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The 10 Virgins Bible Study from Matthew 25 Table of Contents 1. 2 Sets of Virgins - Wise and Foolish 2. Watch and Pray Always 3. The Midnight Cry 4. Half are Ready and Half are Lukewarm 5. The Catching Away and the Shutting of the Door This is a very intense look at the 10 Virgins and the catching away of the church according to Jesus Christ. It will go against many traditional viewpoints, but it is totally biblical. You can agree or not agree, but I ask you to to read it and pray about it and allow the Holy Spirit speak to you. These are warnings to the church out of the New Testament. They are all warning the same thing... and none says it quite like the main text in Matthew 25. If you have ears to hear, listen and just let God speak through His Word. Main Text Matthew 25:1-13 (KJV) " 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. 3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But 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. 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. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Lets explore verse by verse...The 10 Virgins Bible Study from Matthew 25 PART 1 2 Sets of Virgins - Wise and Foolish Click to listen to Realplayer Audio Study Session #1 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. " This is not a parable about the world... it is about the Kingdom of Heaven. This is about Jesus' kingdom on the earth that right now exists in the children or sons of God. But someday that kingdom will rest physically on the earth and Jesus be here returned the 2nd time. But right now, the kingdom is in the hearts of God's people. Keep that in mind. The Kingdom itself is likened unto 10 Virgins. DEFINITION: THE 10 VIRGINS "ARE" THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. This has nothing to do with lost folks or the world, this is the body of Christ. The virgins themselves are given the definition by Jesus as being the church... those who are part of God's Kingdom. Right in this one verse, the idea that half are not Christians or pseudo-Christians or tares is undone. For they are the Kingdom... we are kings and priests unto God through the blood of Jesus Christ. They are virgins. Greek parthenos, a marriageable maiden... one who is pure and untouched sexually. There is only one way that they can be virgins, and that is the purity that comes through the blood of Jesus Christ... they are guiltless before God. That is not an outward appearance, but that is an inward cleanness that can only come through Jesus Christ spiritually. 1 Peter 1:2-3 " 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, " Romans 3:23-25 " 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; " Ephesians 5:25-27 " 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. " They had lamps and had a light. In fact, when they all heard the midnight cry, the five foolish trimmed their wicks fully expecting to go as well since they had a light. They took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom. They were going to meet the bridegroom. I don't think that I need to go into the imagery of Jesus being the bridegroom and the Marriage Supper and the church being His bride along with New Jerusalem. But I will give this along those lines: Revelation 19:4-9 " 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. " 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 " 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him]. " "2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. " Half and half... I think that this is probably why the number 10 was used so that it could be so clearly seen. Remember, the virgins "are" the Kingdom of Heaven. We are talking about the church... the body of Christ of which Jesus is the chief cornerstone. 1 Peter 2:4-10 " 4 To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. " Wisdom and foolishness are discussed in a very serious way by Jesus here. Lets talk about that for a moment. The fear of the Lord is the "beginning of wisdom". The fool has said in his heart that there is no God. I put it to you that many of God's own people live like there is no God. They might believe that God is real and have Jesus in their lives, but they are so lukewarm and compromised with the world that they feel like that they can live like the world with no chastening or even judgment from the Lord. They live foolishly... like the fool... as if God is not real. The reality of God has become shallow in their lives. Psalm 53:1 " To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good. " Proverbs 9:10 " The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding. " Ephesians 5:11-20 " 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them]. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. [u]15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].[/u] 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; " Colossians 4:5-6 " 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. " Galatians 5:16 " [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. " Galatians 3:1-5 " 1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if [it be] yet in vain. 5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? " 1 Corinthians 1:30 " But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: " Please understand what the TEXT is saying. Its not this bible student, and its not a commentary, but its what Jesus said. He said that the 10 Virgins are the Kingdom of Heaven and that half were foolish and half were wise. This is a very interesting point. That means that half of the same people... virgins... pure before God... forgiven... part of the body of Christ was foolish and half were wise. THIS HAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH IF THEY WERE SAVED OR NOT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE NEW BIRTH. IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR WALK AT THE "TIME" OF THE CATCHING AWAY OF THE CHURCH. Click to leave your comments on the Warriors of God Last Days Forum for this study. Return to Index PART 2 Watch and Pray Always Click here to listen to Realplayer Audio Study Session #2 There is a reason that Jesus said what He did. Luke 21:34-36 " 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. " This is the end of Luke's version of Matthew's chapter 24 discourse of the Tribulation. There is a promise given here to them... that if they watched and prayed always, that they might be accounted "worthy" to escape all of the things coming to pass. This has nothing to do with soul salvation, but has to do with the catching away of the church and the removal of the authority of the church out of this earth so that Hell can be unleashed unfettered. That is why you see Saints being overcome in the Tribulation, and yet Jesus promised that the gates of Hell would not prevail against the "Church". The body of Christ... the authority of the church shall leave, but saved people... saints will remain. Hold on... its about to get a bit in-depth: Matthew 16:18-19 " 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. " - PROMISE TO THE CHURCH 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11 " 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, - PROMISE TO THE CHURCH 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. " YET, the saints of God are definitely overcome during the 70th Week of Daniel... the Tribulation. The Bible is very, very clear about that. Daniel 7:25-27 " 25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. " Revelation 6:9-11 " 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. " Revelation 7:12-17 " 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. " Lets look at two examples in Revelation 3 of two last days churches (actually, there are three there, but the church at Sardis belongs more with a discussion of 2 Peter instead of Matthew 25). The two last days kinds of church... Philadelphia the faithful church, and Laodicea the backslidden church. The two ways that Jesus discusses them and gives the revelation of what is going to happen with them says much. The faithful church: Revelation 3:7-11 " 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. " 1. They had been faithful over that which they had been given. They were not super-spiritual giants, but they loved the Lord and had been faithful and were promised an open door of opportunity. 2. The persecution that they suffered would be reversed some day. 3. THE PROMISE IS GIVEN TO THIS CHURCH THAT THEY WOULD BE KEPT FROM THE HOUR OF TEMPTATION THAT WOULD COME ON THE WHOLE EARTH... THIS IS TRIBULATION. They are promised that they would be kept from it. This is they that obeys Jesus in saying that they are to watch and pray always. This is the 5 wise virgins that took care to walk in the Spirit and have enough of the Spirit of God in their lives to let their lights shine. 4. The warning is given to hold fast what they have that nobody take their crown. Which crown? Is it just a crown of reward or the stephanos... crown of victory that the elders get in the next chapter? If so, then they must have that crown of victory if they are caught up just before the opening of the Seals... so that they can cast it at the feet of Yahweh, the Father. The lukewarm church: Revelation 3:14-20 " 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. " 1. This church thinks that its okay, but Jesus is knocking trying to get in. They are not cold really, and they are not fervent with the fire of God and passion for Jesus, but they are room temperature, and as some piece of food that is supposed to be hot when you put it into your mouth and its just a weak warm, God spits it back up. Actually the word literally means to throw up. It makes God sick and He rejects them. 2. They are told to repent. In other words, turn back and get true spiritual riches instead of the flash and material wealth that they have been counting as spiritual gain. 3. They are spiritually blind but think that they are so wise... but they are foolish. 