A Word from Above: Timely Light Upon Our Path

By John P. Voulgaris

High mountain’ is a clear-cut biblical metaphor for our nation, USA the leader of
the world, ‘Hill’ is ZION, for God’s flock in USA who are sharing His amassed Truth
of pre-counseling in the interim times before Final Judgment. (Isa 13:2, Isa 30:17)
A Word inspiring hope, trust, and assurance in obeying God’s direction. Surely, He
has given USA dominion, intervened in the election of leaders, poured in us the
Spirit of Prophecy, with more than 22 texts the Bible reveals USA’s “Prominence in
armies and in holiness!” Thus, from USA God calls watchmen to blow the Trumpets
of His message to all 10 virgins for repentance, knowledge, and wisdom how to
stand on His Word.
We are the last of Seven Kingdoms, the 7th Great Empire before an 8th government
of evil people followed by their leader dictator are allowed by God to bring the
world’s destruction, when our America is to be fallen as a degenerate, called ‘a
Babylon.’ Then, God will bring as He promised, final restoration to all with Christ’s
reign in Jerusalem. Forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524643379

John P. Voulgaris

John P. Voulgaris born in Alevrou, a small village near Sparta Greece in 1935; completed his education in ancient Greek, studied Hebrew and serves as senior minister in Apostolic and Messianic churches. In 1984 heard the Lord's calling in Greek clearly: "My by-message you must fulfill, for I WAS, I AM, and I WILL BE," in Gk 'paraggelia:' to teach End-times Truth and write books.He now lives in New Jersey with his wife Irene and their four children; Maria, Demi, Peter, and Bobbie, plus six grandchildren, Andrew, Briana, Andrew, Anna, Alexa, and Abigail.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

FOUNTAINS OF EXCELLENCE

ATTENTION TO AN IMPORTANT NOTE

INTRODUCTION

BE ALERT! THE 1 PAROUSIA IS NEAR

EXPLANATIONS:

PART A

I Am [Gk. Ἐγώ Εἰμι – John 14:6)

AWARENESS

Feed My Lambs (John 21:15)

A GOOD SPIRITUAL FORETASTE

ADVANTAGES IN AGREEING!

I.   Agreement Pertaining To The Righteous.

II.   Agreement Concerning The Unrighteous

III.   Agreement With Our Creator God!

GLOBAL MASTERY COVENANT WITH MANY

Greek Original Text In 2 Thess. 2:6-8

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S CALLING

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S QUESTIONING

THREE INSTRUCTION COURSES

Three Stages Between Four Set-Points

God’s Plan For Humanity

TO HEAR ATTENTIVELY GOD’S PROPHETIC WORD

PROVING OUR READINESS

GOD SHUTS, FIRST, OUT THE DOGS

KEY DIRECTIVE ORDER – LORD’S THUNDERING

GOD’S VOICE THUNDERS – SENDS LIGHTNING

PART B

I Am The Way [Gk. Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ

ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή – John 14:6)

BUILD-UP THE BRIDE WE OUGHT TO BE

BELIEFS TO BE STABILIZED – DEBATABLE ISSUES

Shepherd My Sheep (John 21:16)

THE BRIDE – WOMAN OF THE LAMB

CREATION IN TEN PROVISIONS– TIMELINE

SETTING TIMES: – YEARS – DAYS – MONTHS

BEWARE OF BABYLON – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

God’s Predetermined Purposes Over All The Earth

ZEPHANIAH’S PROPHECY TO THE NATIONS

ZEPHANIAH’S PROPHECY TO THE CITY

ZEPHANIAH’S PROPHECY TO GOD’S PEOPLE

SEEKING THE UNKNOWN 7TH EMPIRE- USA

DANIEL’S PROPHECY – USA WAS GIVEN DOMINION

MORE ON AMERICA IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL!

