The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Pastor Bill Small
September 24, 2023
9 Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!" And he added, "These are the true words of God."
- Revelation 19:9 NIV
42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
- Matthew 24:42 NIV
The Anointing with Oil Represents the Coming of the Spirit.
- THE MESSIAH IS THE ANOINTED ONE
- 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
- Acts 10:38 NIV
- IT REFERS TO POWER FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY
- 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
- Isaiah 61:1 NIV
- OIL AND HEALING ARE ASSOCIATED TOGETHER
- 6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness - only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil.
- Isaiah 1:6 NIV
- THE ANOINTING HELPS BELIEVERS UNDERSTAND GOD'S TRUTH
- 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth,
- 1 John 2:20 NIV
WHAT WENT RIGHT?
- 5 were vigilant
- 5 were prepared
- 5 were saved
- 10 were sleeping
- 5 had enough oil
WHAT WENT WRONG?
- 5 didn't have enough oil
- 5 figured they could just blend in
- 5 thought they would borrow what they needed
- 5 hoped in the end it wouldn't matter
- 5 didn't lose their salvation, they never had it
DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH OIL AS YOU WAIT FOR THE RETURN OF THE BRIDEGROOM?