Matt 25 and the 10 Virgins

You got too far. The 8th word "likened" does not mean IS. It is compared to. And that is what you and 99% of the church and Christians do. "You" compare behaviors, find good and evil, etc. The REAL KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS verse 14.

I think the last post was unnecessarily harsh - an example of internet rage - as you make a good point, it is possible to know the nature of the ten virgins.

I would add that the fact that some do not have oil does not mean there is no hope for them, either.

Far from it, they have hope and yet are still foolish.

But what is their nature? The Lord may yet reveal it.

Matthew 25:1-13 is a parable depicting the difference between the saved and the unsaved of the professing "church"

Those with oil .... and those without [the oil is the Lord's holy spirit]

This parable also reflects the Lord's pre-tribulation call for His true ecclesia

Those with oil will be called, and those with no oil will be shut out

This passage of scripture should be read in conjunction with Revelation 3:10, and 3:15-20

Those without oil will enter the coming tribulation period where they will have to seek the Lord and repent in order to be saved

the oil is truth
10 of 10 had it, but at His Coming, 5 don't anymore

imo it does not represent types of churches, but rather individuals

Gottservant said:

I think the last post was unnecessarily harsh - an example of internet rage - as you make a good point, it is possible to know the nature of the ten virgins.

I would add that the fact that some do not have oil does not mean there is no hope for them, either.

Far from it, they have hope and yet are still foolish.

But what is their nature? The Lord may yet reveal it.

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I'm sure you think Samuel's treatment of Agag "unnecessarily harsh" just like
Saul. Same with Jesus when he went into the temple and overturned the money changers. "Jesus you're not being very Christ like".This parable isn't about the virgins; it's about you discussing the virgins and missing the point completely. Point is verse 14.

peterlindner said:

I'm sure you think Samuel's treatment of Agag "unnecessarily harsh" just like
Saul. Same with Jesus when he went into the temple and overturned the money changers. "Jesus you're not being very Christ like".This parable isn't about the virgins; it's about you discussing the virgins and missing the point completely. Point is verse 14.

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I looked at verse 14, its just more about Heaven.

Why don't you make your point clearer?

I'm sure you can do it without indicting Christians for confusing tenses.

don't forget the material is even more precise than you are thinking; it is mostly about the conflict of the 6th decade in Judaism as is the Rev. The generation ending then (which began at the end of Jesus' work) is tested in an extraordinary way by the offer of the Gospel to become missionaries of that Gospel. If they refuse (and they did) they were looking at the bad end of a deal with the Roman army.

Gottservant said:

I looked at verse 14, its just more about Heaven.

Why don't you make your point clearer?

I'm sure you can do it without indicting Christians for confusing tenses.

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There are many times in the bible where there are ambiguous answers. More information is needed from other scripture to match God's patterns.

In this case, the "clear explanation" takes away the revenge, judgement, and punishment of the "bad" team. The clarity is hidden beautifully in the word "likened". When examples from angels, dreams, and visions are brought in to describe a nature of revenge and punishment it is clear to me that the pattern is the same as in Moses's day. People would rather listen to anyone but God.

God's pattern was given in David. The spoils of victory were to be shared with ALL. Jesus came so that we could live more abundantly.

The IS of verse14 is the piece of Truth. The kingdom of heaven is as a man on a journey. Jesus reminds the disciples of being taken care of when they trusted God to go out without purse or extra clothing. Why? So that they would have to trust God for every piece of Mana. Nevertheless when Jesus says "now is the time to live by the sword, they were able to instantly procure the swords, because they were carrying extra money/clothing (they were disobedient). "It is enough".

But the scale of the virgins will continue with pious explanations in many directions.

"It is enough".
Peter

Actually, I hold the man on the journey is Christ ascension. He leaves his slaves...Paul tell us we are "slaves for Christ". We know when Christ ascended He gave gifts to men, those gifts are the talents of the parable.

Same thing with the parable of ten virgins, I think it speaks of true and false believers in the church. Those virgins who had no oil when the bridegroom came were eternally lost.

It's just Christ doing what he does to get the message across...in parables, so that he who has ears to hear...will hear.

Just The Facts said:

Hi

In Matthew 25 we are told an interesting Parable/Prophecy. Which is not just a parable but an inside look at Christianity at the Time of Jesus return.

