Parable of the Ten Virgins - Matthew 25:1-13 ?

Question

1. What is the tarrying of the Bridegroom? 2. What is the slumbering and sleeping of all ten virgins? (which Jesus didn't criticize). 3. What is the running out of oil of five of the virgins? (which kept those five out of Heaven). 4. What is the midnight cry?

Answer 1

the bridegroom is Christ coming soon for his Bride "the church". the slumbering and sleeping virgins are the world not being aware and ready.....running out of oil (faith in christ)
the midnight cry is when christ comes and no one is ready...

the is a web site ...the midnight cry...check it out..and be ready

Answer 2

The ten virgins and the bridegroom is what heaven would be like. Heaven is what your imagination makes it. Jesus see us as virgins, those who have not defiled themselves.

Waiting for day of the the marriage is tarrying, they were dead, you can not see the kingdom of heaven, nor the bridegroom, while you are housed in flesh, only a released spirits can see heaven.

Jesus told us that if we break the least of His Commandments we would be least in heaven, hell is least in heaven, but it is still heaven.

The oil is the Word of God, you can not do some commandments and leave others undone. You life can end at any moment, once you have died it is to late for you to keep the commandments of Jesus. Remember Jesus told you about the pearl of great value and the owner of the field went and sold everything he had to buy it, this is the Word of God, take heed that you are not deceived by false prophets.

The midnight cry is Jesus calling to all the dead and those of his flock which recognize his voice and they will meet in the clouds and they will see Him coming with power and Glory in His kingdom, the first harvest was the time of the Trbulation, the Season of Rest, of the 5th Age 0-280 AD, for us it was the Great Tribulation, the time of the Fig tree, the Season of Rest, 1860 - 1960 AD, but we have to wait until the Day of the Blessed the year 2800 AD, all those left after 2800 AD will worship Satan.

Answer 3

1. We are waiting for CHRIST, and we are told that there will be tribulation. CHRIST may seem long in coming because we are expentantly waiting. A watched pot never boils, it does in fact, but seems to take longer. Soon as you stop looking it is boiling over.

2. They are sleeping because it is night. The time of rest of GOD, because a thousand years is as a watch in the night. This goes back to the psalms. At the end of the watch in the night JESUS shall return. It always seems darkest just before the dawn. JESUS is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, the dawning of a new day.

3. Their lamps represent their innerfire, of the HOLY SPIRIT. Their DIVINE spark of LIFE. The oil is used to keep the lamps lit, as oil was used for annointing. all ten of the virgins ran out of oil, as their lamps all had the same capacity, but the wise virgins took extra oil anticipating the long wait.

4. The midnight cry is because suddenly the BRIDEGROOM arrived, when not expected, and the five wise virgins who had anticipated the long unexpected wait in the night who had brought extra oil for this purpose, went in to the WEDDING FEAST OF THE LAMB. But the unwise virgins who had run off to fetch more oil returned and tried to get in, but could not.

The reason they were unwise, that their lights went out was because they were tarrying in sin, thinking there is time enough all we have to do is wait, but not thinking this could be the time, i should stop sinning and just wait expectantly that i will not get shut out. The wise virgins prepared, kept the commandments, did the work, and were not shut out. the unwise virgins didn't keep the commandments didn't do the work, and thought they could repent there was time enough left, but when the BRIDEGROOM can unexpectedly as they waited so long in the night for him . .. the wise went in and the unwise were left out. ..

Don't let your light go out, let it shine so all the world can see, and bring others to CHRIST, and keep the light lit, being prepared for the long night's wait . .. If you are not prepared JESUS will come upon you like a theif in the night . .. catching you asleep and your lamp out. . .

Remeber Lot's Wife.

LOVE your neighbor as yourself.
Amen.

Answer 4

All ten are virgins-no physical difference between them.
Being ready for his return is having oil in your lamp. If you are preparing and others can see the spirit in you, (your light is burning). You can't have a burning light with no oil. Now is the time to be preparing in order to be ready.
If you are ready, you have repented and your heart is right and all you have to do is continue and wait(sleep).
The ones who aren't ready shouldn't be sleeping but should be preparing.

Answer 5

Seems obvious. Everyone was waiting for Jesus to return, but since it took longer than they thought, they got preoccupied doing other things.

Some people, although preoccupied, we obviously ready for Jesus when he returned, but some -- who apparently assumed that they had plenty of time -- were caught unprepared.

In other words, make sure that you have all of your sins confessed and your life straightened out at all times, because Jesus will come for you when you least expect it. If you die suddenly and you are unprepared for judgment, well, that is just tough.