8TH SIGN: GOD’S PEOPLE FALLING AWAY

MORE ON 8TH SIGN: DECEPTION / APOSTASY

DIVISION INTO FOUR PROVINCES

THE LITTLE HORN – PROMINENCE IN ARMIES (TWO)

DANIEL’S VISION – PROMINENCE IN ARMIES III

The Antichrist Is Anticipated

USA – PROMINENCE IN ARMIES IV & V

Antichrist’s Final Activities

PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH ACT ‘TSEBIY QODESH’

ZECHARIAH – USA 3RD CHARIOT OF 4

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP CITED KING IN WORD FROM ABOVE

MEANINGS OF STAR IN THE BIBLE

IMPORTANT SCRIPTURES ON BABYLON

CONNECTING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT

PART C

I Am The Way And The Truth [Gk. Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ

ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή – John 14:6)

CERTAINTY

Feed My Sheep (John 21:17)

WHO IS REALLY THE AUTHOR?

WHAT ARE WE? BORN FROM ABOVE?

ARE WE GOING TO OBEY GOD?

COMMISSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH

OVERVIEW OF SEVEN-YEAR WEEK Based On

Matthew Chapter 24

PHASE A CHRIST’S LEADING PROPHETIC WORD

PHASE B GREAT TRIBULATION

PHASE C CHRIST’S PAROUSIA IN MID-AIR

PHASE D DESTINATION HEAVEN ACHIEVED!

PHASE E WRATH THROUGH SATAN

PHASE F WRATH DIRECTLY FROM GOD

PHASE G EPIPHANY - 2ND EPIPHANY

DANIEL 9:26-27 CONTRASTED WITH 2 THESS. 2:6-8

SEVEN MINISTRY GIFTS

THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS

Inspection #1. The Sequence Of Events Near The Parousia.

Inspection #2. Process Of Elimination

PART D

And The Life [Gk. καὶ ἡ ζωή – John 14:6]

DEDICATION

Feed My Sheep (John 21:17)

DISCERNMENT AND DIRECTION

10TH SIGN: THE FIG TREE The Parable

First Day Message In Parable /Prophecy!

Second Day Message In Parable/Prophecy!

Third Message In Second Day – At The End Of The Age

Fourth Message On Third Day – Parable /Prophecy!

11TH SIGN: GODLESSNESS

MORE ON 11TH SIGN: GODLESSNESS

PART E

EPILOGUE EPIGNOSIS

THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS

JOEL’S PROPHECY-’BLOW THE SHOFAR IN

ZION’ Joel 2:1

Birth Pangs And Terror - Great Tribulation

Joel 2:12 - Call For Repentance

Restoration Promised

SEVEN FEASTS / HOLY CONVOCATIONS

5TH FEAST – THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS – OUR

ASSIGNMENT TO FULFILL

APPENDIX I

MUST BE BORN FROM ABOVE - Lyrics

Biblical Puzzle.

SOLUTION To Puzzle A. In Part

SOLUTION To Puzzle B. More Answers

SOLUTION to Puzzle C. Complete

PROLOGUE

FOUNTAINS OF EXCELLENCE

An Outline of Book Two

A Word from Above: Timely Light Upon Our Path

The main purpose of this book is to uncover, establish and share important prophecies which God started revealing in our times. Every true Christian who lives during this period will benefit from this exploration of knowledge in what is written for the days closing in on God’s Plan for Humanity. God kept these Scriptures hidden intentionally for special reasons and purposes to concur with His Judgment proceedings over the world. Now, He is calling watchmen, stewards of His Word, ministers, prophets and prophetesses to become messengers of the End-time Truth to His flock. When a prophetic Word reaches its fulfillment, only then it would become manifest to the appointed watchman. That is why certain obscure texts remained unresolved throughout centuries past until our days.

It is a blessing when prophecy begins to unfold, and our ears, eyes and hearts are opened to see the vital things that were reserved for us in God’s perfect timing; that is now! We have to acknowledge this priceless revelation, study in detail and communicate with fellow servants the exact final impact with all the consequences that are destined to occur.

