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Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
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A Universal Awakening
Commentators note that all the virgins, both wise and foolish, awoke to trim their lamps. This represents the universal moment of reckoning—at death or Christ's return—when everyone is forced to examine their spiritual state. It is a sudden, shared experience for all who profess faith, prompting a final preparation to meet the Lord.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Trimmed their lamps. Burning till midnight, the oil was exhausted. They gave a dim and obscure light. They trimmed them by removing the bu…
Trimmed (εκοσμησαν). Put in order, made ready. The wicks were trimmed, the lights being out while they slept, fresh oil put in the…
19th Century
Baptist
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lam…
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At midnight (a symbol of the end of time) “the cry rang out.” All the virgins wake up and trim their lamps; but the lamps of the foolish virgins qu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then all these virgins arose Not out of their graves; for the righteous and wicked will not rise together; the dead …
The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken from the marriage customs among the Jews and explain the great day of Christ's comin…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the discussion concerned the Lord’s Coming for the Judgment; here, it concerns the Judgment itself. Therefore, this chapter is divided into t…
