Section 5 Building Your Relationship With God - 18 Clarification Of Bilblical Stories
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Question: What does the parable of the ten virgins mean?

Parable of the Ten Virgins

.“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. (Matthew 25:1-13)

God’s answer:

You snooze, you lose.

The expression you snooze, you lose means "if you get distracted or wait too long, you will pass up the opportunity to do/gain something that you want."24

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Question: What do you mean by this in relation to the kingdom in heaven?

God’s answer:

Happy are those who are called to My supper
They are not ready to receive me. They are ill- prepared.

Ill-prepared means “badly or inadequately prepared or trained”.25

Question: So you are talking about life after death and purgatory (who goes up the elevator)?

God’s answer:

Vigilance
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
up or down
Death can come at any moment. Don’t be caught off-guard.
“ Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep And if I dies before I wake, I pray the Lord, my soul to take.”
Let this be your prayer
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