Bridal Wedding Garment - UBM [David Eells]

In a dream, I saw myself getting ready for my wedding. I had left all details to my sister, as I had trusted her with my wedding plans. She knew to the dot what I had wanted. My sister is born-gain, received the Holy Spirit and has taken immersion baptism but does not have a serious relationship with God. Her attitude to church is, if I don't go she won't go. She also does not diligently study the bible and listen to sermons in her free time, unlike me. (However, the Lord has continually shown me that she will be saved in the end. One of these revelations is seen in the teaching Saved from Tribulation, in Jesus' Name). This sister represents children of the same Father who do not appreciate close relationship with the Groom as the Bride does.

I was wearing a transparent, light pink sari, with flowers on my hair and holding a bouquet. I remember thinking, "Why was the sari so transparent? Why were the flowers loose on my head and why was the bouquet also loose (going to fall out) and unappealing?" In reality, I am very modest and would not dress like this! I was not happy, and feeling embarrassed whilst I was walking behind my sister to go to church, though people were admiring my outfit. The wedding garment is made by our righteous acts. (Rev.19:8) And it was given unto her (the bride) that she should array herself in fine linen, bright [and] pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. This garment is called lampros in Greek, meaning bright, glowing or brilliant. This bright lamp represents her pure works. The carnal sister's taste for pink and transparency shows more flesh, which in scripture is called the "shame of their nakedness". Where there are not enough righteous acts the old life shows through. We are not to trust that the doctrine and works of the carnal will cover us. Their discernment is poor, which is what flowers represent. They have fragrance which is a good smell to the groom as in Song of Solomon. Smelling is a discernment which is neither seeing nor hearing. There should be enough of them to make up a tight bouquet.

Before I entered the church, where the people were starting to gather for the marriage, there was a huge mirror at the door. I had a shock when I saw myself for the 1st time. I could not believe that the sari was so transparent and the flowers were so loose and unappealing. I could also see my inner garments which were pure white. (The undergarment is what we put on first and represents a new born-again spirit. The outer garment represents the outward actions of mind, will and emotions coming from a born-again soul. This includes the garment of praise and salvation. All of these perfected are the wedding garment. We must see ourselves as clothed in glorious white (righteous) before we can be married. (2 Cor.3:18) But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.) I raised my voice to my sister, inquiring why she had bought me this kind of outfit when she knew my character and what I had wanted! I started to notice her and she looked immaculately dressed with her hair up and with flowers all neatly done. She had obviously spent more than me. She just told me that she chose the cheapest garment for me as I didn't need an expensive one. But I told her that cost and quality go together; if you don't pay the price how can you get the best wedding dress with everything else? (The cost to us for this garment is loss of self, which Jesus paid for. The more self we give up as the price the more righteous our acts will be.) But what made me angry with her was that she was unrepentant and refused to apologize for her wrong. (Self-righteous acts must be given up for Jesus' righteous acts.) I then turned around to go and find a proper garment for my wedding and she too followed me.

I remember checking my wallet and seeing a lot of money inside. (The price has been given to us. (2 Pet.1:3) seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; {4} whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust [nakedness].) As I was crossing the road with my sister I saw the bridal car with my husband -- a very Caucasian-looking man happily smiling at me. (LOL! He was Jewish, no doubt.) I told my sister that I don't know why she was so frugal in spending for my wedding when I had so much money and also I could have gotten more money from my husband anytime. (Mt. 21:22) And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. I did not want to ask him for more money because he had bought the mansion and, therefore, I had thought I would take care of my wedding expenses and I already had money to buy my wedding garment. (He has bought the mansion and given the price for the wedding garment by grace and we cooperate by spending what is given.) I quickly dashed into a building because I was not ready for him to see me like this! (1 Jn.2:28) And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested (Greek: Phaneroo - to shine and become visible [as Christ increasingly shines out of us]), we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. {29} If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

