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Verse Matthew 25:10. _WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY, THE BRIDEGROOM CAME_]
What a dismal thing it is, not to discover the emptiness of one's
heart of all that is good, till it is too late to make any success...
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WENT IN WITH HIM TO THE MARRIAGE - The “marriage-feast.” The
marriage ceremony took place before the bride left her father’s
house, but a feast was given at the house of her husband, which was
also ca...
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CHAPTER 25
_ 1. The Parable of the Ten Virgins. (Matthew 25:1 .) 2. The Parable
of the Servants and the Talents. (Matthew 25:14 .) 3. The Judgment of
Nations. (Matthew 25:31 .)_
The second parable is...
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MATTHEW 24:42 TO MATTHEW 25:13. Abbreviating Mark 13:33, with its
simile of the absent householder, into one verse (Matthew 24:42; _cf._
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THE FATE OF THE UNPREPARED (Matthew 25:1-13)...
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"What will happen in the Kingdom of Heaven is like the situation which
arose when ten virgins took their lamps and went out to meet the
bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The fo...
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WENT: were on their way.
MARRIAGE. marriage, or wedding feast; as in Matthew 22:2; Matthew
22:3; Matthew 22:4....
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_went in with him to the marriage_ Rather, TO THE MARRIAGE FEAST. The
happiness of the blest is often described by the image of a great
supper, cp. ch. Matthew 26:29....
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THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
In St Matthew only....
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ΕἸΣ ΤΟῪΣ ΓΆΜΟΥΣ. To the marriage feast, as ch. Matthew
22:2. The happiness of the blest is often described by the image of a
great supper, cp. ch. Matthew 26:29....
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Ver 1. "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2. And
five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3. They that...
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_THE PREPARED AND THE UNPREPARED VIRGINS MATTHEW 25:1-13:_ The primary
subject this chapter has to do with is the final judgment. Matthew 24
ended with the need to be prepared for the sudden and unexp...
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DISCOURSE: 1396
THE TEN VIRGINS
Matthew 25:10. _And they that were ready went in with him to the
marriage: and the door was shut_.
TOWARDS the close of his ministry our Lord insisted much upon the
ve...
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4. ILLUSTRATION OF THE TEN WISE AND FOOLISH BRIDESMAIDS (25:1-13)
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And fiv...
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And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
AND WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY, THE BRIDEGROOM CAME; AND THEY THAT WER...
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1 The parable of the ten virgins applies only to the kingdom at the
time specified. When the
Lord comes in glory to enter into covenant relationship with Israel at
the commencement of the day of Jehov...
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AND THE DOOR WAS SHUT] viz. the door of heaven....
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THE TEN VIEGINS. THE TALENTS. THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS
The whole of this a, which is entirely concerned with the Second
Advent, and contains some of the most striking of all Christ's
sayings, is pecul...
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PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS. Professing Christians, who alone are
addressed here, are warned of the absolute need of sufficient oil,
i.e. of sufficient depth and reality in the spiritual life, if they...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 25
THE STORY ABOUT THE TEN YOUNG WOMEN 25:1-13
V1 ‘At that time, it will be like this where God rules: Ten young
women took their la...
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WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY. — The words imply that had they gone
earlier, as the wise virgins, by hypothesis, had done, all would have
been well. The mistake lay in their not having gone before. It is too...
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CHAPTER 18
The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1 & Matthew 25:1
WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed,
He still has a private ministry to discharge-a ministry of cou...
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_Parable of the Ten Virgins_, in Mt. only....
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ἀπερχομένων, etc. The foolish took the advice and went to
buy, and _in so doing acted in character_; foolish in that as in not
having a good supply of oil. _They should have gone on without oil_,
the...
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BE READY FOR THE BRIDEGROOM
Matthew 25:1-13
Three remarkable parables occupy this chapter and follow a marked
sequence of thought. First, we are called upon to look to ourselves,
and be sure that we...
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"Then." This gives us the time in which the Kingdom of Heaven will be
likened unto ten virgins. That Kingdom passes through many phases, but
just before the coming of the King this will be its charact...
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_And the door was shut. After the final day of judgment, there will be
no room for prayers and good works. (St. Jerome) --- For, after having
received those within its walls, who have put on in some d...
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CHAPTER 21
COMING OF THE LORD
Matthew 25:1-13. _“Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened
unto ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went out to meet the
Bridegroom.”_ Throughout the Bi...
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"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (2) And five
of them were wise, and five were foolish. (3) They that were...
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We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem,
traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once
been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
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_THE PENALTY OF NEGLECT_
‘And while they went … the door was shut.’
Matthew 25:10
The ten virgins represent the professing Church, for the framing of
the parable excludes those who are living in to...
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_THE CLOSED DOOR_
‘And the door was shut.’
Matthew 25:10
Very solemn tone in these words, even standing alone; this feeling
increases when you see in what connection they occur. They are not
words...
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10._And the door was shut. _At length it follows that _the door _of
the heavenly kingdom _will be shut _against all who have not made
provision, because they failed in the middle of the course. We mus...
