Christ
is the Mystery no 118
Chronology
of End Time Events no 13
The
Ten Virgins
Rev. Brian Kocourek
Now, this evening we will
continue in our study of the parables, and we will study the parable found in Matthew 25:1-13 which deals with The Ten Virgins.
Now, I am sure all of you
here this morning have read this parable and talked about it at least a gazillion times, but what I would
like to do this morning is to break it down for those who are new to Doctrine,
especially for our brothers in other countries. And I guess I should not have
used the word gazillion,
because they probably won’t know how to translate that, but it means, “so many times you lost count”.
MATTHEW
25:1 ¶ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Now I want you to notice a few things here. First: Jesus starts out by saying the “
Second: He uses the
number ten in reference to the number of Virgins. Now the number ten is one
of the perfect numbers and it is significant because it is the first decade and
represents the entire numerical system. The entire numerical system coming
to a completion. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10 starts is all
over again, because the fist two numbers 0, and 1 are both used in this first
decade showing there are no more numbers to be used. And the number ten
signifies that the whole cycle is now complete.
Now, The reason I want to
show you the significance with this number ten that Jesus used here is because by
telling us of ten virgins, He is telling us this is the end time, the end of
the virgins. I can say this because the number ten is used throughout scripture
to depict the end of a cycle, such as God completed the whole cycle of man and
the antediluvians age in the days of Noah. Now, what is significant about this
is that Noah was the tenth Generation of Sons of God on the earth. 1. Adam, 2. Seth, 3. Enos, 4. Cainan, 5. Mahalaleel, 6. Jared, 7. Enoch,
8. Methusaleh, 9. Lamech, and 10. Noah.
Then after Noah, God started fresh again with man and
ran another cycle until He came to Abraham, who is the tenth generation from
Noah. And what is significant about
that? Because God began a new relationship with man at that time and made a
covenant to back up that relationship. So we see that God started over again,
this time dealing with a Special covenant.
Now, some might say, then why did He deal with twelve
tribes? But notice after the wandering in the wilderness, two
tribes were cut off from the promise and God was back to ten again.
There are ten commandments,
which contain all that is necessary and no more than is necessary both as to their
number and order. We pay God our Tithes which is a tenth, and it represents the
whole which is due God, and shows God’s claim upon the whole. Then we see the ten plagues upon
Therefore in referring to the number ten concerning
the virgins, Jesus is speaking of the
conclusion of the church, and the time when the Groom comes to take out a
portion of that number, Five to be exact, which number
five represents “Grace”.
Then
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Third:: I want you to
see that Jesus is speaking of virgins.
At this point we do not see any distinction between these virgins. They are all considered virgins which means they
have not been with men, and have not been pregnated
by mans dogmas and creeds. Now we know according to Mark
156 Ten Virgins 60-1211M] Now, watch, they, both of them were virgins.
Now, let me get this. Here, let's take these two right
here. This is a virgin and this is a virgin. This was a foolish virgin and this
was a wise virgin, but both of them are virgins. Now, if you'll take that name
"virgin" and run it down, it means--it means "holy, clean, sanctified." The word "sanctify" comes from
the word "sainted," which means "clean." Like the Hebrew
word... Now, that's a Greek word; "sanctify" means "clean."
So then, these ten virgins which are virgins in Word
and deed, have not been corrupted by man's seed or
man's doctrine.
Fourth: I want you to notice that all ten have lamps. Now in Psalm 119:105 we read, "Thy Word is a lamp
unto my feet and a light unto my path," So we see that the ten
virgins are Bible toting Virgins. Now remember, a woman in the Bible always
types a church. Brother Branham taught us that.
Why
we are not a Denomination? 58-0927 31 Now, a woman, in the Bible,
represents "church." How many knows that? We are a Bride; the Church
is a Bride.
73 Conflict Between God and
Satan 62-0531 Fire is the confirmation of the Light coming
from the Word. The smart virgin, the wise virgin, had
oil in her lamp, and she trimmed her lamp and lit it. Now, what is it? Now, God is the Word; the Oil is the Spirit; and the Fire is the Gospel Light on that Oil. Amen. God said so.
