• Matthew 25:5-6
    But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. "And at midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!"
     
  • Romans 13:11-12
    And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
     
  • Matthew 13:24-28
    Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?" He said to them, "An enemy has done this." The servants said to him, "Do you want us then to go and gather them up?"
     
  • Ephesians 5:14
    Therefore He says:
    " Awake, you who sleep,
    Arise from the dead,
    And Christ will give you light."
     
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:6
    Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Revelation 3:15-18
    "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, "I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
     
  • Matthew 24:42-44
    Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
     

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Resources

Parable of the Ten Virgins (Part One)

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Both groups slumbered and slept. Even the most dedicated and sincere saints may temporarily become spiritually lethargic. The word slumbered is actually nod, a transient act, whereas slept should be sleeping, a continuous act. Thus, the progression of lethargy appears. First, the virgins nodded their heads as if napping, and …


Trumpets, Christ's Coming, and Works

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Spiritual sleep indicates a lack of awareness even though one is literally physically awake. That person is not alert to the times and shows an insensitivity to events. As a biblical metaphor sleep almost always has negative implication. It indicates inactivity combined with the sense of not being aware of what is going on while …


Praying Always (Part One)

Article by Pat Higgins

The Bible frequently employs sleep and waking from sleep as metaphors for spiritual states. The Greek word agrupneo translated as watch means to be sleepless or to keep awake. This command directs attention to a high state of spiritual alertness rather than physical observation of events. Translations render the term as keep …


Will Deceive Many (Part One)

'Prophecy Watch' by Pat Higgins

Jesus Christ wants His people to look for and recognize the signs of the times, including rampant deception in the world and, sadly, even in the church.


Have We Settled on Our Lees?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Lees are "dregs," particles that settle during fermentation. Wine on its lees becomes more flavorful, but if left too long, it is ruined. This can apply to us!


Focus

Sermon by John O. Reid

Though Christ has warned us to be aware of the times, we need to be more alert to how we are living. End-time events should lead us to repentance.


Don't Be Indifferent (1995)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We cannot allow ourselves to become surfeited with the world's distractions, being lulled off to sleep as the foolish virgins, wasting our precious time.


Don't Be a Prudent Agnostic

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Some of us, facing the stress of the times, may simply be going through the motions but losing every vestige of faith. We must strengthen our convictions.



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