Now, very good question. Now, the first place, the confusion is, is what I have said about the Gentile’s days be done when the Tribulation…in the Tribulation. Now, I do not see the Gentiles in the Bible…The Gentile Bride, Bride, not the Gentile church now, the Gentile church will go through the Tribulation Period, see, but not for their…See, the Bride is the Elected, They go through nothing but the Rapture. They’re just changed and taken out of the world. See? Now, I’ll explain that in a further question here, bringing it from Luther up, and you’ll see then what it means; it’s the maturing of the Body. See?

Now notice. Now, the Jews that’s left is the one who will be preached to by the two prophets, Elijah and Moses.

Now, this is my own thoughts, minister brethren, in my own way that I feel the Holy Spirit has revealed to me.

Now, the next thing is to happen is the Jewish, or, the Gentile, elected Bride to be caught up with the rest of the Gentile, elected Bride that’s been down through the ages, be caught up in the Presence of Christ in the heavens. The dead raises; the ones that’s alive and remain is changed; and they’re caught up together in the air to meet the Lord. Then, because…

After the Wedding ceremony in Glory, Jesus, after that has caught up into the skies, Jesus returns onto the earth and makes Hisself known to His people, in the type like Joseph made hisself known to his brothers. And his wife, no Gentile was present, nobody but Joseph alone, when he made hisself known to his brethren. All understand that now?

He sent…Even his wife was in the palace, the type that the Bride will be in the palace in Glory at that time. Then Jesus makes Hisself known to the Jews, see, after the Wedding ceremony, the three and a half years, and—and—and Jacob’s trouble, that three and a half years, the end of the seventieth week of Daniel. The Messiah’s to be cut off in the midst of the…And He prophesied three and a half years and was cut off. Then there’s three and a half years left yet for their prophets, Moses and Elijah, and then at the end of their seventy days as yet determined upon the people, as Daniel said; then at the end of that seventy days, Jesus is to make Hisself known to them. He’s that Prince that should come to the Jews. See?

Now, and then at that time…See, the Gentile Bride is in Heaven, and the sleeping virgin, the Gentile virgin, is not to be saved during that time; she’s already been saved, but has been rejected in the Bride. And she only goes through the Tribulation Period for the time of purification, because she has rejected Christ, the Word, for her purification. Then she has to suffer for her deeds, but the Bride who has become the Word, a complete atonement was made of Christ, ’cause He is the Word. That body was rended, and when that body was rended, the Bride was in that body, because It’s all the Word! Amen! You see it?

When Jesus suffered in that body, He suffered…Cause a man and a woman are one person. Eve was taken out of Adam, and the Church…What happened? God opened up the side of—of Adam and took out of there a helpmate, the bride. And God opened up the side of Jesus at Calvary and took out the Bride. See? And when Jesus died at Calvary…Remember, the Bride was not taken from the body until the body was dead. He had already died, and they was going to break His legs. And the prophet said, “There’ll not be one bone broken.” So they done drawed back the hammer to break a leg, and a man went up with a spear and pushed it through His heart; and water and Blood came forth; He was already dead. She was already redeemed in the body by His death, so there’s no more suffering Tribulation Period for the Bride. See? She goes in. But the Gentile church that just believe on Him and take the denominational creeds and so forth, and still…

Like this poor person said: “My husband and son, they still love the things of the world and things like that…” See, they haven’t accepted that redeeming, for when you do, it cleanses you automatically. “He that’s borned of God does not commit sin.” There’s no desire, nothing in him for the things of the world.

Jesus said, “He that loves the world (Kosmos now), or the things of the world, the love of God’s not even in him.” He’s not in love with the Groom. See? Therefore, she has to pay that penalty, and not…She’s not saved during that time; she’s saved now from eternal death; but she will have to go through the Tribulation Period for the purification. See what I mean? Now, now, there, I believe that settles that question.

Let’s see, there’s something else here. Please explain, because you said that there would be just a small number go in the Rapture. That is these on the earth that’s going to be changed. Jesus said, “Strait is the gate and narrow is the way, but few there’ll be that find it.” What about the people that believe in the Lord now and don’t…and not the way you preach (They don’t have to believe this. They don’t have to believe the way I preach it. See? Don’t have to believe that.)…for the last day Message. Will they be saved?

Yes, if they believe the Lord. See? And if they—if they disagree and say, “I don’t believe He’s the Word. I don’t believe that this is right. I don’t believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost,” that shows where they’re headed for, the Tribulation Period. But those who can accept the Word in Its fulness, not me preaching It, because It’s the Bible says so. Those who accept that is free, because they…the Word’s already been judged.

Now, could a righteous Judge judge a man twice for anything if the penalty’s been paid? If I was in the pawnshop, and you come by and said, “I’m going to redeem him”; and you went in and paid the price for my redemption (and that’s my penalty of being in the pawnshop), and you pay my redemption, then how can the pawnbroker claim me again? Unless I sold out again. There you are. When I rejected the fulness of the Word, then I go right back in the pawnshop again. See, see? Then fight my way out then, if I can. But He redeemed me. All right. I hope that that…I’m—just got so many here I want to get these that…[Blank spot on tape—Ed.]

Questions and Answers #1, 1964-08-23, Jeffersonville, IN, §144