4. They were Christians for God was chastening them. He only chastens those that He loves and counts as a child. They are being chastened and Jesus is wanting back inside because they have pushed him out through their compromise with sin. There is no fellowship anymore. That does not mean that they are lost... it means that they are like the prodigal son away from God. But God will reject them... they must repent and get enough oil to get the fire burning again. If not, they will be rejected. This is a view of the 5 foolish virgins. " 3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. :" They all had lamps... they all had vessels, but the difference was in wisdom in that the wise had their oil fresh and enough of it to keep their fires burning. The foolish was going and walking in the flesh. They did not take time with God... as Laodicea, they were being chastened, but not doing anything about it when the time came. See, the thing is, we just don't know when the time comes. We know when the seasons are here (1 Thessalonians 5), and I for one believe that we are in the season and in that generation. Yet, so many are living like Jesus will take another 1000 years before He catches us away. So many are walking unawares just like the world. They aren't the world... they aren't lost, but they act like it as a foolish rebellious child. What is the oil? The anointing... the presence of God. Jesus was the Christ... the Messiah... the anointed one, and He anoints us with the Spirit of God. Now understand... the virgins can only be virgins if they have been born again and that means that they have the Spirit of God in them that brings the new birth. But the anointing shows the covering... the flowing of the Spirit. Its more than just salvation, but it is the Holy Spirit actively moving in our lives. The anointing brings the works of God. Romans 8:9-13 " 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. " If we are born again, then the Spirit is there. But like the example of the vessel or glass of water... or lets say "oil". Is there a little oil, or a lot of oil? Is it overflowing with oil, or is there just enough to bring salvation? See, when you read Romans 8 there, there is a call to mortify the deeds of the body so that you shall live. There is the promise of that Spirit raising up your mortal bodies... and that we are debtors to live after the Spirit and not the flesh. How about those who are born again, but do not walk in the Spirit and stay in constant chastening? It happens. In fact, much of the American church is there today... like Laodicea, increased with goods but has become spiritually blind and empty. They are in the hog's pen and do not know it. They do not have enough to keep their lamps burning which is why they wanted the others to share what they had with them. The others had been filled with the Spirit and walked that way sufficiently... watched and prayed always and when the cry was made, their lamps burned and the Spirit raised them up. Many problems arise when people take this part and that part and do not explore the verses that the use in context with other ideas that are there as well that go together. HALF AND HALF... when you consider that the greatest revivals going on right now are in 3rd world countries, where do you suppose the lukewarm, foolish half of the church lives? Barnes had an interesting notation. He said that the 5 foolish virgins probably expected that there would be no delay and did not prepare for it and did not take extra oil. I think that this is probably an interesting point here. Many times, Christians start very motivated and on fire, but after a while allow the things of the world to overtake them and entrap them. They grow weary of constantly being weary, and a kind of spiritual laziness sets in as they tend more to the flesh than to the spirit. This is a trap however, and if you have fallen to it at the critical time, you will be left behind. Click to leave your comments on the Warriors of God Last Days Forum for this study. Return to Index The 10 Virgins Bible Study from Matthew 25 PART 3 The Midnight Cry Click here to listen to Realplayer Audio Study Session #3 Now continuing with verses 5-7, " 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. " What I find interesting is that all the virgins heard Him and arose, but only half were allowed to go in... for only half had made themselves ready. Only half had walked in the Spirit to keep the Spirit moving in them over the long haul. So many... half in fact had not prepared for what they had to deal with and the oil ran out. They did not seek God enough consistently to keep the supply of oil moving in their lives, so they became more room temperature... lukewarm as they lost fuel for their fire. Too many lose that zeal over time. Once again, lets look at what Jesus is talking about. He is describing the "Kingdom of Heaven" or those who are part of that Kingdom as 10 Virgins. The 10 Virgins themselves are the Kingdom... the church actually. They are actual virgins or clean and without sin. How can people be without sin? Through justification through faith in the blood and works of Jesus Christ on the cross. In other words, these are saints... they are saved. So, this has nothing to do with their spiritual salvation... if they are born again or not, but it does have a lot to do with their destiny in coming events as their walk or lack of walk with God will change their personal destinies. 10 is probably used because it is easily divisible and seen... half and half which is interesting in and of itself. Spiritual wisdom is seen by having oil in their vessels sufficient to keep their lights shining. They all had lights... they all had oil, but not all had "enough" in their vessels to keep the lamp lit. In fact, they all trimmed their lamps as if they all expected to go. They were all together and doing the same thing which takes us to these verses. THE BRIDEGROOM TARRIED. He has tarried and not come when the church (as we shall address the virgins from this point onward) thought that He would come. The fully expected to go, but they thought that He would have already come... but He tarried and while they waited, they fell asleep... all of them. This is not exactly what we are supposed to be doing when the time for Jesus to make that catching up call comes, but it is what Jesus predicted that we would be doing. For whatever the reason, we will be slumbering. Slumbering and then slept... they nodded off and finally fell completely asleep. I wonder if we are actually asleep yet? I am reminded of the inner 3 of the disciples... Peter, James, and John falling asleep as Jesus agonized before they came to take him. He came down and roused them saying, "could you not tarry one hour?" They were supposed to be praying, but it was as if some supernatural sleep had taken them. Some today have compromised... and some have become discouraged... and some have just gotten busy with busy work or the affairs of life, but all are at least slumbering... not aware as they should be. Paul said this : 1 Thessalonians 5:3-10 " 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. " Here Paul tells us not to sleep as the world is asleep that the day should not take us unawares. It amazes me thinking back to the preaching on the "rapture" when I was a young child in church where people walked around with the idea of "Maranatha" in their hearts... living as if the Lord could call them out any day and working in the Kingdom. This is a rare thing today. Oh, there is a lot of activity in churches today (this is from an American vantage point), but the burden to reach the lost... to work the harvest and live and watch believing that Jesus could call us out at any moment is simply not there very much... not much at all. It is as if, as we see the pieces of the puzzle falling into place in our generation... right before our eyes, people who have known the truth and once lived like they believed it have become numb to the message and think that the return is many years hence. We are slumbering and the Holy Spirit has been almost shouting at me lately to WAKE UP and shake off the thing that have distracted me... to tell others and be a voice of the watchman crying out the alarm. It burns in me right now, but I am aware in myself despite that the warfare over me in my thoughts as so many things come to distract me. It is a perilous time. WE are to put on the whole armour of God for we are not appointed to wrath as the world is. THE WORLD HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE WRATH OF GOD WHEN THE SEALS ARE BROKEN, BUT WE HAVE AN INVITATION TO A MARRIAGE FEAST! WHICH DO YOU WANT? There is more to the 1 Thessalonians 5 scriptures as well... a deeper truth to get to, but that is for another study. Lets back to the Midnight Cry! AT MIDNIGHT THE CRY WAS MADE! What cry? 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 " 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the [b]Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:[/b] and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. " The Shout of the Lord... the Voice of the Archangel... the Shofar of God... this is the cry that is made at MIDNIGHT! Midnight... that part of the night where most people are getting good and asleep and expect things to be quiet. Suddenly (I like those biblical suddenlies), it isn't quiet anymore, but everything changes in an instant... in a moment... in the twinkling of an eye. The New American Standard says, Matthew 25:5-7 (NASB) " 5 Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and [began] to sleep. 