At Midnight the Bridegroom Cometh

The text and the moral teaching of the parable of the Ten Virgins are so well-known that few of us pause to think of the marriage custom which supplies the framework of the parable. We may perhaps have thought: “Midnight; what an unusual time for a wedding.” . . . .and then dismissed the matter with the thought: “Just another strange Oriental custom!”

It is quite interesting, however, to discover the real facts about these customs belonging to the time of Jesus’ life on earth, for then we shall have a much greater appreciation of the parables of Jesus Christ.

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Author: C. Owen Hemingray

Keywords: Bridegroom, Bride, Marriage, Marriage supper, Marriage feast, Wedding, Wedding feast, wedding procession, bridegroom wedding procession

Bible reference(s): Mat 25:6

Source: “Understandest Thou What Thou Readest?,” The Testimony, Vol. 8, No. 88, April 1938, pp. 169-70.

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