After the groom-to-be made a formal wedding contract with the bride-to-be and her father and executed the contract with a cup of wine, the bridegroom would set out to build a home suitable for his new bride. This would take a very long time, sometimes up to a year or more. At the completion of the home and the bride-chamber was made ready the groom's father would inspect his son's work, nothing could proceed until the father gave his approval.
While the bride would wait for the groom she would wear a veil to indicate that she was betrothed. She would use this time to prepare herself for married life. She would wait at home every night accompanied by her bridesmaids because she would not want to miss the bridegroom’s coming. Traditionally, he would come late at night in order to take her by “surprise”. The bridesmaids would keep oil in their lamps and keep watch in order to alert the bride to make herself ready.
At a time of his choosing the bridegroom would go to the home of the bride to “abduct” her. When the bridegroom arrived, the bride and her bridesmaids were carried off into the night. They would travel through the streets with fanfare and laughter. The bride and groom would enter the bride-chamber for seven days of intimacy. Afterward they would emerge from the bridechamber as husband and wife.
The parable of the 10 virgins references the wedding custom of the “abduction of the bride”.
Picking up with the rest of II. c.
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John 2:3-10 - And when they
wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is
not yet come. His mother saith unto the
servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it]. And there were set there six waterpots of
stone, after the manner of the
purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots
with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear
unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it]. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the
water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which
drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And
saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when
men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good
wine until now.
1. Jesus
replenished the wine
2. After
the manner of purifying of the Jews – a Pharisee tradition that is not mentioned
in the Old Testament, this is a tradition of man that Jesus turns upside down,
because the wine He made was not purified in accordance with this custom.
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1 Corinthians 10:16 -
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of
Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of
Christ?
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Ephesians 5:18 –
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
1. Thesis
à
drunk…antithesis à
filled
2. Thesis
à
wine…antithesis à
Spirit
a. Revelation
17:1-2 - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven
vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee
the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the
kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
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Revelation 14:10 – The same
shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without
mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire
and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the
Lamb:
1. Wine
= wrath of God
2. Wine
is made through a pressing and a fermenting process, God’s wrath can have
similar attributes. God is
longsuffering, not desiring any to perish.
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In conclusion regarding the significance of the
instructions given not to “hurt” the Oil and Wine according to Revelation 6:6.
1. We
have the execution of the marriage contract with the cup of wine, we also have wine symbolic of God's wrath. At this point the intent for preserving the wine appears to be inconclusive.
2. During this time of war, famine and pestilence we can see God’s grace continuing to be extended to those who receive it (Oil). Therefore the intent for preserving the oil seems to pertain to the continuing presence of the grace of God.
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Revelation 6:7-8 - And when
he had opened the fourth seal,
I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and
his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was
given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword (wars), and with hunger (famines), and with
death (pestilence), and with the
beasts of the earth.
o The
pestilence could refer to a future pandemic that is promulgated through
man-made viruses and weakening of the immune system through all of the
vaccination, antibiotics and other foreign substances that we have allowed
unwitting medical professionals to inject in our bodies. The introduction of several adverse
contaminants have plagued human populations around the globe, these include:
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Genetically modified vegetation, See the documentaries:
The Future of Food; The World According to Monsanto
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Fluoridation of water, See book and documentary titled The Fluoride Deception
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Contaminated vaccinations, See Dr. Sherry Tenpenny’s
book titled Saying No to Vaccines
, See also Dr. Mercola’s interview with Dr. Shiv Chopra (available on Youtube)
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Spraying of chemicals in the atmosphere, See
documentary What in the World are They
Spraying?
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Hormones in meats, See The Future of Food;
Food, Inc.
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Contamination of fishing waters, See stories related to
the Gulf of Mexico spill, dumping of hazardous waste,
etc.
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Contamination of the earth, see stories regarding disposal
of hazardous waste, fracking, GMO crops, etc.
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Overuse of antibiotics
o Governments
have been trying to artificially control the earth’s climates for years. Artificial drought can be used to reduce food
supplies, thereby increasing the price of food.
As food prices skyrocket people are going to be forced to choose between
food and other necessities. Using food
supplies to control populations is not new.
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For artificial weather control programs see stories
related to HAARP.
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Also see stories related to Geoengineering, See www.geoengineeringwatch.org
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