6 "But at midnight there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet [him.'] 7 "Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps. " The Greek says literally in the middle of the night... translated midnight in a number of translations. This is a night for the church. Think about this... there has been especially in the past 100 years or so more darkness poured out even on lands that did have that much spiritual darkness before. From Islam (though in a lot of lands that has been going on for a long, long time) to Communism the past century to Fascism, to the darkness in America and Canada and western Europe from the weight of their own sin and iniquity... from the drug and sexual explosion from the 60's to 80's to the gothic and occult revivals we see now. Its getting dark... the middle of the night and the time is getting harder and harder to get through... the pressure to not be as vigilant and fight as hard is here. It is midnight spiritually RIGHT NOW! BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM... folks, the church and Old Covenant Saints along with New Jerusalem is the bride, and this is the Marriage Supper that we are going to during the Tribulation that brings such blessing if you are there! Revelation 19:4-9 " 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. " ON A PERSONAL JOURNEY NOTE: I find the wording here very interesting, for even the 5 foolish virgins were called... they heard the cry, but were not allowed to go because their lights did not shine sufficiently. I wonder if the martyrs in the first half of the Tribulation has part of this blessing because they were at least called to go in though they could not. This is debatable and I am debating it right now to myself. I am not really clear about it. One clear thing though, if you were one of the 5 foolish, you might have been called, but you were not able to go and the door was shut to you from entering into the supper. That's sad. ALL 10 HEARD THE CALL AND ROSE TO TRIM THEIR LAMPS, which is what you would do at midnight to go out. Jesus told us to let our lights so shine in the world. Could it be that there is an inherent blessing in doing this, and an inherent warning in not? Matthew 5:14-16 " 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. " THEY WERE BEING CALLED TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB! HERE IS WHERE THEY GO... IT IS VITAL THAT YOU ARE READY, FOR IF YOU ARE NOT READY WHEN THAT CALL IS GIVEN, YOU SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED IN. THE MARRIAGE SUPPER IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED DOCTRINE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. Jesus Christ is the groom and the church (and from Revelation 21, New Jerusalem our future home with it) is the bride. There is a mystery here... a spiritual connection and bond through this New Covenant with Jesus Christ and the church. Matthew 22:10-14 " 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few [are] chosen. " Ephesians 5:25-27 " 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. " 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 " 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him]. " Revelation 3:20 " Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. " Now, the world is in darkness... drunken and asleep and unaware and will not hear this midnight cry at all. They do not expect to go, and we are not discussing sinners here. Some would say, ah... but these are the tares come up with the wheat. In Matthew 13, you read how the Lord has His Kingdom through the planting of the seed of the Word of God... the saved Church comes up and good harvest, but among them are tares... poisonous plants that looks just like wheat when they first come up planted by the Devil amongst us. There are tares in the church... people that Satan has planted among us to cause problems and discord, etc. and aren't saved at all. But a tare is poisonous by nature... it is corrupt that appears holy. Its like putting clean clothes over nasty ones. This does not connect to the example of Matthew 25 though because all of the 10 Virgins were actually Virgins. They were not half virgins and half false-virgins secretly corrupt. They were all clean... you cannot make anything else of the Greek in that passage in Matthew 25. They are pure... clean, and the only way that we humans can get that way is through the Holy Spirit and the blood of Jesus Christ. But half took time in their walk with God to walk in the Spirit and be filled with the Spirit to have fuel for their own fires... their own light. Half were lukewarm... they were not false ones... they are not wolves in sheep's clothing, they are actually virgins. They even have lights... lamps. They have had oil, but there is no flow of oil now... their vessels have been allowed to run dry. They are carnal Christians. It isn't that God will say, depart from me I never knew you... that's to the tares, folks. Jesus has known them and does know them, but they did not do what Jesus commanded them to do and because of that they were not ready when the midnight cry came. Luke 21:36 " Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. " THE CRY IS GIVEN TO GO OUT AND BEHOLD THE LAMB... THE 5 WISE GO AND STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN, BUT THE 5 FOOLISH HEAR THE CRY AND GO OUT BUT CANNOT STAND BEFORE HIM OR GO TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER. THE DOOR IS CLOSED TO THEM. Revelation 16:15 " Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. " This sheds new light on this scripture. If you then reference back to the church at Laodicea, then it becomes even more apparent. Matthew 25:8-9 " 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But 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. " WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS? Boy, this will preach... when I do the audio segment, I will have to strain to keep it teaching and not get into preaching. See, everyone will bear his own burden or weight or responsibility of his own works. We reap what we sow. There is a little confusion sometimes with the KJV rendering of the text because two different words having 2 different meanings are both translated burden which can be confusing since they are put together. Galatians 6:2-5 (KJV) " 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden. 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Galatians 6:2-5 (NASB) " 2 Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have [reason for] boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load. " We bear the burdens... the heaviness of one another in love. When our brothers and sisters have fallen in a fault or are hurting through one way or another, through the love of God that He has given us... we share that burden with them... we help them get through it in love. But, as far as our walk goes and the works (if they be works of God from God, or carnal works of the flesh to sin), then we have to bear those ourselves and that is why we are to prove them. We must examine our own works and not think that we are on a spiritual level higher than we are and so become spiritually lazy and arrogant as Laodicea. See, we reap what we sow. Mommy and/or daddy cannot through their spirituality get you into that Marriage Supper. Your husband or wife cannot get you into that Marriage Supper. Your church might be spiritually on fire, but if you are there among the fire but lukewarm yourself, He will spue you out of His mouth. Revelation 3:15-16 " 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. [u]16 So then because thou art lukewarm,[/u] and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. " Your church, your pastor, your family, your friends, your denomination or lack of one, your own righteousness even cannot get you into that Marriage Supper. Only having a vessel full of oil that will light your own spiritual light bright will get you there. This is the difference in spiritual wisdom and foolishness within the church. There are those who are so talented, but talent won't do it. It is if the fresh oil is flowing in your life or not. Religiosity surely won't do it... you have to have a "flow" of the Spirit to where your vessel is filled with the Holy Spirit. When we talk about being filled with the Spirit, please don't think that because you had an experience of the "baptism of the Holy Spirit" years ago that you are still walking daily filled with the Spirit. I see so much arrogance sometimes among those who will talk about a spiritual experience that they had 20 years ago and they themselves are stagnant now and at best lukewarm. God wake us up. Walk in the Spirit that you not fulfill the lusts of the flesh! GIVE US YOUR OIL... NO WAY GUYS! GET YOUR OWN! WE GOT OUR OWN AND YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR OWN! I have seen people in church try to get "second-hand blessing" by getting close to where God was blessing and moving on certain ones who had been seeking Him. And instead of seeking God themselves, they would go from revival to revival trying to get their "fix" and the next week they would be just as shallow as ever, because they had not denied themselves... prayed and taken up their own cross and followed Jesus. These are they that followed Jesus for the fishes and loaves, but when the true discipleship started, they went away from Him. Click to leave your comments on the Warriors of God Last Days Forum for this study. Return to Index The 10 Virgins Bible Study from Matthew 25 PART 4 Half are Ready and Half are Lukewarm Click here to listen to Realplayer Audio Study Session #4 Continuing with Matthew 25:8-9 Matthew 25:8-9 " 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But 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. " HEY... THESE ARE NOT TARES... THEIR LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT... THEY HAD BEEN LIT. THEY HAD THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND HE HAD LIT THEIR FIRES. BUT THEY HAVE QUENCHED THE HOLY SPIRIT SO MUCH AND HAVE BEEN SO LUKEWARM AND CARNAL THAT NOW THEY SPIRIT IS GRIEVED AND NOT FLOWING IN THEIR LIVES AND NOW THE FLAME IS GONE OUT! 