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The Witness of the Lord God & Christ: The Fig Tree & Virgin Symbols The Parable of the 10 Virgins is in the context of the Fig Tree (Matt. 24:32-34). Why a Fig Tree? Why Virgins? Symbols for what? Our witnesses are: 1. Our Lord God (via Hosea & Jeremiah)* 2. Christ *Confirming: We will hear from the Lord God (in the First Person) by quoting the 2 prophets. Perhaps… with this post… The unified voice of the Father and the Son will herald a testimony so unmistakably clear you will feel inspired to review the Parable of the 10 Virgins in light of the harmony between the Old & New Testaments. Matthew 24: Christ “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree:…” (Matt. 24:32-34) Hosea 9: The Lord God, The Fig Tree “Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your fathers.” (Hos. 9:10) Jeremiah 24: The Lord God, The Figs “The Lord showed me two baskets of figs that were set before the temple of the Lord after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the carpenters and smiths from Jerusalem and brought them to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe, and the other basket had very rotten figs, which were so rotten they could not be eaten. “Then the Lord said to me, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ “And I said, ‘Figs, the good figs, very good. And the rotten, very rotten, that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.’ “Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge those who are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. And I will build them up and not pull them down. And I will plant them and not pluck them up. I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.’ ‘But as the rotten figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so rotten, says the Lord, so I will forsake Zedekiah the king of Judah and his officials, and the rest of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.’” (Jer. 24:1-8) Then, in Jeremiah 31, the Lord God “sees” Israel again with another symbol—a Virgin—with a promise of hope & celebration. Jeremiah 31: The Lord God, O Virgin “The Lord has appeared to him from afar, saying: ‘Indeed, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Again I will build you and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.’ (Jer. 31:3, 4) “For thus says the Lord: ‘Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations; publish, praise, and say, “O Lord, save Your people, the remnant of Israel.’” (Jer. 31:7) ‘Therefore they will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will be joyful over the goodness of the Lord, for wheat and for wine and for oil and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their souls will be as a watered garden. And they will not sorrow any more at all. Then the virgin shall rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.’” (Jer. 31:12, 13) Consider: The Parable of the 10 Virgins: Entering the kingdom of Heaven is likened to entering a wedding banquet. Compare the illustration/parable to what the Father prophesied for "O Virgin of Israel." We have the irrefutable witness of the Father and the Son. The Son followed the pattern of symbols given by His Father: the Fig Tree/Figs & 10 Virgins/O Virgin—and these symbols are, of course, symbols for Israel. Next: The witness of the Lord God & Moses -- The First Deliverer of Israel Peace. revvel

In the Parable of the 10 Virgins, the Son drew upon His Father's Words, His precedents. 1. The Son: “For I have not spoken on My own authority, but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. I know that His command is eternal life. Therefore what I say, I say as the Father tells me.” (John 12:49, 50) 2. The Father: “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My good pleasure.’” (Isa. 46:9, 10) In the parable, the Son drew upon His Father’s prophecies (of what shall be in the “end”) and His symbols. Peace. revvel

My apologies... had to attend to other matters… good to be back at the café. I read thru your posts. Regardless of your take on me or what I post, honestly, I’m glad you’re here. And I’m thankful that—after all these years—this café is still open. And if Scripture proves to be a catalyst for thought, Great. I’ll drink to that. Back to the main theme: When we look to the words of the Son, we can also look to the words of His Father. In essence, the Lord God spoke in the First Person throughout the Old Testament—speaking through the prophets. And as He set the precedents, we can look to His precedents to better understand His Son. Additionally, we have the prophets and apostles as witnesses/writers. And case in point: The Parable of the 10 Virgins. Next: The Lord God & Lord Christ. Peace. revvel

Car 54, Where Are You? (?) George

"He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink. Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely, and died very quickly. Who then would avenge your brother?" "Thor Odinson... you have betrayed the express command of your king. Through your arrogance and stupidity, you've opened these peaceful realms and innocent lives to the horror and desolation of war! You are unworthy of these realms, you're unworthy of your title, you're unworthy... of the loved ones you have betrayed! I now take from you your power! In the name of my father and his father before, I, Odin All-father, cast you out!" "I thought I was going to sneak away tonight. What a glorious night. Every face I see is a memory. It may not be a perfectly perfect memory. Sometimes we had our ups and downs. But we're all together, and you're mine for a night. And I'm going to break precedent and tell you my one candle wish: that you would have a life as lucky as mine, where you can wake up one morning and say, "I don't want anything more." Sixty-five years. Don't they go by in a blink?" George

"YOU.....ARE A BLA-BERMOUTH! BLAB, BLAB, BLAB, BLAB!" "I've got a BIIIGG MOUTH!!!"

