That's even more solemn. Are we prepared to go through this horrible time that scripture and spirit of prophecy has been worrying us of with no mediator? Have we reached that point? Because brothers and sisters, that is the call of prophecy today, is that that time is approaching with blinding speed and it's always in the context as it comes as an overwhelming surprise. This is the message that is designed to arouse God's people from their Laodicean backslidden condition. This passage we just read was speaking of the pioneer movement during the beginning of this work, 1843-1844, the first, second, third angel's message that began during that time. During that time, one of the illustrations that identifies that time and our time is the parable of the ten virgins. That parable was fulfilled during that time. The rest of our study today, I want to consider some concepts about the parable of the ten virgins in relation to the close of probation and the message for the hour. In Great Controversy 393, Sister White says this, The parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25 also illustrates the experience of the Adventist people. This parable is the parable for us. It was fulfilled in the beginning of this work and it will be fulfilled again. The information in there, brothers and sisters, we need to come to grips with it. This is what will give us the outline for pulling these other testimonies in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy about the end times together, the experience that is illustrated by the ten virgins. As we go through this series, we're going to demonstrate that the story of the close of probation, the purification of God's Church, as set forth in the parable of the ten virgins, it has one focus to it. And the focus of the ten virgins is our experience as a people. Now when Ezekiel chapter 8 through 12.