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Lessons From The Parable
Of The Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
Wise Virgins
Foolish Virgins
 Made Preparations
 Made Preparations
 Went To Meet The
 Went To Meet The
Bridegroom
 Slumbered & Slept
Bridegroom
 Slumbered & Slept
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
Wise Virgins
 Caught
Foolish Virgins
 Caught
Unexpectedly
Unexpectedly
 Trimmed Lamps
 Trimmed Lamps
 Prepared For Delay
 Unprepared For
Delay
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Wise Christians
 Count The Cost
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
Foolish Christians
 Do Not Count
The Cost
Luke 14:28
"For which of you, intending to build a tower,
does not sit down first and count the cost,
whether he has enough to finish it”
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Wise Christians
 Good Ground
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
Foolish Christians
 Unprepared
Ground
Matthew 13:18-23
The Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:23
But he who received seed on the good
ground is he who hears the word and
understands it, who indeed bears fruit and
produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty.
Contrast with:
1) Wayside
2) Stony places
3) Among the Thorns
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
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Wise Christians
 Makes Call &
Election Sure
Foolish Christians
 Near Sighted
Unto Blindness
2 Peter 1:5-11
2 Peter 1:9-11
For he who lacks these things [Christian
graces, cf. vss. 5-6] is shortsighted, even to
blindness, and has forgotten that he was
cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore,
brethren, be even more diligent to make
your call and election sure, for if you do
these things you will never stumble; 11 for so
an entrance will be supplied to you
abundantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
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Wise Christians
 Goes On To
Perfection
Foolish Christians
 Needs To Be
Taught 1st
Principles Again
Hebrews 5:12-6:1
Hebrews 5:12 – 6:1
For though by this time you ought to be teachers,
you need someone to teach you again the first
principles of the oracles of God; and you have
come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For
everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in
the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But
solid food belongs to those who are of full age,
that is, those who by reason of use have their
senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 6:1
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the
elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to
perfection, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from dead
works and of faith toward God.”
Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
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Wise Christians
 Looks For &
Foolish Christians
 Willfully Forget
Hastens The
Coming Of The
Lord
The Coming Of
The Lord
2 Peter 3:5-12
2 Peter 3:5-6, 11
(5-6), For this they willfully forget: that by
the word of God the heavens were of old,
and the earth standing out of water and in
the water, 6 by which the world that then
existed perished, being flooded with water.
(11), Therefore, since all these things will
be dissolved, what manner of persons ought
you to be in holy conduct and godliness.
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Some Will Be Prepared,
Some Unprepared
Wise Christians
Foolish Christians
 Serve Continually
 Neglect To Serve
Matthew 25:34-40, 41-46
Hunger – Food; Thirst – Drink
Naked – Clothing; Sick, Prison - Visit
Matthew 25:34, 41, 46
(34), Then the King will say to those on His
right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.
(41), Then He will also say to those on the
left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into
the everlasting fire prepared for the devil
and his angels.
(46), And these will go away into
everlasting punishment, but the
righteous into eternal life.
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 The Bridegroom Is Coming
(Revelation 1:7)
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and
every eye will see Him, even they who
pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth
will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
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 The Bridegroom Is Coming
(Revelation 1:7)
 His Coming Is Unexpected
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-5)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
But concerning the times and the seasons,
brethren, you have no need that I should write
to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that
the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the
night. 3 For when they say, "Peace and safety!"
then sudden destruction comes upon them, as
labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they
shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in
darkness, so that this Day should overtake you
as a thief. 5 You are all sons of light and sons of
the day. We are not of the night nor of
darkness.
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 The Bridegroom Is Coming
(Revelation 1:7)
 His Coming Is Unexpected
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-5)
 He Will Receive Those Prepared
(John 14:1-3)
John 14:1-3
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe
in God, believe also in Me. 2 "In My Father's
house are many mansions; if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you. 3 "And if I go and prepare a
place for you, I will come again and receive
you to Myself; that where I am, there you
may be also.
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 The Bridegroom Is Coming
(Revelation 1:7)
 His Coming Is Unexpected
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-5)
 He Will Receive Those Prepared
(John 14:1-3)
 He Will Refuse Those Unprepared
(Matthew 7:21)
Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,'
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he
who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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 The Bridegroom Is Coming
(Revelation 1:7)
 His Coming Is Unexpected
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-5)
 He Will Receive Those Prepared
(John 14:1-3)
 He Will Refuse Those Unprepared
(Matthew 7:21)
You Know Neither The Day Nor The Hour
The Son Of Man Is Coming