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Sorry! You were talking about Matt. 25:1-13, I think.:)

This is talking about the kingdom of heaven, not the church, as is stated in the first verse. See also Matt. 4:17. The kingdom from the heavens, literally translated, headed by Jesus Christ for the purpose of re-establishing the kingdom of God over this rebellious part of God's realm. Only found in Matthew because it is the gospel of Jehovah's King. It is a dispensation term and refers to Messiah's kingdom on earth. Offered by both Hohn and Jesus (Mat. 3:2;4:17;10:7). It was rejected so was postponed UNTIL CHRIST COMES TO SET UP THE KINGDOM.(Mt. 11:12.20-24;27:22,25; Lk.19:11-27;Acts1:6-7;3:19-26). The parables of the kingdom apply to Christ's earthly ministry, when Israel was first offered the kingdom ("Time Past"), and the "ages to come" the tribulation and the 2nd coming of Christ to set up the Kingdom.-Dake's Annotated Study Bible, p.3, column 4, letter J.

His 1000 year reign in the Millenial Kingdom is fascinating. Just what He will be doing and what will be happening on this earth. Makes for a great Bible study!

Anyway, to make a short story long...sorry about that! The parable of the ten virgins applied to the "TIme Past" dispensation, if Israel had accepted Christ as their Messiah, and it applies to the "ages to come" dispensation, not the present ("But Now") dispensation of the grace of God.

WoW Cool! Yes I meant Matthew 25. Many watchmen today are using this to apply to the rapture. Oil is the Holy Spirit Etc. Preconceived notions are being shaken again.

Now Are we the Bride of Christ? I say Yes because of Paul's writings.

Here is a tricky one:

Jeremiah 31:31-34 New International Version (NIV) 31 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to[a] them,[b]” declares the LORD. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

According to my old replacement theology days this has already happened.

Those who think they may be able to have a choice after the rapture are in for a rude awakening. I contend the tribulation will be a time of double predestination. In other words NOW, during this age of grace, is the time we choose to accept the gift of grace. During the tribulation God seals and chooses the tribulation saints.