Then all will be clear. All the tares will then be separated from the wheat. The unexpected coming. Go out to meet Him. The tradition was that the bridesmaids would light their lamps or torches, go out to meet the Bridegroom, and then conduct Him in a torchlight procession to the house, where the feast would be held.
Preparation time is over.
The day of grace is past. Do not procrastinate. Do not harden your heart and put these things off for another day. It might be too late. Until this point it is impossible to be sure who is wise and who is foolish.