When I went into this building there was a guy manning the elevator. This elevator looked like 3 open square boxes at 3 different levels. (This represents 30, 60, and 100, the highest level of maturity of fruit.) I was with this man (in box number 1, the highest level), then came my aunt who is in a ministry in the US (in box number 2) and then my sister was at the bottom level (in box number 3). All of us are born-again, spirit-filled and taken immersion baptism. As we went up, all 3 boxes would travel up simultaneously at their various levels. The floor which we were supposed to alight was given by my aunt which was 11, but she gave it too late. Therefore, we had passed it and came back down. (In the eleventh hour the last were hired to go into the vineyard in Jesus' parable and some will pass up their chance [Mt.20:9-12].) On our downward decent, I was the first to get off, then my aunt, followed by my sister. Thus, the elevator boxes reversed, the highest descended first then was followed by the rest. As with Jesus, the Bride in whom is the man-child head is the first to ascend to the heavenly places and is also the first to descend and humble themselves. (16) So the last shall be first, and the first last.

Hereafter I was by myself. I happened to come upon a sale in a ballroom selling expensive colored gowns. I was diligently searching for a wedding garment. I saw another aunt who was born as a Christian (taken infant baptism and has not received the Holy Spirit but believes she is right with God) and she was choosing a gown for my sister. She asked me for my opinion on the garment and I said it looked alright but then she got angry with me and asked me why I had such an attitude. (Some Christians disagree strongly about the kind of works that are pleasing to the Lord.) I told her that today was my wedding day and yet she was taking the side of my sister when I was urgently trying to find a wedding garment for myself. I told her that she was biased and that she took my sister's side because she looked like my mother and I looked like my father. (Those who haven't appreciated the close relationship to the groom and loved Him by keeping His commandments always favor those whose works [garment] are like the fallen mother church rather than those of the Father God.) I saw many of my relatives, some unbelievers, buying garments from this place in preparation for my wedding. The lady of this place told me that she did not sell wedding garments (although I saw only one displayed there which looked like a wedding garment) and told me to come after 5 pm. I said that I couldn't, as I needed the garment right now! Those who have not on a wedding garment will be cast forth into outer darkness, for many are called but few chosen (Mt.22:11-14). 5:00 pm is close to the last hour of the Jewish day and too late to be looking for a wedding garment. "5" also represents grace.

I happened to walk past a shop and I saw a beautiful white wedding garment on display. They also had garments with some color mixed with the white on it. I chose the fully white wedding garment and paid only $100 for it which was surprisingly cheap for such an intricate and beautiful wedding garment. (The colored garment does not represent full maturity. White is a mixture of all colors, which individually represent the attributes of light who is Jesus. We need all of the light, all of His attributes. The price of $100 represents 100% dead to self and 100-fold fruit, which is 100% maturity. This represents the bride, son-ship, Christ-likeness.)

I then went by myself to my wedding. The walls of the church were made of transparent glass (the New Jerusalem body). As I was approaching the door I could see loads of people getting down from buses and taking their seats inside this glass cathedral. All the people had white garments on. I did not see anyone with colored garments on. I saw a few buses of ladies wearing white sari. As they got down and entered the church I started to notice that I recognized many of them from being full-time workers in my church. (Representing full-time service in the Church of Jesus.) I then thought to myself that I was supposed to join in their ministry but did not. Why were they dressed in glorious white but not arrayed in a bridal wedding garment? I was wearing a white wedding garment and proceeded to enter the sanctuary for my wedding ceremony. Those whom I thought to be higher than me spiritually and in the company of the bride were seated as witnesses to the wedding and my dream ended here. Those who are invited or bidden to the marriage supper have only a "white" garment. (9) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb... (14) And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white (Greek: leukos) [and] pure. The bride is never bidden or invited to her own marriage supper; she does the inviting. As we saw, she has a superior lampros garment which is a glowing white garment. The bride and the virgins are two different levels of purity and, thus, maturity. As usual, in this text, the queen does not go to war, the King and His armies do.

Humble Interpretation

The light pink (color of flesh) wedding sari here can represent a watered-down gospel. It was also transparent, which is carnal and how the world would clothe themselves --always revealing flesh anywhere they can. When you are of the world then you will be accepted by the masses of the world who would admire you when you are one with them in a compromised gospel (1 John 2:15-17; John 15:19).

