THOSE WHO WILL HAVE THEIR PORTION WITH THE HYPOCRITES

“The Foolish Virgins, as the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins shows us, will finally learn the way. They will get the oil and will trim their lamps. In other words, they will receive a larger measure of the holy Spirit (that which they previously lacked), represented by the oil, and will have clearer enlightenment from the Word of God, represented by the lamp. They will trim their lamps (search the scriptures) and go forth then, that they, also, may enter into the Marriage; but they will find that the Wise Virgins have all gone in and that the door is shut.

Then they will stand without and knock, saying, “Lord, Lord, open unto us” (Matt. 25:11); we desire also to be of the Bride class; we desire also to enter the heavenly glory. The Lord will answer them, however, and say, “I KNOW YOU NOT.” I do not recognize you. I recognize only one “Bride.” My Bride class has already entered in, and I cannot recognize others as the bride. These shall then go away into the time of trouble to wash their soiled robes and make them white.

This time of trouble, we understand, is the “great time of trouble” that is coming upon the world. It will also be upon this Great Company class, which will not “be accounted worthy to escape those things coming upon the earth.” The Lord admonishes us prophetically that there would be some such; and he warns us saying, “Pray that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all those things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36.)

The Little Flock watches and escapes and will stand before the Son of Man approved and will be received as the Bride of Christ. But this Great Company, although they are consecrated and spirit-begotten, and have never denied the Lord, have not, nevertheless, the proper zeal and spirit of self-sacrifice and will not be permitted to enter in with the bride class, but will be thrust out and “have their portion with the hypocrites.”

These are not hypocrites, however, but since the time of trouble is properly for hypocrites, they will have their portion with the hypocrites. The parable shows us nothing further respecting these, but we are shown elsewhere (Rev. 7) that in that time of trouble they “will wash their robes and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.” As a result, they will be granted the palm branches and the place before the throne, to serve God in his Temple.

“THE KING’S DAUGHTER–THE VIRGINS, HER COMPANIONS, THAT FOLLOW”

“The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold. She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You. With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; They shall enter the King’s palace.” (Psa 45:13-15)

The same thought we find given us in Psalm 45, where the end of this age is pictured. There our Lord is shown as the great King in glory. The Church, the Little Flock, is pictured as the Bride (the “royal daughter”), and the Great Company, as her virgin companions, that follow her. We are also told in that connection that the Bride will have special adornment, special beauty, and will have the special place of preference.

Another Scripture tells us that there is but one Bride of Christ, saying, “My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her Mother (the Sarah Covenant of self-sacrifice).” Song of Solomon 6:9.

Reverting to Psalm 45 again: We are told that after the Bride, adorned in golden raiment and fine linen, is received by the King, the Virgins, her companions, shall also be brought before the King and shall enter into the Palace. This is in perfect agreement with the custom of olden times, that when a wife was taken, the father would present with the wife, a maid-servant, who would accompany her mistress and would necessarily be associated with her. Sometimes more than one maid-servant would be presented, as pictured in this Psalm. Now, if a Bridegroom were alluding to his family, while he would speak of only the one person as his wife, he would include as a part of his family or household her maid-servants. So likewise in this family of Christ. Not only is the Bride to be the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, and joint-heir with him, but the Virgins, her companions that follow her, will be members of his general family or household, honorable servants, but not on the plane of existence as that of the Bride, who will share the glory, the honor and the nature of the Bridegroom (the Divine nature, Immortality).” (R4654 Edited)

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