REVELATION 19:1-10 - Technology Ministries

12 REVELATION is NOT a Mystery—TEACHER’S GUIDE FUTURE
prudent (wise). For when the foolish took their
lamps, they took no oil (oil pictures the Holy Spirit.
Those without oil profess to be believers, but are not)
with them, but the prudent (sensible, careful:
believers) took oil (the Holy Spirit) in flasks along
with their lamps. Now, while the bridegroom
was delaying, they all (all become weary, but
believers are prepared) got drowsy and began to
sleep. But at midnight there was a shout,
“Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet
him.” Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed
their lamps. And the foolish said to the prudent,
“Give us some of your oil for our lamps are
going out.” But the prudent answered, saying,
“No, there will not be enough for us (no one can
believe in Christ for anyone else) and you too; go
instead to the dealers and buy some for
yourselves.” And while they were going away to
make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and
those who were ready went in with him to the
wedding feast and the door was shut (His true
people, the sheep, go in with Him). And later the
other virgins also came, saying, “Lord, Lord,
open up for us.” But he answered and said,
“Truly I say to you, I do not know you (goats at
the separation of the sheep and goats. These are
definitely unbelievers. The Lord would never say “I do
not know you.” to those who trusted in Him).” Be on
the alert then, for you do not know the day nor
the hour.”
These verses help explain the separation of the sheep (believers) and goats
(unbelievers) after the Tribulation. Virgins represent those alive at the end
of the Tribulation. Living believers (sheep) who survived the Tribulation go
into the Millennium and attend the Marriage Feast on earth. Living
unbelievers (goats) are removed from earth and suffer the baptism of fire.
The separation occurs at Christ’s Second Advent immediately preceding the
Marriage Feast on earth. It is part of earth’s purification (chart: p. 16). A
note in the Ryrie Study Bible is helpful.
The Ryrie Study Bible, Ryrie, Charles Caldwell, Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago, 1976-78, p. 1491, Footnote for 25:1. “...to meet the bridegroom.”
“The two phases to Jewish weddings helps here. First the bridegroom went
to the bride’s home to pick her up (Editor’s NOTE: there is a technical
problem here: earth is not the bride’s home. She is not settled down on earth,