The mirror is the Word that gives us a clear picture of ourselves in God's sight, thus it made me realize that I was not dressed up properly for my wedding (Jam 1:22-25; Matt 22:11-13, Rev 3:18). The quality-time taken in prayer, infilling in the Holy Spirit and studying of the Word is the price that we all have to pay to become more like Christ. If we neglect this you can't die to self and grow into the image of Jesus Christ (Gal 2:20). The Word is the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit gives you power to obey the Word of God. Quality and low price don't go together. A compromising Gospel and a counterfeit Spirit cannot prepare us as Bride. Only the unleavened Word and pure water of His Spirit can prepare us to become His Bride (Luke 6:47-49; Rom 8:13,14; Rev 22:7). The fact that my sister was dressed up better and more costlier than what she chose for me, as bride, showed that most of us always concentrate on the outward appearance (outer man) but neglect building our spiritual life (inner man) (1 Sam 16:7; 1 Tim 2:9; 1 Pet 3:3,4).

The wallet with lots of money inside could represent God's provision for us. Christ has made available all things to prepare us for His Bride. We have the Word, Blood and Spirit to help us in this world to overcome our flesh, the world and the devil (Rev 12:11; 1 John 5:7,8). To him that overcomes God is going to give many things, including a mansion (John 14:2; Rev 21:6-7).

As for the elevator scenario, 11th floor speaks about end, finish or complete; however, because my garment was incomplete I had to come back down (not too sure about this scenario).

As for the ballroom scene, these were people that were either unbelievers or nominal Christians that did not have a real relationship with God. God puts warm and cold people together. He only separates the hot for himself (Rev 3:15,16). My aunt was taking the side of my sister because birds of a feather flock together! God is not going to pick someone who looks like the mother or the church but someone who looks like the father, which is the exact image of His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ (Heb 2:10). If you have seen the Son then you have seen the Father (John 14:9).

Fortunately, I found a suitable wedding garment which cost $100. A hundred means a people of promise or fullness. I chose the one garment which was fully white and did not choose the others which were white with accents of other colors. Anyway, the Bride is supposed to be without spot or any wrinkle (Eph 5:26,27; Col 1:28).

The church which looked like transparent glass represents New Jerusalem (Rev 21:18). The people gathered in the pews were saints as they were all arrayed in white garments. The bride is only one, though there are many witnesses or guests, etc.

(Note: These two sections below come from our book, Hidden Manna For the End Times, and have important information on the Bride. The parable of the bride is also told in other ways, like 100-fold fruit, Sun Glory, Sons of God, etc.)

Section One

(Esther 2:2) Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: (3) and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain (representing the Holy Spirit), keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them; (4) and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. Contrary to popular opinion, one corporate body called the bride was chosen to be queen from among the virgin corporate bodies by the King whose chamberlain, the Holy Spirit, provided "their things for purification". The bride will have a more glorious garment than the virgin bridesmaids. (Rev.19:8) And it was given unto her (the bride) that she should array herself in fine linen, bright [and] pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. This garment is called lampros in Greek, meaning bright, glowing, or brilliant. This bright lamp represents her pure works. On the other hand those invited to the marriage supper have only a "white" garment. The bride is never bidden or invited to her own marriage supper, she does the inviting. (9) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. (14) And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white (Greek: leukos) [and] pure. The bride and the virgins are two different levels of purity and thus maturity. As usual, in this text, the queen does not go to war, the King and His armies do.

(Est.2:9) And the maiden pleased him (that is Holy Spirit), and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were meet to be given her out of the king's house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women. Of the virgins, Esther pleased the Holy Spirit and quickly received grace to come to purity. Likewise, if we walk pleasing to the Holy Spirit, listening to His voice, we will receive grace to be in the man-child or bride. She was given the "seven maidens" out of the king's house, which represent the seven attributes of Christ. Christ is the Light, which is broken down into seven primary colors, which represent the attributes of Light. Joseph's coat of many colors represents him having put on Christ as the man-child head of the bride. Notice that in faith are found the seven attributes of Christ. (2Pet.1:5) Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; (6) and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; (7) and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. Notice that the words "in your" indicate that each attribute comes out of the previous one and they all come out of faith. There is no comma behind faith in the Greek. These are the seven pillars that support the house of God. (Pr.9:1) Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars: (2) She hath killed her beasts (representing the flesh); She hath mingled her wine (which represents the blood and nature of Jesus); She hath also furnished her table: (3) She hath sent forth her (seven) maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city: (4) Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him, (5) Come, eat ye of my bread (representing the Word of God), And drink of the wine which I have mingled. By faith in the Word we receive the seven attributes of the nature of Jesus Christ, which are in His blood. (Lev.17:11) For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.

