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forevermore.
What will Christ be looking for when He returns? He will be looking for those who
have made themselves ready. Many in the church have failed to do so. They are not clothing
themselves in white linen, which is the righteous acts of the saints. They are continuing in
unrighteous acts. Many are involved in sexual immorality. Some are fornicating and
committing adultery. Some are divorcing and remarrying according to their own soul’s
desire. Many are harlots in their affections, loving the world and the things in it. The
majority of the church today are unclean. They have not washed their garments and made
themselves ready to meet the Bridegroom. What will happen to them at His appearing?
Yahshua spoke of this matter in the parable of the ten virgins. The ten virgins are not
the bride. They are attendants of the Bride. The Bride is depicted as alert and watchful.

I Thessalonians 5:4-7
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should 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 not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. For those who sleep
do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.

Revelation 16:15
"Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his
garments, lest he walk about naked and men see his shame."

The one who stays awake is the Bride. In the parable of the ten virgins, all ten had
fallen asleep when the Bridegroom delayed. None of these were the Bride of Christ. It is
common to find the people of God divided into three groups. There is always the
overcomers. There are those who have some fruit, but not unto perfection. And there are
the disobedient servants who bring forth no increase for the Kingdom of God. We see these
three groups in the following:

Three Sections of the Tabernacle and Temple (which the people of God are)
• The Holy of Holies (the inner chamber of the Bride)
• The Holy Place
• The Outer Court

The Three Main Feasts. Each was associated with a harvest, which is symbolic of
resurrection - the ingathering of men from the earth.
• Passover (those who are passed over by the second death - The overcomers -
the Bride - Revelation 2:11)
• Pentecost
• Tabernacles

The Disciples of Christ
• The Beloved Disciple who leaned upon Christ’s breast (the Bride)
• The Three
• The Twelve

Many more examples of this three-fold division of God’s people could be given, such