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  • The Virgins of Tribulation

    The Virgins of Tribulation

    Who are they?

    Wise and foolish virgins, not necessarily of the 144,000

    This will almost entirely be purely scripture proving scripture in the best way that I can conceive, through the help of the Holy Spirit, capturing the period of time when the wrath of the Lamb is nearly complete, before Jesus rides in with His army to execute judgment before His millennial reign begins.

    This mainly serves to show who the 144,000 virgins are, how this period is another confirmation of the pre-tribulation rapture of the bride, and how it all fits together.

    Let brotherly love continue

    I feel it only appropriate to preface this section with the commandments Jesus reiterated to one of the scribes.

    Mark 12

    29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

    30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

    31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

    Apologies–I couldn’t help myself when I saw this image of Joey Lawrence from Blossom. Whoa!

    Revelation 3

    And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

    I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

    10 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.

    11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

    12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

    Romans 8

    25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

    A door was opened

    Jesus is the door

    Jesus writes to Philadelphia, explicitly saying He has set an open door for us to keep us from the hour of temptation. I see no other thing that can be, but the door of the rapture before tribulation starts.

    This leads to John going through that door in Revelation. after Jesus had finished writing to the seven churches, of which there is no further mention of the church until Revelation 19.

    Revelation 4

    After this I 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.

    And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

    The Holy Spirit is seen in verse 5–seven Spirits of God, one for each of the seven churches.

    Revelation 5

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

    Psalm 149

    ¹ Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

    Isaiah 42

    10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

    Revelation 5

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

    10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

    The hundred forty and four thousand

    144,000 virgins

    Before going further, let’s take a look at the Strong’s Greek and Hebrew for 144.

    • Strong’s G144: αἴσθησις (aesthesis) – moral/ethical discernment, cognition, perception, and judgment
    • Strong’s H144: אֲדָר (adar) 12th month, March-April

    If you ask me, I’d say aesthesis sound pretty fitting for wise virgins! The month of Adar is likely involved here, but that study can be for another day.

    Interestingly, the Strong’s G5359 Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadelphia – brotherly love) references the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Vol. 1, pg. 144.

    Hebrews 12

    22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

    23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

    Isaiah 8

    18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

    The verses in Hebrews 12 and Isaiah 8 give context to Mount Zion and show the connections between it, New Jerusalem, and the church, or the virgins/bride being shown in this time period. Now we get to Mount Zion, and what Revelation 5:9-10 will sound like, from the viewpoint of earth.

    Heavenly Mount Zion

    Revelation 14

    14 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

    And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

    Revelation 14

    And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

    These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

    There are two implicit important elements here: being redeemed, and firstfruits of God and the Lamb, and one which is a bit more subtle, the virgin aspect of the bride.

    1 Corinthians 6

    20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

    1 Corinthians 7

    23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

    32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

    34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

    Isaiah 62

    For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

    2 Corinthians 11

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

    James 1

    18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

    Romans 8

    23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

    I have no reason to believe there are only 144,000 virgins, but then again, the gate is narrow that the church enters through. How much narrower is the door that Jesus has set open for the pre-tribulation bride?

    With that thought, 144,000 indeed seems like it could be literal, especially when one considers the attacks and sometimes seething hatred we pre-tribulation Christians receive from other supposed brothers and sisters in Christ. Do they have demons, or are they just aware on some higher level that they’re tribulation saints and have one of several possible issues with it?

    Now that the virgins have been identified, let’s go back to Revelation 5 up in heaven, where Jesus has just taken the book to open the seals.

    Tribulation saints

    Psalm 149

    Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

    Revelation 5

    11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

    12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

    13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

    14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

    The hour of His judgment is come

    Psalm 149

    Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

    Revelation 19

    19 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

    For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

    And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

    And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

    And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

    And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

    So where exactly has the wife made herself ready during tribulation–the wrath of the Lamb–if not in the place Jesus has prepared for us, the virgins, on Mount Zion? Note that she is now called “wife” and no longer “bride”, implying the marriage consummation (one week in Galilean custom, or seven earth years) has completed, and all that is left is the marriage supper and wedding feast.

    Scene from Before the Wrath, exploring the Galilean wedding customs and traditions – watch on Youtube

    Psalm 37

    28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    Revelation 14

    And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

    Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

    Revelation 19

    11 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.

    12 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.

    13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

    14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

    15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

    Psalm 149

    Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

    Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

    To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

    To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

    To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

    AI missed a few stars, but that’s AI for ya!

    Isaiah 62

    11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

    12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

    Strong’s Connections

    There seems to be no end to the interwoven connections of the Bible, and that includes the Strong’s numbers of related words and concepts. They serve as yet another witness of another sort. Here are some interesting ones based on 144.

