the Ten Virgins Exhaustive (c)
part 3 of 4
The SDA Church Likened
unto TEN VIRGINS the kingdom of heaven
Mt 25:1-13—“¶
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
2 And five of them WERE wise, and five WERE foolish.
3 They that were
foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels WITH their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And AT
midnight there was a cry made,
Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out
to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us
of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest
there be not enough for us and you: but
go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and
the door was shut.
11 Afterward
came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto
you, I know you not.
13 Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
When are the
virgins together? From the very beginning they are ALL together.
For what
occasion are ten virgins together? They have come together for a marriage
ceremony.
Are they
dressed? The Bible doesn’t tell us.
Does that mean
they are naked? No.
Why not? Because
half were seen ready (vs. 10) to enter into the marriage when the Bridegroom
came to them and it is highly unlikely they would be permitted to enter naked to
the marriage while the Bridegroom is dressed for the occasion.
So is it unreasonable
by way of implication that the other half were also dressed for the occasion? No,
It is not.
How would you
characterize these that were ready? I would characterize them as being wise.
Besides being
dressed for the occasion did you notice anything else? Yes.
What else did
you see? I saw lamps and vessels.
Where did you
see these lamps? They were being borne by all ten virgins.
How about the
vessels? Only half had vessels.
Were the
vessels occupied? Yes.
With what? Oil.
When was this
event scheduled to take place? Sometime during the evening.
How do you
know? I witnessed all ten virgins take their lamps according to vs. 1, 3, 4, 7,
8 and vs. 9 by inference.
By inference?
Yes.
How do you
know? I know because at this time (according to vs. 9) the only light source shining from the lamps
are in the possession of the five wise.
What caused the
previous light to shine in all ten lamps? The oil.
When did they
go to meet the bridegroom? They all went to meet the bridegroom as soon as the
occasion was made known.
How many went?
All ten went.
Would you agree
with me that they are together? Yes. From the beginning (vs.1).
Were they empty
handed? No.
What did they all
bring? They brought lamps with them all for the occasion.
Are they all still
together after they took their lamps? Yes.
When could the
distinction become apparent that five were wise and five were foolish? When
those that took their lamps also brought oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Let us pause here for a little and examine the text. We are going to strip our previous understanding and look at this with fresh new eyes and let Inspiration reconstruct the scene for us. Just from reading verse 3 and 4 I would have to admit that it appears just as the text reads that all ten lamps are initially empty. The only difference being that “…the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” All ten lamps appear to be empty. Again, there is no indication from the plain text that there was ever any oil in the lamps beforehand.
What verse
would you need to read to infer correctly that all ten virgins had oil in the
lamps when they all started out well dressed for the occasion together to meet
the bridegroom? You would have to read verse 8 “…for our lamps are gone out.” This
is a valuable and potent clue. The Lamps of the foolish virgins cannot go out
that previously were not filled with oil beforehand. Here is another caveat, by
way of implication and contradistinction you can truthfully reconstruct that
the wise also previously had oil in their lamps originally when they set out to
meet the Bridegroom because they are distinguished as being wise and they also “took
oil in their vessels with their lamps.”
When did all
ten virgins together “…slumbered and slept”? “While the bridegroom tarried.”
At what time “…was
a cry made”? “…at midnight…”
Was the
occasion happening latter than expected? Yes.
Did they know
exactly the time when the Bridegroom would come? No.
But they
expected Him to arrive shortly because of the momentous occasion? Yes.
What message
was contained in “a cry made” “at midnight”? The message is “Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”
Are these the
same ten virgins that went out to meet the bridegroom earlier before “a Cry” was
made, before the bridegroom tarried and they all slumbered and slept together?
Yes.
How can you
prove that? Verse 1 proves that these are the same ten virgins because at the
time of “a Cry” was (past tense) they all are found with lamps that “are gone
out” (vs. 8). The parable indicates that these are the very same lamps that the
ten virgins took with them before they set out to meet the Bridegroom at first.
Did these
virgins at any time ever abandoned their lamps? No.
Were these
lamps always with them? Yes.
Were all ten lamps burning oil at
the same time before “a Cry” was made? Yes
After “was a
cry made” what happened next, according to the parable? Verse 7 “Then all those
virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.”
