Doves:
 
The Son DOES appear a second time to those who are watching and they know EXACTLY when He is coming, because the SECRET rapture of the Church has already taken place and those left behind who become believers during the tribulation can count off SEVEN years exactly to figure out when He comes back a "second time"!  There are actually several raptures in the Bible - Enoch who was translated that he did not see death, Elijah who was taken up in a chariot, the rapture of the church (the Bride),  the rapture of the 144,000,  and others. Paul was even raptured up to see things "unlawful to utter," but he was brought back down to die as a mortal later. Also, the very background of the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins is Jewish - none of them are associated with the church (because the church is GONE!)  When the church is mentioned in the Bible, she is spoken of as  a "virgin" as ONE - not as "virgins" plural.  You will see the typology of the Bride and the Virgins that follow her (the tribulation saints) in Psalm 45. The Bride is called "the King's Daughter" v. 13 and it is said that she is "all glorious within: v.14 - "she shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework; the VIRGINS her COMPANIONS that follow her shall be brought unto thee." Those VIRGINS that follow her are the tribulation martyrs, not part of the bride who is raptured before the tribulation. The "concubines" mentioned in Song of Sol. are also not part of the Bride, but they are wedding guests.  Remember that the Lamb' wife is primarily a "GENTILE" bride though there are many jews saved during the church age - the age of GRACE --- and they are part of the bride, because in the Body (the church) there is neither jew, nor gentile etc, but the Bride is primarily GENTILE.  Types of this Bride are the wife of Moses (Zipporah was a GENTILE), the wife of Joseph (she was an Egyptian and was a GENTILE) and Rebekkah (She was a GENTILE sought out for him by Elieazer a type of the Holy Spirit!) Rebekkah received GIFTS from Elieazer when she consented to be Isaac's wife, just as the Church receives GIFTS of the Holy Spirit when we become born-again believers! The Gifts of the Spirit). Rebekkah never SAW Isaac when she agreed to be his wife. She was to marry him based on FAITH.  Just as the Church has never SEEN our Bridegroom (yet) either - those of us who are still alive. We have agreed to marry Him based on FAITH!  There was a long trip for Rebekkah after she agreed to marry Isaac. That long trip on camelback represents the Church Age. Remember too, that when Rebekkah first SAW Isaac, he was "waiting for her" just as Jesus will come in the clouds (not to the earth) and wait for us as He draws us up to Him in the rapture. Also it is odd but true - that Rebekkah's death is not mentioned in the Bible. That's because she represents the Church and some of us will never DIE!
 
