Jesus shares three parables that all relate to watching and being ready for no one knows the day or the hour that he is coming back. The third parable is barely a parable at all as he speaks about what will happen at the final judgement.
Matthew 25
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Jesus gave many different analogies of what the Kingdom of God is like. In Matthew 25 we read the parable of the talents. After he finishes this parable, he goes on to describe the final judgement. Earlier in chp. 25 is the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, which teaches us to always be prepared. We do not know the day and hour of his return; but he will return. The parable of the talents is a lesson to believers to take good care of what has been entrusted to them. Continue reading
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