    1 / 144 = 0.00694444…

    • G69: ἀγρυπνέω agrypnéō – sleepless, keep awake, watch; circumspect, attentive, ready
    • G4: ἀβαρής abarēs – not burdensome or heavy, light
    • G44: ἄγκιστρον ánkistron – fishing hook (Matthew 17:27; coin in fish’s mouth is a silver stater)
    • G444: ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos – human
    • G4444: πύργος pýrgos – watchtower

  • Great Tribulation

    Great Tribulation

    When will it start?

    Pinning down a solid starting point

    First let’s figure out when Jesus started His ministry. It’s clear He was 30.

    Luke 3

    23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

    2 Samuel 5

    David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

    Numbers 4

    From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

    23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

    30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

    Genesis 41

    46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

    The New Covenant and His half week

    Matthew 18

    21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

    22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

    Now we need to figure out how long His ministry was before He was crucified, resurrected, and ascended. Let’s look at Daniel 9 and the 70 weeks in the vision shown to Jeremiah.

    Daniel 9

    25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

    26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

    27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

    AI can’t do this one well without looking too much like Da Vinci

    Matthew 26

    28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

    29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

    Not using anything else yet, such as events in history, it says Jesus is cut off on week 62 in the middle of the week, after sealing the covenant with the wine in the Galilean wedding tradition during the last supper. That’s 62.5 weeks so far.

    When did the sacrifice and oblation cease, and abomination of desolation to make it desolate happen? Also note “even until the consummation” here. I think it’s fair to say no one would honestly argue it’s when Rome destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple on 17 Tammuz, 69AD, according to Chabad. 17 Tammuz is July 2, unless you flip the calendar around six months, then it’s Mar or Apr 2 (Adar), but the year is what’s important for now.

    Rome also burned the Torah and placed an idol in the Temple, so there’s the abomination standing in the Holy place. We also have some foreshadowing:

    1 Kings

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

    And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.

    Matthew 23

    27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

    1 Kings

    And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

    Matthew 24

    And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

    1 Kings

    The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.

    Matthew 27

    51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

    The Forty and the Three

    Acts 1

    15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

    Now we have a solid date to go from, if the Chabad record can be considered reliable. The two previous 40-year wilderness periods seem to set a reliable precedent, especially considering the threefold nature of these things.

    • God led Moses and the Israelites through the wilderness for 40 years as a time of punishment, testing, and learning, so the next generation would be ready to enter the land.
    • Jesus fasted and prayed in the wilderness for 40 days to confront the adversary and current ruler of the earth, who tested him thrice, and Jesus was victorious.
    • It’s safe to assume the 40-year period between the Temple desolation and destruction was a similar period of punishment and testing, as a chance for Israel (especially the leaders) to repent and recognize Jesus, which never happened.

    During this entire period, it’s recorded that none of the usual miracles and signs of God worked, ever, such as the scapegoat strip changing color, consuming of burnt offerings, and they couldn’t even keep the menorahs lit. Every single night they’d be out by morning.

    So 40 years prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in 69 is 29, meaning Jesus would’ve been born in 4BC.

    Pinning down our remaining years

    Daniel 8

    13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

    14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

    The 2,300 days are years, confirmed by Daniel 9:2:

    Daniel 9

    In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

    How does this work with our current year 2026? It doesn’t, since that would come to year 2369. Have you ever wondered why the Chabad Jewish calendar was so far off, when we’re near the year 6000 on every other calendar? I certainly have.

    There’s a twist to the post-millennial theory (psyop, I would submit) that’s been going around, but it’s been inverted, as usual. It may just be the clue we need, and it’s been right in front of our faces this entire time.

    Revelation 20

    And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

    If a thousand years is like a day to God and vice versa, one may be able to figure out if a prophetic time context is in heaven or on earth, but since both “thousand years” and “little season” are used in the same verse, it’s less clear. Still, since a season is a quarter of a year, and since both the millennial reign of Jesus and satan’s little season is on earth, a quarter period of a thousand earth years seems like a safe guess.

    The current Jewish year is 5786. Out of 6,000 years, subtracting the current Jewish year gets 214, which doesn’t seem too interesting. Adding 2300 to the date of the desolation, we arrive at 2369. It’s 2026 now. Does this mean we have to wait until 2369 for great tribulation? Of course not!

    The years 2369 on the standard Gregorian calendar (after the subtraction) and 5786 on the Jewish calendar are both are still way off, but curiously they’re both off by a similar range of over 200 years. What’s missing? Or rather, what’s been obscured or changed?