Are you sure it was all or was it some? Verse 7 says all. All means all and
they acted in concert for they were aroused by one voice at the same time of a
Call.
Were the 10
virgins still together before and after “was a cry made”? Yes. Just as in the
beginning when they set out to meet the bridegroom it was the same for all ten
when the Bridegroom tarried. They all experience the same event together. As
before the cry the same was after the cry. They were all still together and experience
the same thing at the same time.
When did “…all
those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps” together? After “was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” It was also after the “lamps are
gone out.”
Are you sure?
Yes.
How do you
know? That is what I observed. Read verse 7 and 8 again.
When did it
become apparent that five were wise and five were foolish?
1. After “a cry” was
made,
2. After all ten virgins heard the
same cry and arose together, and
3.
After the “lamps are gone out.”
Could you tell
before this Cry was made? No.
Why not?
Because they all seemed ready for the occasion. These ten virgins, all of them
together all started out to meet the Bridegroom. They had taken their lamps and
they were filled with oil and all were brightly lit guiding their way and while
they slumbered and slept.
What
distinguishes all ten virgins from each other, is it the cry or is it the oil?
Both.
Both in the
same way? No.
So in what way
did the virgins differ? Both classes heard the cry at the same time and both
arose at the same time with no distinction in reacting to the cry. Both had
previously oil in their lamps before they slumbered and slept. And after “a cry”
was made, after they all arose together they, all ten of the lamps were trimmed
at the same time.
Are they still
together at this point in time when they are trimming their lamps? Yes.
Was there
anything different after they trimmed their lamps? Yes.
What might that
distinction be? It was the extra oil in vessels brought by the five wise
virgins and not the cry that had made the difference although altogether they
had both heard the same cry at the same time.
Then what
followed? When “there was a cry made” all ten virgins heard and thus “then all
those virgins arose,” but the necessary oil is absent in half of them at
midnight, after the cry is made, and
after the oil is gone out in all of the lamps.
So were they
all in darkness when they awoke? Yes. But not for any long considerable length
of time.
Can you explain a little further to help us understand? Yes. Again, There is
one event that happens to them both and yet there are two opposite results or
outcomes after “a Cry” is made and heard by all ten virgins during the same
time. The 5 wise are able to re-fill their lamps because they “took oil in their
vessels with their lamps” before the unexpected time delay for this momentous
and most important event in the Bridegrooms life. They were prepared beforehand.
Now what
distinguishes the foolish from the wise after “a cry” was made, after all ten
virgins heard and arose together, after the “lamps are gone out”? They are begging
for oil from the wise, after the oil is gone out in their lamps as well.
Where did the
foolish expect to receive the oil they needed at the time? From the vessels of
the wise.
Where did the wise have the oil that the foolish were begging for? It was now
located, after “a cry” was made, first in their vessels and then it was
transferred into their lamps.
How do you
know? Because the foolish virgins expected the Bridegroom to have come sooner
and were alarmed at their lack of preparation and experience presently an opposite
condition of the wise, after “a cry” was made, after a change in circumstances.
They are now calling for new light whereas before the cry they seemed to be well
while they all slumbered and slept. We can now tell who has light for this
unexpected occasion from those who do not have light. Had the wise no extra oil
which was contained before the cry was made in their vessels apart with their
lamps they would not be wise nor would their lamps be able to shine at the time
they all needed it the most.
Would you say
then that the oil and not the cry had made the difference for this occasion?
Yes. The oil is what made the difference between the two class of watchers. It
is what really distinguishes the wise from the foolish and not the cry.
What else can the foolish testify? They can now see the value of having extra oil. They too can testify that it was not the cry but it was the oil they were asking for and needed now had made the difference between the two classes of virgins.
So they
asked not for the cry but for the oil? Yes.
What was the
response of the wise virgins who have their lamps at this point in time shining
gloriously in the darkest part of the night? Verse 9 “But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves.”
Was it “a Cry”
or the advice of the wise that was followed? They acted not upon the Cry but
the advice of the wise.
How do you
know? Because the foolish did as the wise bade them.
What did the
wise virgins bade the foolish virgins? The wise virgins bade them to buy oil
“…to them that sell.”
How much light
was shining at this time? Half the amount now.
Was it before
or after the cry? Half the amount of light was shining after the cry.
And before the
cry? There was ten lamps burning. There was definitely more light present in
the same area of space.
