The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-17
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LESSON
By REV. y u. rITzwATER, D. d.
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
bible Institute OF Chicago)
90 1870. MesIern NewspapeI Union.l
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 20
The WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS.

wherein the son of Man cuneth Mett
25:is
REFERENCE MATERIAL Matt
5A2 - i-bi Eph 100. / Tim t.li-iJ
PRIMARY TOPIC Heing Ready.
JUNIOR TOPIC Being Ready
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Prepared for Emergencies
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT rurIC
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This lesson il n part of the well
known Ollyet discourse, giving n pro-
phetic view Of the course OF time from
Its utternnce, just before the cruel
nixon 20 the second advent Of Christ.
The order Of events IN that time are.
roughly speaking. as follows
l. The moral condition Of the world
during Christ's absence ca :l.li This
II the period covered by the parable
Of chapter ~.
2 The appearance of the Antchrist
t2I:I526).
3. The great advent GA :27.3D. In
which Their. will be mighty commissions
of nature, the mourning Of the .arth's
tribes. and the gathering Of the elect
T. Warnings to Gods people In view
Of the great advent GA :32-5l) the
time Of advent unknown and uneN-
pected
3 Instructions Ia saints In view Of
the uneIpectedness Of His coming t25
1850.
g Tn. judgment 81 the nations t25
3i.46).
The present lesson IL one Of the
two parables designed for the instruc.
tion OF the saints In view OF the com
INK Of the Christ II has n confirm
Gus application In the present time Il
Thess. 4l6ls: Titus 2:l1-I0.
I. The Foolish Virgins Took Lamps
But No OIL With Them. ". ~.
l. Lamps signify Christian profes-
sion Matt 5:l0. and oil, the Holy
Spirit Czech. ~ Having the lamps
and no oil shows that they were pro
fe+sors ~ rigion without possessing
It's reality. A. soon ms man Is re-
generated the Holy Spirit takes up His
abode with Him. The proof that one
IL u child Of God IL that he has the
Holy Spirit dwelling within him. III
any man have not the Spirit Of Christ,
he il none Of ms (Rom. so) The
foolish virgins may have been Of good
moral character, but they were I'M
regcnrratrd.
. The wise virgins possessed both
lamps and oil ". ~. They made n
profession md backed II with n real
life OF righteousness. These are the
true believers. Both the wise and the
foolish virgins slumhered and slept,
Their ewes had grown heavy and they
fell under the spell Of sleep (v ~
This shows that NJ the Christian axe
heightened the real and PROCESSING
church would cease looking for the
coming Of the Lord II Is unspeakably
sad that 50 many even OF Gods saints
wise virgins. should give up the ex
pectancy OF the return OF the Lard.
". The Coming Bridegroom tyv. o
I2).
I. The midnight cry ". 81. In the
midst Of the night when all were asleeI
the cry was made. Behold the bride
groom comcth. go ye out to meet him.
How snd 1t Is that the church ha'
lost her hope. Is not waking and
watching for the return Of her Lord
. Activity 81 the virgins ". -
They NIL arose and trimmed the'
lamps. There will he great activit!
when the Lord comes. on the part o
both the real Christians and thoS'
who only make profession. The pro
Tossing Christians will then reallz
that they lack that which IL essentia
Ia entrance Ia the marriage fesSt.
3 The foolish request the wise y
share their oh wv. :. ~. The reNela
tIon Of Christ will make manifest IN
genuineness ~ our religion and eN
pose the folly of mere profession
When the Lord comes IL will be TO
late to mend ones ways.
4 The wise enter Ia the marriag
(v. lO) While the foolish were seel
ing to amend their ways trying to bu
oil, the bridegroom came and thos
who were rcndy were admitted to IN
marriage
9. The pltiful position OF the FOOLS
". III. They begged the Lord
open the door that they might ente
10 the marriage feast. No one ca
omen that door hut the Lord.
q. The awful Judgment ". ~. IN
Lord declares II knog YOU not Thos
who nut off the personal contact wit
Jesus until that day shall he shut OF
from the presence Of christ
~. The Solemn Obligation ". IL
"Watch, for ye know not the day ne
the hour wherein the son Of man con
eth"