Psalm 45 is about the wedding of the Lamb and there are several groups at the wedding: Jesus is the Bridegroom-----the Lamb's WIFE is ONE - His ONE body- the Church - she is also the "pearl of great price"  (Matt 13:46). If you SPLIT a pearl you destroy it!   The Old Testament gentiles who kept the law and were saved under the law are guests at the wedding, but not part of the Bride.    Now - the Old Testament saints under the law who were JEWISH and saved are like John the Baptist. They are the friends of the bridegroom and John the Baptist mentioned this in his teachings. He considered himself a "friend" of the Bridegroom. Remember, he said that the Friend of the Bridegroom will rejoice at the sound of His voice.   All the Jews saved during the Tribulation are referred to as VIRGINS (see Matt 25:1). Their typology in the Bible is the 144,000. All the Tribulation  martyrs who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb that can not be numbered there are so many ----are not part of the Bride - they are guests at the wedding and they are NOT saved church members who got "left behind" at the rapture of the Body of Christ!  (Matt 22:10)  All of these different groups are found in psalm 45.   Song of Solomon tells you that the BRIDE, the Church is "but one; she is the only one."   In Ephes 4:4, it  confirms this where it says "I have espoused you to one husband...a chaste VIRGIN to Christ." (emphasis mine) - Note that the word VIRGIN is used, not virgins.  In Psalm 45, the "King's daughters" are the gentiles from the Old Testament not under the law because the law was not yet given to them.  The WISE virgins are the saints at the END of the 7 year tribulation (Saved DURING the Tribulation)  and they certainly ARE waiting for His return, as a matter of fact, they know exactly when He will return - at the END of SEVEN years and they also are the 144000 raptured to God to be a part of the wedding (but are not part of the Lamb's wife, the Bride) Silver in the Bible represents redemption, but the BRIDE is wearing wrought gold!  See Rev. 19:8 because The Bride gets her righteousness through grace (unmerited favor) from the Lamb. The church does not have to "wash her robes  in the blood of the Lamb" because the church has already been REDEEMED by the Blood of the Lamb. The Tribulation martyrs are the ones who die for Jesus and "wash their robes in the Blood of the Lamb." Half the body does not get left behind to become tribulation martyrs!  In Matthew 25 - the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins are not part of the church and never were ---but the 5 wise VIRGINS will be part of the marriage GUESTS --- the church is not mentioned because the church is GONE!  The 5 wise and 5 foolish VIRGINS  become believers (as many will when millions disappear!)  The virgins from the tribulation come AFTER the Bride. There is no split rapture at the end of the church age - the split rapture comes at the end of the tribulation, but those involved are not part of the bride or the church. The church age has ended. Jesus returns at the end of  SEVEN years WITH the Church, not for half of it that He left behind!  If you do not believe this - note that Chapter 4:1 in Revelations where John is caught up to the 3rd heavens is a picture of the rapture. John was a type of the Church because John was the apostle whom Jesus Loved. It says that about him several times in the Bible - The apostle whom Jesus loved.  John is even leaning on the Lord's breast during the last supper - probably right at the SPOT where the sword Pierced the Lord so that the church could be taken from him as Eve was taken from Adam. Jesus loved John in a special way because He represented the Church and Jesus loves the church in a special way. Search the Bible after Rev. 4:1 - from Rev. 4:1 thru Rev. 18 you will NOT see the church mentioned AGAIN anywhere!  She does not show up again until Rev. 19 WITH the Bridegroom and following Him.  Remember that the saying went abroad that THAT disciple whom Jesus loved would not die before he returned, but Jesus did not SAY that John would not die before he came back - He said that disciple would not die before He saw the coming again of Jesus and He didn't die before he SAW the 2nd coming!!!!  He saw it alright!  He saw the WHOLE 2nd coming on the Isle of Patmos and wrote the Book of Rev as a result of those visions. He LIVED to see the Son of Man return, wrote the Book of Rev - then he died later. John represents the CHURCH. There are many church members who will live to SEE Jesus and NEVER die! There are others who believed on Him and are asleep now, but they are the dead in Christ who will be raised up BEFORE we who are alive will, and we will ALL meet in the air.  Remember when Jesus was talking to Martha and Mary right before He raised up Lazarus?  What did he say about Himself?  He said "I am the resurrection and the Life, he who lives and believes in me shall never die (this is the group of raptured saints who never see death!) and he who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live (this is the Church saints who are asleep at the rapture and rise FIRST and will be resurrected) Jesus mentioned BOTH groups in His words to Martha and Mary right before He raised Lazarus!  AND note too - that when Jesus stood before Lazarus tomb - he called out - LAZURUS COME FORTH!  It's a good thing He did it that way.  If he had not called Lazarus by name and just yelled out - "COME FORTH" - then every one of the tombs there would have opened and all the people buried in that hillside would have come out - because HE IS THE RESURRECTION and the LIFE!!!  And those in the GRAVE will OBEY HIS VOICE!  Remember that the rapture is likened to a HARVEST and there are THREE parts to a harvest (the first fruits, the main harvest, and  the  gleanings!) The first fruits were JESUS and those who came up with Him in Jerusalem and were seen of many - then the MAIN HARVEST, which takes place when Jesus descends bodily in the AIR in secret  and the trumpet is blown and we who are alive will be caught up with those that sleep in Jesus. The GLEANINGS are the Tribulation saints. (All those righteous who died BEFORE Jesus came were in Abraham's Bosom) Jesus went to get them and take them to heaven after he died on the cross. Praise the Lamb!
 
Rene