Revelation 14:4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Man’s ego would attempt to apply the above passage to male’s only thus removing the role of women. We must set aside such soulish thinking and consider that we all have both masculine and feminine aspects within us. Paul spoke of the Sons in the following manner:
Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Additionally, we all started out impure and only by the fiery Word are we made pure and Holy. This purification removes any deceit that had been resident in us beforehand. As we become pure, we are able to walk without fault and Paul urges us to press on and walk accordingly in Philippians 2:
14 Do all things without complaining and disputing,
15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
We must see beyond the flesh and quit belittling those of the other sex. Each of us has a specific piece to the puzzle and we are all needed in order for the picture to be complete. We need to honor the ministry of others and know that they have something to add whether tangible or intangible. Their calling may be to encourage others when they are in dire need of a kind word. They may be called to comfort the little ones as they are maturing. Whatever their calling, do not hinder or belittle them. Do not use control and/or manipulation to move their focus away from their purpose in order to stroke your ego as though you are the only one with a need. It is time to quit exalting yourself as the center of attention and focus others on Jesus Christ. Let Him be seen in you rather than your ego being expressed in a self-serving manner. No longer be defiled by your ego, put it to death.
Another sticking point in this passage is that of being a virgin and once again we must not apply the physical to the Spiritual. Paul explains what it means to be a virgin in the second letter of Corinthians in chapter 11:
1 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me.
2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Is your mind being corrupted with the complexities of craftiness of men? Men bring forth unending formulas that must be followed in order to attain to some “out of reach” Christ-likeness. They consistently bombard us with details, knowledge, information, and opinions of how to become like Christ yet there is a simplicity that Paul reveals. The ego would like to place itself as the key to becoming a chaste virgin. The mind will never attain to that spotless condition and the complexities it generates serve only to delay a revelation. We must quit pursuing some complex formula in order to become a mature Son. If we simply pursue FATHER’S presence in our life and listen for HIS instruction, we will walk according to HIS Spirit and receive the appropriate revelations. Paul further explains in Ephesians chapter 4:
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you have not so learned Christ,
21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
What great news! We can put away former conduct and corruption and be renewed as chaste virgins thus we can qualify to be among those written of in Revelation 14:4-5. We are no longer deceived by the serpent who is now become a great beast who walks the earth and is now deceiving nations. We are not moved by the perversions and deceptions spewing forth out of the current world system. Our mind is being transformed to the Mind of Christ and we now see the simplicity of Christ in our lives. We can dwell IN HIM as we walk among men.
We are no longer afraid of death but are now assured in our walk. We have such anticipation for the new song coming forth in our spirits to express the Love and the gratitude for HIS plan, will, and purpose in our lives. The dearth is no longer affecting us as we are drinking from the water of the Living Word. Those who would distract us no longer have any power to do so. Our focus is in the third Heaven and we now have the revelation and assurance of being a chaste virgin prepared to be one with Christ. No fault or deception will be found among us and we have been redeemed among men!