See? That's the vessel. All right. The Oil is in the vessel, and the Fire burning it, shows that it's reflecting the Light of what the
Word said. See? That's the reflection. Now, that wise virgin could do that;
but that other, foolish virgin, was on the outside, had no Oil. And they
couldn't reflect nothing but just their church and their denomination. See?
Now, "You say the Word... You said the Word was Spirit?" Yes, sir. God said, "My word is Spirit."
That's right. The true Bride must be unified by the Word.
Now, remember, if she is a part of
Christ, she has to be the Word of Christ. In order to be the Word of Christ,
you have to be baptized into Christ. And when you're in Christ, you believe
Christ and Christ is the Word.
So we see that these ten virgins represent the church in it's purity with no man
made creeds among them. They believe this Bible alone.
Fifth: I
want you to understand that all ten had only one thing in mind, and that was to
meet the Bride Groom. Jesus speaks nothing of these ten having eyes
for another man. These are not adulterous women. They are pure and have eyes
only for the Groom.
After Jesus speaks
these initial words letting us know that he is dealing with a group of
sanctified young ladies, He then tells us that there is a something that will
ultimately bring forth a separation between this group
of young ladies.
Now, the sixth point we want to examine is that
Jesus has now divided the church or this group of virgins or ladies into two
groups. One that has an anointing of the Holy Spirit upon her vessel, and the other that has no
anointing of the Spirit of God upon her, and thus her lamp is rather useless to
her. Now, let me stop here and just say this.
And six is the number of man, so we see here that this sixth point must
deal with man and the nature of the man, and thus we find Jesus begin to divide
the ten ladies into two groups of five.
Which brings us to
point number Seven: Which we find in
verse 2
He tells us “And five of them were wise”, and the word He used was a Greek
word Phronimos which means wise but comes from a root
word phren which more accurately is described as one
having understanding, or an ability to perceive and make a right judgment.
And we know according
to Matthew 13:
10-17 and Mark 4: 10-12 that there is a certain Group of
predestinated people who are ordained to know, to understand, and to perceive.
And we know also by
what Jesus told us in those two scriptures that no one outside of those ordained
individuals is capable of knowing, and understanding the Word. If you want to know whether you are born again
or not, you will know you are born again when the Word of God comes alive to
you. Paul said, “Ephesians 2: 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and
sins; and again in Colossians
And that is your key,
together with Him, for if His Life is living and abiding in you, then you are
alive to His word and can see it as it comes to pass. Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Audio
letter to Lee Vayle 64-0500 P:2 Because if they only see it in the hour
past, then there's no hope for the church. The church must see it in the
present tense. So God sends His prophet to manifest, present tense of it. You
see? And then, after it's over, then history is.
Anointed
ones at end time 65-0725M P:158 Said,
"I AM sent me." I AM, not I was, or will be, I AM, present tense, the
Word now. Not the Word that was, the Word that will come, the Word that's now.
See? You get it?
Anointed
ones at end time 65-0725M P:168 "For it is impossible for those which were
once enlightened and didn't move on with the Word as it come to pass..."
They're dead, gone.
Now this word "wise" that Jesus uses here is a Greek word Phronimos which means to be prudent or sensible in a
practical sense.
We see Him use the same word in Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine, and doeth them,( in other words, puts them
into practice)
I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell not: for it was founded ( it's foundation ) was upon a rock.( and we know that this rock is
Revelation, and Paul told us that no other foundation can be laid than what is
already laid and that is Christ.)
And so we read on, And every one that heareth these
sayings of mine, and doeth them not,( does not put them into
practice) shall
be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: (
You'll notice here that he has no foundation) And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
In this parable we see that the Wise are those who not
only hear but put into action what they hear. This is considered the prudent or
sensible thing to do. And of course we see the foolish are those who also hear,
but they do not do, and because they do not put into action what they hear,
they are not considered wise or prudent, but foolish, because they could have
taken action and saved their home, but they did not, and therefore their homes
were destroyed. Oh, how many believers today are watching their own children
going down the wrong road and are headed for destruction only because they did
not apply the Token. Brother Branham said it won't do you any good unless you
apply it, it must be applied!, and that means it has
got to be put into use or it won't do you any good. Now the only difference
between the Wise and Foolish is that One had their
foundation built on The Revelation of Jesus Christ, while the other didn't. The
same winds of doctrine blew down upon them both, they were both subjected to the same rain and wind and
flooding which Isaiah 59: 19 warns us that "when the enemy comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a
standard against him".
