Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 25:10

"And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut." — Matthew 25:10 (ASV)

Undoubtedly, there are death-bed repentances. It is to be feared, however, that in the great majority of cases, people who awaken so late to a true conviction of their condition will find that, while they go to buy the long-despised grace, “the bridegroom” will come. The poor head may be so distracted by pain that the mind cannot grasp the idea of what faith in Christ is. Mental capacity may completely fail in that dreadful hour. The risk is so great that only the fatally foolish will postpone until then the preparation for the King’s coming.

They that were ready went in with him to the marriage. Their readiness consisted in having lit lamps or flaming torches. Our preparation for death or Christ’s coming is the possession of grace in the heart. And the door was shut. Once that door is shut, it will never be opened.

There are some who cling to fond dreams of an opening of that door after death for those who have died impenitent, but there is nothing in the Scriptures to warrant such an expectation. Any “larger hope” than that revealed in the Word of God is a delusion and a snare.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; –

While they were going.