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THE
PARABLE OF THE WISE AND
FOOLISH VIRGINS
I have struggled with this parable for years. I
have
heard some interpretations of this parable by Christian teachers, then
all of a sudden, it hit me that the basis of this parable is something
that Christians cannot see, unless they understood the Torah. This
parable is based on a certain Torah perspective, and I want to reveal
this to you.
Beginning with the parable which is noted in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew
25:1-13
Mat
25:1 Then
shall the Kingdom
of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five
were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and
took
no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose,
and
trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us
of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye
rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they
went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with
him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he
answered
and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of
Man cometh.
Eddie Chumney of Hebraic
Roots Ministries International revealed that the ten virgins
symbolized these:
The Five Wise Virgins and the
Five Foolish Virgins:The
Torah containing the five books of Moses
The Five Wise Virgins:Those who faithfully followed the
five books of the Torah The Five Foolish Virgins:Those who have the five books of
the Torah but are
unfaithfully following the Torah
There is more to this will be explained later.
Going through each of the segments of this parable and reveal what each
of these segments represent.
VERSES
ONE THROUGH FOUR
1 Then
shall the Kingdom
of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five
were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and
took
no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps.
First, the bridegroom symbolized here is
Yeshua.
The
five wise virgins filled their lamps with oil while the foolish virgins
did not have any.
Looking at the following words:
WISE
The Greek word for wise is
"fron-ee-mos" (fronimoj). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 5429, and its defintiion
From
G5424; thoughtful, that is, sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious
character; while G4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908
indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense
conceited (also in the comparative): - wise (-r).
from 5424 "frayne" (frjhn), and its definition
Probably
from an obsolete φράω phraō (to rein in or curb;
compare G5420); the midrif (as a partition of the body), that is,
(figuratively and by implication of sympathy) the feelings (or
sensitive nature; by extension [also in the plural] the mind or
cognitive faculties): - understanding.
FOOLISH
The Greek word for "foolish"
is "moros" (mwroj). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 3474, and its definition
Probably
form the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is,
heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X
-ishness).
from 3466 "moos-tayree-ohn" (musthrion), and its definition
From
a derivative of μύω muō (to shut the mouth); a
secret or “mystery” (through the idea of silence imposed by
initiation
into religious rites): - mystery.
This is where we get the modern English word
"moron".
The lamps could symbolize a couple of things: One possibility
that the lamps could symbolize is their bodies, which are the temples
of the
Ruakh HaKodesh. The oil is also a symbol of the Ruakh HaKodesh (the
Holy Spirit) which the apostle Paul noted in his letter to the
assembly in Corinth
Corinthians 6:19
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the Temple of the
Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of hwhy, and ye are
not your own?
Another possibility that the lamps could symbolize was the Word, as
King noted in the book of the Psalms
Psalms 119:105
Psa 119:105 NUN. Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto
my path.
And as King David said, the light of the lamp is also the Word. This
means that the Lamp and the Light is the Word of hwhy to
light their path.
It seems that the second possibility provides the better answer of the
two, so we'll use this as the symbolism of the lamp.
The
five wise virgins' lamps that were full of oil is symbolic of the
wise virgins being filled with oil which is being
filled the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit). This is what the apostle
Paul said to the assembly in Ephesus
Ephesians 5:18
Eph 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit;
Ont the other hand, the foolish
virgins that did not have any oil in their lamps were not symbolically
filled with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit). The only way
one could be filled with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) is to
accept Yeshua, the
Bridegroom, as their Lord and Savior, which would fill them with the
Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit). It is the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy
Spirit) that provides the Word in our lives, symbolized by the light
which provides our pathway as noted in Psalms above.
VERSES
FIVE AND SIX
5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And
at
midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out
to meet him.
As
we know, the Bridegroom, Yeshua, has been delaying
His coming. It
has
been two thousand years, or two Kingdom days, which is based in the
book of the prophet Hosea
Hosea
6:2
Hos 6:2 Shall keep us alive with two days: shall raise
us up in the third day, and we shall
live to His Face.
A day
according to hwhy is a thousand years
which is noted in the apostle Peter's epistle
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be
not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the hwhy as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day.
We are
still
waiting on the third day for Him to come.
What does it mean in verse six of Matthew that a cry was made that the
bridegroom cometh? But the question that we should ask is "What would
be the
most likely time of a cry or "Sound" of a warning that the Bridegroom
is coming"? The answer is noted in the book of Leviticus
Levitcus
23:23-25 Lev 23:23 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
24
Speak to the Sons of Israel, to say, In the seventh renewed month
on
the
one of the renewed month shall be to you
a Shabbathon
(Rest) of a Memorial (Reminder) of
Blowing
(Signaling) of a
Sacred (Holy) Calling (Convocation). 25 You shall not do any work of
service: and you
shall
bring near a Fire Offering to hwhy.
The crying of the Bridegroom
is a type and shadow of the Fall High Holy Day of Yom Teruah (also
called Rosh HaShannah in Judaism, which isn't really a new year, as I
noted in
my teaching "Rosh HaShanah, the Biblical New Year?"), which starts at
sundown
in the evening.
