Parable: The Ten Virgins

I don't know about you, but I hope not to be like the five foolish virgins when the Lord come to receive us into his kingdom. Once that the door closes it will be close forever.  The message here is PREPARE, PREPARE, while you still have time. Don't wait until it is too late.


At the end of  time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Five of them were foolish and five were wise.  The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.  The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

At midnight someone shouted, ‘The groom is here! Come to meet him!’ Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready. The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil. Our lamps are going out.’ But the wise bridesmaids replied, ‘We can’t do that. There won’t be enough for both of us. Go! Find someone to sell you some oil.’

While they were buying oil, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went with him into the wedding hall, and the door was shut.

Ask yourself these questions: "Will I be ready, What am I doing to get ready?"

Matthew 25:1-10