December
7, 2010
Dear
John Tng and faithful doves,
Subj: Was the Parable of the Ten Virgins
Written to be Fulfilled this Very Day (December 7, 2010)? I believe that this could really be the
day. We will soon see!
Consider
the Parable of the Ten Virgins Matt 25:1-13, “At
that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps
and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five
were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did
not take any oil with them.
The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in
coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At
midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ Then
all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
The
foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going
out.’ No, they replied, ‘there
may not be enough for both us and you.
Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But
while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with
him to the wedding banquet. And the
door was shut. Later the others also came,
‘Sir! Sir!’ they said, ‘Open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘I tell you
the truth, I don’t know you.’
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”
(Purple
signifies the Rapture.)
Matt
5:14-16
teaches us the purpose of the lamp and the oil that it burns to give
light.
Without oil there can be no flame and
therefore no light.
Vs
15)
“You are the light of the world. A
city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Vs 16)
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it
gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine
before men, that
they may see your good deeds (your good works KJV) and praise (glorify KJV) your
Father in heaven.
(Oil is a Type of the Holy Spirit throughout
our Holy Bible. The foolish
virgins in this parable ask the wise virgins for some of their oil because their
oil has “run out” and their lamps are going out. They have failed to repent from their
disobedience to God’s commandments and have grieved the Holy Spirit with their
sin.
Failure
to repent leads eventually to removal of your lamp (Rev 2:5). Failure to repent from sin under the
Holy Spirit’s conviction also defiles a Christian with sin and eventually leads
to death as in the Christians at the Church of Sardis. Jesus tells them that they are dead
(Rev 3:1). Jesus admonishes these Sardis Christians to
wake up and repent, and obey His commandments, which had been received by
them.
They are warned to wake up or He will
come on them like a thief and they will not know the time of His coming.
(Rev
3:2-3).
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which
have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they
are worthy (Rev
3:4 KJV). He that
overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out
his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father,
and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches Rev 3:4-6 KJV).
It
is no wonder that Jesus admonished us as follows: Luke 21:34-36
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any
time your heart be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and the cares
of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall if 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.
By now you may be thinking, how can God possibly make all
these fantastic things happen? That is a very
good question. Dear friend, do not forget the
importance of the work of the vast multitudes of Holy Angels all at God’s
command. They will
carefully guard God’s word so that every prophecy will come true exactly as it
is written. They will control every
circumstance precisely according to God’s commands. (Isaiah 13:3 states: “I have given charge to My sanctified
ones. Also, I have called My mighty
ones for Mine anger, those rejoicing at Mine excellency”. (Young’s Literal
Translation).
Consider Psalm
91. A careful reading will clearly show
you that it
was written for this very time when Chemical, Nuclear and Biological Warfare is
about to break out all around us with acts of terrorism
and
yet
Psalm 91:11-12 states: “For
he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” FRIEND, THIS IS REFERRING TO THE
RAPTURE!
(Please
read the entire Chapter of Psalm 91!
It mentions the following:
Psalm
91:5-9, “You will
not fear the TERROR of night, nor the arrow (missle) that flies by
day. Nor the pestilence
(smallpox, anthrax, ebola, swine flu, etc) that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague (nuclear radiation) that destroys at
midday.
A
thousand may fall at you side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only
observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the
wicked.
If you make the Most High your
dwelling—even the Lord, who is my refuge—then no harm will befall you, no
disaster will come near your tent.”
Psalm 91:14-16 states: “Because he loves me, says the Lord, I will rescue
him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He
will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble
(the
Great and Dreadful Day of The LORD—World War III),
I will deliver him and honor him (the
Rapture and Marriage Supper of the Lamb). With long life will I satisfy him and
show him my salvation.”) (eternal
life in Heaven with our Blessed God and all of our loved ones, the saints and
the Holy Angels!).
Harvey
Troyer (YBIC)
Emmaus
Road Ministries