THE
MAIDEN ON THE SHORE
by J.
A. SEISS
We picture a maiden
whose lover left her for a voyage,
promising on His return to make her His beloved bride.
Many told her that she would never see Him again. But she
believed His word.
And evening by evening, she went down to the lonely shore,
to hail and welcome the returning ship which was to bring again
her betrothed
And by that watchfire she took her stand each night,
praying that the winds would hasten on the sluggish sails......
that He, who was everything to her, might come.
Even so, our Blessed Lord, Who has loved us unto death
has gone away to the Holy Land of Heaven,
promising on His return to make us His happy and eternal Bride.
Some say that He is gone forever, and that here we shall see Him
no more.
But His last word was, "Yea,
I come quickly".
And on the dark
and misty beach sloping out into the eternal sea,
each true believer stands by the love-lit fire, looking, and
waiting,
and praying and hoping for the fulfillment of His word;
and calling ever from the soul of sacred love,
"Even so,
come Lord Jesus."
And one of these
nights, while the world is busy with its gay frivolities,
And laughing at the
maiden on the shore,
a Form shall rise over the surging waves, as once on Galilee,
to vindicate forever all this watching and devotion,
and bring to the faithful and constant heart a Joy, and Glory,
and Love unsurpassed. "
-- J.A. Seiss from the book "The Apocalypse"
Parable
of the Ten Virgins ..... Matthew 25: 1-10
The Five Wise Virgins ... the five foolish virgins
"The Bridegroom cometh...Go ye out to meet Him."
The oil represents being filled with the Holy
Spirit -- led and guided by the Holy Ghost in all of our affairs.
http://www.fountain.btinternet.co.uk/koresh/writings/SEV5.TXT
5 Wise = those
who were led and guided by the Holy Spirit;
who are walking the walk in the Holy Spirit of God.
Ed: Is
Matthew 25: 1-10 about the false doctrine of imminancy ? .....
that Christ can come at any moment ?---
which blinds the spiritual understanding of the five foolish
virgins ?
They 5 foolish virgins appear not to have received the fullness
of truth found in 2 Thessalonians 2 :
that the man of sin must first
sit in the Temple as God, before there can be a rapture.
The 5 foolish virgins would also not believe that the "last
trump" of 1 Corinthians 15:51 was the last trumpet sounding
in the series of seven trumpets of Revelation 8 - 11.
Rev. 8 shows that the Magog War ( World War 3 ) would have to
happen prior to ---
or at the same time as --- the Rapture. 2 Thessalonians 1 : 7- 8
.
The 7th Trumpet ( our Midnight Rapture ) does not occur until
Rev. 11: 15--18
The 5 wise virgins understood that "the righteous scarcely
be saved", and that we are to "work out our salvation
in fear and trembling". That our hour of deliverance has not
so much to do with our own merit, as it has to do with God's
appointed time of delievance for those who have the fear of the
Lord.
[ the
beginning of wisdom ( to be wise
) is fear of the Lord ]
The Five Wise virgins read ALL
the prophecies of the Last days. They did not pick and choose
which verses they preferred. They did not let others interpret
Scripture for them. They did not go along with a select crowd of
consensus. They relied solely upon the Holy
Ghost for the understanding
of the prophetic Scriptures, and they
pursued the WHOLE counsel of God.
They were well advised and ready.
The Five Wise Virgins digested the MEAT
( hard, diligent research and study; investing large amounts of
time and application)
of relevant End-time prophecy on a daily basis.
* * * * * *
Ready ahead of the time ... the Chip
http://www.worthynews.com/news-features/digital-angel-3.html
The major differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming
to earth
http://kentcrockett.com/biblestudies/rapture.htm
Get Right , or get Left ...
( behind )
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2008/barrya529.htm
Last Days Warnings
and magnificent Opportunity -- May 22, 2008 Zelma
"Work, For the
Night cometh when no man can work."
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2008/zelmap522.htm
The Great Invitation
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/sep2005/wesk95.htm
Articles on the Rapture:
Enoch and Elijah ...raptures
proven in Scripture
Sheaves ...."
evening, midnight, cockcrowing and morning" .... Mark 13:35
The Seventh
Trumpet ... the Midnight Rapture ....one long
day
The Blessed Hope ...false
doctrine of immanency
Coming to Terms .... explaining
the words that concern the raptures
2 Thessalonians
2 .... man of sin sitting in temple first,
before the rapture
The Midnight
Hour ..... precisely at midnight
The Cockcrowing
Rapture ......" one will be taken and the
other left "
Ye Shall Have
Tribulation 10 Days .... the liturgical calendar
for events
The Maiden on the
Shore by J A Seiss ..." I come quickly"
HEAVEN'S GLORY
If the Lord should come today
And take me to my Home
Would I want to go away
Oh yes, no more to roam
If He said "It's time My child"
And took me by the hand
Would I want to go with Him
Oh yes, to the Promised Land
And then I'd go to realms unknown
Beyond the Crystal Sea
To a place with Streets of Gold
A place prepared for me
So let God's trumpets sound
Let Heaven's gates open wide
I'll start my beautiful journey
With my Savior at my side
So come Lord Jesus, even so, come now
Your throne at last I see
And the cross in all its' glory
Brings eternal peace to me
Author
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Salvation: www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/sal.htm