Above many benefits we can infinitely draw from the Bible, several chapters concerning the current times have been distinguished herein, by this prophetic group. In one of the principal chapters, Isaiah 18, we inspected and found precious clues that resolve other predictions. All seven verses of Isaiah 18 by remote link of their symbolic speech are connected to essential matters of God’s Plan. Events that already have been noticed by the Signs of the times began to develop as this prophecy of Isaiah opens with the phrase, "Woe to this land;" but the warned land is unnamed and curiously, only the location is strangely depicted as, "beyond the rivers of Cush …," pointing to far beyond: away from the settlements of descendants of Cush in the Middle East, a western country on the other side, in another continent. Of course, the prophetically informed student, with other alluding practices and significance of the people in this land, comes to understand that this is USA, America.

Moreover, two chapters in Zephaniah 2 and 3 were believed wrong all along typically as prophecies of old Jerusalem, now for the first time in context with Isaiah 18, they are understood as of one and the same country: our USA. Other principal passages like the one in Daniel 7, most of us assumed it as a prophecy of the Greek empire for Alexander the great, and Daniel 8:9 and 11:41,45 we strongly believed that this land is Israel but is not; this land, which is prominent for a short while and overthrown at the end of the times, is USA, America. To our surprise in context with chapters Isaiah 13 and 18, Jeremiah 50 and 51, Revelation 13 and 17 it is proven that God has given dominion to the United States of America, to be the 7th empire before the 8th and final empire of the beast and the Antichrist. God has commanded us to track down, accomplish His report in this Truth and proclaim it unceasingly to His people.

God has seen the end from the beginning. "I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done" (Isa. 46:10). Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning (Jam. 1:17). If we trust God in His Word, we will know whatever He instructed in Scriptures is His law for all things in the future, and no diversion will ever occur to change a prophecy. For verily I say unto you, ‘Until the heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, until all things come to be fulfilled’ (Matt. 5:18).

It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law (Luke 16:17). Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away (Matt. 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33).

Prophecies that have not been fulfilled are coming to pass. They become a priceless revelation during this end time and God is commanding His people in America to explain the impact entailed with their fulfillment.

God’s perfect Judgment [Gk. Crisis] will take us all to either:

(i) Preferment decree of Acceptance, by which God will grant rewards to His people, or;

(ii) Judgment of Rejection, which will result in condemnation and eternal punishment; unless the person [who is left behind after the Rapture] comes to a timely and sincere repentance which will be affirmed by a change of heart - God is able to discern whether or not a heart is sincere.

God is truthfully revealing the process of His end-time project to us, His favored flock in the United States of America. America is addressed symbolically as a land that is far-away [to the West in contrast to the Middle East] distant from the abiding traditions kept by settlers of their progenitor Cush (Isa. 18:1). The command is explicitly spelled out, Go ye, O swift messengers to a nation, in Isa. 18:2b, a call commissioned to God’s compliant trustworthy people which meant as His nation here in America and abroad. As it is known for America, we have regularly promoted missions to spread the gospel to all parts of the world. In regard to this, Scripture clearly states, this is the land which is sending agents – missionaries by sea, even in papyrus [paper] carrying out [knowledge, books, sciences and the Bible] over the surfaces of waters (Isa. 18:2a).

We live in the most distinguished period ‘the interim’ which falls in between the manifestation of God’s Signs in the last 15 years and onward to the near future Crisis [Judgment] and Christ’s Return [Christ’s Parousia coming in mid-heaven; a Greek prophetic word will be explained in our INTRODUCTION].

