Why Were They Left Behind?
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
” 25 Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming,” Matthew 25:1-13.
Many today are really banking on there being a rapture of the Church before the tribulation.
But they need to be warned! There will be no escape rapture before the tribulation.
Well someone said then…. what about this passage of scripture saying they were taken?
The answer is simple. First, most people who reach rapture theories talk about Jesus coming for His Church….. the Bride.
In this passage it talks about the bride, but only 50% were ready when Jesus came! The other half were left behind.
They were bride too, because they had white robes, they had lamps, and all those waiting were waiting for the bridegroom to come.
So the rapture of the Church is not taught here, but for a certain coming for some special ones…..
Who were the special ones?
Answer: Those who were watching and waiting and ready.
The thing one needs to understand here is the only reason it says some 50% were left behind was… because their lamps had gone out.
They needed oil, and had to go buy some, but while they went to buy, the bridegroom came.. and took the others away.
So what is the oil? What does it mean?
The answer is simple: It means they followed The Holy Spirit, whom oil does represent in the Bible.
It is not that those left behind did not have The Holy Spirit! No! But the scriptures say in verse 8,
“and the foolish said unto the wise, give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.”
They had lamps that once burned bright, but their lights had gone out.
No, it is not talking about loss of salvation, but it is talking about The Holy Spirit being offended in them, and they were no longer walking in His Power!
Many Christians right here are walking around with no real oil. Their witness lights have gone out. That is easy enough to understand.
So why did their lamps go out? And why were they not taken?
The simple answer:
Jesus warned in this passage why:
Verse 13: “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.”
So are you ready to go? Are you sure?
If you do not go…. what The Spirit is warning here is:
Those left behind will face the Antichrist! And, if and when they do, many will die at his hand.
The reason is, they will not obey the Antichrist!
He will kill them [they would not receive his mark in their hand and forehead], and because of this they will die.
Note:
This does not sound like a rapture of the Church to me, but it sounds like Jesus coming to rescue those people from the Antichrist, who is coming to kill His People.
The simple truth is:
Revelation 12: [please note this passage is found in the middle of the tribulation time]…
The Woman Persecuted
“13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. 14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ,” Revelation 12:13-17.
The Fact is: Jesus Christ told me to build a place for people who will need it in dark days ahead.
I am trying, but most people are sleeping and will not help. Most are just plain unconcerned. Most could care less, because they think there is going to be a rapture.
God is watching!
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It could be that very soon you could use a place to hide in the earth. Jesus said He was building many places.
Where are you people who are supposed to help Jesus build the safe place.
Sleeping? Or too worried about money? Too worried about the preacher your listening to who is lying to you and saying…. It will not happen?
Let me remind you, the door on the Ark was shut to those who were not helping!
Get involved here by giving. And, I need helpers who will come and work for Jesus. I work for no pay, will you?
It could be your only way to escape and you may remain behind with those who refused to buy oil.
Desert Zion
~ Desert Prophet Ken Dewey
The light will shine in His glory… In the desert.
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I have been taught there will be a Rapture and the bride of Christ will go. I was saved in 1975 after going to church all my life.There will be a squeese before the tribulation. I love the Lord Jesus and pray to endure to the end.Im pressing toward the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I come in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who came to earth as a man in the flesh, who is God and who is the Son of God.
A remnant of the body of Christ is the bride of Christ.
Jesus is coming like a thief in the night for His true Bride. Who has oil in her lamp.
There is a reward for those who believe.
Glory to God.
When God formed eve He took out a rib of Adam’s with the flesh which represents a small fraction of the body.
Those with eyes to see, see and those with ears to hear, hear.
The Holy Spirits job is to lead us into all truth.
We are all at different levels of maturity and God will reveal what He wants to us, when He wants to.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Gods Word is Alive and active!
Praise God.
The bride prepares herself AND is prepared by God.
There will be a catching up (rapture)
And there will be those that are left behind.
To God be the glory.
God has already been preparing safe places for the tribulation.
