Note 20 at Mt 25:1: This parable of the ten virgins clearly continues the lesson on the need to be ready for the Lord's return. Those who are not ready will have no time to prepare once the Lord comes. Just as with the five foolish virgins, there will be no second chances. This parable, along with the other three in this discourse (see note 17 at Mt 24:43), also teaches that the Lord will make a separation. Not everyone who cries unto Him, "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 7:21).