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (KJV) " 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. " 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (NASB) " 6 And for this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. " Fan the flame... stir up the gift... don't let it grow lukewarm, but fan that flame that the ashes ignite again... get the flow of God going again so that the fires burn in you! Jesus is the light of the world... He is the light of life, but through the Holy Spirit, He makes us lights. We are light in this world of darkness. But sometimes the people of the light get snagged by the darkness again and the lukewarmness of their spirits lets the light grow dim to where there is no seeming difference between them and the world. The light once burned (sorry, I have read a lot of commentators trying their level best to explain away this scripture, but its wrong to try and do this. Just because it does not fit your view of scriptures is no reason to throw it away. Instead pray and seek God and change your view to include it instead of trying to explain it away as they had a worldly light, etc. It just doesn't work, and it is dishonest to the Bible to try and make it so), but it burns no longer. The sad thing is that they thought that they had enough light except when the midnight cry came, they just did not have it available to them. They trimmed with wicks as though the light was still there, but was so dry that the flame would not come. This is so sad. There is not enough for you and we also... we have what God has given to us, and you must get yours the same way... from God. We need our own for us. Not so! They say to go buy for yourselves, which is remarkably similar to what Jesus Christ told the church at Laodicea. See, this is the age of Laodicea. I truly believe that the 3 last days churches are found in Revelation 3... I think that all groups and individual members of the church are either one of Sardis, Philadelpia, or Laodicea. We won't even go into Sardis in this study. But Laodicea is the lukewarm church. Revelation 3:14-22 " 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. " Here, Jesus told them to buy true spiritual gold from Himself... tried in the fire and pure... so that they can have true riches instead of a material wealth which they equated with spirituality (sounds kind of familiar if you have ever watched very much Christian television... not all, mind you but a lot). Get that white raiment because they were literally in shame and naked before God. And if they did not repent, everyone would some day see this. Get the anointing of the eyesalve (Laodicea was renown for its eyesalve produced there) so that you start seeing again. The lukewarmness and compromise had blinded you to the truth. The anointing brings life and cleansing again... it comes through repentance. They say to the 5 foolish Virgins... go buy some more oil... who has it? God does! The thing is to do this before the Midnight Cry. Because afterward, you can still get the oil back and get REVIVAL, but there will be a difference, because the door of the Marriage Supper will be closed and you will be stuck here for what is coming. Once again, the urgency in the words of Jesus about watching and praying "always" that you may be accounted worthy to escape all of these things! WE NEED REVIVAL NOW... TODAY WITH NO WASTING OF TIME. IF WE WAIT UNTIL THE CRY IS GIVEN, THEN IT IS TOO LATE FOR US TO BE CAUGHT UP! Ephesians 5:14-20 " 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is]. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; " The days are evil... folks, it is approaching MIDNIGHT... the middle of the night! IT is time to understand the will of God and let Him give us light... give us the flow of annointing to keep our lights shining brightly through the night. If your light is already burning, then you don't have to worry if you are going to go or now. I had this wonderful black spiritual group come and play and sing for us when I pastored the Totz Church of God. That's just about my favorite kind of Christian music, and boy could they sing... and they sang with such an anointing. I think that they were from this Baptist Church up around Cumberland somewhere. I was having kind of a sharing session with one of their older singers... and we were just enjoying the Lord testifying with one another in the intermission, and he said, "I just want to be doing the works of God when Jesus comes back so that there's no question if I go or not!" I liked that... Folks, all the virgins were saved as far as it goes. All were part of the body of Christ... that spiritual entity of Christ's authority that He called the church. But only half were ready at the catching away (or rapture if you wish). Are you ready? Am I ready? We need to prove our own works... examine ourselves... and walk in the Spirit fulfilling the will of the Lord! We need to walk REVIVED! Click to leave your comments on the Warriors of God Last Days Forum for this study. Return to Index The 10 Virgins Bible Study from Matthew 25 PART 5 The Catching Away and the Shutting of the Door Click here to listen to Realplayer Audio Study Session #5 Matthew 25:10 " 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. " I recognize that this will occur in a moment... in a twinkling of an eye. That is made clear in other scriptures about this event. But the door is shut when they go to pray and get the oil for themselves. The BRIDEGROOM or Jesus Christ has already appeared and taken the bride away as they go and pray and buy the oil. AND THE DOOR WAS SHUT! This is the saddest scripture in here. The door was shut. It reminds one of Yahweh shutting the door of the Ark of Noah when the rain started. God shut the door and that was it! There was now no more chance for any other living thing, for what was coming would now come and the door of safety was shut to those without. I believe that the imagery is deliberately the same. The door is shut, and although they went to buy more oil... repent and seek God that the Spirit start flowing and cease to be grieved in them, the door is shut for Jesus came and left... and now they are stuck on the Earth for what is coming. They that were "READY"... not just saved... not just born again... but ready. How? Jesus said to watch and pray always that you may be accounted "WORTHY". We looked at Philadelphia and the promise to be kept from the hour of temptation that would come on the whole earth. I know that many including me have talked about the door of opportunity that God would open for this faithful church. But perhaps in context with the rest of that prophecy to them, that this door is being referenced... the door that would be shut on the 5 foolish. Philadelphia is the 5 wise that will be able to go through the door to the Marriage Supper before it is closed by God. THEY GOT REVIVED. REMEMBER, THERE WILL BE SAINTS IN THE TRIBULATION... SAVED FOLKS WHO ON THE MOST PART WILL BE SLAUGHTERED AS MARTYRS FOR JESUS CHRIST EN MASSE. BUT THE CHURCH AS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BODY OF CHRIST IS GONE... OPENING THE FLOODGATES BY TAKING THAT WHICH NOW WITHOLDS AWAY. THESE 5 FOOLISH WILL GET REVIVED AND GET MORE OIL, BUT IT WILL NOT OPEN THAT DOOR INTO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER IN HEAVEN TO THEM. They now have a different destiny. They will not be part of that 24 elders that turns into a great number that no man could number that turns into a group out of every nation and kindred and tongue and people. They will instead be the martyrs that you see under the throne of God receiving white robes and waiting for the last of them to be slaughtered. THE FIVE WISE VIRGIN'S DESTINY : Revelation 5:8-9 " 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; " THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGIN'S DESTINY : Revelation 6:9-11 " 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. " Revelation 7:9-17 " 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. " Now, the aftermath of being left behind when the Lord catches away the church at the first resurrection. Matthew 25:11-13 " 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. " After the catching away of the church and the first resurrection of the saved, the 5 foolish virgins goes to the Lord and asks for Him to open up. How do they do this? By prayer... they pray for deliverance, but it is too late for that. They have their oil and they are ready now, but the time has passed. He syas at the door, I don't know you... then you say, they weren't ever really Christians! Actually, they were... that's pretty established up to this point. They even got an invitation, but the door has been closed and their relationship to God has now changed. They have not lost their salvation... they are not tares that He says, I never knew you to... for He did... but they have lost their chance to "know the Lord" as the bride of Christ. The martyrs have a different destiny which you can read about from the 24 elders or those taken in the catching away (12 for the Old and 12 for the New Covenants). Does that mean that they aren't saved? No... but they are the ones who serve God the Father day and night and will never see the sun again... they are blessed mind you, but do not have part of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and do not reign with Christ. They are servants of Yahweh the Father forever in the 3rd Heaven. They are saints, but they will never know the Lord as the "church" does. They were not ready. The wedding guests and bride has already arrived, and there is now no reason for Him to open up to them. This is profoundly sad. THE FINAL EXHORTATION FROM JESUS HERE... Watch... be ready! You do not know the day or the hour. Paul said that the seasons, the church would know, but not the day or the hour. Here, Jesus says to stay ready which I shall reiterate. Be ready, for you do not know the day or the hour that He shall come... just stay ready in Jesus' name. MARANATHA!

