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Wedding Feast

In Mathew 25, the statement is made that there was no time “to make the purchase and the bridegroom came,” which is
Christ. This is a statement that Christ will come in a short time after the beginning of the Tribulation.

Matthew 25:10-13 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom
came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.”
11 “Later the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, lord, open up for us.”
12 “But he answered, Truly I say to you, I do not know you.”
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13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”

Those who are saved and have the indwelling Holy Spirit, the seal of Christ in them, should be prepared for this
event. The Apostle Paul said that we should not be overtaken as a thief in the night for we “are not in darkness.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night, nor of darkness; so then let us
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not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”
It is interesting to find the Wedding Feast spoken of in Matthew 25:10 to mirror the description in Revelation.

Revelation 19:7-10 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the
Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.”
8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the
righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the
Lamb.’ ” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.”
10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of
yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus
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is the spirit of prophecy.”

His Living Elect at this time will behold the warnings of imminent famine and war on the earth and be prepared.
This may mean building a store-house of supplies of food, water and fuel for energy for a short time period. The
believer should have faith for this is a temporary event for them. This period of Tribulation will truly test one’s
faith on being delivered. In scripture, it says the believer will be delivered from the Wrath of God. However, we
must “not sleep as others do, but be alert and sober.” The image below is a figure of the timeline of War and Famine on
the earth. The Rapture will occur during the invasion by the North to capture a well-fortified city of the Islamic
alliance. The Apostle Paul said that there would be a time that the man of lawlessness, the beast or the Antichrist
would be revealed. This is not the time Antichrist is revealed or given authority for forty-two months.

---- 2 Seal War—March 2391 AD—3 Seal Famine
Birth of Antichrist nd rd
---War Rumors
not to scale
Tribulation Great Tribulation Wrath
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__ _____________3 ½ years, 1260 Days___________ ____________ 3 ½ years, 1260 Days +30 days
Signs Temple
day___+30Days
_______3 ½ years, Covenant Daniel 9:27 ____________  Abomination of Desolation Matt.24:15-------------
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120 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Mt 25:10–13). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

121 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (1 Th 5:4–6). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

122 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 19:7–10). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.