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Dr. Weber tells us in his commentary that Matthew’s gospel serves as the historical watershed between the Testaments. It keeps a retrospective eye on the Hebrew prophecies, referring almost sixty times to them, while looking forward to the Messiah’s ministry, the building of His church, and the future kingdom. Matthew, a Jew, wrote to a Jewish audience to prove that Jesus, the carpenter from...

procession. Although they wanted to participate in the celebration, they displayed a lack of respect for the bride and bridegroom through their neglect of their responsibility to come prepared. They demonstrated their unworthiness of the honor of participating in the celebration. The faithless will not enter heaven. By their lack of preparation in this life, they reveal a lack of respect for the Messiah. How a person sees Jesus is the key to his or her eternal destiny. The five wise bridesmaids demonstrated
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