We close the week with a good question from Singapore, from a listener named Gia.

Dear Pastor John, thank you very much for this podcast.

I would like to ask a question following up on episode 1304 about the parable of the

10 virgins.

In Matthew 25, 11 and 12, Jesus says afterward the other virgins came also saying Lord,

opened to us, but he answered them, truly I say to you, I do not know you.

Do these two verses imply to us anything about salvation, particularly so, when the bridegroom

said, I do not know you, Pastor John, what would you say to Gia?

So do these verses, in the words, I don't know you imply anything about salvation.

Yes, they do. They imply exclusion from salvation.

Now, let me step back and give a little reminder, this is a parable.

10 virgins in the story that Jesus made up, 10 virgins are assigned to welcome the bridegroom

when he comes to the feast, to go in and enjoy the bride.

So to welcome him when he comes, five take this seriously and stay ready, five are careless

and don't have what they need to be ready.

At the last minute they run away to try to do a last ditch effort to be ready and it fails.

It's too late and so here's what we read, 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.

Afterward, the other virgins came also saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

And he answered, truly, I say to you, I do not know you.

Watch therefore for you know neither the day nor the hour, Matthew 25, 10 to 13.

The point is watch, not stay awake at night looking up into the sky because all 10 slept,

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