The 10 Virgins Page 5 ~ Voice of the Watchman

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.

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.

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; "

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.

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 says 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!

James Coldiron
aka FireStorm