In this video, we’re going to look at the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25. This parable has been all over the map in terms of different interpretations, mostly because people are not taking the parable in context, looking at who the subjects are, the time period and people group to which it’s speaking, and how it fits into end-time prophecy. More importantly, though, and this is the reason I’m addressing it, is that many have tried to use this parable to say that it teaches that you can lose your salvation if you are not living obediently to Christ, like the wise virgins in the parable. We’ll also look at two related topics which also have been all over the map with varied answers, namely: Who is the bride of Christ and when does the marriage of the Lamb take place? We have a lot to go through here, so let’s get into it.

Here is the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25:1-13. In the first part of this video, I want to show you why some claim that it proves that you can lose your salvation and show you why those claims are completely false. Flat out, this parable does not prove that you can lose your salvation.

Then we’ll look at the true meaning of the parable in context and what it actually does say. We’ll look at where and when this parable takes place on a timeline, and we’ll look who the bride of Christ is according to Scripture and when and where the marriage of the Lamb takes place.

So, let’s start by reading through the parable and showing why this does not prove you can lose your salvation, beginning in Matthew 25, verse 1.

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 25:1-13 KJV)

So, let’s first look at the reasons why some claim that this proves that you can lose your salvation. If you ever get into a debate with someone who thinks you can lose your salvation, it is almost always predictable. They will typically start off in Hebrews, chapters 6 and 10, then move on to 2 Peter chapter 2 or Galatians 5 or Revelation 3. I’ve done videos on all of those passages, proving that none of them teach that you can lose your salvation. But invariably, they will make their way back to this parable of the 10 virgins as firm proof, so they say, that you can lose salvation. 

 Their argument typically comes down to verse 8, which says:

“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.” (Matthew 25:8 KJV)

Oil represents the Holy Spirit, and I’ll show why that is from Scripture a little bit later. So, they say the fact that the foolish virgins let their lamps run out of oil shows that they were not cultivating the Spirit of God within themselves; they were not living for God in obedience to Christ. So the Holy Spirit left them (they ran out of oil) and they lost their salvation (their lamps went out).

By them saying their lamps went out proves that they once had oil, the Holy Spirit, so they were saved, but the Spirit left them and they lost salvation. They were foolish in that they were saved believers who were not living in obedience to Christ.

This argument is of course false, and it is based on two lies:

Lie #1: 
A saved believer must live OBEDIENTLY, like the wise virgins,
obeying Christ’s commandments, or you will lose your salvation, like the unwise virgins.

We don’t even need to look at other Scriptures to disprove this, and there are many. We can just look at this parable to disprove it. Look at verse 5, which says:

“While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.” (Matthew 25:5 KJV)

The Wise Virgins Were Not Any More Obedient Than the Unwise Virgins,
For It Says That They ALL Slumbered And Slept While The Bridegroom Tarried. In terms of lifestyle and what they were living for, there was no difference between the wise and unwise virgins. The wise virgins weren’t watching, doing good works and obeying. Their obedience didn’t make them ready. They were all sleeping. No difference.

Your Obedience Does Not Save You or Keep You Saved. Let’s look at a few verses that prove this:

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)

Salvation is a free gift by God’s grace, not something we earn.

“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” (Romans 3:28 KJV)

We don’t have to prove ourselves worthy to be saved, because we’re not worthy. None of us are. God justifies us, which means He declares us just or right in His sight, based solely on faith in Christ and what Christ did for us. He was the One Who was obedient, not us. He was the One Who is worthy, not us. We are saved by grace, which means unmerited favor. We don’t earn it by doing good, and we don’t keep it by doing good, by walking in obedience. 

Paul spoke against that very notion in Philippians 3, where he said his goal was:

“…that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” (Philippians 3:8-9 KJV)

Paul specifically said he was not trying to live in obedience to establish his own righteousness and worthiness before God. Our righteousness before God comes only through faith in Christ. We stand in His righteousness, not our own.

In Romans chapter 10, Paul specifically spoke against people who believe you have to walk in obedience to prove yourselves worthy before God. He said:

“For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10:3-4 KJV)

We stand in the righteousness of Christ. We don’t try to establish our own righteous standing before God. We are called to obey God, but our obedience does not have anything to do with our salvation. We obey out of reverence for God for what He has already done through Christ. We don’t obey to prove ourselves worthy, to establish our own righteousness. Paul condemned this way of thinking, saying that such people have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God, which is obtained solely by faith.

Then there’s

Lie #2:
The Holy Spirit can leave a saved believer if they do not live in faithful obedience.

The argument is that the foolish virgins’ lamps went out because they ran out of oil. If oil means the Holy Spirit, then that shows that they once had the Holy Spirit but the Spirit left them. Their lamps were lit but they went out. 

