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The key to understanding Matthew 25 is that it comes immediately after chapter 24. In other words, this is part of the answer Jesus gave to the disciples when they said, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

Jesus then gave the "signs of the times" so we might discern and understand the conditions that will take place in the world that will indicate we are in the last days. The condition of things that He lists are conditions we see happening today; many are being fulfilled before our eyes.

Jesus said there will be wars and rumors of war. There will be famines and earthquakes that will grow with greater intensity and be closer together as the events of the last days draws near. In Luke 21, he added plagues and famines in various places. All these are just the beginning of birth pangs, Jesus said. There will also be a great falling away, or apostasy, as unrighteousness and worldliness increase and most people’s love will grow cold.

Jesus also said, “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when it's branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.”

Jesus then gives several parables to give insight and instruction on the importance of watching for the return of the Son of Man and being ready for the latter days.

He said, “The coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah, before the flood. They were eating and drinking and marrying and giving in marriage and did not understand until the flood came and took them all away.”

He said the Lord would come like a thief in the night. “If the master of the house had known what hour the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert. For this reason, you to be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you did not think He will.”

Although Paul had something very important in 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6, “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do but let us be alert and sober.”

Now, as we come to chapter 25, Jesus gives another parable about the importance of being alert, of watching and being ready. This is a parable about 10 bridesmaids who were waiting for the arrival of the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five of them wise.

This is a parable with great application and if we have a heart to receive it, this parable can radically change your relationship to the Lord.

I. Jesus will Return for His Bride

 Jesus uses the parable of a bridegroom coming for his bride but focuses the parable on the ten bridesmaids.

 A parable is given to teach one main point and should not be overstretched to glean every bit of theology possible out of the parable.

 But it is important to understand that Jesus uses the picture of Him being the bridegroom over and over in scripture.

 Therefore, it’s important to understand what took place in a Jewish wedding in that day in order to understand what Jesus is teaching about His relationship to the church.

 You might also be interested to know that many of our modern wedding traditions come right out of the same wedding traditions that Jesus spoke of here in Matthew 25 and in other places in scripture.

A. Only the father knows the day or the hour

 In Matthew 24:36, Jesus said that only the Father alone knows the day and the hour. That comes right out of Jewish wedding tradition.
 Let's go through a typical Jewish wedding from beginning to end and see the similarities to the relationship between Christ and His church.

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