“那时，天国好比十个童女拿着灯出去迎接新郎”(太25:1;阅太25:13){FH.115.1}
这些童女中有五个聪明的，有五个愚拙的，但她们都有灯。她们都确信必须为新郎的来临作准备，并都已获得了真理的知识。在聪明的童女和愚拙的童女之间并没有明显的区别，直到有呼声发出：“新郎来了，你们出来迎接祂”(太25:6)，才显露出了真情实况。聪明的童女预先准备了油在器皿里，所以当灯光变得暗淡时可以补充到油。愚拙的童女没有为这种紧急情况作准备，只好向聪明的童女恳切哀求。……她们疏忽了为迎接新郎而预备自己，于是就求助于已经预备了油的人。……{FH.115.2}
我们在阅读这个比喻时，只能对愚拙的童女表示同情，并且问：为什么聪明的童女不分油给她们呢?但是当我们探讨这个比喻的属灵意义时，就会看到原因了。那些有信心和恩典的人是不可能将信心和恩典分给没有之人的。那些在心中下了彻底工夫的人，无法把由此得到的益处分给那些只做了表面工夫的人。……这十个童女似乎都为新郎的来临作好了准备，但试验却证明有五个没有准备好。……{FH.115.3}
愚拙的童女不代表假冒为善的人。她们重视真理，提倡真理，有意前去迎接新郎。她们与相信真理的人交往，陪伴她们，她们有灯;灯代表真理的知识。……{FH.115.4}
许多人迅速领受了真理，但却没有吸收，让真理的感化力保持下来。他们就象愚拙的童女，有灯却没有在他们的器皿里预备油。油象征圣灵，借着相信耶稣基督而进入人心。凡多多祷告，认真查考圣经，以坚定的信心仰赖上帝，服从祂诫命的人，必成为聪明的童女所代表的人。——《评论与通讯》，1895年9月17日。{FH.115.5}
Have You Oil in Your Lamps? April 13
Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.?Matthew 25:1. (Read?Matthew 25:13.)?{FH 115.1}[1]
Though five of these virgins are represented as wise and five as foolish, all had lamps. They had all been convicted that they must prepare for the coming of the bridegroom, and all had gained a knowledge of the truth. There was no apparent difference between the wise and the foolish until the cry was made, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him,” but the true state of things was then developed. The wise had taken precautions to carry oil with them in their vessels, so that their lamps that were beginning to burn dimly might be replenished with oil; but the foolish had not provided for this emergency, and now they made an earnest, distressed petition to those who were wise.... They had neglected to prepare themselves to meet the bridegroom, and now turned to those who had provided themselves with oil....?{FH 115.2}[2]
In reading this parable one cannot but pity the foolish virgins and ask the question, Why is it that the wise did not divide their supply of oil? But as we make the spiritual application of the parable, we can see the reason. It is not possible for those who have faith and grace to divide their supply with those who have not. It is not possible for those who have made a thorough heart work, to impart the benefit of this to those who have done but surface work.... All the ten virgins appeared to be ready for the coming of the bridegroom, and yet the test brought out the fact that five were unready....?{FH 115.3}[3]
The foolish virgins do not represent those who are hypocritical. They had a regard for truth, they advocated the truth, they were intending to go forth to meet the bridegroom. They are attached to those who believe the truth, and go with them, having lamps, which represent a knowledge of the truth....?{FH 115.4}[4]
Many receive the truth readily, but they fail to assimilate truth, and its influence is not abiding. They are like the foolish virgins, who had no oil in their vessels with their lamps. Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, which is brought into the soul through faith in Jesus Christ. Those who earnestly search the Scriptures with much prayer, who rely upon God with firm faith, who obey His commandments, will be among those who are represented as wise virgins.—The Review and Herald, September 17, 1895.?{FH 115.5}[5]
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