Parable of 10 Virgins and Day of Judgment

The parable of the 10 virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) illustrates this. Five were wise and five were foolish. All 10 were asleep. When the cry came, "Behold, the bridegroom is coming," the foolish asked for oil from the wise, but they refused, saying to go and buy for themselves. While they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with Him. Afterward, the other virgins came, saying, "Lord, Lord, open to us!" But He answered, "Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you." This is because they did not know the times and seasons. "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour, in which the Son of Man is coming."

It is crucial to have knowledge and wisdom. If not, research and pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance. This is like the Noah story; only Noah and his family survived because they listened. As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. We must get into the ark of God.

Matthew 7 speaks of those who practice lawlessness, not His Torah, not His feast days. He says, "Depart from Me, I never knew you." This is about His law, not man's law. Worshiping Him in spirit and in truth is most important, not man-made idolatry.

The fourth major event on the Feast of Trumpets is Yom HaDin, the Day of Judgment, the opening of the books and the gates. Daniel illustrates a vision of God's throne room: "I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him."

The court was seated, and the books were opened. The antichrist was making war against the saints, but the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints. The time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. Yeshua is returning on the Feast of Trumpets, and there must be a verdict. Daniel 7 and Psalm 2 prove this.

Yom HaDin is a very important time. If verdicts are given for Yeshua on the Feast of Trumpets, then we can receive verdicts for ourselves through the 10 days of awe to Yom Kippur. Acts 17:29-31 states: "Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, like something shaped by art and man's devising. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all people everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."

On the Feast of Trumpets, the books are open, and the court is in session until Tishrei 10 (Yom Kippur), when they are closed for the year. During the 10 days of awe, God determines the righteous verdicts for all nations and individuals for the upcoming year. The number 10 symbolizes completeness or a cycle completed.

Second Corinthians 5:10 states: "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." First Corinthians 3:12-13 says: "Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is." The only thing that lasts is what you do for God and Yeshua.

The Feast of Trumpets symbolizes repentance, Yom Kippur symbolizes redemption, and Tabernacles symbolizes rejoicing. Before rejoicing, there is repentance and redemption. This is why the feast days align perfectly with this understanding.

Psalm 24:7-10: "Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory." He is coming to battle on the Feast of Trumpets for 10 days between the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur.

Psalm 118:19-20: "Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, and I will praise the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, through which the righteous shall enter."