In one Indian language, "kemo sabe" meant "soggy shrub." In two of them, it meant "white shirt." I think he was being called "white shirt."

Why are you waiting on me? It's GEORGE's turn!

I've got something if need to take a break WordWolf. I'll wait for a response.

"Surely you can't be serious, no. And don't call me Shirley" Sorry George. I guess I was in the wrong thread. New post: I think this is easy enough for the thread. "Women are such noble creatures. They carry on your name with dignity after you die".

WordWolf I don't know for sure, but I doubt anyone has any idea what the present clue is, that being the song in boldface. I also think, but not for sure, that had waysider who periodically joins in on these threads has any idea either since he hasn't posted anything. So if you wouldn't mind either revealing (or not) the song title and group or post some more lyrics, but I doubt that will help. Or you could give it up to a FREE POST too.

An amazing find and appropos to the discussion; just ordered this book: https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Poison-Survived-Jonestown-Massacre/dp/1940522161/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tFIXKKP6_n66F0cOBGcbxsUoQLlzP9XTQG5Bano0TbfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.cwMJlyg8IdcDcj1IzMmLXX6HjiZ6uFeyfO2n8y6toLk&qid=1743891964&sr=8-1 It's by author Mark Lane, an excellent research man and author, who's written extensively about the JFK assassination. I found out about this most recently through 'Americas Untold Stories' podcast that I am a subscriber to. Here are a couple of links, if anyone would like to know more about Mr. Lane and his interesting experiences.

In the Lone Ranger movie, Tonto (Johnny Depp) tells the LR (Armie Hammer) that it means "wrong brother," since Hammer's character took up the role when his brother died. WW's up. George

B is reminiscent of Family Feud, but in that game no letters are given. Don't know (and still don't know A). George

I recognize the song (Sunshine Superman) but not a movie it appeared in. George

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Hey, someone's coming! Must be "the Lone Ranger", with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. I have no idea how an Indian got a name that means "idiot" in Spanish. However, I still like the joke that the LR (Clayton Moore acting the role) and Tonto broke up because the LR finally found out what "Kemosabe" meant. There was also a Far Side comic where the Lone Ranger, obviously in his 80s or 90s and long retired, reads a dictionary and finds the definition as "a horse's behind." Best joke was probably that Tonto actually called him "Que no sabe" all that time. (Very loosely translates to "Know Nothing".)

Ok, a game show round. Identify ONE OR MORE to take the round. A) This is a game show that lasted for several seasons, on different channels, and even spawned a video game based on gameplay. The actual gameplay was pretty straightforward, but a lot of the show's success was based not on the gameplay, but on STYLE. The gameplay for an entire episode could be over in less than 5 minutes, but we padded it out with responses from the audience, with feedback from family members there to support the player, and with the show's unseen antagonist occasionally doing something unexpected in the game area. In at least a few episodes, we saw the show's antagonist very clearly and got to hear them. That was because they got permission to exchange the antagonist for DARTH VADER, and there's no reason to include him if you can't see or hear him. The rest of the show's cast also got a wardrobe change for those episodes, as well (all 26 of them), although the host kept his suits. The name of the show is easy to understand for anyone who has watched even one episode of the show, since the show is dominated by asking one simple question. The name of the show is NOT written as a question despite that. B) This game show has 2 teams face off against each other. Each team plays in turns. A sentence was posed to a group of the general public, with a word or phrase missing, with each person asked to fill in the blank. The most common answers are chosen, and placed on the board, with only the first letter of each word showing. (So, if one of the most common answers was "Greasespot Cafe", the board would show 'G_________ C___".) Each player is given a chance to guess words on the board. If they get one right, they guess again, and wrong answers mean play passes to the next team member until time runs out.

Tombstone "Sunshine came softly through my window today"

In that case, "I'm your huckleberry." George

Nope, that correct "Top Gun". Posted if after I heard Val Kilmer passed.

Correct. George