April 11, 2015

I just posted the Song of Solomon analysis two weeks ago.  It is worth repeating for this time right now what was said in the summary of two posts about the Song of Songs.

I believe the Song of Songs is God's message to the Church in the Old Testament, many, many years before there was a church.  It shows definitively the foreknowledge of God Almighty.

Jesus, in the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ said in chapter 3 that there would be a church that would have nothing untoward said about it “because thou hast little strength”.  That church is called Philadelphia.  There is a sister church that has a very lot wrong with it.  It is called naked, poor, blind, miserable, and wretched.  It is the church in the world while Philadelphia is separated from the world.  There is a vast difference in their treatment.

Philadelphia is going in the rapture of the church.
Laodicea is going to be left in the world to learn obedience.  Then she too will be raptured.

According to the Song of Songs, Philadelphia is raptured in Act 2 verses 10 and following.

According to the Song of Songs, Laodicea is raptured  in Act 6 verses 12 and following.

According to the Song of Songs, both churches are found to be married in Act 7 and 8.

Why just these two churches when there are seven in all?  That is because at the time of the coming of Jesus for His Bride, these are the only churches having LIVING members.  All members of all five prior church ages have died and await the resurrection of the dead in Christ.  Only these two can be raptured living saints.

The resurrected ones are from all five of the former church ages plus those who have died in this time.  

The first rapture (Philadelphia) is at the time of seven things.  These are:

the winter is past.
the rain is over and gone.
the flowers appear
the singing of the birds is heard
the dove is cooing
the fig tree puts forth green figs
the the tender grapes give a fragrance

I believe that this time is April

The second rapture (Laodicea) is at the time of two things.  These are

the grape vine flourishes
the pomegranates bud

I believe this time is August.

One of the problems of us watchers has been that we did not see a 2 phase rapture, only a single event rapture.  I am convinced by the Song of Songs that it is two phases.  

One of the reasons is that the bride appears as an army with banners (one army).  But at the time of the second rapture event, she is seen a two armies with banners.  I believe this is Philadelphia and Laodicea together at last, forming the complete Bride of Christ.  These join the five prior churches to form the complete Shulamite bride and are married in Act 7 and honeymoon in Act       8 of the Song of Songs.

Finally, these suggest to the Bridegroom that their little sister (who hath no breasts) that is modern Israel be given her temple and her house (city?).  She is home at last!!

Every agricultural and animal sign is here right now.  Get ready.  If this does not happen as described now, I would rather have said it and been wrong than to have not said it and be right.

Maranatha

Gerry Almond
sgalmond@yahoo.com