Matthew 25:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”
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Read Full Chapter →At midnight a cry announces that the bridegroom is coming and summons the bridesmaids out to meet him.
What Does Matthew 25:6 Mean?
The shout comes at midnight, the darkest and least expected hour, when every lamp has burned low and every watcher has nodded off. In a moment the long stillness turns to urgency. This summons is the turning point of the parable: the waiting is over and the feast is at hand.
Scripture elsewhere pictures the coming of the Lord with a shout and a summons (1 Thessalonians 4:16). For those who love him, the midnight cry is not terror but welcome; the one they have waited for has come. Jesus tells the story so that the announcement will find us glad. Whenever the call sounds in a life, it is the same call: go out to meet him.
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What does Matthew 25:6 mean?
At midnight a cry announces that the bridegroom is coming and summons the bridesmaids out to meet him.