Shalom Brothers and Sisters of Christ from all around the world. Please see previous post Decoding the Mysteries of My March 21, 2018 Vision: “For Lo, the Winter Is Past” — The Bridegroom Appears at the Beginning of Spring!

In my dream I was called to a cave and there I waited for the arrival of Yahshua. Then he appeared. I had previously experienced Yahshua telling me in separate dream that he would return to me. In that dream, I was caught up in a whirlwind and there I appeared inside of a chariot, a heavenly ship above the Earth in space. At the end of our time together on the ship, he told me he would return the next day. After the dream, I waited for his return, unsure of the exact time. Some time passed before he appeared to me unexpectedly in another dream.

In the vision, I stood waiting inside a cave, and when I was called there, Yahshua himself gave me a code to identify him by. When I emerged from the cave, I saw it was truly him on the white horse. He dismounted, took my hand, and led me to a feast. I had been waiting for years, since my last encounter with him on the chariot, not knowing exactly when Yahshua, the Bridegroom, would appear. During that time, I learned to stay watchful. It was all about being ready and prepared for the moment the bridegroom finally arrives. I have been waiting for Yahshua for a long time, and during that period, I became a wise virgin. On my journey, I learned the parable of the ten virgins. The key lesson isn’t about knowing the exact time, but about being prepared before the bridegroom arrives unexpectedly.

“Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh” — Matthew 25:1–13

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

As I reflect upon this experience even further, I realize that I was already waiting for Yahshua, much like the wise virgins who waited for the Bridegroom. When he came unexpectedly, I was ready to go with him. And when he led me to the feast, everything had already been prepared. Before this vision, when I met with Yahshua aboard the celestial vessel, he told me that he would return to me tomorrow. Afterward, I thought deeply about the words he spoke to his disciples:

John 14:3: “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

I held this verse close to my heart. I believed that Yahshua would come again, and I wanted to remain ready for whenever that moment came. In my heart, the promise of his return became connected with the hope of joining him at the wedding feast prepared for the Bride. The parable of the wise virgins takes on even greater meaning for me when I look back upon these experiences. The wise virgins were not wise because they calculated when the Bridegroom would arrive. They were wise because they remained prepared while they waited. Their lamps were burning and they had oil with them. When the Bridegroom suddenly appeared, they were ready to go with him.

I also remember another spiritual experience when I was caught up in the Spirit and heard a voice say, “Do not become distracted!” Those words remained with me. I understood them as a reminder to remain focused upon God and upon the spiritual work taking place within me rather than allowing the distractions of the world to pull me away from that path. I had also received a message that after being cleansed, I needed to keep my robe clean. That became deeply meaningful to me. I understood the robe symbolically as representing my spiritual condition before God. If God was cleansing, purifying, and refining me, then I wanted to remain on the narrow path and guard what had been entrusted to me. I wanted to live set apart, continually examining my heart and allowing God to continue transforming me.

In many ways, it felt as though I hid myself away from the world for a season so that I could concentrate upon that cleansing and purification. I desired solitude with the Most High. I wanted to spend time alone with God to pray, seek, learn, heal, change, and allow Him to transform me from within. I dedicated my life to the Most High because I wanted my heart, mind, and spirit to remain centered upon Him. Looking back, I can now see why the imagery of the wise virgins, the clean garment, the Bride, and the prepared wedding feast resonates so strongly with my March 21, 2018 vision. The message I draw from all of these experiences is not about calculating when the Bridegroom will arrive. It is about what we are doing while we wait. So to all my sisters and brothers in Christ, keep your lamp burning and your robe clean. Stay focused and walk the narrow path. Let God continue to cleanse, purify, and refine you. When the Bridegroom arrives, be ready to go with Him. -Seraphim Sophia