There will be one of the greatest harvests during that time and God will have 144,000 messianic Jews who will spread the gospel and there will be a great act of mercy from God for people to be saved during the tribulation but most will die for their faith.
I pray God confirms to each and every one of us His truth. May we all have a teachable spirit at all times and humble ourself so God can show us His truth.
He brings us from glory to glory. We receive different measures as we mature.
We are one (John 17)
Let’s not argue over the Word of God but pray for one another to be delivered from any deceptions. Lets love one another and allow Gods judgments perfection and correction to flow through us as He conforms us into His image by maturing us and making us prosper and be in health even as our soul prospers, by being made whole in Christ Jesus.
God bless you all. We are all covered in the blood of Jesus Christ, with Angel’s encamped around us to deliver us. The name of Jesus is a strong tower the righteous run into and are safe.
We need to know Gods voice in order to know Gods voice in others. Discernment shows when someone is speaking spirit and life as Jesus did depending on if they are walking continuously in the Spirit, you can learn to hear Gods voice or someones flesh or the demonic with discernment and know if someone is speaking the truth depending on how much of Christ has been conformed in them.
Truth is in layers.
IF we all have the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead then how can we all understand Gods Word differently? Because we are all at different places of maturity and I might have a layer (glory) of truth and you may have more layers (glories) of the same truth and have more wisdom. It doesnt make me wrong, I just know less and have more to learn still.
That’s Gods job. HE LEADS US INTO ALL TRUTH.
OUR JOB IS TO SEEK HIM WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!
PRAISE GOD. TO HIM BE THE GLORY NOW AND FOREVER!
There is no more room for pride or strife amongst us…
We are one with Jesus and one with each other! Let’s stop drinking milk and start eating meat, how long does Jesus have to be with us in order for us to mature???
The rapture and the Second coming are two separate events…
Amazing.
Thank you, Ken Dewey.
Not until Revelation 19 is the marriage supper of the lamb. This is after the fall of Babylon.
Marriage Supper of the Lamb
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
There is no rapture that is true, however, I’m not so sure about this safe Haven thing. Jesus said,”I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail!”
Listen, we do need to be prepared and watch but that is not all. We who are the church of Jesus are to preach and teach the truth. Be sure you are lead by the holy Spirit as Jesus warned that many will come in my name and he also said, be aware of false doctrine. So not be deceived.
Listen, people will be deceived to believing that the Antichrist is the Christ and he comes at the sixth Trump and Jesus comes at the seventh. No harm will come to those who follow Jesus. We don’t need to hide,we who are filled with the spirit will gladly stand against the evil one with no worries about our life.
Pray about everything and make sure to test the spirits by the spirits. If something dont feel right to you, don’t do it, good is not the author of confusion.
I already know my future through the Holy Spirit about me and my family. He showed me a vision that myself , my Husband and Son went in the rapture and my daughter was left behind. He also said, that my Daughter will get into heaven by the skin of her teeth with no reward. She will be martyred and her husband will take the Mark of the Beast. Christians today are not ready for the Rapture and many don’t even believe it’s coming. Preacher’s don’t hardly preach it today, but I have and told the Body of Christ to pray, Psalm 51 to be spiritually cleansed and to be counted worthy ready to meet the Lord in the clouds and to escape all these things that shall come to pass and stand before the Son of Man. I prayed Psalm 51 for me and my family and others for years.
I think the “safe haven” concept is new to many Christians and myself. I believe God will provide a way of escape for his own, but my family thinks it is a “trick” to lure Christians into a trap. Keep educating folks on this. My husband and I are preparing for the upcoming food shortages and financial collapse and warning others. Question: Will all need to go to “safe havens” in the end, or will those with resources and outside major cities be able to ride it out? God Bless!
Dear Caroline,
The ten virgins were called to vigilance. It is best to seek and obey God’s Voice for yourself. And, he/she who seeks, shall find. God will show you.
It will be wise to be extremely vigilant in these days. There are many who are deceiving others and who does not have anything to offer anybody. There are also many out there who cannot be trusted. Be vigilant. Before doing anything or going anywhere, make sure that you yourself have the sanction of God.