But the thing I want you to notice is that the same trials will come
upon both the wise and foolish alike, but the wise won't falter during this
testing time because they have a foundation built upon a rock which is
revelation.
But
the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. In other words, the Word was anointed to them which
makes all the difference in the world, because to those whom the Word is
anointed, it is a living Word, whereas to the others it is not a living Word,
but a set of rules and regulations in which they must follow.
In Isaiah 28: 9-13 NIV we see what happens to them who
hear this Message but understand it not. Who is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His
Message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the
breast? For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little
here, a little there. Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God
will speak to this people, to whom He said, "This is the resting place,
let the weary rest" ; and "This is the place
of repose"- but they would not listen. So then, the Word of the Lord to
them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; as little
here, and a little there- so then they will go and fall backward, be injured
and snared and captured."
And so we see the foolish virgin whom did not have the
anointed Word of God when they realized how late it was they went to those who
did understand the
“And five of them were wise” and point
number Eight: “five of these ladies were foolish”.
Now, in order to
understand this, Jesus tells us in the next verse why the five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps,
and took no oil with them: Now, here
is the scene He is building up in our minds.
These ten virgins, all of them are on their way to meet the Bride Groom
with lamps in hand,
but five of them have no oil in their lamps to keep the lamps
lit. Thus the lamps or the Word of God
has become useless to them. Now, the significance of this is that the lamp is
used to light the path before you so you don’t loose your way. But it’s got to
be lit or it becomes of no use to you, just a bunch of extra weight which represents
extra burden to carry which is legalism.
Now, in the same
manner as the lamp without oil, if the Word of God is not lit up in our heart
it will do you no good. And so we see these Bible toting young ladies out in
the dark with no light. They are carrying a lamp, but apparently they do not
know how to use it, or what it is for? Otherwise they would have made sure it
had oil in it. And how many people profess to have the Message, and yet because
they have no oil, they do not know how to utilize this great Lamp of God to us.
And thus they still walk in darkness and the lamp, or Message does them no
good, for they do not know how to use it to see clearly.,
their way to the Bride Groom.
And because they do
not know how to rightfully divide the Word of Truth what light they did have
soon goes out and they walk in total darkness no different than the rest of the
world. And so we see this pathetic scene
take place where we have ten women, These are good women, they are ladies,
they are virgins, not sitting in denominations. They are untouched, virgins.
Now, point number Nine: we pick up at 25:4 But the wise took oil in
their vessels with their lamps. Notice the significance of the
words Jesus says and how he says it. The wise took oil in their vessels. That
means that they had a vessel that was separate from the Lamp. Now, the vessel
represents their person. The Apostle Paul told us in I THESSALONIANS 4:3 For this is the
will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to
possess his vessel in sanctification and honour.
In other words, we should know how to keep our vessel
sanctified. And the vessel represent your body, your
person. And again we read in ACTS
So we see that the
five wise took oil in their vessel
and we know that oil represents the Holy Spirit or the anointing of God. I SAMUEL
Now, let me show you
further that this oil represents not only the Holy Spirit in the believer, but
an ability given to the believer by the Holy spirit to know and to understand
the Word of God, because the anointing is for that very purpose of shining
forth the light of God just as the oil in the lamp is to shine forth light from
the lamp.
In I JOHN
So John is very specific
about what that antichrist spirit is. Then John makes it more clear what He is
driving at, when he says, 1 John
And John says, if you
do not have the son you do not have the Father, but if you acknowledge the son
then you by definition also acknowledge the Father. Notice also that he says, Whosoever denieth
the Son, the same hath not the Father: (and that word hath is the
Greek word echo, and thus you can not echo or reflect the Father if He doesn’t
have children.) But
he that acknowledgeth the Son hath (echoes
or reflects the son, reflects) the Father also. Oh how beautiful the Scriptures
come together.
Romans
And if we are to be
conformed to the image of His first born son, then what image is that?
Philippians 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence
also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our
vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to
the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. So we shall have a glorified body, just like the
eldest brother received His glorified body.