These Signs started with the fall of the Twin Towers and the invasion of Iraq. At this interim time before the Day of His coming, the Lord is opening our eyes to discover in Isaiah 18:2, His new proclamation which He deems the most urgent priority call of all times. This has been explored by our prophetic group to be addressed to all of His beloved people called by God: a unique nation, His Church [Gk. Ἐκκλησία Ecclesia = Ec + clesi + a; ‘ec’ out, from the world, ‘clesis’ is ‘the call’ to salvation, and ‘clesis’ in short ‘clesi-’ with suffix ‘-a’ for noun feminine]. And now, for the sake of urgency, you, the reader and I, we must work shoulder-to-shoulder to bring forth this exclusive message of our God. Consider this invitation as the most honorable ministry to be accomplished for the Lord!

What is in the core of a divine plan on the upcoming Crisis? What notable things must we follow as we have been given the green light to explain these hidden Scriptures? Why did God keep it as a secret in the past and waited until our time to unveil the end-times mysteries?

Some good explanations are:

a) God purposed to keep it for the end time believers only and not the previous generations [refer to Daniel 12:10 that says, seal it until the time of the end]

b) There have been events throughout history that caused similar critical situations, but they were not the end time fulfillment;

c) God wanted to uncover His Word to true and appointed believers by releasing the ability to know His figurative speech.

Indeed, the fulfillment is set aside for our time. The Lord is granting to us the revelation, according to His written Word, "And He said, ‘Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand’" (Dan. 12:9,10).

ATTENTION TO AN IMPORTANT NOTE

Like a commandment from the throne of God, we must be mindful of His counsel how to seek prophetic knowledge. We should not look into sources affiliated with the kingdom of darkness, we should not acquire anything from their side in the end-time mysteries. We must learn to discern every spiritual source, and to not rely on any publication or exhibit that does not come from God’s genuine biblical origin; avoid engaging on any implication that does not align with the tenets of our faith. God detests such interaction; … to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, who did not know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you (Rev. 2:24). Not even in curiosity; we do not need any help from the enemy camp. The Bible is still the richest source relevant for today; in fact, it is more up-to-date than tomorrow’s news from the media! When we rely only on the Scriptures of God, then He will reveal to us the meaning of His figurative speech that would resolve God’s deeper secrets. Apostle Paul writes, I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: surely I joined you to One husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ (2 Cor. 11:2). Virgin means one who stays dedicated to one Lord and to one pure teaching.

Regretfully, Christians, who seek to learn from both sides, are missing the benefit, God would have given them the understanding of His standard symbolisms in the Bible. They choose to rather be in confusion amidst the two teachings. What light has to do with darkness? …What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For we are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. (2 Cor. 6:15,16). Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (2 Cor. 7:1). It is necessary, whosoever finds himself in that sinister situation to repent, and turn to concentrate solely on the Word of God.

Here comes an abundance of prophetic utterance dealing with untold inner recesses of information. The challenge would be, if God did not allow comprehension, imagine how hard it would be for any man to unlock understanding! Prophecy is not as clear as when God speaks about other topics, the Torah for example, which is law, advice for human behavior, salvation, etc. Now as we are reaching the appointed time for prophecies to come true, the Lord will release in us inspiration on His figurative speech to understand, but He would block it from others. He is appealing to conscientious servants to look into the hidden information, and gives His blessing all secrets to be opened up in the same manner Jesus did to His disciples! Matt. 13:11, And He answered and said unto them, unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he has [he thinks in his mind that he has]. 13 Therefore, speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, by hearing you shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and they have their eyes closed; lest at any time they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and in their heart understand, and should be returned, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which you hear, and heard them not" (Matt. 13:11-17).

Today, the Lord’s Spirit is calling us to joyfully hear the same commendation as then: Blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear; blessed are you to whom is given revelation and understanding!

INTRODUCTION

BE ALERT! THE¹ PAROUSIA IS NEAR

¹ Parousia is a future event to occur in mid-heaven, in the firmament above the earth; it is the unique Presence of Jesus Christ to His elect, when the elect will be received and gathered by Him in a sudden Rapture. Then, Jesus in His Parousia will be visible to the elect in His glorious eternal tabernacle [the heavenly body of Resurrection], in which the elect also will be changed into the same heavenly tabernacle as He is.