    Trying a different approach using the Jewish calendar, let’s go back to the 214 years remaining. Adding 33 lands at 247. Now it’s starting to look interesting–something closer to a familiar number. So does that mean we have 247 years until the year 6000? Nope!

    Everything falls into place once you ask what may seem like a bizarre question: What if the Jewish calendar has satan’s little season already accounted for?

    Revelation 3

    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

    It’s certainly not beyond the possibility that this has been done by the same people Jesus was talking about. Keep in mind the sanctuary needs 2,300 years to be cleansed, not 2,000. So subtracting 250 from 247, we get -3 years. Add the half week that was cut off from Jesus and we get somewhere between 0 and 0.5, which is a super clean way to reach 0 just by using one single event in history, one which Chabad has likely kept solid records of more than anything else.

    Tribulation could start any day now, or specifically on July 2, which is 17 Tammuz on the Jewish calendar. Then 3.5 years after that is 2029, exactly 2,000 years after Jesus was crucified! It could also very well start next March or April 2 in the Jewish month of Adar, or anywhere in between.

    Both 2029 and 2030 are too close to the Great Reset and Agenda 2030 to ignore, which the same enemy has been feverishly working so hard to reach their deadline. It’s very unlikely to be just a coincidence, especially when you consider this year is the USA’s 250th anniversary. They’re the ones who have 250 years left, but now they get to wait a thousand years!

    Unfortunately for them, their bunkers won’t save them, even if they could keep their hundreds of underground cities going for that long. The process satan will use to gather armies in his little season is currently a mystery.

    Revelation 6

    16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

    Don’t some people say the 666 translates to 616? I’m not at all saying they’re correct. We can read what the verse says, and how it comes from χξϛ.

    Revelation 13:18 – 666 in Greek

    In Greek numbering, χ̅ is 600, ξ̅ is 60, and ϛ, the digamma (stigma) ligature, is 6. Greek letters have been suspiciously switched around more than seems natural, and since the letter for 6 has been switched to stigma, while the number attached to it has remained, it raises an eyebrow. The image is from the digital copy of the Greek New Testament, Codex Vaticanus B, 1209, at the Digital Vatican Library, or DVL, whose keys logo looks like the head of a snake facing the viewer. You really can’t make this stuff up. Also every page is obscenely and intrusively watermarked, and you can’t download a copy for yourself. How dare we assume we should have independent access to a document such as this??

    While the meaning of 666 is out of scope for this article, the 616 is just noteworthy, considering the underground bunkers and cities seem to be linked to the datacenters and AI beast system.

    The exact time window is a bit opaque, due to all the calendars and changing of times, but it’s just one more way that we can independently conclude we have less than a year left, or less than half a year, or very likely even less than a month.

    So why did I add 33 years for no apparent reason? Honestly it was just a hunch, or maybe a Holy Spirit nudge, and knowing how the synagogue of satan works, it seemed logical. Jesus reversed the curse of sin and death when he was crucified and resurrected at 33, so it’s safe to assume Adam was 33 when he fell. A third of the angels fell when they went along with the adversary’s plan to usurp God. The Freemasons salivate over the chance to put 33 in everything possible. So once that was added in, it fit right into place.

    My guess would be that they removed the 33 years Jesus was alive from the calendar in one way or another. That is precisely what they would do, and in the context of including satan’s little season in their current calendar, it leaves absolutely no doubt in my mind they’ve done that.

    What about the seven remaining weeks of Daniel’s 70 weeks? Maybe it’s a 49-year jubilee period which the marriage of the Lamb kicks off, where we start to clean up the earth after the complete and total destruction that’s been inflicted. That would be the perfect time to finish the period of the cleansing of the sanctuary.

    Not quite seven stars, but I can’t complain

    But let patience have her perfect work

    Daniel 12

    11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

    12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

    These both feel like they have to do with the millennial reign of Jesus and waiting until after satan’s little season for the second death, when death coughs up everyone else who is still dead at that point, before the new heaven and earth.

    The first one, 1,290, after the millennium and satan’s little season, leaves a nice, clean 40 year period, which would be from 29 to 69!

    The 1,335, once you subtract the millennium and satan’s little season, 85 years are left. Subtract the jubilee of 49 and we arrive at 36. Just 33 more and there’s a nice 3.5 half week that seems to add up a bit too well! Where could that fit?

    Revelation 12

    14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

    There it is, 3.5 years, which appears to be a second, post-millennial rapture during satan’s little season. That actually fits too well, considering Jesus had His week cut in half, so why not the bride too? From there, the marriage consummation and preparations are done, and New Jerusalem descends from heaven into palingenesis.

    So even for the post-millennialist, we still get a harpazo into the wilderness!

    Daniel 12

    13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.