Where was this
new light shining from? It was shining from half the lamps of the wise.
When? After the
cry was made, after they awoke, after they trimmed their lamps and not a moment
sooner.
So what
happened to the oil that was in the vessels of the wise with their lamps at the
time “a cry” was made and heard by all ten virgins? The oil was transferred
from the vessels into the lamps possessed by the wise and yet all ten lamps
were trimmed at the same time.
Is there a
difference between the old oil and the new oil? Yes.
What is the
difference? The old oil is burning, active in all ten lamps before “a cry” was
made and the new oil was stored in vessels apart from the old supply in the
lamps of the wise.
Were the lamps
burning with the old and the new oil at the same time? No.
Were the lamps burning with the old oil and with the new oil at the time of the transfer? No.
In burning
brightly after a call was made and heard by all and not before, would you
consider the new oil active now? Yes.
What happened
to the old oil? It was used up in all ten lamps at the same
time.
Could you agree
with the following statement: After “a Cry” is made, after all those ten
virgins arose, after the new oil was transferred from the vessels into lamps that only
the lamps of the wise were found shining because the new oil was now active. Reply: Yes.
Was new oil in
vessels active before the transfer? No.
Was it active
at the time of the cry? No.
When did it
become active? After “a cry” was made, after the lamps were gone out, after the
“extra” oil from the vessels transitions into the lamps of the wise only, and
after they had trimmed their lamps.
What happens
next? The Bridegroom comes unexpectedly and enters the place where the
marriage is being held and the door was shut.
Where are the
wise? They are on the inside with the Bridegroom.
Why? Because they
were watching “…they that were ready
went in with…“ the Bridegroom after He came.
Were the
foolish ready when the Bridegroom appeared? No.
When was the
time to make ready? Before “a Cry” is made.
Did the foolish
ever get their hands on the new oil? Yes.
Where are the
foolish now when the wise are inside with the Bridegroom? They are on the
outside of the shut door.
Why are the
foolish on the outside of the shut door? Because “…while they went to buy, the
bridegroom came;” and they were not in the right place at the right time with
the necessary “extra” oil in vessels.
What happened
next? Verse 11 “Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open
to us.”
What was the
response of the Bridegroom? Verse 12 “But he answered and said, Verily I say
unto you, I know you not.”
What is the
admonition before the cry is made that the wise heeded? Verse 13 “Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
Were the wise
watching? Yes.
When? From the
very beginning.
How do you
know? Because they had taken extra oil in their vessels with the oil-filled
lamps in case something unexpected would happen. They take no chances and they
are careful. They were ready for the unexpected cry.
This is all the
information that can be extracted just from examining the key testimony of this
witness—the AKJ Bible on the witness stand. There is nothing that any prophet
can say to destroy or augment this faithful impeccable witness. Anything else that
is stated must conform and be in harmony with “a thus saith the Lord.”
What are some
of the pitfalls, snares, and traps contained within this parable that Satan has
prepared for the feet of Davidians who stray away from safety, from walking in
the middle of the Road? Human reasoning, finite wisdom, and leaning upon our own
understanding, utilizing syllogism, and semantics to confuse previously controlled
applications. Every aspect of this parable is already assigned a symbolic meaning.
Some of the same words utilized in this
parable in another context carry a different, Inspired, significant meaning.
When those meanings are transposed and imposed upon by the will of men alone
they create a new foreign meaning that was never intended by the parable nor by
the interpretation of the prophets. Consistent and harmonious applications only by the Holy Spirit
are allowed throughout Elijah’s writings.
In light of the
testimony of the True Witness above please examine the
following inspired references from the SRod:
2SR:180.3-186 (1932)
11SC3:4.1-12 (1944)
11SC12:3.1-18.1 (1946)
1TG21:5.5-7.3 (1946)
2TG4:14.4-15.1 (1947)
2TG7:14.4-15 (1947)
2TG11:11.3-13 (1947)
2TG44:38.6-40.1 (1949)
WHR:36.3-37;
45 (1951)
JL3:1.1,
2 (1953)
“extra oil” + vessel(s)
2SR:274.1 (1932)
2Tr:57.2;
68.2 (1941)
7SC1-6:11.5-7 (1941)
8SC1-12:8.1 (1942)
9SC1-12:3.10 (1943)
9SC1-12:14.3-6 (1943)
2TG12:31.2 (1947)
2TG43:24.2-25.1 (1949)
GCS:44 (1950)
Misused
reference to abuse and overthrow what has been established and confirmed by the
“weight of evidence” contained in the Rod:
“6Tr:41.3.” But if you keep reading it explains itself in light of the Bible.