Again, we can prove this is a lie right from the parable, before looking at other Scriptures. In verse 3 of the parable, Jesus Himself plainly says:

“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:” (Matthew 25:3 KJV)

Jesus said that they HAD NO OIL. Period! They didn’t run out of oil. They NEVER HAD IT.

Can you light a lamp without any oil? Yes, you can light the wick, but it will burn out quickly. Jesus clearly said the foolish virgins had absolutely no oil whatsoever.

Now, part of this confusion can also be brought about because of bad translations of the Bible. I’m using the King James version which is a word-for-work translation from the original Greek. But if you look at some other translations, which are not word-for word, you can get an entirely different interpretation. For example, here are two incorrect Bible translations, beginning with the New American Standard Bible:

NASB –  “For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them;” (Matthew 25:3 NASB20)

Notice the word “extra” is in italics. Whenever you see a word in italics in the Bible, it means it is as added word that is not found in the Greek manuscripts. The translators added the word “extra” to match their own incorrect interpretation of the parable. The foolish virgins’ problem was not that they didn’t take EXTRA oil. Jesus said they had no oil at all. That’s the way the Greek text reads and the King James version is correct.

Similarly, the New Living translation says:

NLT – “didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps…”

The word “enough” is not in the original Greek. If you start with a bad translation, you will always end up with a bad interpretation. These are both bad translations that change the entire meaning of the parable. This is why I use the King James. 

“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:” (Matthew 25:3 KJV)

They didn’t run out of oil. They had none. They didn’t have the Holy Spirit and so He never left them. They never had oil, never had the Holy Spirit, according to Jesus’ own Words.

So, what was their problem?

The Unwise Virgins

Thought they were saved

• • Waiting for the bridegroom
  • Carried lamps
  • Thought their oil had run out

But Jesus said they never had oil, were never saved.

How can that be? It’s pretty common, really.

There are people in churches today who THINK they are saved, but have never committed their lives to Christ, have never been born again, and are not saved. They think they are Christians. They go to church all the time. They know the Bible. They think they have the oil of the Holy Spirit. But in reality, they aren’t saved. They are practicing religion without any real relationship with Christ.

The unwise virgins thought they had just run out of oil. But according to Jesus, they never had any oil and so they were never saved.

If we look across Scripture, there are many verses that clearly state that the Holy Spirit will never leave a saved believer. For example, Jesus said in John 14:

“And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;” (John 14:16 KJV)

He didn’t say, ‘as long as you walk in obedience.” And this phrase, “may abide,” does not introduce a condition, as in He “may” or “may not.” It’s even stronger in the Greek, which literally reads, “He abide with you forever.” 

Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:

“…the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory.” (Ephesians 1:13-14 KJV)

This verse says we are sealed with the Holy Spirit until the redemption, and God promises not to break that seal until we are in His presence in our redeemed eternal bodies – “until the redemption of the purchased possession.” How did He purchase us? By dying on the cross for us. He paid for our redemption, for our forgiveness and He gives us eternal life.

Similarly, in Ephesians 4, Paul wrote:

“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30 KJV)

Someone who believes you can lose salvation once argued with me about this verse, saying that it does not say that we are sealed “UNTIL” the day of redemption but “UNTO” the day of redemption, meaning that we are merely sealed “FOR” the day of redemption, but it’s not a guarantee that we are sealed “UNTIL” the day of redemption. That argument is total garbage because the Greek word translated into English as the word “UNTO” in chapter 4 is the exact same Greek word in chapter 1 that is translated as the word “UNIL,” where it says “Until the day or our redemption.” Same Greek word in both chapters. It means we are sealed with the Holy Spirit UNTIL the redemption of our bodies. In other words, the Holy Spirit will never leave a saved believer.

Or, to put it even more clearly, here’s Hebrews 13:

“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”  
(Hebrews 13:5 KJV)

The Holy Spirit will NEVER leave a saved believer. That’s ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED.

For those who believe you can lose your salvation, the real core problem is that you don’t believe the Gospel.

You don’t believe that Christ actually saved you. Instead, you think He did His part, but now you have to do your part, or you will lose it. You’re not believing that He saved you. You’re not believing the Gospel. You’re believing a false gospel that is based on you and your good works, your faithful obedience. Paul spoke against this false gospel in Galatians, where people were saying it’s not enough to just believe in Christ, you also have to obey commandments, including in their case, special feast days.

To that, Paul said:

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:” (Galatians 1:6 KJV)

“Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3 KJV)

You were saved by faith, but now you think you have to make yourself perfect through obedience? Are you so foolish, he asks?

