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The Parable of the Ten Virgins - Coggle Diagram
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1–13
Jesus tells how ten young women were invited to a marriage feast. Five were wise and five were foolish.
The wise women showed their wisdom by planning for the possible delay of the bridegroom. They took extra oil for their lamps so they would be ready when he came.
The foolish women neglected to do so. While they waited all fell asleep. Suddenly a cry went out that the bridegroom was coming. The wise got up and trimmed their lamps.
The others recognized that they were out of oil and asked to borrow some. “No,” said the wise.
Matthew 25:1–13
Here may have been many who did not receive invitations, but each of them had received one and each was therefore right in anticipating a grand occasion when the bridegroom came.
Second, each had responded to the wedding invitation. Some may have disregarded it or scorned it, as the townspeople did in one of Jesus’ other parables
Third, all clearly had some affection and even love for the bridegroom.
Fourth, in spite of their affection, all were alike in that they became drowsy and fell asleep when the bridegroom was delayed.
Readiness
You should be among the wise who, although they, too, had fallen asleep, were nevertheless ready. On that distinction hangs your soul’s destiny.
A Time of Crisis
That the difference between the condition of the wise and that of the foolish was revealed by the coming of the bridegroom. It revealed itself in crisis.
Nothing will more correctly reveal what is in a man than the coming upon him of some crushing and unlooked for crisis.
Salvation is not transferable
First, the life of the Lord Jesus Christ within is not transferable.
Person may not be used of God to bring the gospel to another, for that happens, of course.
Paul speaks of the gospel being passed “from faith to faith” (Rom. 1:17 NKJV).
no person can get by on another’s faith. You cannot be saved by the life of Christ in another.
It is teaching spiritual things, and in particular, that in the day of Christ’s coming each person must stand on his own.
Your mother’s faith will not save you.
You will not be saved by the spiritual life of your mother or dad
Use your time for the preparation
Second, lost opportunities cannot be regained. The foolish women set out to buy oil.
But the bridegroom was coming then, and they already were too late. The time to have bought oil was past.
So will it be when Christ returns to judgment! Those who are ready will be taken in to the marriage feast, and those who are not ready will be shut out.
This moment is your opportunity.
Today may be the last time you will hear the gospel.
God may break you: He may do it through suffering, misery, or frustration. But He may not, and wisdom tells you to prepare now.
The time always comes without warning
The Lord always comes without warning. He will do it in the day of His second coming.
That is why the parable ends with the words: “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour” (v. 13).
Jesus will also come without warning on the day of your death, which amounts to the same thing.
Is Jesus your Lord? Yes, and “watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour” in which you will be called to meet Him.