> One of the most famous and common mistakes is the interpretation of Jesus'
> parable of the 10 virgins, where the bridegroom is coming for the marriage and
> the five unwise virgins stay outside when the door is shut ... But during all the
> years this parable is being used to intimidate Christians how they can stay behind
> if they don't take care and Jesus shut the door and they end up in hell. For that
> reason I prefer to read the Bible myself and not let anybody tell me what I
> have believe.


I don't understand what you write here.

That parable does relate to Christians. It's a teaching, a warning that we are to be ever vigilant, always ready to move because we're continually focused on Him, no matter the hour, no matter the circumstance, with nothing remaining to do last minute should He suddenly, unexpectedly return, but that we have striven greatly so that everything has been prepared in advance so that when He calls, when He comes, when He returns, we are ready to go immediately.

The five wise virgins are focused in that way (upon our Bridegroom) and do not need to go and take care of anything last minute because our life and heart's focus has been on Him throughout. The five foolish virgins have not had their lives focused on Him, and are not ready. They will be shut out because they had an outward profession of being a virgin-in-wait, yet they were not. They were found to be something else, and Jesus explains very clearly that the door will be shut on them.

It is a warning, a teaching of how to be as a Christian in one's walk. We are to always be focused on Him in all we do so that nothing is left undone because we are told that He will come on a day and in an hour when we do not expect, and we do not know that day or hour.

Ever ready for His return. The only way to do this is to live for Him continuously, and in all things.

It is an awesome warning. It is an awesome teaching. Most powerful.