THE TEN VIRGINS – MATTHEW 25 The number, ten, being a symbol of universal, it represents the church as a body prior to the commencement of the judgment of the living -- in the sealing period of the 144,000, and before the Loud Cry of the Third Angels Message; being the period of the first fruits of the harvest. The five wise virgins were they who trusted in God and His word only; having no confidence in man, and were hungry for truth, searching for light, and gladly accepting it when it came. Thus they received the seal of Gods approval, their sins were blotted out, and their lives made sure -- they passed from condemnation and death into glory and life eternal. They are Gods servants, kings and priests -- 144,000 in number. The five foolish virgins are they who had confidence in men; they were willing that others should think and study for them. Their love for this world and the things of it, exceeded their love for Christ and the world to come. They had no true sense of the awful result of sin. Their zeal for self, drowned their zeal for the house of God and His honor. They were satisfied with their lamps trimmed and but little oil in them. They saw no necessity for more light -- prophets, truth or message. They said in their hearts, we are rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing. They were prejudiced against light upon the word of God, and accepted not the truth because the channel through which it came was not of their choice. The knowledge of present truth, which the five foolish virgins possessed since 1844 is the judgment of the dead, and was the only oil in their lamps. When the judgment of the living commenced, and the cry was made, they were found without this extra oil in their vessels; they had neglected their Lords command: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Thus when the wise ones started out to meet the bridegroom the lamps of the foolish went out, for, the judgment of the dead had passed. Therefore, it was present truth no more, and thus they were left in darkness. At the beginning of the judgments of God they saw their mistake and rushed for the ark of safety, but it was beyond their reach for they knew nothing of the message, and by the time they acquired it (filled their lamps with oil), there had been a delay, the angel had passed through the city, through Jerusalem, the church -- the sealing was finished, and probation for the church had closed -- the door was shut. Thus they were left out. Then they came with these words: Lord, Lord, open unto us, But He answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. What a disappointment that will be! It will be noticed that the close of probation for the church and the one for the world are two different events. The former is a miniature representation of the latter. The Scripture for the preceding one is found in Matthew 25:11, 12; but of the final one we read: He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. (Rev. 22:11, 12.) At this time those who were like the five foolish virgins, will say, The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. (Jer. 8:20.) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. (Amos 8:12.) SR Vol 2, page 180 - 186
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