The gospel of Mathew records that Israel “went out to meet the bridegroom” in the first century by responding to the message of John the Baptist. John preached the coming of the King to remarry Israel in righteousness, and the nation obviously understood John’s message as a call to the wedding. Jesus’ parable of the 10 virgins illustrates the fate of the nation based on weather or not they prepared themselves for that great wedding feast.
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