Now, we will have to move along because this is taking too much time. Matthew
25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Now, we could take some time on this but we know that
during the church ages the church was in a sort of slumber, during those dark
ages, when the Word of God lay dormant. But notice the next verse and how
specific the time is that Jesus is bringing out in this parable. He is telling
us that it is almost the end of the day, which implies the end of time. It is
almost
Now, we have finished
nine points up to this time, and we are approaching point number ten. And what does TEN
represent? It represents the whole cycle is now complete. And what do we see
here as point number ten?
Ten: 6 And at midnight there was a cry made,(and at the very end of the day, when there is no more
time left it is midnight… and don’t we see that same implication in Revelations
10:7 when
time shall be no more?)
Now the next point is
number Eleven
which 1+1 equals two, is the same
number Brother Branham was born under. He is a number two by birth.
God speaking through
His Prophet as we see in Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do
nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his
servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared,
Not squeaked, but roared,) who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath
spoken, who can but prophesy? Look the prophet couldn’t even
help it.
Anointed Ones at the End Time 65-0725M 269 Now, I want you to know this is sure. And
you that listen to this tape, you might have thought today that I was trying to
say that about myself, being that I was packing this Message. I have no more to
do with it than nothing, no more than just
a voice. And my
voice, even against my better judgment... I wanted to be a trapper.
But it's the will of my Father that I declare to do, and determined to do. I
wasn't the One that appeared down on the river; I was only standing there when
He appeared. I'm not the One that performs these things and foretells these
things that happens as perfect as they are; I'm only one that's near when He
does it. I was only a voice that He used
to say it. It wasn't what I knew; it's what I just surrendered myself to, that He spoke
through. It isn't me. It wasn't the seventh angel, oh, no; it was a
manifestation of the Son of man. It wasn't the angel, his Message; it was the
mystery that God unfolded. It's not a man; it's God. The angel was not the Son
of man; he was a messenger from the Son of man. The Son of man is Christ. He's
the One that you're feeding on. You're not feeding on a man. A man, his words
will fail, but you're feeding on the unfailing Body-Word of the Son of man.
And it was no
different with John the Baptist. He said those very same words in describing
what took place in his ministry. Didn’t John say, “I’m just a voice of one
crying in the wilderness”… So we have the same yesterday, today, and forever.
God changes not. You don’t look at the vessel, you look at God using that vessel. You don’t worship
that vessel. That vessel isn’t God, it’s just a mask that God chose to work
through and express Himself through. You don’t worship
the burning bush, you don’t worship the pillar of fir or the cloud, or the rock
that followed them in the wilderness and yet those things were Christ? Not the
man, but they were anointed. Christ means anointing. And God anointed those
things with His presence but that doesn’t make those things God, no more than
the earth is God, and yet God came down with His presence and He anointed the
earth with His Presence. And the trees of the field shall clap their hands,
etc.
Anyway, not to get off
our subject but notice what this
…Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to
meet him. Now, notice what that shout
was…Not, behold the Bride Groom is here, but that word cometh is the word erchomai which means “yet to come”, not Parousia which
means present already. No, that
And brother Branham
said in his sermon, Divine Healing 54-1219M 283 I'm so
happy today to know that God is in our midst; the shout of the King is here,…
Way of a true prophet 63-0119 E-66 There was a shout of the king in the camp.
God was with them.
Hear Ye Him 57-0125 E-78 O God, how we love You. How we worship You. You are in our midst. The shout of the King is here.
The great Jehovah
United Under One head 58-0326 E-50 I believe
that His Presence is here. The King, there's a shout of the King.
Time of Decision 59-0418 E-44 But what did he fail to see? He failed to
hear the shout of the King in the camp down there. They had a smitten rock.
They had a Pillar of Fire, a supernatural sign. They failed to see that. That's
what's the matter with the world today, they fail to see It.
Condemnation by Representation 60-1113 35-2 And we believe that there is
to be a church in these last days, that will receive both former and latter
rain. It'll be scattered throughout the world in this Laodicean
Age. It'll be a church that's called back to the original faith in God. It'll
be a church that'll have Jesus Christ walking in it, manifesting Himself; the shout of the King will be in it.
