Gospel of Matthrew Chapter 25 Vs. 13

 The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Matthew 25:13 “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

Watch therefore, for... This is the point illustrated by this story of an oriental wedding: You people on earth in the kingdom of heaven take a lesson from these virgins and be always watchful in view of My coming. The details must not be interpreted here anymore than if they were used in an illustration outside the Bible. They were necessary in order to make the story to illustrate watchfulness, but to teach various doctrines from them is unscriptural. No less than a dozen false doctrines are based upon the details of this parable.

Twelve False Doctrines:

1. Two kinds of Christians.

2. The oil is the Spirit baptism.

3. Wise are those with this baptism.

4. Foolish are those without it.

5. Born again people do not have the Holy Spirit.

6. Rapture will take place at midnight or middle of the tribulation.

7. One has to have the Spirit baptism to go in the rapture.

8. Only those baptized in the Spirit will be at the marriage of the Lamb.

9. Only those baptized in the Spirit will be in the bride of Christ.

10. One is not saved until he receives the Spirit baptism.

11. The door of mercy will be shut to the Gentiles after the rapture.

12. The bride is the church.

The Truth Is:

1. There is only one kind of Christian, the born-again (Mat. 13:38-49; 18:3; John 3:3-5; 2Cor. 5:17-18; Rom. 6:7, 6:18, 6:22; 8:1-13; Gal. 5:19-24; Eph. 4:24; 1Jhn. 2:29; 3:8-10; 5:1-4, 5:18; Heb. 12:14).

2. The oil here is not the Holy Spirit (see, Mat. 25:8). Lamp oil, not the Holy Spirit, for He cannot be bought and sold or divided between people at their request. This no more refers to the Holy Spirit than oil in Gen. 28:18; 2Kgs. 4:1-6; Luke 7:46; 16:6; etc.

3. Born-again people do receive the Holy Spirit (John 3:5; Rom. 8:9-16), but not always the Spirit baptism which is another experience (Luke 11:13; John 7:37-39; 14:16-17; Acts 1:4-8; 2:38-39; 5:32; 8:15-16; 19:1-6).

4. The rapture will not take place in the middle of the tribulation, but before it.

5. The Spirit baptism is for the endowment of power from on high to do the works of Jesus (Luke 24:49; John 7:37-39; 14:12; Acts 1:4-8), not to save the soul or to qualify one for the rapture.

6. All Christians will be at the marriage supper of the Lamb, for all will go in the rapture.

7. All Christians will be in the bride of Christ, which is the New Jerusalem and not the church (Rev. 21:2, 21:9-10). Even Old Testament saints will be a part of the city (Heb. 11:10-16; cp. Heb. 13:14; John 14:1-3).

8. The door of mercy will never be closed to Jews or Gentiles during the tribulation or any other time. Multitudes will be saved during the tribulation (Acts 2:16-21; Rev. 7:1-17; 12:17; 15:2-4; 20:4-6).

To watch or to employ ourselves chiefly about the business of our salvation. Alas, how few of those who are called Christians are there who do watch, who slumber, who are asleep? How many seized with indifference? How many quite dead?

The coming of the Savior is certain. The precise time when he will come is not certain. As the virgins should all have watched and been ready, so should we. They who are Christians should be ever watchful; and they who are not should lose no time to be ready, for in such an hour as they think not the Son of man shall come.

Watch means to stay on your toes and don’t be caught up with others whose relationship with God has waned away. The Christians will be able to recognize the signs and know that His coming for us is near, but no one knows the exact day or hour. We just need to live in anticipation of His coming.

Let’s take one quicker look at all of this before we go on. All ten of these virgins are symbolic of people who proclaim to be Christians in this world. What is wrong? He (Jesus) is coming back for a church that is without spot or wrinkle. Where is this bride without spot or wrinkle to be found?

There is such irreverence in Church today that if Jesus was to visit, the first thing He would do, is clean house. He did that with the money changers and the dove sellers once before, because they were defaming the temple. Jesus explained to them then that the church is a House of Prayer. First of all, you cannot purchase the Spirit. No one can teach you the things of God.

The Holy things of God are an out-pouring from Him. Some minister can pray, lay hands on you, and you receive from God, the Holy Spirit. If you have to repeat what someone else has received from God, that is their gift from God, not yours. If you desire the Holy Spirit truly, He (God), will give it to you. It will be yours and yours alone.

On the day of Pentecost, each person was filled individually.

Acts 2:1-3 “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.” “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”

There were different languages spoken that day, as we read (in Acts 2:6). “Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.”

You see, God knows every language in the world. Things of God do not have to be taught (just received). One more statement before we close this lesson. Search the Scriptures daily for yourself. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you. Get in a good Bible believing church, Bible study, and make the study of your Bible part of your daily living.

God is easily found by those who diligently seek Him. Ask God to baptize you in the Holy Spirit and walk in the Light, every day until Jesus appears in the sky to call us to Him.

It is the old familiar lesson, that cannot be taught too often or taken to heart too earnestly: that the only way to die the death of the righteous is to live the life of the righteous.

Israel in the Tribulation will know that Jesus’ coming is near, but not all will be spiritually prepared for it. His second coming here will be sudden, when it is not expected (Mat. 24:27, 24:39, 24:50). Though this passage does not specifically interpret the meaning of the oil, many commentators see it as representing the Holy Spirit and His work in salvation, see explanation above. Salvation is more than mere profession for it involves regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Those who will merely profess to be saved, and do not actually possess the Spirit, will be excluded from the feast, that is, the kingdom. Those who fail to be ready when the King comes, cannot enter His kingdom. Since the day and hour of His return are unknown, believers in the Tribulation should keep watch (grēgoreite), that is, be alert and prepared (cf. Mat. 24:42).