S3 Ep11 Ten Virgins, A Covenant, A Judgment, and a Hope

While milling about Matthew 24 and Matthew 25 (the Olivet Discourse), we stop in on some of those red letters in chapter 25 and break down the parable of the Ten Virgins who are attending a wedding (they're not part of it). We compare some of the imagery and metaphor there with common statements and beliefs in Christendom and see if they fit. We visit the covenants that apply and the hope in view. Once again, we note the very Jewish, Israeli context of the passage (and remind ourselves of the Lord's words in Matthew 15, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." God has a plan for a remnant of Israel, true Israel, believing Israel, O Virgin of Israel.