(E)xit
God’s Grand Finale Pt. 2
Matthew 25:1-13
Pastor Carl Toti
January 14-15, 2023
WORLDVIEW SEGMENT
“INFORMED TO PRAY
EMPOWERED TO ACT.”
Acts 17:26 NKJV
“And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,”
(E)xit
God’s Grand Finale Pt. 2
Matthew 25:1–13 (ESV)
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to them dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
ALWAYS KEEP A RESERVE
Matthew 25:3-4 (ESV)
3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but
the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
KEEP THE FLAME LIT
Matthew 25:7-8 (ESV)
7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’
Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit—in the Old Testament
Exodus 27:20–21 (NLT)
20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. 21 The lamp-stand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD’s presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
SOME THINGS CAN’T BE BORROWED
Matthew 25:8-9 (ESV)
8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’
Proverbs 23:23 (NKJV): 23
Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
“AND THE DOOR WAS SHUT.”
Matthew 25:10 (ESV)
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
