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1. How is the kingdom of heaven described? (1) What can you say about the kingdom of heaven according to the description here? 2. What two groups of virgins are mentioned? (2) How are they different? (3-4) What do you think oil stands for in our Christian life? 3. At midnight what were they doing and what message came to them? (5-6) What did the foolish ones ask the wise for? (7-8) How did the wise respond to it? (9) What does this teach us about our faith in Jesus? 4. What happened to the wise virgins who were ready? (10) What was the foolish ones’ desperate request? (11) How did the bridegroom reply? (12) 5. What is the concluding remark of this parable? (13) What does it mean in the flow of this story?

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