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John Gill
And at midnight there was a cry made;.... Which is no other than the following notice of the bridegroom's coming, expressed in these words: behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him: which supposes that then all things will be ready for his coming: all things respecting this world; all the strange and surprising events that were to come to pass, before the coming of Christ, will now be...
Matthew Henry
This chapter continues and concludes our Saviour's discourse, which began in the foregoing chapter, concerning his second coming and the end of the world. This was his farewell sermon of caution, as that, John xiv. 15, 16, was of comfort to his disciples; and they had need of both in a world of so much temptation and trouble as this is. The application of that discourse, was, Watch therefore, and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. They were suddenly awakened, and they leaped to their feet,— Upstarting at the midnight cry, ‘Behold the heavenly Bridegroom nigh!’ They all trimmed their lamps. That was the first thing for them to do, to look to their torches, and have them ready....
Charles H. Spurgeon
And at midnight When things had come to the worst,—at midnight”— the coldest and. darkest hour, when everybody was asleep. Mat_25:6. There was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. That was a cry which startled everybody; none of the virgins could sleep when once it was announced that the bridegroom was coming. I wish, dear friends, that we thought more of the great...