In the parable of the ten virgins, we have seen that all ten of the virgins took their lamps or torches and an initial supply of oil, but only those who were wise or prudent thought to take along extra oil for their lamps, allowing that the Bridegroom might tarry and their lamps go out…
In the parable of the ten virgins, we have seen that the lamps represent God’s word that He has given to men so that they might not stumble in darkness; see Psa 119:105, 2Pe 1:19. The oil represents the Holy Spirit that is the fuel which allows that lamp to shine brightly in times of…
Recall that in the Olivet discourse Jesus has warned His disciples they must be on the alert lest they too be swept away in the flood of destruction that would overtake the unbelieving Jews who had rejected Him as their Messiah and Savior from sin. Now in the present parable He is giving to emphasize…
We have seen that the ten virgins, like those in the parable of the wedding feast who would come to the marriage supper of the Lamb, are not the Bride herself, but represent those who would become a part of the Bride of Christ. But do they represent someone more specific than that? What is…
After condemning the Jewish leaders who had rejected Him, forsaking the temple mount and predicting its destruction, Jesus is on the Mount of Olives answering His disciples’ request for when that destruction would take place, and what would be the sign of His coming that would bring such a cataclysmic end to that age of…