While individual servants of Christ are slowly picking up on the Signpost message, churches and ministries have not.
When attempting to introduce the message with the leadership of various churches and ministries, the responses mostly took the form of excuses. And while many excuses were different, the unsaid desire was the same: “We’d rather sleep.”
These are the ten virgins. I wrote about the virgins being churches, rather than individual believers in this post. The main points of the argument is that the lights the virgins carry are torches (Gr: lampadas), not lamps (Gr: luchnos), where torches are of churches, and chiastically, the virgins echo the Pharisee leaders of Matthew 23, cleaning the outside of the dish, and don’t echo individual believers.
The virgins, whether wise with the oil of the Holy Spirit or not, they continue in their slumber.
In any given meeting the leadership of a church or ministry—whether the actual leader or one of the staff—was told, “If the Signpost interpretation is correct, there will be four Biblical events to occur in the Middle East prior to the Rapture, and the first one looks like it has already happened.” “It’s a literal reading of Scripture, for example Daniel 8 says three times the vision is for the end times.”
What follows is how the ten virgins responded . . .
First
An administrator of a famous national radio ministry was told of the Signpost interpretation.
“What are you talking about?” responded the administrator. “The end time is all about the Rapture, you know. The Rapture is next.”
The remaining short discussion kept coming back to the Rapture.
Second
A lead pastor of a denominational church in Colorado was willing to discuss further the possibility of the Signposts. Debate continued off and on for a few weeks about the origin of the coming Antichrist, whether Arab or Roman. With a rather ironclad case using documented history from many sources, shown to the pastor, the pastor answered, “Despite the evidence you’ve presented, I still believe the Antichrist will be Roman. I’ve seen other historical sources that contradict what you have presented.”
The pastor was then asked, “Would you show me these sources, or send me a link? I would be honestly interested in what you have.”
An answer was never received.
Third
Next, the pastor of a large Colorado non-denominational church was told about the Signpost interpretation.
“From everything I’ve seen going on, what you say might be true,” the pastor responded. This was encouraging. A copy of Daniel Revisited was given to him. “I’ll take a look at it.”
Some weeks later, the pastor was asked if he had read the message. The pastor responded, “I keep the book on my desk. I look at it every now and then. Is that good enough?”
Fourth
The next was a lead bishop of a denomination’s chapter in Colorado.
He was told of the Signpost interpretation. The leader retorted, “That’s not what we teach. Sorry, we’re not interested.”
Fifth
Moving on, a discussion was held regarding the Signpost interpretation with the right-hand man of a well-known national radio ministry.
“What you present is crazy. We can’t go around comparing events in the world to prophecy in the Bible—we’d lose all credibility!”
He sounded like a preterist.
Sixth
The leader of a popular internet ministry was contacted, and told about the Signpost message.
He responded via a letter, “The Antichrist will be Roman. To say the Antichrist will be Arab is just simply unbiblical.”
Seventh
One night following a night service, the lead pastor of a Colorado church of a major denomination was engaged in a two-hour-long discussion about the Signposts.
At the end of the evening he said,”Fine, give me your book, I’ll read it.”
Last word had it he never got around to it.
Eighth
A pastor of a small Pentecostal church was visited in September. Told of the Signpost interpretation, the pastor responded, “I’d read your book but I’m going to be fairly busy until March.”
Ninth and Tenth and . . .
Many pastors were told the Signpost interpretation. The following response was typical: “Not interested. We believe all Bible end-time prophecy has been fulfilled except the return of Christ itself.” Another, along the same lines was, “We’re preterist.”
Conclusion
Many church leaders will just not study the Signpost message, but make excuses. Out of thirty lead pastors of churches the Signpost message has been shared with, one pastor—one!—has studied it and believes it to be very insightful.
In the last several years, I’ve heard from exactly seven pastors (including the one above) from across the US and the world who have studied the message and believe it to be true. They watch the end times with us.
If you have shared the Signpost message with your pastor or elders, and they will not listen, this seems to be what God has ordained. The virgins, whether wise or foolish, will continue to sleep.
Remember, if the Signpost message is true, its not the fault of the church to not receive for the parable of the virgins shows that even Holy Spirit-filled churches will slumber. This message is so foreign to everything taught in the last many centuries. But let us not use that as an excuse to not try to spread the message. And finally, as a watchman, when the Second Signpost strikes that will be the call for you to tell your church what is truly going on—the Bridegroom is coming!.

Categories: Author's Personal Testimonies, Signpost Theology, The Four Signposts

Tags: Four Signposts, Ten Virgins, watchman