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Matthew 25:1-13
1"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6But at midnight there was a cry, `Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!`
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8The foolish said to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.`
9But the wise answered, saying, `What if there will not be enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.`
10While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
11Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, `Lord, Lord, open to us.`
12But he answered, `Most assuredly I tell you, I don`t know you.`
13Watch therefore, for you don`t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
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We read this passage as a profound allegory of the Kingdom of Heaven, emphasizing the importance of spiritual vigilance and readiness for the coming of Christ, which is central to our eschatological hope. The parable of the ten virgins, with its focus on the bridegroom, speaks to us of Christ as the
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