In conclusion of this passage, the ten virgins were involved in the
Torah of
Yom Teruah with the shouting, or "signaling" of the Bridegroom, Yeshua.
VERSES SEVEN THROUGH NINE
7 Then
all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the
foolish said unto the wise,
Give us
of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us
and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
Starting with verse seven, all of the virgins trimmed their lamps.
They would not be trimming the wicks in their lamps unless it was
utilized and were burned at the tip of the end of their wicks, which
contained
carbon that would make it difficult for the light to burn better. The
next question would be "What would be the
most likely time that the wicks would be trimmed"? The
answer is noted in the book of Leviticus
Levitcus
23:27-28 Lev
23:27 Only on the ten of this
seventh renewed month shall be the Day of
the Atonements: he shall be a Sacred (Holy) Calling (Convocation) to yourselves; and you
shall
afflict ta-your souls,
and you
shall
bring near a Fire Offering to the hwhy. 28 And you shall not do any
work on this same day: for he is the Day of Atonements
to atone upon yourselves
to the Face of hwhy, your
Elohim.
Yom Kippur is also noted in
the book of the prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
58:5
Isa 58:5 Is it such a
fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to
bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under
him?...
The ten virgins trimming
their wicks are a type and shadow of
the Fall High Holy Day of Yom Kippur to afflict by symbolically
"trimming" their
souls from their sins, the symbolic "carbon", and repent from their
sins which
starts at sundown in the evening.
These ten virgins were also involved on Yom Kippur.
Looking at the following words:
SELL
The Greek word for sell is
"poh-leh-oh" (pwlew). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 4453, and its defintiion
Probably
ultimately from πέλομαι
pelomai (to be busy, to trade); to barter (as a pedlar), that is, to
sell: - sell, whatever is sold.
BUY
The Greek word for buy is
"ah-gohr-ahd-zoh" (agorazw). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 59, and its defintiion
From
G58; properly to go to market, that is, (by implication) to purchase;
specifically to redeem: - buy, redeem.
from 58 "ah-gohr-ah" (agora), and its definition
From
ἀγείρω “ageiro” (to
gather;
probably akin to G1453); properly the town square (as a place of public
resort); by implication a market or thoroughfare: - market (-place),
street. In
verses eight and nine of this Parable, the foolish virgins asked the
wise ones
to give them some of their oil, but were told to go buy some at
the market place. This Could either be the symbolic intermittent
days,
between the Fall High Holy Days of Yom Kippur and Sukkoth, or it was
during Yom Kippur that this account occurred.
One possible theory could be that the sellers were a type and shadow of
"the
world". Also this act of the foolish virgins to buy from the sellers
occurred at night. The foolish virgins, if they
carried oil with them in the first place, would have been able to stay
at the residence. But now they had to go out at night without a male
escort, to a market place and buy. The act of buying from the seller
could also be a type and shadow of those to the sell their "souls" to
gain from the "world", which Yeshua noted in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 16:26
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
If this is correct, because of this, the foolish virgins left their
place of protection
before the Bridegroom came, who symbolically is Yeshua, and have now
sold their souls to the world to get filled with their oil. This oil
from the sellers would be a type and shadow of a "false spirit", which
would be "the spirit of the world". When they received the spirit of
the world, the foolish virgins have become doomed. A basis of this
example is noted in the epistle of John
John 2:15
1Jn 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is
of the world.
This is an act the foolish virgins did by symbolically selling their
souls to the world, and as a result, they became part of the world.
Another theory is that the sellers were "the religious people" to
give them the written Word in the congregations to give them light. I
would apply, but the problem is that it reveals they don't have the
Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) in them.
VERSE
TEN
10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
I hope that it can figure out the pathe where I am going. The next
question would be "What would be the
most likely time that this account of the coming of the bridegroom
occurred"? It is also noted in
the
book of Leviticus
Leviticus
23:34-36, 39-42 Lev 23:34 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
34
Speak to the Sons of Israel, to say, On the five ten (fiveteen,
fifteenth) day of this
seventh renewed month shall be the Feast of the Booths
(Tabernacles, Sukkoth) of seven
days to hwhy. 35 On the
first day shall
be a Sacred (Holy) Calling (Convocation): you shall not do any work of
service. 36
Seven
days you shall bring near a Fire Offering to hwhy: on the
eighth day shall be
a Sacred (Holy) Calling (Convocation) to yourselves; and you
shall bring near a Fire Offering
to hwhy: she is a Solemn Refrain
(Inclosure, Restrain) ;
you shall not do any work of service.... 39 Only on
the five ten (fiveteen, fifteenth)
day of the seventh renewed month in your gathering ta-the produce
of the
land, you shall celebrate (feast) ta-the Feast of
hwhy seven days: on the first day
shall be a Shabbathon,
and on the eighth day shall be a Shabbathon. 40 And you
shall
take for yourselves
on the first day, majestic fruit
trees, erected palms, and thick foliage trees, and
willows of the brook; and you
shall rejoice to the Face of hwhy, your Elohim,
seven days. 41
And
you
shall celebrate (feast) him of a feast to hwhy seven days
in the year: a Statute of Ages for your generations: in the
seventh
renewed month, you shall
celebrate (feast) him. 42 You shall dwell in booths (tabernacles,
sukkahs) seven days; all of the
natives
in Israel, they shall dwell in the booths (tabernacles, sukkahs): This event
represents a type of
"marriage".