1: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2: And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3: They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5: While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6: And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7: Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8: And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9: But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10: And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11: Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.12: But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

As we all know Virgins is a symbol in scripture for a Church Paul call the Church at Corinth a Virgin

2Cor:11:2: For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

In Matt 25 Jesus tells us that at the time of his return there will be 10 Virgins. Which Paul shows us means Ten Churches

This is true there really are only 10 Churches/Sects in Christianity. Sure there are Dozens of off shoots of each but there really are only 10 real different sects.

1.Orthodox
2. Catholic
3. Protestant Amill Beliefs like Anglican / United
4. Lutheran / Presbyterian
5. Quaker / Mennonite
6. Mormon
7. Seventh Day Adventist
8. Second wave Baptists / Pentecostal /
9. Church Of God / Other similar Churches
10. Jehovah Witness

I know that many churches teach these ten virgins as Ten Brides but that is not what a Jewish wedding was. There is not 10 brides at any wedding. You need to understand the wedding Jesus is referencing. This is a doctrine of men started in the fifth century and not backed by common sense or scripture. What wedding has ten brides???????

First and foremost we know that The Bride is this

Rev 21:2: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

So now we know who the Bride is it is Holy Jerusalem out of heaven in the MILLENNIAL AGE which can also be represented by the True Church of God. God’s temple on Earth in THIS AGE is true believers…… IE: the true church

Now look at Psalms.

Psm 45:13: The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.14: She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

So here we see that the Virgins are not the Bride at all, they are the companions of the Bride. I ask you, who follows the Lamb to the Wedding????????

Psm 45:15: With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.

Now remember Jesus words

Jn:14:2: In my Father's house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

So above we see the Virgins (Christian Churches) are brought in to the Kings Palace where Jesus has prepared rooms.

Psm 45:16: Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17: I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

Psm 45 continues by telling us that we are no longer our parents children we become Children of God and shall be Princes on the Earth. Which is exactly what Jesus and the Saints tell us.

Now as I have said there are many off shoots from these basic ten Belief systems but the core belief of each of these 10 is unique.

What we are told in Matt 25 is that of these 10 Churches Five will have the Golden Oil (truth of the Word of God See Zech: ) in their lamps to see in the darkness that will befall the Earth at the time of Jesus return and Five will not have the golden oil. These five will follow the AC and will be lost. And only when they go and get the Golden Oil will they see the truth but then it will be too late.

Who will follow the AC and Who Will not.....................I have no Idea. I have some guesses but only time will tell.

This is the Truth of Matt 25 and the ten virgins.

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False beginning.


First, the servant is cut in half, AND THEN THE KINGDOM SHALL BE LIKE.

him.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CONTINUING-----Matthew 25 '' THEN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SHALL BE LIKENED TO.''

THEN THE VIRGINS WHO ARE OF THE CONGREGATION OF GENTILE BELIEVERS IN CHRIST ARE TOLD HOW IT IS THAT THEY MUST HAVE AN EXTRA VESSEL FULL OF OIL.

THEN THEY ARE TOLD TO GO BUY THE OIL, But they will not have enough time,

Just The Facts said:

HI Peterlinder

Wow the point of this thread went totally right over your head and right into the pool of judgemental comments. Congrats you went from 0 to judge in 2 seconds flat.

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I don't think he was trying to judge so much as get us to "figure out" something about scripture that the Lord had revealed to him privately.

Frequently the conclusion is so fantastic (when speaking of the imagination that scripture fuels) that the premises are lost in the conversion, and I think that may be what happened here.

Just The Facts said:

Hi Han

no false understanding it is three different stories not one

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Nope, The conversation begins in Matthew 24 32 and this is even a continuation from the beginning of Matthew 24.


I don't know of any singular Parables.


It's just like Matthew 13.

The sower
The wheat and tares
The mustard seed
The kingdom of heaven is like leaven.

All 4 of these parables goes together.


There are not 4 different parables, they are 3 parables that make a whole, and the 4th parable is the key to understanding the first 3.


WHEN that servant is cut in half, ONLY THEN is the kingdom of heaven as 10 virgins.

It might help if you define context, first.

Just The Facts said:

Hi Hannibal

Obviously it is a running conversation but that does not mean it is all about the same thing.

