In the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel are seven parables given by our Master. Each of these parables corresponds to a period of time represented by one of Revelation’s seven churches of prophecy.

A Sower and the Church at Ephesus

The first parable, that of a sower, illustrates the church period of Ephesus with its missionary spirit of sowing and reaping: Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold (Matthew 13:3-8).

Jesus explained the meaning of the parable: When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty (Matthew 13:19-23).

Tares and Wheat and the Church at Smyrna

The parable of the tares and wheat in Matthew 13:24-30 corresponds to the situation of the church of Smyrna. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way (verses 24,25). The man’s servants wanted to know if they should pull up the tares, but the master said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn (verses 29,30).

The disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant, and Jesus answered: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:37-42). In the church of Smyrna the first seeds of evil were sown among the good wheat, causing great, great trouble.

The Mustard Seed at Pergamos

The third parable of the mustard seed is a type of the abnormal, unnatural growth of the church represented by Pergamos. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof (Matthew 13:31,32). The Pergamos church period saw Constantine appear on the scene. Superficially, this period appears beneficial; but the devil entered, bringing demonic distortion to church truths. Although the church grew by leaps and bounds, it lost much ground spiritually.

The Leaven of Evil Doctrine at Thyatira

The fourth parable of the leaven represents the time of Thyatira when the leaven of evil doctrine and devilish practices was introduced into the church—superstition, paganism. Biblical scholars recognize that leaven symbolizes evil, not good. The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened (Matthew 13:33). The leaven of evil doctrine contaminated the church.

Sardis’ Hidden Treasure of the Reformation

The fifth parable of the treasure hidden in the field corresponds to Sardis, the Reformation church with its discoveries of hidden truths and the rediscovery of the purpose for the nation of Israel, God’s peculiar treasure. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field (Matthew 13:44).

Philadelphia Glorified the Pearl of Great Price

The sixth parable of the pearl of great price represents the Philadelphia church age, the true Church of Jesus Christ the living Pearl of Great Price. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it (Matthew 13:45,46). Remember how those in the Philadelphia church gave themselves to God? Great revival took place at that time. They claimed the Pearl of Great Price and, with missionary zeal, shared Him with everyone they could.

Laodicea Ushers in the Dividing Hour

The last parable in Matthew thirteen, corresponding to the church of the Laodiceans, brings a picture of God’s judgment, a net cast into the sea gathering fish of every kind that later would be separated. When the net was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:48-50).

The Four Doors of Prophecy

The word “door” is mentioned four times in Revelation. We find the first mention in Revelation 3:8, I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it. In this final hour, we have a wide open door to evangelize the nations. We must take the Gospel to all who will listen. The second and third mentions of a door are found in Revelation 3:20, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Jesus speaks of a door on which He is knocking and of a door being opened. The door, once opened before the church, is closed in this scripture; Jesus is outside, knocking. It’s the final church age, and many in the Christian world will not accept Him. They may want to carry His name, but they don’t want to talk, love or live like Him. We must know when the Spirit is dealing with those He wants us to talk to. Jesus was not able to change everyone when He was here on Earth. He worked with people He could work with and passed by those He couldn’t help. Study His life. Jesus gave His love to all whether they would accept it or not, but some He called hypocrites, vipers.

Over the years, His knock grew fainter and fainter as many tuned out the sound. They chose not to hear, not to clean up their lives. Loving sin more than they loved God, they let the door remain closed; for they couldn’t have the world and the Lord both. Jesus said, No servant can serve two masters…Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Luke 16:13).

Before they know it, they will have reached the last minute of grace, the last second of having a chance to open that door, to answer His knock. In that midnight hour, many will be too drowsy to reach over and open to Jesus. They simply don’t want Him.

Although standing outside, Jesus wants to help everyone. His love invites whosoever-will to open the door and let Him in. He has salvation, forgiveness for all. Jesus died for sinners.

For the fourth time a door is mentioned, this reference in Revelation 4:1, After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven. A door opened in Heaven—what a thrilling statement! John saw that opened door, and he went through it. Soon a “door in the sky” is going to open for us, and Jesus will take us on through to Rapture ground. The fourth door points to the second coming of Christ, to the taking out of the Bride of Christ before the great Tribulation.