Twelve: 6
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom; come out to meet
him.( now I know your King James
version says, Behold the Bridegroom cometh, go out to meet Him, but this is a mis-translation. The original says, "Behold the Bridegroom, come out to meet Him). You see, the Message is always come out, not
go out, for the one declaring the message is not inside with you, but is on the
outside saying come out from among them and be ye separate saith who? Saith the Lord! So Who
saying come out to meet my Son? The King. Of course . He is the one who has invited you to the wedding.
He is the one who is preparing the great supper. He is the one on the outside
calling you to come out and we see that in
Noticde
in 2 Corinthians
6: 17 Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the
unclean [thing]; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and
ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
We see the same thing
in Revelations
18:4
where God says, “Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her
plagues. He is the same and changes not. God said,
I am that I am, and if he changes not, then every time we see the Scripture
proclaim come out we know that it is the Father calling for us to come, just as
we saw the Father King calling for the people to come to the wedding of the
Bridegroom.
So then after this
great cry goes forth, this shout of the King, then notice in the next verse,
Point number Thirteen.
Now, 13 is the number of the United states, and we do not have time to go
into that but I have already preached on that, so we will skip that part but
notice, we read in 25:7 Then all those
virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. Now
notice that this is verse seven. and its Matthew 25
which is 2+5 equals 7, so we have a double confirmation of 7’s which is
completion here. And in the seventh age it’s lamp
trimming time.
Now,
remember the lamp is the Word of God. So what does it mean to trim the lamp? Notice
when they all began to trim their lamps, which I believe they began to search the Word for an understanding
of what this Midnight Shout was all about, it is then that the real difference
between them comes into view. The Wise, were made
ready, while the foolish realized they did not have the oil which we know
always in scripture, oil represents the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit. And
this is the difference between them. And this is also the reason why the Wise
knew who it was at the door and the Foolish did not. I think this also speaks of the Wise having
an understanding of the Headstone returning with shoutings
of Grace,
Grace unto it. Because, the foolish were not aware of this grace.
Apparently when they searched the Word, they saw something in it that they had
to do for themselves, while the Wise in trimming their lamps, saw the
Scriptures as saying that "He will make ready a prepared
people", and also, "He which began the work in you will
perform it" and other scriptures letting us know how we should
approach Him." And so the Wise just went out to Him while the foolish
began their works efforts.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. Notice their lamps have gone out. That means they were
once lit. That means there wicks were at one time in contact with the oil. But no longer, for the oil had run out. The anointing had
left. The wick must be in contact with the oil, (Spirit), and then it is able
to be lit and bring forth light.
But oh, message
believers, you that will hear this sermon, and you that will read it, Paul
said, “you did
run well, what has hindered you.”
And
so verse 9, the wise answered, saying, Not so;
lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell,
and buy for yourselves. And we have more people selling the message
than at any other time, and you can get it so cheap that if you don’t have a
full library of the message it shows that you have placed other things before
the Word of God.
10 And while they went to buy,
(Notice the last thing that happens
here before the Bride Groom comes is they, the foolish virgin got caught up in
a buying spree. And what is all the clamor about today
right in this message? Is it not over who has a right to sell the Message?
Can’t you see where we are at?) 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him
to the marriage: and the door was shut.
E-35 Sudden Secret Going Away of the
Church 58-1012
They were ready to go meet Him, but some of them let their oil go out. Don't
let that be your case. Keep oil in your lamp. Oil is the Spirit, the Holy
Spirit. Never let it drain from you.
When you feel your love dying away, your sincerity to Christ, and to the cause, quickly go to Him Who has
the Fountain of Oil and buy for yourself a filling of the Holy Spirit.
Lamb's book of Life 56-0603 E-28 028 Noah was a type that was carried over like the sleeping
virgin. But Enoch was translated just before the tribulation struck. And Enoch
was took up, and was found not, because God took him:
the type of the going forth of the going forth of the church. And Noah watched
him. When he seen Enoch go, he knew it was time to enter the ark, for to be
carried through the tribulation. The Bible said there was ten virgins went out
to meet the bridegroom, and five were wise; five were foolish. And they were
all virgins, every one of them. But five was wise. And they had oil in their
lamp. And they went out to meet the bridegroom. And the bridegroom came. And the ones that had oil,
went in. See, the translation, going with the Bridegroom. But those who were left behind, they come and
wanted in too just like those who come and knocked on the door of the ark.