1. First he speaks to leaders of the Churches. Servants responsible for looking after the flock that become evil over time. A good example are the various churches in Christianity today. They partner with evil beat down their fellow servants and pile excess riches onto themselves.

2. Next Jesus speaks to the Wisdom / Understanding of the Churches at his Second Advent. He clearly says five virgins (churches) have oil in their lamps so they can see in the darkness and follow the groom to the wedding. Then he says that when the other five virgins(churches) finally get oil he sends them away with this comment

12: But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

That is a direct reference and tie in to this statement.

21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23: And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The very large group of Christians that Jesus will say "I never knew you" to is in fact Five Virgins (churches)

That is a strong statement from Jesus that a very large group of professing Christians who centre their belief in falsely claiming prophetic abilities and the banishment of demons are in fact not with him at all. THEY HAVE NO OIL. So despite these five Churches seemingly good Light (lamps) and understanding of scripture (oil), and their loud public professions of belief, faith and deeds they are in fact evil.

This was the main point of this thread but I can not teach you or anyone I can only witness the truth.

3. The third parable deals with not holding on to your treasure (knowledge of the truth) and investing it to bring more souls to God. It is not enough to have understanding you must witness the Truth. You can not let the worries of the world and family and Job stop you from witnessing the truth. Always remember we are witnesses not teachers. Only the Spirit teaches and only the spirit decides who will learn.

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I really like how you think, you are a wonderful asset to this forum.

There are a few{about 6 parables} that I understand completely, although most don't see what I see.

This parable of the ten virgins is a parable I still struggle with, a see these ten virgins after the servant is cut in half.

I see 5 virgins that are foolish, who separated themselves form Judah. I see the wise servants as serving Judah and bringing confort to the broken hearted of Israel.,

I believe the Lord will open his eyes up in Judah and the people who serve Judah, and they will be given a glory that people can actually see.

I think the foolish virgins go to the virgins who have an extra vessel and extra oil, and ask them for some oil, and they are told to go out and find needy Jews and help them, and that's what I see as buying oil.

Helping and staying loyal to Jews, and Israel.

To become a servant in these days of being a servant, but the 5 foolish did not want to be servants.

I think along these lines but I don't know exactly if I am right.

I do know some of the parables meanings, exact meaning, but this parable is a hard parable.


I know the Parable of the Rich man and Lazareth, and the parables of the sower, the wheat and tares, the mustard seed, and a couple others, but these ten virgins are a great mystery to me, I mean that I think I know, but I'm still not sure.

I believe Christians are to find needy Jews, help them and be a servant to them, and if they do this, they are the wise.

Matthew 25:11
'' Afterwards the other virgins came also, saying, '' Lord, Lord, open to us.!''


I think it was Eddie Chumney that put it in my mind that knocking on this door is knocking on a door where a chamber of love, where the marriage is made valid.


Here is some of what Eddie says, although I don't think I agree with everything he says, but here is a perspective.


