November 8, 2020 – Sunday Worship Service
Matthew 25:1-13 –Some see this as a message of warning by Jesus to the Jews of his day who should have been prepared for his coming but were not. Others see it as a parable of Jesus that was reworked by Matthew to be used in the conflict between first-century Christians and hostile Jews. Still, others see it as a reference by Jesus to his second coming, at which time those who are ready will join Jesus and those who are not ready will be shut out. It is more important to apply this parable to ourselves than to limit its application to people in the past or the future.