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Taking a look at Chapter 25
Chapter 25 is a series of 3 parables
These parables are used to inform those who will endure the tribulation what to expect at the Lord's return
The Parables Are:
The Ten Virgins 1-13
The Talents 14-30
The Judgment of the Gentile nations 31-46
The Ten Virgins 1-13
Before Christ can set up His kingdom 3 things must happen:
The church MUST be raptured
The tribulation must run its course
Christ must physically return, put down Satan's army, and judge Israel and the gentiles
When will this happen?
No one knows, but there are instructions given to those who will endure the tribulation
The first 2 parables were used by the Lord to explain that following His return Israel would be judged
The purpose of this judgment is to determine who is saved and who is not
To understand the parable of the 10 virgins we must first understand the Jewish wedding
How do we know that the church is not in view here?
Paul used the picture of a bride to describe the church in 2 Cor.
11:2
We know the church is the bride of Christ, so how do we know for sure?
We know this because the context of this passage is undoubtedly Jewish
The Jewish wedding ceremony in a nutshell:
Prior to the wedding an invitation would go out to those invited to the marriage feast
At the time of the banquet another invitation would be sent out declaring that the banquet was prepared
While the bridegroom sent for his bride to claim her as his own, the guests would assemble
The presentation of the bride to the bridegroom would be made in a private chamber (reference D. Pentecost p.407)
The conclusion to the ceremony was the public presentation of the bride and bridegroom and the feast, lasting several days
In this parable…
10 virgins were invited to the banquet and were awaiting the bridegroom
There were 5 wise (who brought extra oil for their lamps
There were also 5 unwise who weren't prepared for the bridegroom's arrival
Quite often in the Oriental wedding ceremony there was a long delay between the time the bridegroom was announced and his appearance with his bride
The wise were prepared because they anticipated a possible delay
The unwise were not ready at all
When the bridegroom came the unwise had to go and try and find oil, and when they returned, they were turned out
The Bible says that when the prepared virgins entered the feast the “door was shut”
From the rapture of the church to the return of Christ to claim His kingdom there will be an interval of at least 7 years
Those who are expecting His return (those who are saved) will be brought into the kingdom
For those who are not prepared (unsaved) they will be shut out permanent
Look at verse 13… Matthew 25:13
That will be true for those in the Tribulation, it is equally true those alive today!
Be ready!
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