The Bible Believers Guide To Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth

Now The End Begins The Bible Believers Guide To Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth by Geoffrey Grider You want God's approval? Paul says you can get it through Bible study. "Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:14,15 (KJV) We live in a day and age where Christians have been fed on nothing but positive affirmations, feelings and finances for so long that they are spiritually dying from biblical malnutrition. Truly our generation is the fulfillment of the Laodicean church in the last days. But for those of us with ears to hear, Paul is still speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit, and he has something he wants us to do. Study the Bible like a blue collar laborer. rightly-dividing-word-truth-bible-believers-king-james-1611-apostle-paul-2-timothy-2-15-nteb In 2 Timothy 2:15, Paul gives us a tri-fold command (God does all His most important things in 3's) to STUDY - BE A WORKMAN - RIGHTLY DIVIDE whenever we open the pages of the Holy Bible. It is the only place in all the New Testament where Christians are commanded to do so, and is extremely important in light of our ongoing sanctification. You want God's approval? Paul says you can get it through Bible study. But when you study, he says to be a "workman" about it. What does that mean? Simply put, it means to do it with deliberate intent, strength of spirit, sleeves rolled up and ready to work. Have you ever had a blue collar job? I sure have. It's hard work and at the end of the day you are tired and sweaty because you expended lots of energy. That's how God wants you to study the Bible. Read 10 verses a day is better than not reading any at all, but it is by no means a workman-like approach to the Bible. Lasty he says to "rightly divide" the word of truth, and this is where the rubber truly meets the road. Buckle up, kiddies, and let's do a little digging. What it means to rightly divide the Bible First of all, rightly dividing has nothing to do with cherry picking, not one thing. For those of you who maintain that's what rightly dividing is, you are being intellectually dishonest. Rightly dividing does not mean throwing out verses, any verses, rather it means to put them where they belong. In the Bible, there are 3 groups that God can be addressing at any one time, and these are as follows: The Jews and Israel The Church The Gentiles (everyone else) God presents specific and distinct doctrines and promises to all 3 of these groups, and they are not necessarily overlapping or transferable. Let me show you what I mean with this very well-used verse by Christians today: "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) Every year at the National Day of Prayer, you will hear this verse prayed over and over again as a call for America to repent of our national sins so God will heal our nation. But this verse does not apply to America, or any other nation for that matter except as a promise to the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. The context of the verse is the dedication of Solomon's Temple, and God is speaking directly to him about "his people" the Jews and their faithfulness in following Him. It is not a transferable promise to Christians in the age of grace. So we "rightly divide" this as a promise to the Jews, doctrinally, and understand that the only application we can make to Christians in America is in a spiritual sense. We can certainly pray for our nation to repent, hope that we do, and hope that God will heal us. But He is not obligated to do so, because He has not promised to do it for us. Let me show you another example of rightly dividing. The gradual transitioning of the Church unfolds Jesus did not come to start a Christian church, not at all. Listen to His own words as to why He was sent: "But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Matthew 15:24 (KJV). Jesus came to save His people, the Jews, from their sins. But the Jews as a nation rejected Him, and so He went to the gentiles. But all the way up to Acts chapter 7, it was the Jews who were the focus, not the gentiles. Matthew, Mark and Luke are Jewish books to the Jewish people. There is no salvation by grace through faith alone. The Jews rejected God the Father in the Old Testament and wound up with 400 years of silence from Malachi to Matthew. They rejected God the Son in the New Testament, and wound up with the veil of the Temple ripped in two. And finally, they rejected God the Holy Spirit at the preaching of Stephen in Acts 7, and that's when God put the Jews into a 2,000 year time out, and turned His attention to the gentiles. In the very next chapter, Acts 8, the first gentile gets saved at the witness of Phillip, and one chapter after that Saul becomes Paul and the New Testament church that started as Jewish church in Acts 2 is rolled into the "new work" of Paul, and by Acts 15 the church that we know today is up and running. God will yet turn His attention back to the Jews and Israel after the Rapture, and will use the 144,000 to fulfill promises like these: "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:15-18 (KJV) When you read the signs that follow those that believe, you understand rather quickly that God is not talking to the Christian church. Yes, there are those that claim to speak in tongues and cast out demons today, but not so much the other three signs. There is not a Christian on the face of the earth today that can perform or display signs 3-5 as written. Many a backwoods Pentecostal preacher has "taken up" a deadly snake only to be laid to rest shortly after. Same goes for the drinking of poison, obviously. And laying hands on the sick and seeing all recover? Nope, not a chance. And why not? Because it was not written to Christians in the Church Age, it was written to Jews looking for a Kingdom. It will yet be fulfilled in the time of Jacob's trouble, the Great Tribulation, by the 144,000 Jews that God will raise up during that time after the Rapture. So we rightly divide these verses as not being doctrine for the Christian church, and we look for the spiritual application for us. Paul is the apostle for Christians in the Church Age When Jesus raised up the Apostle Paul, He did it for a very specific reason. Paul was to be the leader of the new Church made up from believing Jews and Gentiles. He was given mysteries not known to the other apostles, and became their teacher. What the Holy Spirit wrote through Paul - Romans to Philemon - comprise the doctrine for the Church Age, but is by far not the entire New Testament. It is Paul who teaches us about Eternal Security, the Pretribulation Rapture, the Body of Christ, and all the other doctrines we hold so dear. But keep in mind that these are not things taught by Matthew, Mark, Peter and others. Paul's teaching on Eternal Security flies directly in the face of Hebrews 6 that says it is "impossible" to be restored if you fall away. But Hebrews, as doctrine, was not written to the Christian Church, it was written to the Hebrews. But unless you study the Bible like a "workman" you will not arrive at these conclusions. They take time, prayer and the illumination of the Holy Spirit to see. Study to show yourself approved unto God, don't expect Him to reward your with Bible pearls by putting in a half-hearted effort. In salvation, all the work is on Him, all we do is accept it. But for everything after, God expects us to work and work hard as we mature as a Christian. Babies drink milk, full-grown people need meat and lots of it. It has taken me years of hard study to be able to even present this to you today. If you are intellectually honest, you will spend more than 60 seconds in reading this before coming to a conclusion. And in conclusion, I will end with this. All the Bible was written for us, but all the Bible was not written to us. Jews were promised a kingdom on earth, Christians promised the New Jerusalem. Unbelieving Gentiles await the fires of Hell. Jews are looking for a King to sit on the throne of David, and Jesus will certainly do that in the Millennium. But Christians don't wait for a King, we are a Bride waiting for her Bridegroom to come get us in the Rapture. Jews were given signs and wonders, Christians walk by faith and not by sight. Jews have a Temple building, Christians have their body as a Temple for the Holy Spirit. For Jews, the sabbath is a day. For Christians, the Sabbath is a Person. And the list goes on and on all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Rightly dividing puts everything the Bible promises in it's proper place, reserved for the people it was promised to.

