How long did the oil need to last after the midnight hour when the
10 virgins were first roused? The "light" was that it took the same amount
of time as the oil lasted for Hannukah, eight days. We have oil
lasting much longer, maybe 8 times as long, as the foolish expected the oil
needed to last. Most likely in both cases it was the doing of the
Holy Spirit that made the oil last the whole needed period, (8 days) until the
oil in great abundance appeared.
Now comes the interpretation. Maybe this is the 8th day,
or the day after the 7 day celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles.
This is the "8th Day of Solemn Assembly". In just now looking up
clues in the Bible using the word "solemn" we have 29 verses, all in the Old
Testament, and "solemn assembly", 9 verses. One that sticks out
is:
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn
assembly: Joel 2:15
Maybe the "last trumpet" is the last trumpet blown during the fall
feasts.
However, I was now thinking the oil lasted 8 days, not
seven. So that takes us through the 8th day to the "9th" day. This
day is celebrated per Calendar Maven as:
SIMCHAT TORAH (Tishri 23) - The holiday of 'Rejoicing in the
Torah' on which the year-long cycle of Torah (the Pentateuch) reading is
completed and re-started.
Rejoicing in the Torah! Rejoicing in the Word of God!
Rejoicing in Jesus Christ, the Word of God! This sounds much more like a
Rapture Day. This would put it this year on October 5th.
I thought October 5th, 2005 looked very promising for the Rapture
and here we have October 5th, 2007, or 10/5. Which could also mean
the story of the 10 Virgins has the Christian Calendar date imbedded in it, as
in 10/5, 10 Virgins, reduced to (by) 5 Virgins. Ten is of course 5+5
so taking the analogy further from those on 5 Doves that have pointed out that
444 could represent 4+4+4 or 12 Midnight, the time the Virgins were
awakened. Then 555 or 5+5/5, i.e. 10/5, could represent the date
of the rapture.
Those are my thoughts right now, anyway. What do you
think? Any insights that come to your mind?
Shalom!