Parousia [Gk. παρουσία Parousia] = Para + ousia; para- preposition /prefix means to be next to, by one’s side, nearby, adjacent with;

+ ousia means Christ’s being there, His presence to us in His manifestation;

Para- is antonym to prep. /prefix apo- distant, apart, separated; so, to parousia = presence antonym is apousia = apo + ousia; absence.

Needless to say, we have been aligned with the teaching of the Word to be in one accord on the question on His Parousia timing. The exact day and hour of Jesus’ Parousia is to remain unknown, but not ignore the abundance of prophetic utterance in so many chapters about the season before His coming. "But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you. 2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord, like a thief in the night, in this manner He comes: [Gk. οὕτως ἔρχεται ‘outos erkhetai’] (1 Thess. 5:1-2). English translations have transposed the adverb in this manner from its right place in the text that is supposed to be following, and by placing it early in the sentence, produced an incorrect dangerous teaching. Herein, see page 15, In this manner He comes:" (1 Thess. 5:2), this unrefined error is resolved and is corrected to the right teaching: the Day of the Lord should not come like a thief in the night to the Christian believer! We need to know how to overcome the tribulation times near or about the day and the hour, and we must learn how to give up the physical earthly amenities for the sake of our spiritual survival. A whole series of teachings concerning the last days is the doctrine called in Greek ἐσχατολογία, ‘eschatology.’ How should we be deterred from the Word of God, as to deny learning all that is addressed to us or to me, and you? Scripture mainly speaks to us as disciples in the second person – or a prophet / writer might include himself in a statement in the first person, as Paul and James related with the believers in verb first plural, for example, For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged (1 Cor. 11:31), …my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. 2 For in many things we all stumble (Jam. 3:1,2). But to others outside the faith we must simply discern the Scripture relates in the third person, as verbs by the pronoun they or them refers to people in the world, not to those in the faith. For example, "they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark … they did not know till the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be at the Parousia of the Son of man," (Matt. 24:38,39). See, ‘they did not know’ and ‘took them’ are wide-ranging phrases, reaching out beyond the people of God. Jesus gives us warning advice in prophecy directly in distinctive caring words also in standard symbolism in parables: When you see (Matt. 24:15); And then (Matt. 24:30); Watch ye therefore (Matt. 24:42); Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you do not know the Son of man will come (Matt. 24:44). [Here, come means His intimate ‘Parousia’ presence, and not His coming to be seen by every eye in the world].

We should keep ourselves spiritually awake diligently studying the prophetic Word to receive the accurate and complete information God has detailed in chronological order. See Chapter SEVEN-YEAR OVERVIEW page 179; then, all we need to do is watch the events unfold one after the other holding on to our faith, before we reach His Parousia.

The Lord’s Parousia will not be when He comes for all the people, nations and tribes in the world to be seen by everyone’s eye. It is the Lord’s Presence with His people, only with those He chose, the elect. These verses make this clear.

John 14:2-3, In My Father’s household there are many dwellings. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you unto Myself, that where I am you may be also.

2 Thess. 1:9b-10, …of facing the Lord and of the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints and to be in awe astonishing among all of them who have believed, because you believed the testimony which we brought unto you -on that day.

Heb. 9:12, So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation [for a bodily salvation in a new body for our eternal tabernacle] without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

In earlier years a church leader might have said, ‘we should not waste time in eschatology, those things of the future would not serve our present needs.’ But that reasoning cannot apply any longer; our studies today are right on things of prophecy we are living right now.

