Questions & Answers On The Seals
Questions 173 (COD Page 809)
Are the five wise virgins, of Matthew 25, attendants to the–to the Bride, or are they the Bride? See? If these wise virgins are attendants to the Bride, where is the Bride?
42 See, now, to the best of my understanding, these five virgins...There were ten of them, you know, that went out, see. And this here is only a symbol, or a parable, see, that–that I’m going to tell you. See, there were ten of them. Course, there were more than ten. That was just made a number. But, then, the–the wise virgins had Oil in their lamps. The unwise did not have Oil in their lamps.
43 “So if that ten there, of Matthew, if...” This is the–the person’s question. “If those ten, there, did that mean that that would be the...or these five, rather, that would be just five, see, just five people?” No, it doesn’t mean that.
44 It’s just a symbol, of the virgins, you see, of the virgin that went out with Oil in their lamp. They are a portion of that Bride. And to my understanding...
45 And then you notice, now, that they were the virgins of the last watch. Coming down through the watches, there had been seven watches. And in the seventh watch, the midnight hour, as we’re on striking now, see. Now, in this midnight watch, these virgins woke and trimmed their lamps, and went in; while the sleeping virgin...
46 “Now this part here, this five,” if that’s the meaning of the question, what meaning, “was there just five?” And we gots many questions in here, about the–the seven thousand, and so forth. Now, that, that was just a symbol, part of them. And all that wakened in this last age here, the seventh watch, that... “If there wasn’t but–but five that awakened at that time, that was translated, went in with the Bride, so forth, the Bridegroom? Now if they themselves...”
47 That don’t mean there’s only going to be five. Because, they’re sleeping, all down through the ages; as we’ve come this week, see.
48 In the days of–of Paul, the angel of the church at Ephesus; Paul, founding this church, being the messenger to it. Remember, Paul, founding the church at Ephesus, become the messenger to that church. And the Spirit, was in the land that time, was a lion Spirit. And the lion is the Lion of the tribe of Juda, which is Christ, and Christ is the Word. Paul, with the Word of that age! Thousands fell asleep in that age. That right? [Congregation says, “Amen.”–Ed.]
49 Then come the next age, and the time the church got settled down in–in dark age, the ox Spirit went forth; work, labor, and sacrifice, and give their lives. Thousands times thousands fell asleep, under martyrdom and everything. They’re waiting, see.
50 Then, and the next age come, the Lutheran, the reform age. There went the wisest, in cunningness of man. If you notice, man went forth with that, and, when he did, he added his own shrewdness. That’s what married him into the other part, see. See? If he just stayed with God’s wisdom, just reforming and pulling out...But what did he do? After that man that had the message, Luther; after the death of Luther, they had a Lutheran organization.
51 After the death of Wesley, they had a Methodist organization. See? There, you keep going that way. It–it just... It does that. Now I want you to–to–to notice this, see. Now someone might ask about the Pentecostal, which was the–the third age.
52 You see, each one of those ages only taken a dip into the Holy Spirit. Justification is a work of the Holy Spirit; sanctification is a work of the Holy Spirit; but the baptism is the Holy Spirit. That’s the reason it took a prophetic Prophet to come down. No messenger to the age, ’cause the Holy Ghost came Himself, in His fullness, of the baptism.
53 But at the end of the age, as it always ends up on the others, we find there, then, the messenger sent. And all these scruples and things are to be placed in their places like that, then the Rapture comes for the Church.
54 But as many is lotting all these different things, “The sun turning to darkness, the moon...” They put that way back here in the Christian age. They just fail to see them three questions was asked our Lord there, see, when He answered them.
55 Now, last night, I think there’s no question at all. We took each one of those questions and put them right under the Seals. And the Seals is the whole Book together, Itself. You believe that, doctor? [A brother says, “Yes.”–Ed.]
56 See, the whole thing just wrapped together. And we took what Jesus said here. They asked three questions, see, “When will these things be? What will be the sign of Your Coming? And what’s the end of the world?” And He come right down... And we pulled them, every one, under that, but one. What was that? Seventh Seal. Why? See, it’s not known. That’s it. Every one of them come right out. I paralleled them, right exactly, back and forth.
57 And, me, when I wrote last night, and got in there and got to...I went back to look at my old note I took off–off back there. Well, I seen where I put one in the other’s place, like that. I crossed them, back and forth. That’s what I done. I guess you caught it. You, you catch it? See?
58 I had wrote down here what I was going to write over on this other side, and wrote it over here. Put–put both of them, 9, 11, or 9, 6, or what...or 6 and 11, and–and–and 9 and 11, which it wasn’t so. It was vice versa, the next verse under it. See? And that was it, the–the answer, between the pestilence and the war, you see. That’s where it was.
59 So I was just so happy! I was just a carrying on like a–a... I was enjoying the stimulation from the revelation. So, I–I put it, this over here. Sitting there with a pencil, or a pen, and I put down 11 on both places, when it shouldn’t have been. I think it was 9 instead of 11 for the other side.
60 But now did you see how perfectly they paralleled? Now, don’t forget that. They parallel down to the Sixth, and stopped, see. And watch the–watch the opening of the Seals; its comes down to the Sixth, and stops. Just, “Silence in Heaven,” that’s all it said, “for the space of a half hour.”
61 Now–now, in these, see, I...I’ll have to hurry up and answer these. Because, see, each one of them is a sermon, four weeks long, you see, on–on each one, and you just get off on something else. But I–I don’t mean to do that, ’cause I want to get everybody’s question, as far as I can.
