Then all the Virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are gone out."
But the wise answered that they must not do that, lest there should not be enough for them both; instead they advised the foolish Virgins to go and buy for themselves.
And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with Him to the marriage; and the door was shut.
Afterwards, when the other Virgins came back, they asked that the door might be opened; but the Bridegroom answered that He did not know them.
I am sure you will feel sad when you think that the foolish Virgins could not share in the Marriage Supper.
I think this is told us to warn us to ask God to give us His Holy Spirit in our hearts, which, like the oil in the little lamps, will show us the way, and keep us brightly shining for Him!
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Heavenly Bridegroom in this Parable.
When He was on earth, He told His disciples over and over again to watch most earnestly for Him to come back.
He warned all of us who love Him, to be ready to open to Him if he knocks; to guard against being so bound up in the pleasures of life that the day of His return should take any of us by surprise.
Jesus ends this Parable with these words—