps
25:12 us and tells us to be
25:14 courageous are we teaching Commandments
25:16 other than God's
25:18 Commandments then we should preach to
25:20 people with absolute
25:23 confidence moreover since we are the
25:25 light we should reveal the truth as much as
25:26 as
25:29 possible when we do so so can't the Dark
25:37 light through this Autumn Festival May
25:40 we all receive overflowing love Grace
25:42 and blessings from God along with even
25:44 more mature
25:47 faith I pray that we will all become the
25:49 five wise virgins doing everything
25:51 necessary to fully prepare the oil of
25:53 faith in advance hoping that you have
25:55 receiv received much grace I would like
25:56 to conclude today's sermon thank you
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