62 These virgins, see, they was made up of...That’s just part of them, in that age, see. Each age has the virgins. See? A–a Seal... The angel comes to the church. “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write.” See?
63 Then get over here, then after the writing to the church of Ephesus, compare that back, a Seal is opened. That’s just the way we’re bringing it, try to get it all to you, (see what I mean?), if the Lord willing.
64 What’d they have first? Church ages. That right? Next thing, the message to the church ages. Everybody get that clear now? See?
65 First, we got the church ages, and got the history, laid down the Nicaea councils and pre-Nicaea councils, and everything that we could find in history, and found out that the correct interpretation of the Word was exactly with the history. And bring it on down to this day, in this Laodicea. And you–you don’t have to have history of that; this is making history now, see. There it is. And, then, showed what would be in this age.
66 Now we come back with the Seals, and open that Seal. God opens that Seal for us. What’s that? First, there’s a messenger, church age; next is the Seven Seals.
67 Now, we find out the corruption that hits in the seventh church age. But the Seventh Seal doesn’t reveal anything, what’s going to happen to it. See? Because, at the end of that church age is to come a prophetic gift to reveal these things. See? Are you following it? [Congregation says, “Amen.”–Ed.] All right. Now notice how each one of those Seals...
68 Then I come over here, and those three questions asked Jesus Christ, “What, when will these things be, ‘There won’t be one stone on another’? When will this be taken down, this religious center of the world, and another be set up? See, when will it be?” Antichrist ride! See? And what went out to meet it? The Word, the Word against the word.
69 Then it settled down to politics and everything else, and there went the ox labor. See? That’s exactly the second here. And Jesus said so, in Matthew 24, see. Then we come down from that, to the cunningness of the reformers, the man Beast went out to meet it. That’s what taken place. Then we come down, the next, to the Fourth Seal, when antichrist become a conglomerations, and had a name, “Death.”
70 Now watch what Jesus said, “And he would throw her to the fires, and even kill her children.” That’s death, riding. That’s both Protestant and Catholic, mark of death on each one of them. See, “Her and her children be destroyed.” So if you’re depending on your denomination, you better get away from it right now.
71 And then when it come to the Seventh Seal, Jesus stopped right there. He opened the Sixth Seal, by saying, “The moon would be turned into blood, and darkness and everything.” These things would take place. We come right over here and open up the Sixth Seal. After the Sixth Seal was opened, then swing right back and show the same thing.
72 There you are, with three different places in the Scripture, tied them together with the revelation. See? Watch. The place that Jesus said so; the place that when He opened the Book, it was hid from the foundation of the world; and then the revelation of this day here, placing it right in there, ties the three together. And three is a witness. So, it’s true. It’s absolutely true.
73 Now, these virgins that come along here, they are the ones that fall asleep, and then the whole body is made up together of that group. That goes to make the...see, to make the–the wise virgins. And the unwise virgins are the one that started back there at the same time the wise virgins started, antichrist, and they are the ones that tries to buy Oil.
74 Now just look here and see how perfect, everywhere you go. If I could stand here and talk the things that’s revealed in that room, I tell you, it would swim your heads around. But how you going to do it, when you got a whole thing here?
75 And then you, somehow an other, when you get away from people, then it begins to open up mysteries. Then you see things that you’re daresn’t to say to the people, too. Cause, you see, if it would, they would start little isms.
76 And then let’s look what this little gift of healing has done, how it confused the church. Everybody had a sensation, everybody had this; and right down in my heart, (God knows it’s the truth), I knowed it wasn’t right, ’cause He told me so. See? But it’s a false impersonation, to only throw the people off. Now, that’s right. Now, but, you see, you can’t say those things. Best just to leave it alone.
77 And you remember the Third Pull? He said, “Don’t tell nobody.” What did I say was that? How many remembers that? Sure. Remember, standing there, trying to lace that eyelet in that little shoe, in the vision? He said, “You can’t teach Pentecostal babies supernatural things.”
78 I said, “This will be the Third Pull, and It will not be known, so help me, by the grace of God.” Now–now, we’re–we’re right down at the end time now. It won’t be too long until Mercy Seat will be Judgment Seat. While you see these things coming in, and these people coming in, you better come in, too, if you’re not already in. See?
79 Now, “Gathered in Heavenly places,” see, it also means more than just to be rejoicing. “In Heavenly places,” if you’re really assembled in Christ, it’s a fearful thing.
80 Standing by the...that Angel of the Lord, you think you’d just be shouting and screaming. That, that’s not it. It scares you to death, nearly. See? So, you see, there–there’s a difference in just rejoice and bubble dancing, which is all right, and then coming down to the real thing. See? See? There is where the fear. It’s a fearful thing. Not that you fear you’re lost; but really before angelic Being, and the Holy Ghost Himself standing there.
81 Now, that will be part of the Bride. That’s what will go to make it up, see, all those who sleep. And can’t we absolutely see... [Tape recording system fails. Blank spot on tape–Ed.]... pray now that You’ll grant the healing of the people, through these handkerchiefs, lay upon. In Jesus’ Name. Amen. Now, is it all right now? [The brethren say, “Amen.”–Ed.] Thank you. Somebody step on something? [A brother says, “Got too many recorders on that line.”] Too many recorders put too much pressure on it. See? All right, just swap. Just get a tape and swap the tape, and make it off of that. Now, notice now the next question.