6Tr:42.1, 2 help to shed light on p. 41.3. In other words, the context is
better understood when you have the complete explanation of the prophet for, he
declares through the power of the Holy Spirit:
“Be in the class of the five wise virgins,
my brethren, and avail
yourselves of this extra oil NOW before
your lamps go out and the door closes forever (Matt. 25:10).”—6Tr:42.2 (1942)
3SC11, 12:5.4-6
(1937)
Again notice
the absence of an application for the fulfillment of Matt. 25:6 by the prophet
but easily supplied by human plausible reasoning. This here speaking to “…inactive
brethren quickly awake from their long, deep sleep, and arise and
shine…”—3SC11, 12:5.4. The “inactivity” could not be due to anything but the
absence of the “extra” oil being transferred and utilized. For we know that if
the “inactivity” were due to noncompliance they could never arise and
shine in TIME.
Now when the
untrained Davidians through syllogism and through subtlety are questioned after
above passages like this one is read in isolation they ask: Are the virgins
asleep now or awake? Should the wise virgins still be “sleeping” now since the “CRY”
has already been made since 1929, being that we have present truth now? Having
knowledge of the SRod is the evidence they assert, their prime evidence that
the “Cry” was already made.
If you haven’t thoroughly
analyzed what the Bible emphatically stated into consideration, along with other
Inspired published statements to explain the true meaning of the parable you might
instinctually respond with a knee jerk reaction and quickly agree with the false
uninspired assertion out of context.
Behind this hasty assumption and rash decision
is rooted in the negative connotation associated, not to the symbolic meaning
of “sleep” the parable actually affords in context, but to the literal spiritual
lethargy also represented by the metaphoric
use of the word sleep.
Another
reference that may be used to wrongly divide the truth is:
11SC2:11: “…and
the ‘extra oil’ that our way might be lighted (Matt. 25).…” Their questions are
intentionally geared to channel you and to focus your attention to the right point
in the wrong way. What is really needed rather is the most important question next
to what is When. When
makes a world of difference between private interpretation and the Holy
Spirit’s Inspired interpretation.
Take for
instance the following passage from the SRod in 14Tr:22 to illustrate with
finality and end all perpetual controversy over this subject of the parable of
the ten virgins which becomes a minor point in the overarching theme of our prophet
directed commission to go to Mother and Not to Davidians:
Therefore, only as they awake and give
heed to the voice of the True Witness, and turn their steps toward the gates of
the Kingdom, may they ever hope to participate in the divine eventuality:
"O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall
no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off."
Here in prophetic utterance is not only a promise to purify the
church WHEN modern Assyria is
being crushed, but also a suggestive statement as to what constitutes
"meat in due season" for men today; and as to what movement they are
to enlist in if they would make sure of salvation. They are enjoined to fix their vision
upon the feet of him who brings "good tidings" (message from the
Lord), who publishes "peace" (the peace of Christ's Kingdom), and who
declares that WHILE the
powers of earth are engulfed in a gigantic war, the wicked in the church shall
be cut off, no more to pass through
her. Specifically, the prophet exhorts all penitently to turn unto the house of Judah (the latter-day Kingdom of
Judah—Mic. 4; Ezek. 37:16-22), the church in
the purification of which are to be
sealed 12,000 out of each of the 12
tribes, as firstfruits. And he urges
the subjects of the kingdom to perform their religious duties and to keep their
promises to the Lord. In short, he
admonishes them to give heed to the message of the hour—the message which
announces the imminence
of the church's purification, AFTER
which, as the promise IS,
"the wicked shall no more pass through" her, for "he is utterly
cut off." (See also Matt. 13:30, 47-50, Isa. 66:16, 19, 20).—14Tr:22
Can anyone who reads this passage
make a case for the Voice of the
True Witness to be literal? Is it a literal “awakening” the Voice of the True Witness is seeking as
a response? If that is not the case here and that can be proven from the text
itself then we should not give the enemy of our souls an opportunity to use an
occasion for semantics to confuse the saints who have a sincere desires to not
only know but to obey the will of their Lord and Savior.
