Jesus' Life and Ministry/The Wise and Foolish Virgins

JESUS had been answering his apostles' request for a sign of his presence in Kingdom power. Now he provides further features  of the sign in three parables, or illustrations. 

The fulfillment of each illustration would observable by those living during his presence. He introduces the first one with the words:  "Then the Kingdom of the heavens will become like ten virgins that took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Fiver of them were foolish, and five were discreet."

By the expression "the kingdom of the heavens will become like ten virgins," Jesus does not mean that half of those who inherit the heavenly Kingdom are foolish persons and half are discreet ones! No, but he means that in connection with the Kingdom of the heavens, there a feature like this or like that, or that matters in connection with the Kingdom will be such a thing.

The ten virgins symbolize all Christians who are in line for or who profess to be in line for the heavenly Kingdom. It was at Pentecost 33 C.E. that the Christian congregation was promised in marriage to the resurrected, glorified Bridegroom, Jesus Christ.  But the marriage was to take place in heaven at some unspecified time in the future.

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