John Calvin Commentary Matthew 25:6

"But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him." — Matthew 25:6 (ASV)

At midnight a cry arose. With respect to the cry, I view it as taken metaphorically for His sudden arrival; for we know that when anything new and unexpected happens, people are accustomed to make a loud noise. True, indeed, our Lord cries daily that He will come quickly, (Revelation 22:20); but at that time, the whole frame of the world will resound with the cry, and His dreadful majesty will fill heaven and earth in such a manner as not only to awaken those who are asleep, but to bring the dead out of their graves, (John 5:28).