WHO ARE THE FOOLISH?
The foolish don't follow Torah.
KJV Proverbs 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
KJV Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
The foolish don't follow 'way of understanding' (follow the Torah)
KJV Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
KJV Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God ...
The foolish man doesn't speak the 'lips of knowledge' (Torah).
KJV Proverbs 21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
The wise have oil (follow Torah) and the foolish have no oil (don't follow Torah).
KJV Jeremiah 5:4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
KJV Psalm 119:1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
The foolish know not the way of YHVH (follow Torah)
KJV Jeremiah 5:21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
KJV Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
The foolish are without understanding (don't follow Torah).
KJV Psalm 119:53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
The wicked (foolish) forsake the law (have no oil).
THEY SLUMBERED AND SLEPT
While the Bridegroom tarried (the time between the 1st and 2nd coming of Yeshua) BOTH the eventual 'wise' and 'foolish' slept.
SLEEP IS SPIRITUAL SLUMBER
(NOT FOLLOWING TORAH / EXILE)
KJV 1 Samuel 3:3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
The 'lamp' went out and Samuel 'slept'.
KJV Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
KJV Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes ...
KJV Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
'Sleeping' is not following Torah.
A CRY WAS MADE AT MIDNIGHT
'Midnight' is a term for the tribulation of the end of days. The 'cry' that is made at 'midnight' is the sound of the shofar which is sounded to gather the exiles of Israel.
KJV Isaiah 27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
LESSON SUMMARY
#1) The exiles of Israel return to the land of Israel at the dawn of the Messianic Era (Deut 30:1-5)
#2) The Good Shepherd (Yeshua the Messiah: John 10:14) gathers the exiles of Israel (Ezekiel 34:11) in the end of days (Ezekiel 34:13)
#3) Yeshua died on the tree to gather the exiles of Israel (John 10:16, 11:49-52)
#4) The setting of the 'Parable of the Ten Virgins' is the second coming of Yeshua and the end of days (Matthew 24:3, Matthew 25:1, 13)
#5) The Ten Virgins refer to the return of the Northern Kingdom / Ten Tribes / Ephraim in the end of days
#6) Five is a number for the books of the Torah
#7) Wisdom is following Torah. Foolishness is not following Torah.
#8) The five wise virgins followed Torah
#9) The five foolish virgins didn't follow Torah
#10) The exiles who are gathered in the end of days are called, 'Virgin (s)' (Jeremiah 31:4, 13, 31)
#11) Sleep / Slumber speaks of the exile and not following Torah
#12) Midnight speaks of the tribulation period or the time when the exiles of Israel are gathered in the dark and cloudy day (Ezekiel 34:12)
#13) A 'cry' or the sound of the shofar gathers the exiles of Israel (Isaiah 27:13, Mattew 24:31)
#14) The wise virgins (those that followed Torah) were READY and prepared to marry the bridgegroom (Yeshua the Messiah)
#15) The foolish virgins (those that didn't follow Torah) were rejected by Yeshua to come to the wedding of the bridegroom THE LAND OF ISRAEL IS BEING DIVIDED AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HEBRAIC VIEW OF THE END OF DAYS THEN YOU ARE A CANDIDATE TO BE A FOOLISH VIRGIN !!!




I think the foolish should realize that they are servants to Israel, and the separation of gentile and Jew is a result of a foolish gentile.

