Episode 902: And the door was shut

Matthew 25: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

This is a continuation of Jesus' answer to his disciples who had asked him in Matthew 24:3 concerning the signs that would precede the second coming of Jesus Christ to Earth. And in this context, Jesus not only gave them the signs that we studied in Matthew 24, but he also showed them how they could be ready for his coming. It's no use studying prophecy if we don't understand how to be ready for the second coming of Christ. And we can say that Matthew 25 is dealing with being ready, just like Matthew 24 was dealing with the signs that would indicate the second coming of Christ. The prophetic details are in Matthew 24 the spiritual preparation and the way to it, is described in Matthew 25. And so if we stopped with Matthew 24 and have no interest in understanding Matthew 25 we will not be ready for the coming of the Lord. And we shall certainly not be taken up if we are not spiritually prepared.