The Parables of Christ no. 23
The
Ten Virgins
Rev. Brian Kocourek
Now, this Morning 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.
ANOINTED ONES AT 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
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".
Let’s just bow our hearts in prayer. Dear Father we truly believe all that you have
revealed to us in this day by your holy Spirit working through your prophet,
but we have al come short of the Glory of God. Help us Lord to lay aside our
own thoughts and our own desires, and purge us with hyssop, and cleanse us by
the washing of water by the Word and heal us and we shall be healed. Bless us
and we shall be blessed. Cleanse us and we shall be cleansed, and fill us and
we shall be filled. For these things we ask in the name of your obedient son,
or Lord Jesus Christ.
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.