Whatsoever we desire in order to mature was provided in the blood. (Est.2:13) [T]hen in this wise came the maiden unto the king: whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. Everything needed to outgrow the virgins and be counted among the bride has already been given. (2Pet.1:3) [S]eeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; (4) whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust. Through the promises we have access to the divine nature so we may go to the King's house and sit down in His throne. We need nothing more than what the Holy Spirit has appointed in the Word, which He freely gives to those who walk by faith. (Est.2:15) Now when the turn of Esther... was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor (grace) in the sight of all them that looked upon her. (16) So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house... in the seventh year (seventh millennium) of his reign. (17) And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Esther was dressed up in the beauty of righteousness and authority and was chosen to be the bride. If this "prize of the high calling of God in Christ" is important to us, we will "lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us" (Heb.12:1).

Section Two

We grow in the image of Christ from star glory to moon glory to sun glory or from 30- to 60- to 100-fold fruit as we put off the old man's works and put on the new man's works. (Rom.13:12) The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light (that is star, moon and then sun light). (13) Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. (14) But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof]. We must cast-off the works of darkness and put on Christ by putting on His works.

These works of Christ are "the garments of salvation" (Isa.61:10). However the garment spotted by acts of flesh sends many to fiery trials to burn up these evil works. (Jude 23) [A]nd some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. The true bride is making herself ready by putting on the works of the bright garment of the glory of God. (Rev.19:7) Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (8) And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright (Greek: Lampros) [and] pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Notice that our "righteous acts" are the glorious garment. Don't believe the apostate gospel, friends. God said, "I will give unto each one of you according to your works" (Rev.2:23). Those who say that they have faith but don't need works will not be saved. (Jas 2:14) What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? ... (17) Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. (18) Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith.... (26) For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. Salvation is not by our works but by faith because it empowers us to do Christ's works. Every place the judgment is mentioned God judges works because that is how He judges faith.

Let's look closer at the first stage of Christian growth, which is star glory. (Dan.12:3) And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. God told Abraham that his seed would be "as the stars of the heavens" (Gen.22:17). Paul said to the New Covenant Church, "[T]hey that are of faith, the same are the sons of Abraham" (Gal.3:7). As the stars sit in the heavens with the sun, so He "raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him (that is the Sun) in the heavenly [places], in Christ Jesus" (Eph.2:6). Notice that to be in "heavenly places" is to abide "in Christ". Those who do not continue to abide in Christ do not bear fruit. (Jn.15:4) Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. (5)...He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing. (6) If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. As we see, those who do not bear fruit do not continue to abide in heaven. (Rev.6:13) [A]nd the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind. Like the fallen figs, the fallen stars represent the falling away of a portion of the spiritual seed of Abraham. According to 1 John 5:11 "God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son" and that is the only place we can claim this gift.

(Jn.15:2) Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he (that is the Father) taketh it away. One of the most common ways God takes away these unfruitful "Christians" is to permit the wolves to carry them away. (Dt.13:1) If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder, (2) and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (meaning false Jesuses), which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; (3) thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. The false prophets come with deception to weed the Church of those who do not love truth and purity. (2Thes.2:11) And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie: (12) that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. We saw in Chapter 12 on the corporate False Prophet that "the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. (Isa.9:15,16). The false prophet is the tail of the corporate dragon of which we are told, "his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth (Rev.12:4). Obviously, if even one literal star falls to the earth there would be no earth so this has to be spiritual stars falling away. Notice that a third of the Christians who are stars that are living at the time of the end will be cast down from their heavenly position in Christ. This does not include the merely religious who are not born again. We have been told that the stars here are angels, but the false prophets certainly do not cast down angels but the apostates who believe their lies. These lukewarm, unfruitful "Christians" are rejected from the righteous harvest and fall to the earth to be part of the wicked harvest, "the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God".