This wedding is a type and shadow of the Fall High Holy Day of Sukkoth,
and it starts at sundown
in the evening.
Looking at the word CALLING
The Hebrew word for
calling is "mee-krah"- Mem, Kuph, Resh, Aleph (arqm). It is from
Strong's Concordance number 4744, and its definition
From
H7121; something called out, that is, a public meeting (the act, the
persons, or the palce); also a rehearsal: - assembly, calling,
convocation, reading.
from 7121 "kah-rah" (arq), and its definiton
A
primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of
accosting a person met); to call out to (that is, properly address by
name, but used in a wide variety of applications): - bewray [self],
that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be)
famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim
(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Notice that another definition says "rehearsal". As we observe the
Biblical Feast of Sukkoth, according to various Hebraic Roots/Messianic
teachers, we are partaking "the dress rehearsal".
The five wise virgins, symbolically those who have the Ruakh HaKodesh
(the Holy Spirit) were led by the bridegroom, which is symbolically
Yeshua, and going in unto the place where the Bridegroom resided. This
was a type and
shadow of Yeshua, the
Bridgroom, will come for the believers who have a relationship with Him
by following the Torah and
who are filled with the
Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), which is the true oil. This can be
also called "the Wedding Feast of Sukkoth".
!!!!!hwhy
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This could be a possible account of Yeshua coming for those who are
observing the Torah and have the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit),
which the
apostle Paul noted in this letter to the assembly in Thessalonica
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
1Th 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others
which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Yeshua died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep in Yeshua will hwhy bring with him. 15 For this
we say unto you by the Word of the Lord, that we which are alive and
remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are
asleep. 16 For the Lord
himself shall descend from the heavens with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the Shofar (Trumpet) of hwhy: and the dead
in Messiah shall rise first: 17 Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the
Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Yeshua, the Bridegroom, will come to those who follow the Torah and
have the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) and take us to be with Him at
His place in the clouds for the Sukkoth Wedding Feast.
!!!!!hwhy
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VERSES
ELEVEN AND TWELVE
11
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you
not.
The foolish virgins received the spirit from the sellers, which is the
spirit of
the world, or from the written Word by the religious Jews in the
synagogues with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), or in the spirit
filled assemblies that have the Ruakh
HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), but
unfortunately, they missed
the time of the arrival of the bridegroom, because they were occupied
with "the world", or "the religious Jews", or even the spirit
filled assemblies, which is during the
Fall High Holy Day of the
Biblical Feast of Sukkoth. The foolish virgins missed the opportunity
to
be a part of "the Sukkoth Wedding Feast" with the Bridegroom, Yeshua,
to become
His
brides.
VERSE THIRTEEN
13 Watch
therefore, for ye
know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.
Based on this scripture, we know for certain that we will be with
Yeshua on Sukkoth for the
Seven Year Sukkoth Wedding Feast. The question is, "When about the time
of Fall High Holy
Day of Sukkoth will He take us"? Yeshua said that we cannot know the
day or the hour, "but"
He did not say that
we would not know the
week,
the month, or the year. In other words, we can get a good timing
of the year, the month, and the week that it could happen, but not on
the
day or the hour.
OBSERVATION
It really saddens me that there would be those who would miss this
opportunity. It is up
to us to warn
those who have the Torah but don't have Yeshua that they need to
receive Him and be filled with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit).
That way they will
become Yeshua's Bride. We
can also warn
those who have the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) that do not observe
the Torah to observe and keep the Torah including the Shabbath and the
Seven
High Holy Days, especially the Fall High Holy Days. Show this teaching
to them, and say how the High Holy Days are
important to Yeshua.
SUMMARY
In summary, the wise virgins
followed and observed the Torah, which in this
parable was
the Fall High Holy Days each beginning at sundown in the evening. The
foolish virgins had the Torah too, but they were not fully observing
it. The
parable of these Fall High Holy Days were
revealed through the symbols and types and shadows by these virgins'
events. The difference is that the five wise virgins had the Ruakh
HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), but the foolish virgins did not and had to
go the sellers, the symbolic world or religious Jews with the written
Word to get their oil. Based on the world option, the foolish virgins
could sold their souls to the world, but whatever these two options,
the foolish virgins lost
their opportunity to become brides for the Bridegroom, Yeshua, on the
wedding feast of Fall High Holy Day of Sukkoth.
I'll end this by saying to be filled with the
Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) and rehearse
hwhy's
High Holy Days,
especially these Fall High Holy Days, and lastly, be a wise virgin,
because as Mark Biltz of El
Shaddai Ministries noted in the book of Proverbs
Proverbs 31:18b
Pro 31:18 ...her lamp shall not go out in the night.
I pray this teaching was an inspiration and an eye opener to you.