“As they AWAKE and give heed” here mentioned in the above passage is not literal just as those “they ALL slumbered and slept” could no more
be referring to “spiritual” or physical sleep. The church is not composed of a
literal set of ten woman wearing wedding garments with their oil filled lamps. We
Davidians should all by now have adopted the invaluable principle that If one
part the parable/prophecy is symbolic then everything concerned MUST also be symbolic.
“Sleep” as it strictly relates to
the parable of the ten virgins is neither literal nor spiritual. We
have very good evidence to strongly believe it is not especially because Elijah
under Inspiration connected this parable to the last part of the practical
prophecy of the signs of God’s literal Coming in Matt. 24:48-51. THEREFORE, When “sleep” is symbolic of a prophetic time period then in order to “awake” that
time period must come to a complete end, or expire if you prefer. Notice
that “only as they awake and give
heed” is available to those Only who
are obedient to Matt. 25:13 and among those Only who procured “extra” oil from the start. If in either
case this were referring to a literal or “spiritual” sleep then the foolish
also have obtained the right to enter in with the Bridegroom for they too not
only hear the “Cry” but also obtained the needed oil that was missing from them
AFTER “there was a Cry made.”
Yet what is it that makes the
key difference between ALL of the virgins? Isn’t it the TIME when the
oil is procured in relation to “there was a Cry made”? Certainly it could not have
been “the Cry” that caused the wise virgins to obtain the oil, for they were in
possession of the “extra” oil before
“there was a Cry made.” The Cry, according to the parable, was heard by both
classes in the Church at the same time, at the expiration of the allotted tarrying
time period so that now both classes are “awake” to continue what they all
started out to do and that was to meet with the Bridegroom so that they could enter
WITH Him into the marriage WHEN HE showed up. You know the
end of the story. A figurative Five were ready, not because of the “Cry” so
much as, having possession of the “extra oil” at the right TIME that
made the difference. When the right unexpected
TIME came to “fill” their lamps AFTER
the “Cry” was made that “Cry” did not provide the needed oil. Once again, those
who were not in possession of the “extra oil” went in search of not the “Cry,”
but for the “extra” oil. What is clear as water is anyone in search of oil AFTER a “cry” is made, according
to the parable, is Lost. FALSE prophets
& teachers, private interpreters do and create the same effect even if
they possess the SRod message.
Why did Bro. Houteff call the
prophecy of Nahum “to participate in the divine eventuality”? It was because in the 1930s the primary application
of the second part of Nah. 1:15 had not started. When the day comes for the
rest of this prophecy to be fulfilled one sure sign will be self-evident, that the
wicked will be supernaturally prevented from joining the Church membership,
God’s purified Church in the TIME
of the Loud Cry. The great and
dreadful day has not begun neither is IT here partially. The “day” is yet to be simultaneously
great for the saints and dreadful for the wicked in Zion.
This page has also grave implications for those who believe that Jacob’s time of trouble will take place after Ezek. 9.
By Your servant, Neftali Garay, 5/13/18.
1/2/2026
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All of the answers to these questions are found in the reading of 2SR:181.2. Each questions builds upon the truthfulness and correct answer given before.
1. Is the “midnight cry” a message or an event?
The "midnight cry" is BOTH the name of [[1.]] the message and the name of [[2.]] the event. Can you tell the difference between the two? Should we conflate them? Did the "Midnight Cry" happen as soon as it was (revealed) proclaimed? No.
2. Why the “cry” for the living is “of greater importance to the world”?
It is of greater importance to the world because it involves those who are alive before Jesus returns. The investigative Judgment for the dead does not involve the living in the world but only those who entered the service of God at any time in their life before they died. Do you believe the church ought to have the knowledge of the service of God after it is revealed in connection with the commencement of the investigative Judgment?
3. Which church does the parable of the ten virgins has a direct application to?
It has a direct application to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Those to whom the truth of the investigative Judgment was given to know through the third angel's message.
