WE ARE NOW IN THE PERIOD OF THE CHRIST'S DELAY   BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL.  (Matthew 25:1-12.  Revelation 10:6).

When Jesus lived on earth, priests of Israel did not officiate at wedding ceremonies. But on a prearranged day, the bridegroom would leave his house and make his way to the home of the bride's parents, escorted by his friends. From there the bridal procession returned to the home of the bridegroom. Our Lord Jesus had knowledge of the weddings and customs of that time, that a bridegroom might spend considerable time at his home before arriving at the bride's home, perhaps delaying until the late evening, and that virgin companions of the bride waiting along the route could well become drowsy and fall asleep, as in Jesus' illustration in Matthew 25:1  12.

The delay in The Christ's coming to collect his "bride" of 144,000 anointed members of the heavenly "woman" is longer than one would expect to complete the "marriage". (Rev 19:6-9).  But when we consider the events that fulfil the "trumpet" warnings and the outpouring of the "bowls" of the anger of God as prophesied in Revelation, including the "sounding" of the seventh "trumpet" heralding the earthquake which killed 7,000 men and destroyed a tenth of Mexico City in 1985, we know we are now in the period of the delay before The  Christ's arrival. (10:7.  11:13). The blowing of the seventh "trumpet" and the outpouring of the seventh "bowl" begin the third "woe" and the Kingdom Rule of God by His Christ over all the earth.  (Rev 11:14  19)  (Rev 16:17  21)  (See Pages 2/11/85A and 2/11/85B).

A third of earth, trees, and vegetation burned up at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  (8:7).
Malignant "ulcer" of nuclear peril upon all worshippers of the "wild beast".  (16:2).

"Great mountain burning with fire".  (Atomic bomb test 1st July 1946).  (8:8,9).
Poured "into the sea".  (Undersea atomic bomb test 25th July 1946).  (16:3).

"Wormwood" makes spiritual "waters" deadly bitter to apostates.  (8:10,11).
Apostates are given "blood" to drink leading to their deaths.  (16:4-7).

Spiritual illumination among mankind diminished by apostasy.  (8:12).
Mankind "scorched" in spirit for cursing God and refusing to repent.  (16:8,9).

Abyss opened. Origins of the dead works of mankind revealed.
Unsealed apostates tormented for five months by anointed "locusts".  (9:1-11).
Poured upon throne of the "wild beast". Refusing to repent of their evil works
its members continue to curse God for their pains and their ulcers.  (16:10,11).

"Four angels" bound by God to kill a third of mankind in the region of the
great river Euphrates which flows through Turkey, Syria and Iraq.  (9:13-21).
The Euphrates is to be dried up, causing a drought in the region to
prepare for the "four angels" to kill a third of mankind there.  (16:12).

"No delay any longer". "Good news" brought to a finish. (10:6,7).
 The Opened "Little Scroll" is revealed. (10:8-11).
"Earthquake" in the "City": 20/9/85.  (11:13).

The kingdom of the world becomes the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.
Rewards given to faithful servants of God. Nations become wrathful.  (11:14-18).
"Upon the air".  Retribution and Judgement upon members of "Babylon the great".
(16:17-21).

While prospective members of the heavenly Kingdom of God may fall asleep in death during the delay in the arrival of The Christ Michael, "discreet" ones have sufficient Spirit knowledge and obedience to be roused and resurrected by the "bridegroom". (Matt 25:5&10). Heavenly communications of God are given only to those "virgins" who do not defile themselves with sectarian religions and false teachings. (Rev 14:3-5). Only "discreet" ones make up the final number of the "bride" of Christ.  During The Christ Michael's delay in coming, foolish "virgins" decline the last Spirit "oil" to see them through this "darkness" to the "Lamb's marriage". (19:6-9). Consequently, only half the "virgins" have enough Spirit "oil" to light their way to the "marriage feast" as faithful anointed members of the "bride" of Christ and enter the spirit glories of the "new heavens".  (21:1-4).

3/7/93.