A Study on the Parable of the Ten Virgins with special attention to the truth that the after the wise virgins went in with the bridegroom, the door was SHUT-Matt. 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

In the present, the door to the kingdom of the heavens is OPEN but the day is coming when it will be SHUT!

The door was shut to Esau, the 10 spies and the first generation of the Israelites 20 years old and above and also to Orpah.

Are you willing to go in through the open door?

A Study of the Parable of the Ten Virgins-Matt. 25:1-13.

Special emphasis in this lesson is the truth that when the bridegroom arrived, the virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding festivities and then the door was SHUT-Matt. 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

The door must have been shut to the foolish virgins who came afterward!

The door was OPEN to all BUT only the wise virgins went in through it!

In the present, the DOOR to the kingdom of the heavens is OPEN! Will we go in through it?

A Study on the Parable of the Ten Virgins.

Matt. 25: 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Those virgins who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding festivities.

The Lord is inviting ALL believers to be READY at all times.

A Study on the Parable of the Ten Talents-Matt. 25:1-13.

The lamps of the foolish virgins were going out, meaning that they were burning previously.

What made their lamps going out? By comparing this parable with the book of Galatians, we can understand that it is deception that extinguishes our lamps. NOBODY is immune to deception.

In this lesson, we look at King Solomon whose wisdom exceeded that of anyone in his time BUT did he remain wise to the end?

According to the Parable of the Ten Virgins, the lamps of the foolish virgins were going out, which means they must have been burning previously.

In this lesson, we examine the churches in the region of Galatia. From the letter to the Galatians, it is clear that they were turning away from the gospel of the Christ; they had begun in the Spirit and were running well UNTIL...

a) What caused the lamps of the Galatians to be 'going out'?

A Study of the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matt. 25:1-13.

In this lesson, we are reminded that BELIEVERS are on a journey to meet THE BRIDEGROOM, Jesus Christ.

Going forth to meet the bridegroom is a continuous journey that believers make DAILY.

We also study the acknowledgement by the foolish that their lamps were 'going out' meaning that they were burning at some point.

Is our lamp going out? If so, let us go and buy oil for ourselves.

A Study on the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matt. 25:1-13.

In this lesson, we seek to understand what the phrase 'the bridegroom was delayed' means, taking into account the truth that Jesus Christ will NOT delay-Heb. 10:37.

Additionally, it is recorded of the virgins, wise and foolish, that they 'slumbered and slept.' Would this not suggest that all virgins (read believers) were unfaithful?

A Study on the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matt. 25:1-13.

In this lesson, we seek to understand what the oil represents and why only the wise virgins had oil but the foolish did not. By comparing Scripture with Scripture, we shall see how the command to not be drunk with wine in Eph. 5:18 fits perfectly well in this parable and how only the wise virgins obeyed this command. It is either we are drunk with wine or filled with the Spirit!

A Study on the Parable of Ten Virgins in Matt. 25:1-13.

a. Who do the Ten Virgins represent?

i. What is the journey to meet the bridegroom about?

ii. Why the distinction between the two halves of the virgins?

b. Who is the Bridegroom?

c. What does the lamp represent?

Matt. 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

Matt. 21:1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 

After the declaration in Matt. 16:21 that He 'must go to Jerusalem,' Jesus draws near to Jerusalem.

a. What is the significance of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem as far as the building of the Church is concerned?

b. In Matt. 21-22, Jesus gives three parables. How do these parables relate within the context of building His Church?