What a blatant disobedience would be to miss the sense of urgency with regard to all that is going on! Sadly, most teachers of our day misread the situation and stay in their neutral camps. And that will be their downfall. Their indifference will be the case for "the bad servant who is saying,

‘my Lord does delay to come’ …" Luke 12:45, Matt. 24:48

In Luke 12:45 we read, "But if that bad servant may say in his heart, my Lord does delay to come; and should begin ¹to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunk; 46 The Lord of that servant will come in a day when He is not expected [because of not having searched, not looking for], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will ²cut him in two, and will ³appoint him [his portion] with the hypocrites [and the unbelievers]. 47 And that servant, which knew his Lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to His will, shall ⁴be beaten with many [the stripes mean suffering in the Great Tribulation]. 48 But he who did not know, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall ⁴be beaten with a few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom they ⁵have committed much, the more they will ask of him" (Luke 12:45-48; or Matt. 24:48-51).

EXPLANATIONS:

¹to beat the menservants and maidens – Gk. verb τύπτω, tupto to smite, harm, wound, tread on their conscience; it is a spiritual beating and it is used also in 1 Cor. 8:12, "11 …he that is weak is destroyed [perishes], the brother for whose sake Christ died. 12 and thus, sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting [Gk participle τύπτοντες, tuptontes, means wounding, treading on, harming,] their weak conscience – in regard to Christ you sin" [1 Cor. 8:12], and in Luke 12:45 he will start to smite [Gk infinitive τύπτειν, tuptein, to smite, to beat, harm] their conscience. The Lord will 2cut him in two [Gk verb διχοτομέω, dhikhotomeo, means to cut in two, Luke 12:46], will take him off from the believers in the Lord; apart from the group that is the body of Christ received at His Parousia, Presence = will cause the person to be cut off and miss the Rapture.

will ³appoint him his portion with the hypocrites [unbelievers] – Gk. verb τίθημι, tithemi to set, assign, appoint, determine; Jesus will place him into the other group, with those who will go through the Great Tribulation.

shall ⁴be beaten with many [stripes; in the Great Tribulation] – Gk. verb δέρω, dhero to beat, scourge, as to tear off the skin; it is a physical beating and it is used also in Acts 5:40, "40 and when they had called the apostles unto them, ⁴having beaten them they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them." By the physical beating on the human skin here we realize that this punishment on many thoughtless, irresponsible, unprepared Christians, will occur on the earth after having missed the event of the Rapture, they will have to go through the Great Tribulation, and not in the outer darkness as in the case of the unbelievers; in that case it says, but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth (Matt. 8:12; 22:13; 25:30).

they ⁵have committed much [have given in charge to], the more they will ask of him – Gk. verb παρατίθημι, para-tithemi to place by him, put in charge of, entrust to him; Jesus will place him into the other group, with those who will go through the Great Tribulation.

There is more to analyze concerning this. We should avoid those who discourage us from studying the prophetic Word assuming it is unnecessary; and tell them, ‘if you listen to them, you will be confused and deceived when you will face tribulation days you did not expect.’ Then according to 2 Thess. 2:9 Satan’s operations with all power and signs and lying wonders, doing amazing things can cause many to be lost. On this perplexity, we say, ‘my Lord does delay to come’ …" Luke 12:45, Matt. 24:48, the Bible warns us again with the five unwise virgins. It is the same exact situation in which we may "become drowsy and sleep, because ⁵the Bridegroom is tarrying…" In that parable, all ten virgins were ready to meet the Bridegroom, and if He [Christ] would come when they waited for Him [at an earlier Rapture] the door would have been open, the Lord would have approved their entrance in the wedding feast. But the Lord’s Parousia, the Rapture, was delayed and the darkness was allowed to come first, before His appearance to them. This is the part we need to learn and bring to light. The Bible says,

⁶all slumbered and were sleeping – had the virgins known the Lord allowed the darkness, through the prophetic Scriptures, they would normally rest in faith and confidence that the Lord will help them overcome the coming obstructions and bring them to victory. A clear knowledge of how these things are coming is vital. It is in the Lord’s plans to allow the night to be used as His Crisis, a test for all virgin Christian souls. Every committed