"Noah, let us in." But God closed the door. No, friend of mine,
one of these days God's going to give you your final call, then the door's
going to be closed between mercy, and judgment. Don't be left out. Get in now
while you can. Don't pay no attention to what the
world says. Get into Christ, for those
that are in Christ will God bring with Him. See?
Now, I want you to
notice something here. While the others who were considered foolish went out
looking to try and find some anointing in order to understand this Midnight
Shout, the others went into the Marriage in the Presence of the Bridegroom as
it says, They went in with Him.) 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord,
open to us. Afterwards, the others realized who it was that was
knocking and who it was that was Present, but it was too late then, they missed
Him because they had not been ready. The Word had not been anointed to them and
they missed the Revelation of Jesus Christ. They were left behind for the
tribulation period.) 12 But he answered and said, Verily
I say unto you, I know you not. This word know here is a Greek word
which means to fully know but in the context that Jesus is using it, it would
suggest that He's saying, "I never really had a consummate relationship
with you" and therefore,
(as Doctor Hoyer from Wheaton Illinois who was at one time
considered the greatest U.S. student of the Greek said, "this should be translated as " I
used to know you as my wife, but I do not know you as my wife any longer.
"In other words, we never consummated our relationship together and
therefore I really never knew you in a conjugal sense of the word.
Finally we here Jesus
speak forth words of warning concerning this parable and what it means in
verse 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. And of course this word
watch means to ever be keeping a vigilant eye, or
spiritual alertness for the Parousia of the Son of Man.
And remember, if this Midnight Cry or Shout is still a
secret to you then it has not been revealed to you, and as long as it has not
been revealed to you then it does not yet belong to you. For we read in Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those
things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we
may do all the words of this law".
Notice, Brother Branham said, "when you have been truly
baptized by the Holy Spirit, then the Message is no longer a mystery to you, it
is no longer a secret to you, you know it!" "It's all lit up before
you" I don't think you'll need to
have someone take you aside and tell you about tithing, or the need to be in
church, you'll just automatically be
there when those doors open, because it's real to you, and because you Love Him
so much that you can't get enough of Him. And because it is real, you'll hunger
and thirst for as much of Him as you can get. You won't need someone to hold
your hand and baby you through, because you're ready to Live, or Die, Sink or
drown, or whatever is
necessary for His Word's sake. You see, that is what the New
Birth is all about. It's not just coming to a fellowship. It's about being born
again as a new individual, a new Creation in Christ Jesus. Old things are done away and all things
have become new. You don't live for your job, you don't live for your vacation,
you don't live for your new car like the rest of the
world does. You live because Christ lives in you. You have no taste buds for
the things of the world. I'm not saying that some of those things aren't nice to have,
but they can't really satisfy. And there is only one thing that can satisfy,
and that is to know Him.
And what is the evidence that He has filled you with
His Spirit, that you have been baptized in the Spirit of the Living God? , "when you have been truly baptized by the Holy
Spirit, then the Message is no longer a mystery to you, it is no longer a
secret to you, you know it!" "It's all lit up before you". And if it is no longer a mystery to you,
then it has been revealed to you. And if revealed to you then it belongs to you.
You are a possessor of it as we read in Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God:
but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for
ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law".
1032-Q-306 Questions and Answers 64-0823E 306. After the Bride is raptured
will any of the foolish virgin be saved or will they all be lost? No. See,
everything will be finished for the Gentile church when the Bride is taken from
the earth. The Spirit of God leaves the earth: "He that's filthy is filthy
still; he that's righteous is righteous still; he that's holy is holy
still." In other words the sanctuary becomes smoky, where the Attorney
stands to plead the case. Christ leaves the sanctuary; His day of mediatorial is over. The rapture comes; He leaves from the
sanctuary, goes forth and takes the Book of Redemption, and claims everything
He redeemed. There's no more mediatorial work. How
many understands that? I got it on one of the Seals--or one of the... Yeah, the
Seals, I believe it was, that Christ comes forth to claim His mediatorial work., just a minute.
"Will the foolish virgin be saved." No. Whatever
happens, happens now. After that time she's in the
state... Now, she will have to go through the tribulation period. And
the reason of it is, is because she has rejected the Atonement in Its
fullness. She is a believer, a professed believer, but she will have to go
through the tribulation period.
Let’s just bow our hearts in prayer.