The Starting Place

Where do we first learn in the Bible of the second coming of Jesus? At the very beginning, the starting place of the whole human race. In Eden as God pronounced judgment on disobedience, we find the first promise of the three appearances of Jesus. God turned to the serpent, who represented the devil, and said, I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel (Genesis 3:15). At the first coming of Jesus when He was nailed to the cross, His heel was bruised by the devil. When Jesus comes the second time, He will bruise Satan’s head by taking out the Church just before the Tribulation Period begins. At His third appearance, closing out the Tribulation Period, Christ will bruise Satan again, this time for a thousand years in the bottomless pit where he will be rendered helpless. Jesus will bruise Satan until he is utterly destroyed in the lake of fire sometime after the end of that thousand years.

I like to include all of Christ’s three appearances in this verse in Genesis, but you may prefer to include only the first and second comings.

Thirty-some years after the Cross, Paul wrote in Romans 16:20, And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The Lord is going to return and bruise Satan, destroy him.

Adam and Eve knew a Deliverer would come. Eve recognized Him in naming her first son, Cain. The original translation of Cain is Caineth, which means “I’ve gotten a man, even Jehovah.” Eve thought she had given birth to her Deliverer, the promised Seed; but the promised Seed was to come forth thousands of years later. Although Eve couldn’t separate the first, second and third appearances, she knew a Deliverer would come because it had been prophesied.

At the End of the Church Period—the Rapture

In the fourth chapter of Revelation, the seven periods of time of the church age have come to an end, and the Rapture is about to take place. Unfortunately, even the outpouring of the Holy Spirit of these last days won’t bring everyone to God. Although great revival will fall in some sections of the world, much of America will reject Jesus.

Jesus brought a miracle ministry, but many have stripped Him of His glory and power, substituting their own version of what religion should be. God is displeased. Jesus was so concerned about His Church that He died for it, purchasing it with His own blood. The Church is the body of Christ, existing since His Resurrection; Christ is the head. Most professing Christians are not truly a part of the body of Christ, of the real Church; but God has always had a remnant of believers faithful to His teachings. At times down through the almost two thousand years of the church dispensation, it looked as though the light of the Gospel would fade into total darkness; however, always some light has glimmered through. Those alive in the Spirit today know they live in the hour of the second coming of Jesus.

John Is a Type of the Raptured Bride of Christ

John is a type of the Bride of Christ, raptured, translated. The time of the vision is the end of the church age. After this I [John] looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter (Revelation 4:1). Notice, John said, after this I looked—after the visions of the seven church ages. John was looking. Jesus said He is coming for those who are looking for Him; to the awaiting faithful He will appear the second time.

Jesus, in addressing the Philadelphia church, speaks of the Rapture, calling it deliverance from the hour of temptation: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Revelation 3:10). This is the first promise that the Bride will not go into the Tribulation Period. The church age ends with the Rapture just prior to the Tribulation Period. Before John saw the vision of the great Tribulation described in Revelation, he saw an opening, a door into Heaven, a way of escape, the Rapture.

Not all Christians will be taken in the Rapture, only those filled with the Holy Ghost, those without spot, blemish, wrinkle or any such thing—the Glorious Church. The baptism in the Holy Ghost is a necessity if all the spots, wrinkles and blemishes are to be taken out of the Christian, a necessity to set that soul on fire for Christ. Lukewarm Christians will be spewed into the Tribulation Period. In talking not to sinners but to Christians, Jesus says: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth (Revelation 3:15,16). To the church of Thyatira Jesus warns: Behold, I will cast her…into great tribulation (Revelation 2:22).

To the Christians of the Sardis church who were worthy to be taken in the Rapture, Jesus promised: Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy (Revelation 3:4). They will walk with Jesus, for their garments are clean. Those who are ready—the true Church, filled and thrilled with the Spirit of God—will be taken out of great Tribulation.

The Second Coming of Jesus

Paul had insight into this second coming of Jesus as he wrote: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed (I Corinthians 15:51,52). The trumpet shall sound, and then the Rapture will take place. Compare this trumpet with the trumpet of Revelation 4:1, The first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me. Paul, in speaking about the Rapture, tells us that a trumpet shall sound; and John confirms hearing it in his vision of being raptured. How wonderfully the scriptures all link together! Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (II Timothy 2:15).

Paul mentions the Rapture again in I Thessalonians 4:16,17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God [John’s “voice as it were of a trumpet”]: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Immediately after Jesus ascended back to Heaven, angels told the disciples that He would come again: While they [the disciples] beheld, he [Jesus] was taken up [the ascension]; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men [angels] stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven (Acts 1:9-11). Angels from Heaven proclaimed that He would return.