5 Birthmarks Of The Christian: How To Be Certain Of Your Salvation

Now The End Begins 5 Birthmarks Of The Christian: How To Be Certain Of Your Salvation by Geoffrey Grider While the entire Bible stresses certainty and assurance, there's one section of Scripture that stakes out this theme as its central focus—the letter of 1 John. "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." 1 Peter 1:23 (KJV) EDITOR'S NOTE: As we have been discussing lately, the Bible teaches the eternal security of the born again believer in Jesus Christ. Today we present for your consideration 5 main markers from Scripture that accompany your salvation, from Dr. David Jeremiah's book "Ten Questions Christians Are Asking". As we carefully read through 1 John, we notice a five-fold argument for the assurance of salvation—five of the birthmarks of the Christian. The Birthmark of Confession The first is the birthmark of confession, described in 1 John 5:1: “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” Before you can have assurance of salvation, you have to believe and be saved. You have to confess Jesus Christ as Lord. Some people assume they are saved because they grew up in a Christian culture, or they have gone to church all their lives, or they have been baptized, or they have tried to live a good life. Yet they’ve never distinctly and personally confessed Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. The Bible teaches that we are sinners, separated from God by a sinful nature. We can never earn, buy, or climb our way into heaven. By our own efforts or goodness, we can never be saved. That’s why God became a man who lived a wholly righteous life, died on the cross, shed His blood for us, and rose from the dead. He paid our penalty, took our judgment upon Himself, and He offers us the opportunity to be born again. The Birthmark of Change If the first birthmark is our confession of Christ as our Savior and Lord, the second is a changed life, as we see in 1 John 2:29: “If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.” When Jesus truly saves us, it makes a difference in how we think, act, speak, and conduct ourselves. The Bible says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). how-to-have-assurance-of-your-salvation-born-again-christian "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:1-3 (KJV) As we begin learning to practice righteousness, our habits change. We will not be sinlessly perfect while we’re on this planet; but if we’re Christians, we need to behave like Christians. If we say we’re saved but nothing has changed about us, something is wrong. We are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works, and the Gospel is a transforming agent in our lives. The Birthmark of Compassion Those who are truly saved also bear the birthmark of compassion. How can you know that you are a Christian? By what you believe, by how you live, and by whom you love. Love is a recurring theme in 1 John, and the apostle leaves no doubt about how it permeates the lives of true Christians. “Beloved,” he wrote, “let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.. . . . We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” (1 John 4:7; 3:14). Do you love your brothers and sisters in the family of God? Those who are truly saved are those who enjoy and bless the household of faith, the family of God. The Birthmark of Conflict A fourth sign of being truly saved is conflict. According to 1 John 5:4, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” The word overcome implies a struggle. We’re faced with an adversary whom we must overcome. Our adversary is identified in 1 John 2:14 as the wicked one: “I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.” John went on in the next verses to say: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” (1 John 2:15-17). When you’re genuinely born of God, you’ll be growing to be an overcomer as you deal with the temptations around you—the world, the flesh, and the devil. You may not be victorious over every temptation every time, but you’ll make progress in gaining more victories and losing less battles as you grow stronger in Christ and in the power of the abiding Word of God. The Birthmark of Conduct That leads to the final point I want to make: We can see evidence for the validity of salvation in our desire to conduct ourselves in a way that pleases God. According to 1 John 3:9, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” If we’re not careful, we might interpret this verse to teach that anyone who is born of God never sins. That would conflict with other passages in the Bible that describe us as fallible and often failing. In 1 John 3:9, the word for sin is a present active infinitive and it describes a continuous action. John is not saying that whoever sins once is not born of God. That would disqualify all of us. It would certainly disqualify me. But John is saying, in effect, “Whoever keeps on willfully sinning, violating God’s law with stubborn disregard and ongoing wickedness, cannot have assurance of salvation.” If we are truly saved, we will grieve over our sins, confess them, and seek God’s grace to do better. His grace is inexhaustible and His salvation is irreversible. Make sure you have confessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and then trust Him with your eternal future. He will never leave you or forsake you. His Word was given that you might know Jesus Christ as your Savior and that you might know that you have eternal life. You can have assurance of salvation today.

Convergence Of 27 Events To Happen In September And October 2015 That Show Something Big Is Coming

August 5, 2015 Convergence Of 27 Events To Happen In September And October 2015 That Show Something Big Is Coming 27events.jpg By Susan Duclos - All News PipeLine A very interesting compilation of upcoming events all surrounding the months of September and October 2015, sent to videographer FaceLikeTheSun by "Seal Man," and all of which, when seen together indicate something big is about happen. Many ANP readers know "Seal Man" from important alerts over at Steve Quayle's website and below is the list he sent to FaceLikeTheSun, linked to schedules and articles relating to these upcoming events. ONE: Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading Israeli Rabbi, asserts "the coming of the Messiah is imminent," to fall "at the end of the Sabbatical year." This year is the Sabbatical year and it will be ending on the 29th day of Elul, which, by the Gregorian calendar falls on Saturday, September 12, 2015. (Source) TWO: Shemitah - As soon as the Jews settled in the Holy Land,1 they began to count and observe seven-year cycles. Every cycle would culminate in a Sabbatical year,2 known as Shemittah,3 literally: “to release.” The year following the destruction of the second Holy Temple was the first year of a seven-year Sabbatical cycle. In the Jewish calendar, counting from Creation, this was the year 3829, 68–69 CE on the secular calendar. By counting sevens from then, we see that the next Shemittah year will be the year 5775 after Creation, which runs from Sept. 25, 2014, through Sept. 13, 2015. (Source) THREE: Rosh Hashanah which is is the Jewish New Year. The Biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (Hebrew: יוֹם תְּרוּעָה‎, literally "day [of] shouting/raising a noise") or the Feast of Trumpets. The day is said to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, and their first actions toward the realization of humanity's role in God's world. (Source) Rosh Hashanah begins September 13th and ends on Septermber 15, 2015. FOUR: Anno Lucis (Year of the Light) is is a dating system used in Freemasonry ceremonial or commemorative proceedings. The date noted for that in the video below is September14, 2015. FIVE: UN Restoration of Palestine, the UN Security Council is likely to be voting on a UN resolution which will establish a Palestinian state . According to the linked article from Freedom Outpost, "It is being reported that France will submit this resolution for a vote after the 70th session of the UN General Assembly begins on the 15th of September." ANPJH15CHRONOLOGY.jpg SIX: Jade Helm 15, a controversial military exercise on US soil which began on July 15 and is sceduled to end on September 15, 2015. (See more on the Chronology of