The Parable Of The Ten Virgins

I've written before on the subject of a partial-rapture. In short, I disagree with the Gospel-deniers who promote it. However, I actually do believe in a partial-rapture - not of Believers, but of Christendom. All Believers who have thrown themselves on the mercy of God and are clinging to the Cross will be leaving very shortly. However, there are a great many who label themselves "Christian" and yet have never accepted God's provision for their sins. They talk incessantly of the Bible and good works and Jesus, yet they have no understanding of Jesus' primary message:

You think you are good, but you are not good. The law is far more perfect than you think. The law condemns, but the Spirit gives life. Breaking a single commandment, even the least of all the commandments, makes you guilty of breaking the entirety of it (Matthew 5:17-20, James 2:10). "You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace." - Galatians 5:4

The great irony of the rapture is that many "Christians" believe they are packed and ready to go because of their works. They believe their works and worthiness are what constitute the spotless garments described in Revelation, yet the truth is just the opposite. Jesus' blood and righteousness alone are the spotless garments that we are to be clothed in. The Tribulation Saints are said to come out of the Great Tribulation after having "washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:14) because a great many of those future saints have presently soiled their garments. They are not soiled by their own sin or lack of performance, but because after having initially believed the Gospel message they later placed their faith in themselves and the Bible says our most righteous acts are but filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). There is only one provision for sins, which is the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. I beg you to avail yourself to what God has provided.

I want to share with you a really powerful exegesis of The Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 from Jaco Prinsloo that seemingly resolves a number of questions about the partial-rapture theory and the letters to the churches:



I'm aware that many view all of Matthew 24 and 25 as pertaining only to the Jewish remnant during the Time of Jacob's Trouble and I agree with them to an extent, but I also agree with Jaco here and with 2 Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." 99% of Jews have never read Matthew 24 or 25, yet the Church has collectively read it for 2,000 years. I am very much a dispensationalist and believe in rightly dividing Scripture, but we must also be leery of ignoring whole sections of Scripture and saying to ourselves that there is no personal application. After all, how many Old Testament prophecies and psalms were originally written about Israel or a particular psalmist, yet in their greatest fulfillment became prophecies pointing to Christ? Scripture has many layers and patterns and all of it is useful and applicable to us in one way or another.

Barry Scarbrough also addresses the partial-rapture/works-righteousness crowd in one of his latest videos. This is well worth watching and so incredibly important for you to understand if you want to be ready for the rapture:



There is another great video I came across about rapture worthiness. This one is from Melissa at Midnight Hour Oil: