Sunday Morning June 14, 2015

1. Matthew 25:1-13
Heritage Addition church of Christ
By Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Morning, June 14, 2015

2. Jesus is coming soon
Revelation 22:20 ESV He who
testifies to these things says,
"Surely I am coming soon." Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus!

3. Jesus is coming soon!
• Background Destruction of the Temple &
Jerusalem in 70 AD, Matthew 24:1-2.
• The disciples asked three separate questions.
Matthew 24:3 ESV As he sat on the Mount of Olives,
the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us,
when will these things be, and what will be the sign of
your coming and of the close of the age?”

4. The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1. To better understand the Parable of the Ten Virgins
we need to understand Jewish wedding customs
(particularly in Palestine) of the 1st Century.
• The bride was taken to the bridegroom’s (he
was not there) to await his arrival. When a
messenger announced the coming of the
groom, the bride’s friends (virgins) would go out
to meet the bridegroom and escort him back to
the house where the marriage ceremony took
place. (Jackson, The Parables in Profile, 109)

5. Matthew 25:1-13
"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened
to ten virgins who took their lamps and went
out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1
NKJV)

6. Now five of them were wise, and five were
foolish. Those who were foolish took their
lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise
took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
(Matthew 25:2-4 NKJV)

7. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they
all slumbered and slept. "And at midnight a
cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is
coming; go out to meet him!' (Matthew 25:5-
6 NKJV)

8. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their
lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give
us some of your oil, for our lamps are going
out.' 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.‘ (Matthew 25:7-9 NKJV)

9. 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.
"Afterward the other virgins came also,
saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' (Matthew
25:10-11 NKJV)

10. But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to
you, I do not know you.' "Watch therefore, for
you know neither the day nor the hour in
which the Son of Man is coming. (Matthew
25:12-13 NKJV)

11. "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened
to ten virgins who took their lamps and went
out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1
NKJV)
The Church
Mark 9:1; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4
Christ
Revelation 19:6-9
Christians, members of the church,
Rev. 19:9; 2 Cor. 11:2 For I am
jealous for you with godly jealousy.
For I have betrothed you to one
husband, that I may present you as
a chaste virgin to Christ.

12. Rev 19:6-9 NKJV And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great
multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of
mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigns! (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."

13. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their
lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give
us some of your oil, for our lamps are going
out.' 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.‘ (Matthew 25:7-9 NKJV)
Faith; Heb. 11:6;
Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and
access with confidence through faith in Him.
Works
James 2:26 NKJV For as the body
without the spirit is dead, so faith
without works is dead also.

14. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they
all slumbered and slept. "And at midnight a
cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is
coming; go out to meet him!' (Matthew 25:5-
6 NKJV)
2nd Coming of Christ
Matthew 24:36 NKJV "But of that day
and hour no one knows, not even the
angels of heaven, but My Father only.
Matthew 24:44 NKJV Therefore you
also be ready, for the Son of Man is
coming at an hour you do not expect.

15. I Know You Not
1. Remember we are talking about Christians.
2. A Christian can fall away., 1 Cor. 10:12
3. “I do not know you” – know - perfect tense in
Greek
4. God wants all to repent, but there will come a
time when it is too late.
5. How sad here we have those who were once
known, but are now forgotten for all eternity.
1Co 10:12 ESV Therefore let anyone who thinks
that he stands take heed lest he fall.

16. Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV "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.
(22) Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out
demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?' (23) And then I will declare to them, 'I
never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!’

17. Are You Prepared?
1. What have you done to be prepared?
2. Cannot get into heaven based on others deeds.
3. When Jesus comes again, it will be too late to
change.
4. Does Jesus know you?
2Co 5:10 ESV For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive
what is due for what he has done in the body,
whether good or evil.

18. Matthew 7:24-27 NKJV "Therefore whoever hears
these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken
him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
(25) and the rain descended, the floods came, and
the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did
not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

19. Matthew 7:24-27 continued (26) "But everyone
who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not
do them, will be like a foolish man who built his
house on the sand: (27) and the rain descended,
the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on
that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

20. BECOMING A CHRISTIAN

21. 2 Peter 3:9-12 NKJV The Lord is not slack
concerning His promise, as some count
slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not
willing that any should perish but that all should
come to repentance. (10) But the day of the
Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the
heavens will pass away with a great noise, and
the elements will melt with fervent heat; both
the earth and the works that are in it will be
burned up.

22. 2 Peter 3:9-12 continued (11) Therefore, since all
these things will be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought you to be in holy conduct and
godliness, (12) looking for and hastening the
coming of the day of God, because of which the
heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the
elements will melt with fervent heat?