Matthew 25:1-12 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ 9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. 11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ 12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
Here who is the bridegroom, the bridegroom is Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus is the bridegroom, the church is the bride. Who are the virgins, the virgins are Christians. Here it talks about Christians wait for the second coming of Lord Jesus. It says that the foolish virgins took the lamp, but did not take any oil with them; the wise virgins took the lamp with oil in jars. That is to say, the foolish virgins did not prepare themselves in advance, but the wise virgins prepared themselves in advance to welcome the arrival of the bridegroom. It is mentioned here that the arrival of the bridegroom is delayed. He comes at midnight, that is the time he comes is unexpected, so we must prepare ourselves now. In this parable we see that Lord Jesus knows five wise virgins, but does not know five foolish virgins. This means that the five wise virgins have an intimate relationship with the Lord, while the foolish virgins have no intimate relationship with the Lord. The oil in the Bible represents the Holy Spirit, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the presence of the Lord. We should be wise virgins, take the lamp together with the oil, always seek the presence of the Holy Spirit and the presence of the Lord. Lord Jesus wants us to be watchful, because we don’t know when he will come. The coming of Lord Jesus is unexpected, so we must prepare ourselves in advance and be ready for the Lord’s return at any time.
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