The Bridegroom is Coming! Go Out to Meet Him! (Wise & Foolish Virgins)

Matthew 25 is the completion of the third and last cycle of Jesus' Olivet Discourse. The theme of Jesus' Coming being unknown, unexpected, and unavoidable--and so we are to be ready and be faithful--continues with three final parables/lessons. Jesus' first parable is that of the wise and foolish virgins, which emphasizes the need to be prepared and the warning of false professions.

Matthew 25:1-13: The Bridegroom is Coming! Go out to Meet Him!
I. Procession (vv1-2)
---A. Weddings were Great Occasions
---B. Weddings had Processions
---C. Maidens had part in Processions
---D. Maidens were not all alike…
II. Preparations (vv3-5)
---A. Foolish were Not Prepared (v3)
---B. Wise were Prepared (v4)
---C. All were Sleeping (v5)
III. Predicament (vv6-9)
---A. Finally! (v6)
---B. Fear! (vv7-8)
---C. Failure! (v9)
IV. Pronouncements (vv10-13)
---A. For Wise (v10)
---B. For Foolish (vv11-12)
---C. For All (v13)