(2 Corinthians 11:2), but the usage of a similar term does not prove that the church is in view here. Both the content and context argue that the entire discourse regards the tribulational period solely (cf. Matthew 24:3, 8, 14–15, 27, 30–31, 33, 42, 44, 47, 51). The adverb then (tote) connecting Matthew 24:51 and 25:1 refers back to 24:40. All the virgins have been anticipating Christ’s coming, but only the five wise virgins are ready for it. They are like the faithful and sensible slave of Matthew