"For when the foolishtooktheir lamps,they tooknooilwith them,
She sensesthat her gainis good;Her lampdoes not goout at night.
"Yet they seekMe dayby dayand delightto knowMy ways,As a nationthat has donerighteousnessAnd has not forsakenthe ordinanceof their God.They askMe [for] justdecisions,They delightin the nearnessof God.
and he seesthe swordcomingupon the landand blowson the trumpetand warnsthe people,
"Thenthe kingdomof heavenwill be comparableto tenvirgins,whotooktheir lampsand wentout to meetthe bridegroom.
"Fiveof them were foolish,and fivewere prudent.
but the prudenttookoilin flasksalong with their lamps.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
Seeto it that noonecomes shortof the graceof God;that norootof bitternessspringingup causes trouble,and by it manybe defiled;
"To the angelof the churchin Sardiswrite:He who hasthe sevenSpiritsof Godand the sevenstars,saysthis:I knowyour deeds,that you havea namethat you are alive,but you are dead.
