Matthew 25:1

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Matthew 25:1

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Summary

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Then

Matthew 24:42

Luke 21:34

The kingdom

Daniel 2:44

Ten

Which

Matthew 5:16

Luke 12:35

Philippians 2:15

Went

The bridegroom

Bible References

Then

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

The kingdom

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.

Ten

In colorful garments she is led to the king;
after her, the virgins, her companions, are brought to you.

The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;
your name is perfume poured out.
No wonder young women adore you.

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.

Y Where has your love gone,
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he turned?
We will seek him with you.

Now I praise you because you always remember me and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed

from the human race as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.

Which

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

“Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.

Went

There is reserved for me in the future the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved His appearing.

while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I consider it right, as long as I am in this bodily tent,

to wake you up with a reminder,

as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming of the day of God. The heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat.

The bridegroom

Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

Kings’ daughters are among your honored women;
the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,
stands at your right hand.

Indeed, your husband is your Maker—
His name is Yahweh of Hosts—
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
He is called the God of all the earth.

You will no longer be called Deserted,
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,
and your land Married;

for the Lord delights in you,
and your land will be married.

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?

He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, because I have promised you in marriage to one husband—to present a pure virgin to Christ.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her

Let us be glad, rejoice, and give Him glory,
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His wife has prepared herself.

I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.