Ep. 105: The Ten Virgins

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MATTHEW 25:1-13

The parable of the Ten Virgins is only an illustration of the last part of Christ’s teachings. Its great practical lessons had been; the unexpectedness of the Lord’s Coming, the consequences to be understood from its delay and the need for personal and constant preparedness. Let Edersheim explain:

‘It is late and the coming of the Bridegroom must be near. The day and the hour we know not, for the Bridegroom has been far away. Only this we know, that it is the evening of the marriage which the Bridegroom had fixed and that his word of promise may be relied upon. The personal application of this parable to the disciples, which the Lord makes, follows almost of necessity. ‘Watch therefore for ye know not the day, nor the hour.’ Not enough to be in waiting with the Church; his coming will be far on in the night; it will be sudden; it will be rapid. Be prepared therefore, be ever and personally prepared! Christ will come when least expected - at midnight - and when the Church, having become accustomed to his long delay, has gone to sleep. So sudden will be his Coming, that after the cry of announcement there will not be time for anything but to go forth to meet him; and so rapid will be the end!’

This is an extract from the book, Jesus : Life and Times, available for £10 here (Finalist for Academic Book of the year at 2023 CRT awards)