What is the meaning of the passage of the ten virgins (Part 3)?

[Leonardo Von]

What is the meaning of the passage of the ten virgins (Part 3)?

*4 – FLASKS (vessels, jars)*: people that Jesus put in our life:

•    Jer 18:3-6 -> “So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. Then the word of the LORD came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.”.
•    2Co 4:7 -> “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.”.

*5 – VIRGINS*: people who were uncontaminated physically (in sexual intercourse) and spiritually (with other gods).

*6 – FOOL*: there are two types of fool:

1 - those who deny the existence of the Creator:

•    Psa 14:1 -> “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.”.
•    Psa 53:1 -> “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.”.

In virtue of this, they:

a)    conceal hatred, have lying lips and utters slander to provoke anger:

•    Pro 10:18 -> “The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.”.
•    Pro 27:3 -> “A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.”.

b)    delight in doing wrong:

•    Pro 10:23 -> “Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.”.
•    Pro 20:3 -> “It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.”.

c)    despise the instruction of their parents and, of course, of anybody else:

•    Pro 15:5 -> “A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.”.
•    Pro 23:9 -> “Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.”.

d)    didn’t accept reprehension:

•    Pro 17:10 -> “A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.”.
•    Pro 27:22 -> “Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.”.

e)    only look at what is far from them instead of loving the neighbor:

•    Pro 17:24 -> “The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.”.

Based on this, we can conclude that the fool doesn’t deserve honor and never will be able to get wisdom, not even if they gain money:

•    Pro 17:16 -> “Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?”.
•    Pro 24:7 -> “Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.”.
•    Pro 26:1 -> “Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.”.

But, worst than this type of fool are those who believe in Jesus, hear His words, but insist in live like a fool, without comply with His commandments:

•    Mat 7:26,27 -> “And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”.

*7 – Wise*: those who believe in Christ, fear Him, tremble before His words and abide by all His will for them. Like Job, they always veer from all appearance of evil (Job 1:1; 1Thess 5:22¬):

•    Job 28:28 -> “And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”.
•    Psa 111:10 -> “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!”.
•    Pro 1:7 -> “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”.
•    Pro 9:10 -> “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.”.
•    Pro 10:8 -> “The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.”.
•    Pro 10:14 -> “The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.”.
•    Pro 12:15 -> “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”.
•    Pro 13:16 -> “Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.”.
•    Pro 14:16 -> “One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.”.
•    Pro 29:11 -> “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.”.
•    Mat 7:24,25 -> “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”.

So, have a good day acting like a pure virgin who fill all the vessels that Jesus put in your life with Jesus’ wisdom and understanding.

Tomorrow we will carry on.