Jesus comforts us with this promise of the Rapture: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 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 (John 14:1-3). I will come again, Jesus is saying. Let that marvelous promise echo and re-echo in your innermost being. Keep the promise of Jesus’ return burning in your heart the rest of your journey: I will come again! When the battles are hard and it seems you can no longer continue, repeat these words of the Master: I will come again! I will come again! He said He would come; now believe it. Believe everything He preached and taught.

Peter finally believed it all. He wrote in II Peter 3:10, But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. The day of the Lord, the day of His coming…Peter wrote words given him by the Holy Spirit, prophecy of the second coming of Jesus. As a thief in the night comes for valuables, quietly, Jesus will come to take out His jewels, His Bride. It will be over before the world knows what has happened.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation [Jesus] hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ (Titus 2:11-13). The glorious appearing of Jesus! Live godly, holy, for Jesus is coming after His Glorious Church.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is (I John 3:2). We wouldn’t be able to see Him as He is unless He comes—and He will come! Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28,29). This verse talks about not only the second coming just before the Tribulation Period when the righteous shall rise from their graves, but also of the third coming just before the wicked dead are resurrected to be judged. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15).

Heaven Opens Three Times

The book of Revelation speaks of Heaven opening three times. God wouldn’t have told us about them were they not essential. We need this information for our edification, for insight into the great plan of God.

In Revelation 4:1 we found that the first time the door opened was to admit the Church. What a beautiful time! Now in Revelation 11:19 Heaven is about to open again, but this time circumstances are drastically different. It’s the middle of the Tribulation Period, and the Jews for the last three-and-a-half years thought the real Messiah, their long-awaited Redeemer had arrived. He had come with great power, crowned and riding on a white horse, sweeping all opposition out of the way; and willingly they made a covenant with him.

At first he seemed to display great love, vast concern. The Jews were sure He was their Messiah and Jesus a deceiver. They were in for a horrible awakening. After three-and-a-half years, the covenant is broken. Their “Messiah” the Antichrist sets himself up in the temple of God as Paul described in II Thessalonians 2:3,4 almost two thousand years ago: The son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Shocked into the knowledge that this isn’t their Messiah, the Jews know they have been terribly deceived.

But God will encourage them during this time of horror, and Heaven will be opened the second time: And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament (Revelation 11:19). Think how the Lord loves His people, loves the nation of Israel so much that He will open the door of Heaven to let them look into the temple and see the Ark of the Covenant! Seeing the Ark, knowing the mercy seat is there, the saving blood, will give them great faith.

God is going to restore the Jewish nation completely just as He promised. Thousands of years ago God made a covenant with Abraham, and God will not break that promise. With the knowledge of God’s faithfulness, with that strength, the Jews will take hope; and many will flee to the wilderness where God has promised to protect them.

The Third Opening Brings the Third Coming of Jesus

Heaven opened the third time: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God (Revelation 19:11-13).

The first time Heaven opened, the Bride was admitted in a glorious moment. The second opening in the middle of the Tribulation was to encourage a nation of devastated people.

The third time Heaven opens we see Jesus. It’s His third appearance as He comes to end the war of all wars, the Battle of Armageddon. The saints of God will be with Him, and the Jews will embrace Him as their Savior. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace [compassion] and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son (Zechariah 12:10). God will give Israel the spirit of supplication, compassion, love. On finding that Jesus is really King of the Jews, the Son of God, they will mourn deeply, realizing they crucified the Messiah, their Redeemer. What grief, what sorrow, what regrets they will know then!

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen (Revelation 1:7). All kindreds on Earth will wail because of Him.

Jesus foretold His third coming in Matthew 24:29,30: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Every eye shall see Jesus at His third coming, while His second coming will be that of a thief in the night.

Enoch, that Old Testament saint, the only one raptured in his day, saw in prophecy the third coming of Jesus: And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him (Jude 14,15). Enoch walked so close to God that God could share with him prophecies thousands of years into the future. God will execute judgment upon all the ungodly. Payday is coming.

Job, who lived before the Law was given, prophesied of this third appearance. For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God (Job 19:25,26). Jesus will come to Earth again.

Job has helped me many times. His words Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him (Job 13:15) have strengthened me greatly. Job didn’t understand why great affliction had fallen on him; he said, The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD (Job 1:21). When Job was falsely accused of sinning, he simply said, I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Job had great insight; he was rooted and grounded in the truth, even though he had no Bible that we know of. The truth of God was written so deeply in his heart that he knew about the Resurrection: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Where did Job get his information? From God, from God.