It comes down to this: Who Keeps You Saved? Is it you in your obedience or does God keep you saved? What does Scripture teach?

“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not Thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” (Psalm 56:13 KJV)

“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25 KJV)

“…waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 1:7-8 KJV)

God saved you. Will He not also keep you saved so that you don’t fall away? God Keeps You Saved (Not You And Your Obedience) So That None Are Lost

“And this is the Father’s will which hath sent Me, that of ALL which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that EVERY ONE which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:39-40 KJV)

Believe the Gospel: We are Saved By FAITH IN CHRIST ALONE! And once we’re saved, we can never lose it.

God loves His children so much that He died on a cross for us. He knows how to keep His children saved so that none are lost. And He knows how to do it without violating our free will. Not even one saved believer will lose salvation, because it is God alone Who saved us and it is God alone Who keeps us saved.

So, the parable of the ten virgins does not in any way prove that you can lose your salvation. Then, what does the parable mean?

Let’s now look at the true meaning of the parable. We’re going to start by looking at two things: symbols and context. 

First, let’s look at the symbols. There are two key symbols that are critical to understanding the meaning of the parable: the oil and the lamp. I’ll tell you what they mean and them we’ll prove it.

Oil = Indwelling Holy Spirit that comes through faith in Christ

Lamp = Word of God (Jesus) carried by the saved believer

Verse 4 says,

“But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” (Matthew 25:4 KJV)

Let’s look at oil first. Now, some say oil could not possibly mean the Holy Spirit because the parable speaks of them buying oil and you cannot buy the Holy Spirit.

“But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.” (Matthew 25:9 KJV)

In Acts chapter 8, Peter condemned this man Simon who thought he could buy the Holy Spirit and use the Spirit to make money:

“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God (Salvation) may be purchased with money.” (Acts 8:20 KJV)

Clearly, we cannot buy salvation or the Holy Spirit with money. But we can’t just dismiss this term “buying,” because God Himself uses it in reference to salvation.

The Term “Buying” was Used in Both the Old Testament and New Testament for Placing Your Faith in God (or in the New Testament, Jesus).

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. … Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you…” (Isaiah 55:1, 3 KJV)

Jesus said: “I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.” (Revelation 3:18 KJV)

To “Buy” Means to Make a Purchase Decision

To “Buy” Salvation Means to make a Decision to Commit Your Faith to Christ.

So, we can’t just dismiss the interpretation that oil is the Holy Spirit just because the parable uses the term “buy.” So, why do we say that oil refers to the Holy Spirt? 

First, there are Similarities of Oil To The Holy Spirit:

It is to be Pure (clean, righteous) and Everlasting

“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.” (Exodus 27:20 KJV)

It is Given by the Lord

“For Thou wilt light my candle (lamp): the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.” (Psalm 18:28 KJV)

Like the Holy Spirit, Oil Had Multiple Uses

For Light, Anointing, and Offerings

“And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.” (Exodus 35:28 KJV)

To Sanctify

“And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. … And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.” (Leviticus 8:10, 12 KJV)

Kings Were Anointed with Oil At Which the Holy Spirit Came Upon Them

“And he (Jesse, David’s father) sent, and brought him (David) in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward…” (1 Samuel 16:12-13 KJV)

And then Jesus Specifically Linked His Anointing (Which in the OT Required Oil) To the Holy Spirit

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,” (Luke 4:18 KJV)

So, oil means the indwelling Holy Spirit that, for Christians, comes through faith in Christ. How about the lamp? 

We see clearly in Scripture that The Lamp is the Word of God, which = Jesus

“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105 KJV)    

“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:” (Proverbs 6:23 KJV)

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory…” (John 1:1, 14 KJV)

“…I am the light of the world.” (John 9:5 KJV)

We also see that saved believers have been given this ministry of light.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16 KJV)

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light:” (1 Peter 2:9 KJV)

This Image of a Lit Lamp Filled With Oil Is a Picture of a Saved Believer, Indwelt and Filled By the Holy Spirit, Carrying Forth the Eternal Word of God, the Message of the Gospel, the Good News About Jesus, Who is the Light of the World

It’s also important to look at what this lit lamp is NOT a picture of.

A Lit Lamp is NOT a Picture of Our Good Works
(our obedience), but REVEALS Our Good Works –

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16 KJV)

The light is NOT our good works, our obedience. The light enables others to see our good works. The light reveals good works and obedience. It is not obedience itself.

The lit lamp is an amazing picture of a saved believer, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and carrying forth the Gospel. That is who we are as Christians. That is our mission.

