Text: John 1:6-8, 19-28 Revised Standard Version (RSV) 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The Testimony of John […]

Text: Mark 13:24-37 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Coming of the Son of Man 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be […]

Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Judgment of the Nations 31 “When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from […]

Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Parable of the Talents 14 “For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; 15 to one he gave five talents,[a] to another two, to another one, to each according to his […]

The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids 25 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.[a] 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4 but […]