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Originally Posted by Aquila
Well bro...you asked and I offered what I had read. Now...these were virgins prepared for their wedding to their groom...obviously polygamous. Christ is represented as a polygamous groom. If it were condemned in the NT would Jesus use an illustration characterizing himself as a polygamous groom? Oh well....that's in the NT.
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So you think the virgins where waiting for their shared husband? Oh my.
Have you ever watched Fiddler on the Roof? Remember the marriage when the townsfolk walked with the groom to meet the bride? They carried lights as they walked with him. This is the type Jewish wedding Jesus is referring to.
The parable's virgins are the female attendants of the bride. We would call them “bridesmaid” today. They were there to prepare the bride and accompany the groom to her side.
The parable of the ten virgins is speaking of being ready for the Kingdom of God. Not about a polygamous marriage between One God and multiple brides.
I suggest you read this parable in context with the other parables around it (See
Matthew 25).
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