Are you curious?
What door was shut? Why was it shut? When was it shut?
What does a closed door signify? It signifies that you
cannot enter because the entrance is blocked by the closed door. Only those who
have the necessary authority or permission are allowed to enter.
Matthew 25:10, “...the
bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.”
It is obviously a wedding scene. When the bridegroom
arrives, those guests who were waiting and ready went in with him. Then the
door was shut. Only invited guests have the authorisation to be at the wedding,
and the wedding feast. Anyone else is not allowed to enter.
Let’s look at the verses in Matthew chapter 25 that
refer to the above scene.
Matthew 25:1-13,
(1) “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took
their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
(2) “Now five of them were
wise, and five were foolish.
(3)
Those who were foolish took
their lamps and took no oil with them
(4) “but the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps.
(5) “But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all
slumbered and slept.
(6) “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’
(7)
“Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.
(8) “And the foolish
said to the wise, ‘Give us some
of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
(9) “But the wise answered, saying,
‘No, lest there should not be
enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for
yourselves.’
(10) “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those
who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
(11) “Afterward
the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’
(12) But he
answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
(13) “Watch
therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is
coming.”
As this story unfolds we
learn that five virgins were fully prepared for the wedding. They had brought
additional oil for their lamps; just in case the oil in their lamps ran out. The other
five were not prepared; they only had the oil that was in their lamps. The
upshot was when the bridegroom arrived at midnight the foolish virgins had to leave
the wedding scene to buy oil for their lamps.
They completely missed
out on the wedding; and were locked out!
The oil used in the lamps
was olive oil. Olive oil in the Scriptures is a type of the Holy Spirit. The
wise virgins had an abundant supply of olive oil for their lamps and went into
the wedding with the bridegroom.
The foolish virgins did
not have enough olive oil and their lamps were going out. They had to leave to
buy more oil. When they came back it was too late; they were locked out.
How does this wedding
story apply to us?
Only those who have been
saved by the Lord Jesus Christ and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them will
be in heaven at the marriage supper of the Lamb of God (the Lord Jesus Christ).
Will you be locked out of
heaven?
Revelation 19:7-9, (7) “Let us be glad and rejoice
and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has
made herself ready.” (8) And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. (9) Then
he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper
of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
Jon Peasey
[All Scriptures quoted are from the New King
James version]
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