4. Did William Miller’s preaching involve preparation for the Judgment of the dead?
No. He believed that the earth was the Sanctuary based on the limited revelation God gave him, and for this reason, the coming of the Lord should take place on Earth for the Sanctuary to be cleansed. His message was of Judgment. But he was not given to understand the fullness of the implication of the fulfillment of Dan. 8:14. Something happened on October 22, 1844 but not what he expected.
5. What is the name of the message revealing judgment, and when was it revealed?
The name of the message is called the Midnight Cry but its truth was revealed after the great disappointment through the ministry of EGW. The event took place before it was revealed because it would not involve the living. However, God's tested faithful remnant would come to know about it after it had begun in heaven.
6. What is the name of the event the parable of the ten virgins predicts?
The name of the event it predicts is the Midnight Cry of Matt. 25:6.
7. Can both happen at the same time?
In other words can both the revelation of the EVENT make it also the fulfillment of the EVENT? No. Neither is the revelation of the future "Cry" applicable to the living make it the fulfillment of Matt. 25.6 before the tarrying time is over. There is yet an event to take place that is also called the Midnight cry to be heard for the living by the living. And it will be understood by the world after it has begun not before. Just like it happened to the church. It was understood after it had begun. But the SDA Church is being required to understand it before because they are the ones responsible for preaching it to the world after the investigative Judgment for the Living has begun. (See: 1SR:240.2.)
To summarize:
In this parable it is seen that the church is likened to ten virgins, five of whom do not avail themselves of extra oil—special Truth for this time, that is, these five do not give heed to the truth of the Judgment of the living, the separation or purification of the church. When the cry is made, "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him," all ten virgins see that the light of their lamps is going out; they see that the message of the Judgment of the dead is passing. Quickly then, the five wise virgins refill their lamps with the extra oil which they have stored in their vessels, and go on to meet the Bridegroom. But the five foolish virgins, those who thought there was no need for extra oil, no need for an extra message, the message of the Judgment
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of the living, find themselves in gross darkness. Yes, they find themselves without the light which the message of the Judgment of the living unfolds. Upon discovering their foolish neglect, they rush to obtain oil, light on the subject, but in the meantime the door has been shut (probationary time for the virgins, the church, has closed). When they call for admission they are politely told by the Lord Himself, "I know you not."—2TG44:39.1
Here is Truth that should not be lightly passed by any: The oil can but represent revealed prophetic Truth, Truth that lightens the path ahead. Oil in a vessel, before being put into a lamp, however, cannot lighten the path of anyone. Hence the oil in the vessels of the five virgins must represent an extra supply, extra Truth, that CAME to them during the period of slumber and sleep. For when the call was made, "Behold the Bridegroom cometh," all ten virgins found the oil in their lamps consumed. The vessels of the wise, however were full and so they could refill their lamps. In contrast, the foolish found that not only were their lamps out, but their vessels were empty, too. They then went to obtain the oil, but it did them no good, for they found the door closed to them. They had been satisfied with what they had in their lamps, presuming that there was no need for more. Contrary to their assumption though during the period of slumber and sleep they suddenly saw their lamps go out. Finding themselves in spiritual darkness and confusion they were then anxious to get oil.—2TG11:12.1
The cry to meet the Bridegroom comes after the time of tarrying.—11SC12:13.2
6. "Regarding the Judgment, although
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the message of The Shepherd's Rod does announce the Judgment of the Living a number of times, yet according to The Answerer, Book No. 2, pp. 38-42, we are still in the time of the judgment of the Dead.…—12SC3:20.3 [1939]
Which, according to 2SR:183.3, means that we are still in the Tarrying time.
"While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps." Note that they "slumbered and slept" before the cry was made.…Therefore, the tarrying time must be the judgment for the dead, before the bridegroom CAME to the investigation of the living, in which time the "ten virgins" developed. So, that is the time in which they all slumbered and slept.…—2SR:181.3
That is how the "cry" is to be understood in relation to the storing of the "extra oil" in "vessels" before the cry to awaken the ten virgins is heard. Bro. Houteff made an equivalence between the investigative judgment for the dead and the "the tarrying time."
The parable of the ten virgins and its interpretation by VTH plainly, consistently teaches that anyone obtaining extra oil for their lamps after the "cry" is heard is lost. They are counted among the five figurative foolish virgins.
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 commences, and the "cry was made," they were found without this extra oil in their vessels…—2SR:185.3
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This study continues with the Ten Virgins Behold (d)
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