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Matthew 25:1-2, “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who 
                            took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Now five 
                            of them were wise and five were foolish.”

Yesterday I was asked a really great question.  Who are the foolish virgins?  Today, I will attempt to answer that question.

Jesus told another parable recorded in Matthew 7:24-27.  It was about a wise man who heard the sayings of Jesus and did them; He compared this man to a wise man that built his house on a rock.  When the rains came, flooding occurred, and the winds blew, the house stood because its foundation was on the rock.  Another man built his house on sand, which fell apart when the rain, floods, and wind came.  In this parable wise and foolish is determined by who built their lives on the foundation of their lives on the Rock – Jesus Christ.  Those who do “hear His words (or in our case read His words) and does them” are wise.  Then, our foundation is strong and we are able to stand the storms of life that come.

A second thought about the foolish virgins is that they took lamps but no oil with them.  Oil in the Bible is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.  The foolish virgins had just enough oil to make their lamps burn for the present; it was to make others believe they were someone who in reality they were not.  They did not have enough oil for their lamp in case the bridegroom was late. They could be called hypocrites because they have a lamp for the procession in their hand but their heart was empty of the spiritual necessities to do so.  In other words, they have said and done right things with those around them but have not prepared themselves before the bridegroom; they have not prepared for eternity. 

Jesus said that “He was the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).  He also said, “I am the door.  If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:9).  When one asks Jesus Christ to save him, He does through His blood at the cross and through His resurrection.  At that time the Holy Spirit comes to live within him and help him to live for the Lord.  The Holy Spirit is the oil that keeps the lamp lit within the believer to shine before men and do good works.  Those good works come as a result of our faith in Jesus Christ.

So, who were the foolish virgins?  They represent those who have not truly been saved.

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