Another symbol includes this term, “virgins.” Paul Calls a Saved Christian
 a Virgin to Christ:

“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one Husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV)

In other words, it is the cleansing blood of Christ that purifies us, like a virgin is pure.

And then there’s the term, “bridegroom.” Jesus Commonly Referred to Himself as the Bridegroom. For example, in Luke 5:

“And He (Jesus) said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.” (Luke 5:34-35 KJV)

So, now that we’ve looked at symbolism, let’s look at context, how this parable fits into what is said before and after it in Scripture. The parable starts with this word, “Then” – “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins…”

This word, “then,” connects the parable to what was said before, in chapter 24. If we look back at chapter 24, we see that: 

In CONTEXT: Chapters 24-25 are Jesus’ answer to the disciples’ question:

“And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?“ (Matthew 24:3 KJV)

The disciples were expecting Jesus to set up His Kingdom on Earth in Jerusalem right then and there, but He kept telling them that it would be a while, that He is first going away. So they asked Him, “what shall be the sign of Thy coming?” The rest of chapter 24 and all of chapter 25 is Jesus’ answer to this question. It all fits together and it’s about the end times before the return of Christ. That’s where this parable of the 10 virgins fits in. It’s not any part of the Church Age. It fits into the end times.

So, let’s look at His answer.

Jesus Answered By Teaching About His Return

First, He Spoke of Conditions Before His Return

Signs of His Coming (Mt. 24:4-14)

• Many shall come in My Name…and shall deceive many
• Wars and rumors of wars
• Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom
• Famines, pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places
• All these are the beginning of sorrows.
• Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, killed
• Many false prophets shall rise
• Iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold
• Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world
• Then shall the end come.” (Matthew 24:4-14 KJV)

Tribulation Coming: Perilous Times (Mt. 24:15-28)

• Abomination of desolation standing in the holy place
• Then let them in Judaea flee into the mountains
• For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be
• There shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders
• Warning: Believe it not

Then, He Spoke of His Return

  The Second Coming (Mt. 24:29-31)

• “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven…” (Mt. 24:29-30 KJV)
• All the tribes of the earth shall mourn
• Son of man comes in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• “And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Mt. 24:31 KJV)

Who is His elect? Many have incorrectly interpreted this as the church, but this not the rapture or gathering of the church. To understand this, put it in context. Jesus was speaking to Israel, to His disciples. They understood from Old Testament Scripture exactly what Jesus meant when He used the term “elect.”

The “Elect” in Matthew 24 is Israel, Not the Church. From Isaiah 45:

“For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel Mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me.” (Isaiah 45:4 KJV)

But wait, Matthew 24:31 says the elect are gathered at the blowing of a great trumpet. Isn’t this the trumpet of the rapture? No! It is not. The rapture is not seen anywhere in Matthew 24. To understand the blowing of the trumpet, let’s look back at OT prophecy Isaiah 27:

Prophecy in Isaiah 27:12-13

Israel to be Regathered at the Blowing of a Great Trumpet

“On that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt, and you will be gathered up one by one, you sons of Israel. It will come about also on that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 27:12-13 NASB20)

The elect who are gathered at the second coming of Christ refers to Israel. When Christ returns, He will gather His elect, Israel, from one end of the planet to the other and bring them all to back to Israel. He will gather His elect, Israel. This is not a reference to the church.

But wait, you may say. It then says two will be in a field, one will be taken the other left. Isn’t that the rapture? No! It’s not. Let’s look at that verse.

After speaking in Matthew 24 about His return, Jesus then speaks of

After His Return

Judgment of the Nations (Mt. 24:36-41, 25:31-46)

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” (Matthew 24:36-41 KJV)

Notice that it says, “as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.”  The days of Noah refers to the time when God judged the world. Through a great flood of water, He removed every wicked person from the planet. Who were the ones that were taken away in the time of Noah? It wasn’t the righteous. It says, “before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” 

It is the wicked who were taken away. Then we read, “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

Do you see it? This is not the righteous being taken away in the rapture. This is the wicked, those who do not believe in Christ, being removed from the planet before Christ sets up His Kingdom. The wicked who survive the tribulation will not be allowed to enter Christ’s Millennial Kingdom on Earth. They will be removed for judgment. This is one time were you really don’t want to be the one who is taken.

This judgment of the nations then continues in Matthew 25, where we see again how

The Righteous Who Survive the Tribulation Enter Alive Into the Millennial Kingdom, While the Wicked are Sent to Eternal Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46)

• All nations gathered before Christ
• He shall separate them one from another: sheep on His right, goats on His left
• Sheep (the righteous) enter into the Millennial Kingdom
• Goats (the wicked) are sent “into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels”
• “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.“

We can picture this on our prophetic timeline: