The Prepared Virgins
At midnight, a cry was heard: "Here comes
the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!"
All the ten virgins woke up and began to trim
their lamps.
The foolish five virgins said to the wise ones,
"Our lamps are going out; give us some of
your oil."
But the wise virgins replied, "There may
not be enough for both us and you.
Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some
for yourselves."
While they were gone to buy the oil, the
bridegroom arrived,
and those who were ready went in with him to the
wedding banquet,
and the
door was shut (Matthew 25:5-10, Korean Modern Bible).
As I meditate on this passage, the phrase
"the prepared virgins" resonates with me.
Like the wise five virgins, we must be prepared
to meet the bridegroom, Jesus Christ.
"I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her
husband" (Revelation 21:2).
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