all Jade Helm related ANP articles here) SEVEN: International Day of Peace slated for September 21, seen at the UN website here, but the note included by Seal Man highlighted the words "Peace and Safety," where our videographer specifically highlights Thessalonians 5:3, which states "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." Also noted is that the "day of atonement," aka Yom Kippur begins on September 22 and ends on September 23, 2015. EIGHT: The Final Jubilee Year is 2015-2016. The final Jubilee will begin on the Day of Atonement in the fall of 2015. (September 23, 2015) From Canaan to Canaan: The 70 Jubilees clock began when the children of Israel entered Canaan, the land God had promised them. The 70 Jubilees clock will end when God’s people enter heavenly Canaan, the land God has promised them. From earthly Canaan to heavenly Canaan is 70 Jubilees. (Source) NINE: Day of Arafat (September 22-23, 2015) - The Day of Arafat is an important observance which falls during the Islamic month of Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah. TEN: Islamic celebration Eid al-Adha also known as "Feast of Sacrifice." ( September 24, 2015) This festival commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his son to God. This festival also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. ELEVEN: Prophetic Time Cycle from Israel Recapture june 7 1967 to September 23, 2015. (Links explaining the importance of the time cycle can be found here and here) Note at approximately the 4:15 minute mark in the video below this article, where FaceLikeTheSun explainsthe coorelation of this time cycle with the "day of atonement," Yom Kippur. TWELVE: Mayan Time Cycle in years to days from Sept 11 – Sept 23 (5126 days) cern27events.jpg THIRTEEN: CERN hits full power on September 23-24, 2015, which some in the scientific community have highlighted the possibility of opening "parallel universes and extra dimensions." our videographer also notes that to see the CERN schedule from their site now, one needs credentials to login, where before it was open access. He also highlights the reference to "Sesame," where the phrase open sesame comes from and how it relates. FOURTEEN: Madonna concert specifically highlighting the "Desecration of the bride," and the arrival of the Fall Angels in her September events. (The importance of this event coincides with items 15-18, listed below, about the Pope Francis Apostolic tour. FIFTEEN: The Pope addresses the US Congress for the first time in history on September 24, 2015. SIXTEEN: The Pope addresses the UN Assembley of World Leaders on September 25, 2015. SEVENTEEN: The Pope holds mass in Madison Square Garden on September 25, 2015. EIGHTEEN: The Pope holds mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. NINETEEN: The French Prime Minister meets with John Kerry to discuss the 500 day climate change limit in September. TWENTY: Tomorrow World festival, (September 25-27) with the question of whether the "keys" will open the gate for the AntiChrist (remember the CERN dates of full power and opening "gates and portals) with specific mention of the number 33. TWENTY-ONE: "Feast of Tabernacles" which runs from September 27, through October 5, 2015. This festival looks back at the forty year period of time when the Israelites lived in the wilderness of Sinai. During that time the Hebrew people were isolated from the rest of the world in an almost "millennial" setting. They could see the Presence of God dwelling in their midst. He covered them daily with His cloud, and at night He warmed them with His fiery presence. During their 40 year "wilderness experience" their needs were taken care of, neither their shoes nor their clothes wore out, and they were judged righteously in accordance to God's Torah by Moses and the judges. The Feast of Tabernacles also looks forward to the 1000 year Messianic Kingdom when Yeshua will be dwelling in, and ruling from Jerusalem. It will be a time when all the nations learn of the great things that happen when people follow the ways of the God of Israel. As a consequence, shalom (peace) will spread out from the Great City and will eventually encompass the whole world. (Source) TETRAD27events.jpg TWENTY-TWO: The Fourth Blood Moon occurs on September 28, 2015. This rare tetrad event "has recently captivated the attention of the religious world. This teaching states that, when four consecutive blood moons fall on Jewish feast days, a major event affecting the Jewish people will occur in close proximity to that time." (Source) TWENTY-THREE: There has been an incredible amount of speculation of events beginning in september that will be a prelude to a total economic collapse, which makes this one a question mark, but with recent warnings from a variety of experts in the financial industry, as well as the ongoing belief that the US Dollar will lose its world reserve currency status, this understandably couldn't be left off the list. Articles about Economic Collapse in September 2015 https://www.dollarvigilante.com/blog/... http://usawatchdog.com/debt-bomb-goin... http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ar... http://www.prophezine.com/index.php?o... TWENTY-FOUR - Chinese President to Visit America in September 2015 TWENTY-FIVE: The importance of number 24 above coincides with the fact that China has called for a "new world currency," a global currency as part of the NWO. Many speculate this has much to due with the major anouncement the IMF is planning on October 20, 2015. TWENTY-SIX: The Parable of the Fig Tree is explained in detail around the 11:40 minute mark and is associated with THIS link. - The Bible has a verse called the Parable of the Fig Tree, and it says that when you see the budding of the fig tree, you will know that the kingdom of God is near and that this generation will not pass until all things are fulfilled.Now the average generation lasts 67 years, and some people have linked the budding of the fig tree to the birth of the Nation of Israel in 1948. So if we add 1948 and 67 we arrive at the year 2015. (Source) TWENTY-SEVEN: The return of the Mahdi - A mainstream Sunni Muslim website has decreed that the Islamic messiah, called the Mahdi, will appear this year or in 2016 and that the Muslim Jesus will return in 2022 to conquer the world for Islam. The Quran and the Bible put forth end-times narratives that are similar but opposite. The Bible’s antichrist, for instance, resembles Islam’s messiah while Muslims view the Jesus of the Bible as their antichrist or “Dajjal.” The Quran teaches that Jesus returns to earth but for a very different purpose – to “break the cross” and convert the world’s Christians to Islam. (Source)

Vincent Wienand with Des Attwell and 40 others MANY ASK ME ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2015? WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

1,215 Views Vincent Wienand with Des Attwell and 40 others MANY ASK ME ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2015? WHAT WILL HAPPEN? MY POSITION, AS I HAVE STATED MANY TIMES BEFORE, AND AS THE WORD INSTRUCTS, IS THIS: 1) WE ARE CALLED TO BE READY AT ALL TIMES, NOT FOR A SPECIFIC DATE. 2) THE LORD CALLED ME TO BE A WATCHMAN AND HAVE WARNED PEOPLE SINCE 2011. THE LORD IS IN CONTROL, NOT THE ILLUMINATI, NOT THE GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF THIS EARTH. THE LORD GOD AS FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SUPREME RULER OF THIS UNIVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT HIS CONSENT. 3) IF WE PLACE OUR FULL TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST ONLY, HE WILL SHELTER US, NO MATTER WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. 