In all the verses we have looked at, where the stars fell, there is not one where the sun or moon fell. Only stars are in danger of falling for they have the least glory or the least fruit. According to Jesus' parable of the sower, the least that would make it into the kingdom is 30-fold fruit. Star glory saints do not all have the same glory and those which do not have 30-fold will fall. (1Cor.15:41)...[O]ne star differeth from another star in glory. I believe a newborn Christian has been given 30-fold fruit but many "leave their first love" and do not maintain their "first works" so that their lamp stand is removed (Rev.2:4,5). They have the 30-fold glory with a new born-again spirit but that glory becomes diminished by the "garment spotted by the flesh" and its works. They are born again and die again, which is what is meant by "twice dead, plucked up by the roots" (Jude 12). We must overcome through faith or we lose our position in Christ. (Rev.3:5) He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life. From the rebirth of our spirit (30-fold) we are meant to continue taking the Promised Land of our soul (60-fold) and body (100-fold) until nothing of the old life remains. (Mt.13:33)...The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal (spirit, soul, and body), till it was all leavened. Instead, many live after the flesh so that even their spirits are not preserved. This is like the servant who was given one talent but brought forth no fruit because he hid it in the earth, and for this was cast forth into outer darkness. (1Thes.5:23) And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly (completely); and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Moon glory saints will not fall at the end for they are 60-fold. Sun glory saints are 100-fold for they have come to maturity and manifested the Son to walk as Christ walked. We are all sons by faith but those who truly walk in the faith of the Gospel will manifest their son-ship (2Cor.3:18). Besides the differences seen in Jacob's family between the star, moon, and sun glories, there are more. The Lord impressed in my spirit some of these differences years ago. The stars are separate from one another because they have their own glory. Remember we saw that glory is the righteousness of Christ manifested in us. Those who are immature in the Lord are self-righteous and it keeps them separated from one another. This is where the foolishness of denominationalism comes from. Those who are sectarian are star glory or worse, just religious. However, the second stage of our maturity is the moon glory. We are told that the moon will be turned into blood before the day of the Lord (Acts 2:20). This is death to self caused by the persecution through the tribulation. The moon is united because it is dead, not having its own glory or self-righteousness to separate it as a body. It only reflects the light of the sun, as those who are dead to self only reflect the light of the Son. (Rom.6:5) For if we have become united with [him] in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of his resurrection. Notice that those who fully manifest moon glory will have sun glory.

The third stage is the resurrection life of the Son because we once again have our own glory, but this time it is the glory of the sun. This is, of course, the manifestation of Son-ship or "Christ in us the hope of glory". We seek for this place in Him when the sun is straight up and we are fully walking in its light. (Pr.4:18) But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The perfect day is when there are no shadows of darkness and Christ, the Sun, is manifested in our life. (Mt.13:43) Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. It is God's desire that we outgrow star glory to fill up the ranks of the moon and sun glory before Jesus comes. (Isa.30:26) Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. At the end of the tribulation "the light of the sun shall be seven-fold" because a portion of the seven churches will have repented and become sun glory. At this time it will be "as the light of seven days" because they will manifest Son-ship at the end of seven days of tribulation on the seventh millennial day. Those who refuse to manifest the light in these three stages will degenerate and be spit out of the body of Christ in order to purify it. (Rev.3:16) So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. After these stars fall, the sun, moon, and remaining stars are darkened because they no longer share their light with the world, for the time of evangelization is over and all of the elect are hidden in the ark or martyred and resurrected. (Isa.13:10) For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. Notice that God attributes character to the heavenly bodies because these are His saints who will no longer share the light of the Gospel with an unrepentant world or its reprobate "Christians". (Rev.9:20) And the rest of mankind...repented not of the works of their hands.

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