(By: Eddie Chumney)
Is it important that you study the Hebraic Roots of Christianity? Yes! Do you need to study the Hebraic Roots of Christianity to be saved? No! However by NOT studying the Hebraic Roots of Christianity you will MISS out on BLESSINGS which come to those who are ALREADY saved / redeemed in Yeshua the Messiah.
THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
IS ABOUT THE END OF DAYS
KJV Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
KJV Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
KJV Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
First, we need to realize that the parable of the Ten Virgins is a parable and the the end of days and the second coming of Yeshua.
In this context, we need to realize that the foolish virgins were unprepared and missed the second coming of Yeshua.
WHY DID THE FOOLISH VIRGINS
NOT UNDERSTAND THE SECOND COMING OF YESHUA ?
The answer is simple. They didn't follow Torah and didn't have a Hebraic view of the second coming of Messiah. How is this so?
THE FOUNDATION OF THE PARABLE
The Torah prophecies about the ingathing of the exiles in the end of days.
KJV Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
KJV Deuteronomy 30:2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice [follow Torah] according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
KJV Deuteronomy 30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
KJV Deuteronomy 30:4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
KJV Deuteronomy 30:5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
The ingathering of the exiles of Israel (Northern Kingdom / Southern Kingdom) or (Ephraim and Judah) is associated with doing you good and "multiplying you ABOVE your fathers". When is this? This is the dawn of the Messianic Era.
YESHUA IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD
WHO GATHERS THE EXILES OF ISRAEL
Yeshua died on the tree to gather the exiles of Israel. Yeshua explicitly states this in John 10.
KJV John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
In Ezekiel 34:1-10, YHVH condemns the 'shepherds of Israel' for not 'feeding the sheep' (teaching them Torah). As a result, YHVH declares that HE (through Yeshua the Messiah) will be the good shepherd who gathers the exiles of Israel.
KJV Ezekiel 34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
KJV Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
THE EXILES OF ISRAEL ARE GATHERED
IN THE 'CLOUDY AND DARK DAY'
In Ezekiel 34:12, the 'good shepherd' of Israel PHYSICALLY gathers the exiles of Israel during the 'cloudy and dark day' or the tribulation period. The tribulation period is the end of days.
YESHUA DIED ON THE TREE TO
GATHER THE EXILES OF ISRAEL
After stating that He is the 'good shepherd' (alluding to Ezekiel 34:11ff) who gathers the exiles of Israel, Yeshua teaches that He needs to die on the tree in order for this event to come to pass.
KJV John 10:16 And other sheep I have (Northern Kingdom / Ten Tribes / Ephraim), which are not of this fold [Southern Kingdom: House of Judah]: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice [follow Torah]; and there shall be one fold [the unification of Ephraim and Judah] and one shepherd [Yeshua the Messiah].
KJV John 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life [die on the tree] that I might take it again.
YESHUA DIED ON THE TREE TO
GATHER THE EXILES OF ISRAEL
We are also told in John 11:49-52 that Yeshua died on the tree to gather the exiles of Israel.
KJV John 11:49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
KJV John 11:50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
KJV John 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation [Southern Kingdom: House of Judah - Jews]
KJV John 11:52 And not for that nation only [but also for the Northern Kingdom: Ten Tribes / Ephraim] but that also he should gather together in one [unified Ephraim and the Judah] children of God that were scattered abroad [exiled into the nations of the world].
SUMMARY OF POINTS TO DATE
#1) The Messiah of Israel 'good shepherd' gathers the exiles of Israel (physically) in the end of days known as the tribulation period
#2) Yeshua died on the tree to ultimately gather the exiles of Israel (physically) from the nations of the world where they have been scattered
#3) The setting of the 'Parable of the Ten Virgins' is the second coming of Yeshua and the end of days (Matthew 24:3, Matthew 25:1, 13)
WHY TEN VIRGINS?
'Virgins' describe the ingathering of the exiles in the end of days.
KJV Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
KJV Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
KJV Jeremiah 31:9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
KJV Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
KJV Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
KJV Jeremiah 31:21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Ephraim (Jeremiah 31:9) (known as the TEN tribes) are being gathered as a 'shepherd does his flock' (Jeremiah 31:10). The exiles who are being gathered as called, 'virgins' (Jeremiah 31:4 and Jeremiah 31:13).
Therefore the TEN VIRGINS represent the ingathering of the Ten Tribes / Ephraim in the end of days.
THE TEN VIRGINS TAKE LAMPS
KJV Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
THE TORAH IS LIKE A LAMP
The Torah requires that the 'lamp' be burning always with oil.
KJV Exodus 27:20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
KJV Psalm 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
KJV Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
The lamp is to be burning with oil always. The Torah and the commandment of YHVH is a lamp.
FIVE WERE WISE AND FIVE WERE FOOLISH
FIVE WISE = Those who followed Torah
FIVE FOOLISH = Those who didn't follow Torah
Of the TEN VIRGINS (the return of Ephraim / Ten Tribes), the WISE are those who followed Torah (made themselves ready for the coming of Yeshua) and the FOOLISH didn't follow Torah (and were unprepared for the second coming of Yeshua).
FIVE represents the FIVE books of Moses (Torah)
WHO ARE THE WISE?
WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING IS FOLLOWING TORAH
KJV Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man that findeth WISDOM, and the man
that getteth UNDERSTANDING.
KJV Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
KJV Deuteronomy 4:5 Behold, I have taught you STATUTES and JUDGMENTS, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
KJV Deuteronomy 4:6 KEEP therefore and DO them; for this is YOUR WISDOM and your UNDERSTANDING in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these STATUTES, and say, Surely this great nation is a WISE and UNDERSTANDING people.
KJV Deuteronomy 4:8 And what nation is there so great, that hath STATUTES and JUDGMENTS so righteous as all this TORAH, which I set
before you this day?
These verses tell us that KEEPING and DOING the TORAH is done by a WISE and UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE.
WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING IS FOLLOWING TORAH
KJV 1 Chronicles 22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round
about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
KJV 1 Chronicles 22:12 Only the LORD give thee WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest KEEP the TORAH of the LORD thy God.
KJV 1 Chronicles 22:13 Then shalt thou PROSPER, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with
concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
Therefore, a person who is WISE and has UNDERSTANDING will follow the TORAH and will PROSPER.
WHAT IS WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING?
KJV Job 28:20 Whence then cometh WISDOM? and where is the place of
UNDERSTANDING?
KJV Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the FEAR of the LORD, that is WISDOM; and to depart from evil is UNDERSTANDING. KJV Psalm 111:10 The FEAR of the LORD is the beginning of WISDOM: a GOOD UNDERSTANDING have all they that DO his COMMANDMENTS: his praise
endureth for ever.