Matthew Chapter 25

Matthew Chapter 25

The kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins who take their lamps and go to meet the bridegroom.  Five of them were smart, and five were foolish, the smart ones brought extra oil for their lamps, and the dumb ones didn’t.  And while the bridegroom was late, they all slept.  At midnight they finally hear that the dude is coming, so they got up and lit their lamps.  The dumb virgins ask the smart ones for some oiled for their lamps.  But the smart ones tell them no, there isn’t enough for all of us, go to the guy who sells the oil and buy some more.

 

At midnight?  I was under the distinct impression that the twenty four hour convenience store wasn’t invented at this point.  And you could just say, well, walk close to me and watch your step?  Sharing isn’t an option.  You know being smart isn’t the same as being kind.

While the dumb virgins went to buy their oil, the bridegroom came and took the smart virgins to be married, and shut the door.  After a while the dumb virgins came to the door asking the Lord to open up to them.  But he answered, no I don’t know you.  So be prepared you never know when the Son of man comes.  Dude seriously, I thought you were the Son of man and you just told that story!

Oh good another parable.

The kingdom of heaven is a man travelling to a far away land who called his servants and gave them his goods.  He gave one five coins, another two coins and one coin to another servant, each according to his ability.  And he took his journey.   The guy who had five coins traded and gained five more coins, the guy with two coins made two more coins, and the guy with one coin buried his coin the dirt.

After a long time the boss comes back to reckon with them.  The guy with the five coins tells him he now five more coins, and the boss says well done, good and faithful servant, I’ll make you the ruler of many things, you may enter in with the lord’s joy.  He says the same to the guy with four coins.  

Then came the guy without investing skills.  He said boss, I know you are a hard man reaping where you haven’t sown, gathering where you didn’t plant straw. I was afraid so I hid the coin in the dirt.  There you can have what is yours.  The boss is pissed.  He calls this servant wicked and lazy, tells him you know that I reap where I don’t sow and gather where I didn’t plant straw.  You should have gone down to the money exchangers and when I came back you should have given me the interest.  I’m taking your coin and giving it to the guy with ten coins! 

And again with hit that famous line, a lesson worth repeating according to JC.  To he who has shall be given and form he who has not shall be taken even that he has.  Cast that unprofitable servant into the outer darkness with the weeping and gnashing of teeth!   

Wow, so is JC telling us if we haven’t converted any one to his line of thinking we will go to the outer darkness?  And that boss didn’t sound like an awesome guy is he stealing when he is gather where he didn’t plant?  What the heck?

When the Son of man comes in glory with all the angels, he will sit on his throne of glory.  He will separate all of the nations like a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.  Sheep on the right goats on the left. 

The king (Son of man?) will say to the sheep, you are blessed of my father, you will inherit the kingdom mad for you when the world began.  When I was hungry you gave me meat, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, Naked you clothed me, when I was sick you visited me, when I was in prison you visited me.   The sheep will ask, when did we do all of that? And the King will answer, if you done it for my brethren, you have done it for me. 

Then he looks at the goats on his left.  Leave me, you are cursed into everlasting fire prepare for devil and angels.  I was hungry and you gave me nothing, thirsty still nothing, I was a stranger but you wouldn’t take me in, I was naked you wouldn’t cloth me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me!  The goats asked when did that happen?    You did it do this to the least of men, so you did it to me. 

The goats will go to everlasting punishment, and sheep to eternal life.  

  

Bahhh!