So you, too, must keep WATCH!
For you do not know
the day or the hour of
My return
MATTHEW 25:13
THE PARABLE OF THE 10 BRIDEMAIDS
Matthew 25:1-13
"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
"At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
"'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
"Later the others also came. 'Lord, Lord,' they said, 'open the door for us!'
"But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I don't know you.'
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
The moral of the story is that Jesus is the groom and we are part of the invited guests
We MUST HAVE OIL
OIL = THE HOLY SPIRIT
We can’t share our OIL,
Everyone must have the HOLY SPIRIT living in them
HOW DO YOU HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?
You must be born again
You must repent and You must be following Jesus
You must LOVE Him, OBEY Him and TRUST Him
You must ask Jesus to come and live in your heart
If you confess with your MOUTH
that ”Jesus is Lord”
and you BELIEVE in your HEART
that God raised Him from the dead
YOU ARE SAVED
ROMANS 10:9