Isaiah looked into the future not only to the first coming of the Lord, but also to the kingdom Jesus will establish after His third coming: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this (Isaiah 9:6,7). Jesus will set up His Kingdom; Isaiah foresaw it.

The last promise in Revelation are these words of Jesus: Surely I come quickly (Revelation 22:20). In that same verse is the final prayer of the Bible, the plea of everyone who loves and is looking for the Lord: Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Shout the News to the Ends of the Earth

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Matthew 24:14). The cry of the hour is to prepare everyone possible for the coming of the Lord. Nations are opening up to that Gospel, even communist nations. People from all over are coming to hear the full Gospel and returning home to tell others. Signs, wonders, miracles and healings are part of the outpouring of the Spirit of this hour. God has worked it all out. Mail is crossing borders into places people never dreamed it could go.

With wings of prayer and faith, with the anointing of the Holy Ghost, we’re carrying the Gospel to the world in this our final hour. Freely give what’s been given to you, the Word of the Living God. We must take the Gospel message to everyone, hurrying, hurrying to tell that Jesus is soon coming. Don’t be left behind to suffer in the Great Tribulation.

Jesus will come. The door is soon to open for the Rapture. We’re about to go in. Shout it from the housetops, shout it from the ends of the earth: He will come! He will come! We’ll be changed in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye when that door opens in Heaven, and oh, thank God, we who are ready will go sweeping through! But how tragic for those left behind!

The Holy Spirit Warns of This Hour

Yea, saith the Lord: I lift up my hand in judgments throughout the earth, showing destruction again and again, and many people do not know it is my hand. I am warning this people on planet Earth that judgment is nigh at hand. This people that are called by my name are given my wisdom and my knowledge to know this hour in which they live.

I have crowned them with wisdom and knowledge, and I have given them understanding to know that they are in the final hour before my return. This people…I have anointed their eyes to see, and I have anointed their ears to hear, and they’re hearing and seeing.

With my zeal they’re crying for the lost of the world. With my zeal they are reaching for the harvest throughout the whole earth. I have given my people this vision, and I have given my people this love. They know my return is indeed close. They feel my holy anointing; they feel me breathing upon them with strength and with courage.

I am giving them a great spirit of prayer, and I am anointing them to fast. I’m anointing their eyes daily to see my hand as it moves and to see all that I am doing. And as they hide my words in their hearts, they know that I am moving with grace, with peace, with love, and yet I am moving with great judgment and calamities.

The judgments will become more severe throughout the earth. I will destroy multitudes. I will seek to shake nations with my love, with my Spirit, with my power, and even with judgment; and yet for all of that I say unto this people so very, very many of them will not heed to my voice. They have closed the door on my love to never open it. They have closed the door on my Gospel to never accept it. And yet I yearn for them to let me in that I might prepare them for eternity. They will not heed my call, but I will continue to call. And then that hour will come that I will no longer call, I will no longer knock, saith the Lord.

Are you ready to meet Him? If you are lost, if you are in a lukewarm condition, now is the time to come to Jesus. He loves you; He died for you. Won’t you live for Him? Don’t wait any longer. Pray this prayer with me now: Oh, God, I have sinned against you. I am so sorry. I confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. He died for me, now I will live for Him. I know that there is power in the blood of Jesus, power to wash away all of my sins. Come on in Jesus! Come on in!

If you meant that prayer, He has come into your heart. If you meant it, He is yours. Start reading your Bible; start talking to Him daily. Some good Bible fasting will help you. Pour out your heart to the Lord and let Him be real to you, closer than your very breath. Jesus is coming again and soon all Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Words from the Heart of God Who Cannot Lie

When all is said and done, the truth of the Bible stands or falls on the return of our Lord. If it’s not true, the Bible is the most deceiving book ever written. But the Bible is all truth, given from the heart of God who cannot lie. Jesus is coming again. Hug the truth to your heart, endorse every bit of it, caress it daily. Jesus came as the Babe of Bethlehem just as prophets of old foretold. They knew about His second and third appearances, and today we know, too. We have something more valuable than silver and gold to pass on to our children: knowledge of the coming of the Lord. Embrace it, love it, let nothing contaminate God’s truth for you or weaken it in your eyes. In Song of Solomon we hear the Bride, a type of the true Church, saying to the Groom, a type of Jesus: Draw me, we will run after thee (Song of Solomon 1:4). The Holy Spirit is drawing on the true children of God, and we are running after Him. Listen to what the Spirit is saying to the Bride of Christ today, for the Lord has much to say.