4) THE LORD WILL CHOOSE THE DATE, WHETHER BEFORE SEPTEMBER, ON SEPTEMBER, OR AFTER SEPTEMBER, 5)ONE THING FOR SURE THAT WILL OCCUR IN SEPTEMBER IS THE WORLD WIDE ECONOMIC CRASH September 13th – This is Elul 29 on the Biblical calendar – the last day of the Shemitah year. Many are concerned about this date because we have seen giant stock market crashes on the last day of the previous two Shemitah cycles.SEE VIDEO;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duC9Ozt-ZZA On September 17th, 2001 (which was Elul 29 on the Biblical calendar), we witnessed the greatest one day stock market crash in U.S. history up until that time. The Dow plummeted 684 points, and it was a record that held for exactly seven years until the end of the next Shemitah cycle. On September 29th, 2008 (which was also Elul 29 on the Biblical calendar), the Dow fell by an astounding 777 points, which still today remains the greatest one day stock market crash of all time. Now we are approaching the end of another Shemitah year. So will the stock market crash on September 13th, 2015? Well, no, because that day is a Sunday. So I guarantee that the stock market will not crash on that particular day. But as Jonathan Cahn has pointed out in his book on the Shemitah, sometimes stock market crashes happen just before the end of the Shemitah year and sometimes they happen within just a few weeks after the end of the Shemitah. OTHER KEY HAPPENINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2015 1. – The Day of Atonement happens to be on the 23rd of September 2. – The Pope’s visit to the USA which happens on the 23rd. 3. – Jade Helm’s conclusion which falls on the 15th. 4. – According to Thomas Horn in his book Petrus Romanus written in 2012 he notes the following about Daniel’s prophecy and specifically this verse, “Know also and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to cause to return and to build Jerusalem, unto the Anointed the Prince, shall be seven weeks.” Jerusalem was reclaimed by Israel during the Six Days War in June of 1967. Recall that in the seventy-weeks paradigm, the “seven” is seven weeks of years which is (7 x 7) forty-nine years. 5)– A very revered Jewish Rabbi has been recently announcing that the return of the Messiah (which we know as the Antichrist) is imminent, and he’s calling all the Jews to migrate to the land of Israel. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “When asked about the timing of the Messiah’s arrival, Rabbi Kanievsky answered, “At the end of the Sabbatical year.” Several people have asked the Rabbi to verify this and he has given the same answer each time. This year is the Sabbatical year and it will be ending on the 29th day of Elul, which, by the Gregorian calendar falls on Saturday, September 12, 2015.” 6. – A lot of Muslim clerics are predicting the return of their Mahdi in September this year. Also interesting to note is a prophecy of old written by the Islamic prophet Ali Bin Iben Abi Talib which says that just before the coming of the Mahdi, a tall black man will rise up to take command of the West and he will command the most powerful army on earth. Knock knock Obama? 7. – The Blood Moon tetrad which started in 2014 will end with the final Blood Moon on September 28th 2015. These are the major points hinting that in September of this year something HUGE will occur that will change life on earth as we know it. HAVING SAID THIS, I AM INCLUDING A VIDEO THAT TELLS US IT WILL HAPPEN SUDDENLY!! WHEN YOU EXPECT IT THE LEAST. BE READY ALL THE TIME!!! MANY LOOK FOR THE RAPTURE, SO SORRY TO BRING THE BAD NEWS! WE WILL NOT ESCAPE REV 6;12-17 I BELIEVE GOD GAVE THE PATTERN IN A VISION TO MR JONES INTERVIEWED BY SID ROTH ,"IT IS SUPERNATURAL" , FIRST THE SHAKING, (REV 6:12- 17, JOEL 2:28-31) FOLLOWED BY THE OUTPOURING HIS SPIRIT AND AFTERWARDS THE RAPTURE. TIME IS RUNNING OUT! PLEASE SHARE LET THIS VIDEO GO VIRAL!! SOURCE: VIDEO BY SID ROTH

Obama Refuses To Allow Yazidi Christians Fleeing ISIS To Enter United States

Now The End Begins Obama Refuses To Allow Yazidi Christians Fleeing ISIS To Enter United States by Geoffrey Grider Yazidi refugees flee ISIS, but find door to US asylum closed EDITOR'S NOTE: Immigrants from the Middle East are currently the fastest growing immigration demographic coming into the U.S., a recent report from the Center for Immigration Studies shows. America in just three years imported more immigrants from the Middle East than from Mexico and Central America combined. But when it comes to allowing in Christian Yazidis who are fleeing for their lives from ISIS, the Obama administration says no. A year after U.S. airstrikes and Kurdish fighters saved Iraq's Yazidi population from death at the hands of ISIS atop Mount Sinjar, the historic Christian enclave is facing death in its homeland and a cold shoulder from America, say activists. Despite the ongoing threat of execution in Iraq, nearly all Yazidis, a Kurdish-Christian community that lives throughout Iraq, Syria, Turkey and even Armenia and Georgia, who have applied for asylum in the U.S. have been rejected, FoxNews.com has learned. The reason why is not clear, but advocates say Washington is turning a blind eye on the situation. yazidi-refugees-christians-iraq-flee-isis-not-allowed-to-enter-us-asylum “What we are seeing, in real time, is genocide,” said Frank Wolf, a former congressman from Virginia and senior fellow at 21st Century Wilberforce, a nonprofit that seeks to protect Christians in the Middle East. “To declare it genocide, that would expedite relief. You can’t allow it to go on." The dramatic rescue of the Yazidi came in August 2014, after ISIS fighters chased an estimated 40,000 Yazidi men, women and children from the town of Sinjar and onto a nearby mountain to which they then laid siege. With the mountain surrounded, and supplies running low, the Yazidi faced certain death until airstrikes and boots on the ground cleared an escape route. The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government estimated in December that 4,000 Yazidi were killed before international help arrived. At the outset of the Iraq War in 2003, there were nearly 1.4 million Christians in the country. Estimates today say the total is likely fewer than 250,000. Of the tens of thousands of Yazidis uprooted from their homes, only 10 families have been granted asylum in the U.S., according to Yazda, an American-based Yazidi advocacy group. None of the visas were issued due to religious persecution faced at the hands of ISIS. “None of these families [in U.S.] are related to the crisis," Abid Shamden, who works with Yadza, told FoxNews.com, adding that the visas were given as part of a special program for translators who worked with the U.S. military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. “But many are still there. They are not given any special status. They are all treated as the same. My family has been waiting since 2012 for visas.” Shamden’s colleague, Murad Ismael, added that several families who sought help under the translator program have even been denied. “Some of them worked for the U.S. and they are not being allowed to come here,” he said. “Those who have gotten here have family members who were killed by terrorists back home.” Officials for the State Department declined to comment, saying specific cases involving visas are confidential. Many of the Christian population in Iraq and Syria -- Yazidi or otherwise -- have been seeking asylum in the U.S. since ISIS launched its violent offensive, carving out a caliphate the size of Indiana in northern Syria and Iraq. But the process is arduous, and often fruitless, say experts. "The procedures to get a U.S. visa are very complicated," Jameel Ghanim, executive director of Yazda's operations in Iraq, told FoxNews.com. "I can say it is impossible for the regular person to gain a visa unless he is business man, a diplomat,or already has one of his relatives with U.S. citizenship.

Was A Nuclear Weapon Just Detonated In China?

Now The End Begins Was A Nuclear Weapon Just Detonated In China? (VIDEO) by Geoffrey Grider A huge explosion rocked the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday, state media reported. Initial reports said hundreds were wounded, although the exact number of casualties has yet to be determined. According to the official Chinese Seismological Network, two blasts occurred in the city, a first explosion equivalent to the detonation of 3 tons of TNT, and a second, much larger explosion 30 seconds later which was equivalent to a detonation of about 21 tons of TNT. The blast was caused by explosive material in a container at a terminal in Binhai Dist, according to Business Insider. The official Xinhua news agency said a deafening bang was heard as plumes of flame lit up the sky, scattering dust dozens of meters into the air. Video footage of the explosion showed it causing a massive mushroom cloud and a quake that could be felt up to six miles away.