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Professors, during the Lord's absence, are here presented as virgins,
who went out to meet the Bridegroom, and light Him to the house. In
this passage He is not the Bridegroom of the church. No others...
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AND WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY,.... The foolish virgins so far took the
advice of the wise, as to go forth to buy oil for themselves: they not
only had some thoughts about it, and resolutions to do it, bu...
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And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Ver. 10. _And they that were ready went in, &c._] The bridegroom
wai...
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_While they went to buy_ While they made some unsuccessful efforts to
obtain oil, and light their lamps; _the bridegroom came, and they that
were ready_ They who had put on the wedding- garment, who h...
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THE BRIDEGROOM CAME; representing Christ as coming before the wicked
are ready.
THE DOOR WAS SHUT; all opportunity of preparing to meet Christ ceases
at death....
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The coming of the bridegroom:...
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AND. WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY, THE BRIDEGROOM CAME; AND THEY THAT WERE
READY WENT IN WITH HIM TO THE MARRIAGE; AND THE DOOR WAS SHUT.
After an unusually long delay, after they had almost given up all
ho...
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"Then," that is, at the time when things must be brought to their
proper conclusion, "shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins." These take lamps to go forth to meet the bridegroom. The...
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1-13 The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken
from the marriage customs among the Jews, and explain the great day of
Christ's coming. See the nature of Christianity. As Christia...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 25:13"....
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
But "it is enough for the disciple to become as the Master,"[220]...
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Matthew 25:10 And G1161 they G846 went G565 (G5740) buy G59 (G5658)
bridegroom G3566 came G2064 ...
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‘And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and they
those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the
door was shut.'
For while the foolish went off to seek what was ne...
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THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
Another emphasis on the fact that all must be ready for His second
coming is found in this parable. It is the parable of ten maidens who
were to go out to meet the bride...
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Matthew 25:10. AND WHILE THEY WENT AWAY TO BUY. They kept up their
endeavor to the very last (see Matthew 25:11), but probably did not
get a supply of oil at that late hour.
THEY THAT WERE READY (_i....
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THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS. Closely joined to the preceding one.
Its leading idea is the readiness of the Church for the coming of the
Lord. See the closing exhortation (Matthew 25:13). The last p...
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AND WHILE THEY WENT AWAY
(απερχομενων δε αυτων). Present middle participle,
genitive absolute, while they were going away, descriptive linear
action. Picture of their inevitable folly.WAS SHUT
(ε...
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Matthew 25:1
Here is one of the larger and grander pictures in this gallery of
various glory. It is sublime in its ample outline, and exquisitely
tender in its details. It is charged with many precio...
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Matthew 25:10
Note three sad features of the foolish virgins' case which the text
presents..
I. Their Neglect. Having equipped themselves duly for taking part in
the wedding march, by kindling their...
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Matthew 25:10
I. Who are ready? All are not ready. This parable shows that all who
make a profession of being Christ's are not ready. The foolish virgins
appeared to be ready. They had their robe, the...
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Matthew 25:1. _Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. And five of them were wise, And five were foolish._
What a...
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Matthew 25:1. _Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom._
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They th...
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CONTENTS: Parables of the wise and foolish virgins. Testing of the
servants in the Lord's absence. Future testing of the Gentile nations
at the Lord's return.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples.
CONCL...
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Matthew 25:1. _Ten virgins took their lamps to meet the bridegroom._
Homer names the like custom among the Greeks, of the bridegroom being
preseded by virgins bearing lighted torches. The virgins repr...
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WHILE THEY WERE GONE. If they had started earlier, they would have had
time. The door of the Kingdom is open wide now, but it must close one
day....
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_And the door was shut._
THE SHUT DOOR
I. Exclusion.
1. Necessary for the sake of the redeemed. One guest who does not
enter into the spirit of your festivity robs your friends of their
joy.
2. Ne...
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_Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins._
THE TEN VIRGINS
I. We have here two characters contrasted. “Five were wise and five
were foolish.” That we may define the difference b...
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CHAPTER 25
_Then_... _which went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride_
(Vulg.). _And the bride_ is not found in the Greek, nor in S.
Chrysostom. It is the reading of the Latin and the Syria...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 25:1. THEN SHALL THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.—The three parables
of this chapter appear here as in closest sequence to the great
discourse of chap. 24, and are as its natural conclu...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 25:1
_Parable of the ten virgins. _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) This parable,
as a continuation of the teaching of the last chapter, sets forth the
necessity of having and retaining...
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Shall we turn now to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty-five? In the
twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew's gospel the disciples came to Jesus
and asked Him what would be the signs that would precede the
des...
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1 Peter 1:13; 2 Timothy 4:8; Amos 8:12; Amos 8:13; Colossians 1:12;...
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And while they went [α π ε ρ χ ο μ ε ν ω ν]. A present
participle, and very graphic : while they are going away.
They that were ready [α ι ε τ ο ι μ ο ι]. Lit., the ready or
prepared ones.
To the mar...
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Observe here, 1. Christ will come at the great day to his people as.
Bridegroom, and to the wicked as. Judge. The relation now begun
betwixt Christ and his church shall then be publicly solemnized.
Ob...