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The
five wise virgins
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Matthew
25:13 [NIV]
"Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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Jesus
used use a parable when He explains the kingdom of God to his disciples and
the people.
Today
Jesus share as story that explains how to wait for Jesus.
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In
Jesus time in Israel, the marriage customs were different from ours in
nowadays.
Some
of bride¡¯s friends waited for the bridegroom when he comes to the house of
the bride.
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Today,
Jesus stared to explain a secret of heaven through a parable of wedding
banquet.
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¡°¡°Hey,
bring the food to there. Hurry up. It¡¯s already time.
He
will come. Cook the food deliciously. We have to cook what he likes.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°Are
the bridesmaids still did not come yet?¡±¡±
¡°¡°Don¡¯t
worry, father. They will be here soon.¡±¡±
¡°¡°How
many will come?¡±¡±
¡°¡°They
are ten in all.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°Hello,
we are here.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Ah,
Yes. Welcome. We are waiting for you.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Please
just welcome the bridegroom well.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Don¡¯t
worry.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Thanks,
well.. We will wait for him in outside.¡±¡±
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The
ten virgins were line up and waited the bridegroom.
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Tonight is the most wonderful night, isn¡¯t it?¡±
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¡°¡°Why
is he late? What¡¯s wrong with him?¡±¡±
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Just wait, he will come soon.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°
Can we sit down and wait for him¡±¡± because it¡¯s tired.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Yes,
just sit down and when he comes, then we will stand.¡±¡± However the bridegroom
was not yet came.
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As
the night deep, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
It
was very, very late night.
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¡°¡°Hey,
the bridegroom is almost here, coming soon.
Hurry
up! Prepare well.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°What?
He is here soon?¡±¡±
¡°¡°How
come, my oil is run out!¡±¡±
¡°¡°I
did not bring enough oil.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°
I¡¯m in trouble. I used all of my oil because he came late.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Even
me, my lamp is out.¡±¡±
The
five virgins could not have light continually because they did not bring
extra oil.
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But
the other five virgins could have light on the lamps because they brought
enough oil.
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The
five virgins cannot have light anymore because they did not prepare.
¡°¡°What
can I do? He is coming soon.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°May
I ask a favor? Please, share your oil. Please¡¦¡¦.¡±¡±
¡°¡°
I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t think I can share this. Because it is not enough for both
of us.¡±¡±
The
five virgin who did not prepare oil were really in big trouble.
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¡°¡°
Hey, Let¡¯s run to store and buy oil. I think that will be much better.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Oh, That¡¯s good idea, Let¡¯s move!¡¯
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The
other five virgins were waiting for the bridegroom with lamps. ¡°¡° now, we can
enjoy the wedding banquet with him.¡±¡±
¡°¡°I¡¯m
so exciting! But they should come back soon.¡¯
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¡°¡°Thank
you for warm welcome.¡±¡±
¡°¡°You
are welcome. We had been waited for you long. Come in please.¡±¡±
¡°¡°I¡¯m
sorry for being late. I had some troubles in my way. Let¡¯s get in together.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°Welcome.
You are late!¡±¡±
¡°¡°I¡¯m
sorry.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Now,
we have the bridegroom with us, let¡¯s start a banquet.¡±¡±
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¡°¡°hurry
up, I hope he did not come yet.¡±¡±
¡°¡°Me
too. Let¡¯s move quickly.¡±¡±
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It¡¯s
locked. I think he came already.¡±¡±
¡°¡°No
way, What can we do now?¡±¡±
¡°¡°shall
we knock the door? Who knows?¡±¡±
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Even
though they knocked the door for long time, the door was never opened. The
bridegroom did not want to open the door for the foolish virgins.
¡°¡°Please,
open the door, please. We are here. Open, please.¡±¡± But the door was still
locked.
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Finally
the five virgins could not join the wedding banquet. They were lazy to
prepare so they failed to enter. This parable is a story of Jesus who will
come again to the earth. We should prepare well with our praise and prayer so
we can welcome Him in any time.
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The Five Wise Virgins