PARABLE OF THE TEN YOUNG GIRLS

FIVE WERE PRUDENT

Olive oil “Pinch Lamp, the pinch holds the wick in place

 

Five were Foolish

MATT 26; v1-v13

When that day comes, the kingdom of Heaven will be like this.  There were ten girls. Who, took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent; when the foolish ones took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the others took flasks of oil with their lamps.  As the bridegroom was late in coming they all dozed off to sleep.  But at midnight a cry was heard;  Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.  With that the girls all got up and trimmed their lamps.  The foolish said to the prudent,  “our lamps are going out;  give us some of your oil.”  No” they said. There will never be enough for all of us. You had better go to the shop and buy some for yourselves” While they were away the bridegroom arrived.  Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.  And then the other five came back “ Sir, sir” ‘ they cried, “open the door for us” But he answered, I declare, I do not know you.’ Keep awake then, for you never know the day or the hour.

The Righteous will enter eternal life

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