ten wise and foolish virgins parable
Channel: Chaplain Bob Walker B. Th.
Date: 28/12/2022

Matthew  Chapter 25 : 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Ten virgins: Christians
Five of them were wise: born again, Spirit-filled followers of Jesus, who are on fire for the LORD and continued to read and study the Holy scriptures and remained ready and prepared for the LORD’s return.
Five of them were foolish: lukewarm Christians who were ‘worldly’ and did not care to read and study the Holy scriptures, so they were not prepared for the LORD’s return.

They that were foolish took their lamps (the Word, Holy Bible scriptures), and took no oil (no light, no Jesus, no Holy Spirit) with them:

(Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.) Is the light, oil? Is the oil, light? The oil creates light or keeps it burning inside the lamp. Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus is also the Word.

But the wise took oil (Jesus the light of the world, Holy Spirit) in their vessels (body/temple) with their lamps (the Word, Holy Bible).

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. (Lukewarmness…. We want what YOU have. How did you become “on fire” for the LORD? We want to be born-again and Spirit filled, for the LORD has returned.)

But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell (go back to your fake pastor), and buy for yourselves. (I can’t give you what I have, you have to find it on your own. Go buy a KJV Bible and read it, quickly. 😊 You should have been reading and studying all this time and following the Lord Jesus to be prepared for His return; Go and figure it out, quickly.)

And while they went to buy (pray, repent, read, study?), the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. (The true, born-again, Spirit-filled Christians were ready and went with him to the marriage.)

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. (You didn’t care about me; you didn’t want to follow me; you cared about your soap operas, and baseball, and money, and your boat, and vacations, and your job, etc; you didn’t have any time to spend with me or my Word, reading or studying or preparing.)

Matt 8:12 But the ***children of the kingdom*** shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Matt 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.