Deeshelton (19 Aug 2004)
"ten virgins"

i read where someone thinks the five foolish virgins are christians left behind.if that is the case how do you get by those whom he justified he also glorified.justification takes place the minute you recieve christ into your heart,it also seems to me that a lot of christians have their eyes on their own obediance almost as if they are trusting in that more than his obediance of christ. none of you will get to heaven by your obediance.romans says by the obediance of one shall many be made rightous.that being justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him.also in one of those parables about the virgins the lord says i will say i know you not .if he said that to a christian or someone who had been born again would it not be a lie.jesus does not lie.in matthew he says then i the king will say unto them depart from me i never knew you.if jesus said that to a christian or someone who reilly had been born again he would be telling a lie .jesus dont lie by the way i reilly do enjoy some of your articles and insight.

> > i read where someone thinks the five foolish virgins are christians left behind.if that is the case how do you get by those whom he justified he also glorified.justification takes place the minute you recieve christ into your heart,it also seems to me that a lot of christians have their eyes on their own obediance almost as if they are trusting in that more than his obediance of christ.

I am one who thinks the 5 foolish virgins are Laodiceans that get left behind at the Pre-Trib Rapture. They become Tribulation saints that will be either martyrs or caught up with the Tribulation saints at the Pre-Wrath Rapture. Either way, they will get to Heaven eventually.

Jesus warns the Laodiceans (meaning people of judgment) to buy of Him white raiment. Rev. 3:18,19 says, "buy of me gold (symbol of deity) tried in the fire (i.e., Tribulation), 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 WITHY EYESALVE, THAT THOU MAYEST SEE. AS MANY AS I LOVE, I REBUKE AND CHASTEN: BE ZEALOUS THEREFORE, AND REPENT." The Laodiceans are believers. They are saved, but lack white robes of righteousness. Why? because they have committed unconfessed sins since they accepted Christ. Those sins must be brought under the blood of Christ too.

Sardis means "those escaping," i.e., in the Pre-Trib Rapture. Yet, not all escape in the 1st Rapture. Rev. 3:4 says, "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."

The Bride wears white. To the Bride of Christ "was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness (lit., righteousnesses) of saints" (i.e. believers). The righteousnesses of believers include the righteousness of Christ that is imputed to them when they accept Christ as their own personal Saviour plus their own righteous acts committed after they were saved.

Overcomers from Sardis (those escaping in the Pre-Trib Rapture) "are WORTHY." That takes us back to Luke 21:36. Jesus addressed believers, saying, "Watch ye therefore, and PRAY ALWAYS, THAT YE (believers) MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE (i.e., in the Pre-Trib Rapture) ALL THESE THINGS that shall come to pass (i.e., in the Tribulation), and to stand before the Son of man" (Christ, in Heaven).

Some virgins (i.e., believers wearing white garments) are "accounted worthy to escape" in the Pre-Trib Rapture. Other believers, those not wearing white garments, are not "accounted worthy to escape" at that time. Those accounted worthy are wise virgins. Those not accounted worthy are foolish virgins. It is the wise virgins that "have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me (Jesus) in WHITE, FOR THEY ARE WORTHY" (Rev. 3:4).

Peter was a believer, yet, in John 13:4-10, Jesus "riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to WASH THE DISCIPLES (believers') FEET, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, IF I WASH THEE NOT, THOU HAST NO PART WITH ME. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed (i.e., had his 'old sins,' II Peter 1:9, washed away when he accepted Christ) needeth not save to WASH HIS FEET, but is clean every whit".

Christians' "OLD SINS" are washed away when they accept Christ, but afterward, NEW sins need to be confessed. That's why I John 1:9 says, "If we (believers) confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS." Notice that a believer still can need to be cleansed from all unrighteousness. When all our sins committed after we are saved are confessed, they will be under the blood of Christ and our feet will be clean. And what about those sins we can't remember? If we confess known sins, Christ will CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS." That takes care of unknown sins too.

What is it that the Tribulation saints have done before being caught up in the Pre-Wrath Rapture? They "HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES, AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB" (Rev. 7:14). They have confessed their sins committed after they accepted Christ.

In Mt. 24:48-51;25:1, Jesus said, "But and if that EVIL SERVANT (i.e., carnal believer) shall say in his heart, MY LORD (showing he's a believer) delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; THE LORD OF THAT SERVANT (believer) shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall CUT HIM ASUNDER (i.e., cut him off at the Pre-Trib Rapture), and appoint him his portion (the Tribulation) with the hypocrites (pretenders): there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom." Notice that all 10 went forth to meet Christ. All 10 were believers.

Luke 12:45 says, "The lord of that servant (foolish believer) will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him (the foolish believer) in sunder (lit., cut him off, i.e., at the Pre-Trib Rapture), and will appoint him HIS PORTION (the Tribulation) WITH THE UNBELIEVERS." No wonder there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth." If he is appointed his portion with the unbelievers, he is a believer. His portion does not include God's wrath.

No wonder Jesus said to believers, "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye (believers) MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE all these things (the Tribulation trial) that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man" (at the Pre-Trib Rapture) (Luke 21:36). Remember, I Thess. 5:9 says, "God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ."

Notice what this says we shall be shall be saved from--WRATH. Yes! even the foolish virgins will be saved from WRATH. All believers will be saved from the WRATH of God. However, some will also be ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE THE TRIBULATION. They are the wise virgins.

Remember the wedding feast of Mt. 22:1-14. When "the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment (i.e., white robe): And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless (he thought he had it made). Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and TAKE HIM AWAY, and cast him into outer darkness (i.e., outside the door darkness); THERE SHALL BNE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. FOR MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN."

We need to be called, and chosen, and faithful. At the time of the Pre-Trib Rapture, Rev. 17:14 says, "THEY THAT ARE WITH HIM ARE CALLED, AND CHOSEN, AND FAITHFUL." They are wearing white robes. This is a time when the ten kings "HAVE RECEIVED NO KINGDOM AS YET" (Rev. 17:12). As the Tribulation begins, all 10 kings are crowned (Rev. 13:1).