MATTHEW 25
Matt. 25:1 Then [after the judgments of Chapter 24]
[1] shall the kingdom of
heaven [the
1,000 year reign of Jesus over the earth]
[a.] be likened unto ten virgins, which
[11.] took their
lamps, and
[12.] went forth
[aa.] to meet the bridegroom [the
Messiah].
25:2 And
[13.] five of them
were wise, and
[14.] five [were]
foolish.
25:3 [aa.] They that [were] foolish
[111.] took their
lamps, and
[112.] took no oil with them:
25:4 [ab.] But the wise took oil
[111.] in their vessels
[112.] with their
lamps.
25:5 [b.] While the bridegroom tarried,
[11.] they all slumbered and slept.
25:6 And at
midnight
[1] there was a cry made,
[a.] Behold,
[11.] the
bridegroom cometh;
[aa.] go ye out to
meet him.
25:7 Then all those virgins
[1]
arose, and
[2]
trimmed their lamps.
25:8 And
[3]
the foolish said unto the wise,
[a.] Give us of your
oil; for
[b.] our lamps are
gone out
[are going out].
25:9 But
[4]
the wise answered, saying,
[a.] [Not so]; lest
there be not enough
[11] for us and you: but
[b.] go ye rather to
them that sell, and
[11.] buy for
yourselves.
Too late to
receive the Savior
25:10 And
[1]
while they went to buy,
[2]
the bridegroom came; and
[3]
they that were ready
[a.] went in with him
[11.] to
the marriage: and
[b.] the door was shut.
25:11 [4] Afterward
[a.] came also the other virgins,
saying,
[11.] Lord, Lord,
[aa.] open to us.
25:12 [5] But he answered and said,
[a.] Verily I say unto
you,
[11.] I know you not.
25:13 Watch
therefore (Matt. 24:42;
Mark 13:35-37;
Luke 21:36),
[1]
for ye know neither [c/p. Matt. 24:36; Acts 1:7]
[a.] the day
nor
[b.] the hour
wherein
[c.] the Son of man
cometh [this is the
second
coming of Jesus].
[These wise virgins are Jews (Dan. 12:10) who are waiting for the bridegroom (the Messiah) with "oil in their lamps." This "oil" is the power and Anointing of the Holy Spirit in their vessels (bodies and lives) because they have received Jesus as the Messiah and are born again. Though their salvation is genuine they are yet "baby" Christians. Their salvation comes after the Rapture of the Church—during the last 3 ½ years of this age. This is the time of Jacob's trouble (Jer. 30:7; Matt. 24:21; Dan. 12:1; Luke 17:28) when Jesus begins to pour out the wrath of God on an unbelieving world; and Satan rules through the Antichrist, false prophet, and mark of the beast. Many [perhaps all] of these “virgins” will be martyred for their faith in Jesus (Rev. 12:11; Rev. 14:12-13; Rev. 20:4). Their "oil" is truly insufficient to evangelize their "unwise" Hebrew brethren: who must seek the Messiah for themselves. According to the parable of the unwise virgins, they eventually come to the knowledge of Jesus as Savior and Lord, but after His second coming—when the marriage door is shut. They have been deceived by the devil to worship the Antichrist, and to receive the mark of his name (Rev. 14:9-11). Hell and the lake of fire are their eternal destiny.]
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