Mathew 25 seems somewhat of a complex chapter in which most theologians and commentators seem to disagree, the common thought states the 10 virgins and the unfaithful servant were false believers, I would suggest they are believers who are either worldly or caught up in the false, Babylonian, apostate church system. The fact they are called “virgins” would denote they had kept themselves chaste for the Lord, the unfaithful servant had one gold talent, the oil signifies the Holy Spirit and the gold signifies divinity, for which both the virgins and the unfaithful servant didn’t have enough, the church in Laodicea was encouraged to buy gold purified as in fire, can we not conclude both the oil and the gold, being the bountiful supply of the spirit of Jesus Christ, is free to all those who would humble themselves before the Lord, give up the enjoyment of their soul and willing to comply with the Lords will in this life?
As we venture further into Mathew 25 we come to the parable of the sheep and goats, many commentators mistakenly interpret these as Christians and unbelievers; however the Lord uses the term “my brethren” lest we forget the Lord was a Jew who initially came to the lost house of Israel, who as Paul said have been set aside for a time until the fullness of the gentiles comes in.
The word for nations in verse 32 is “ethnos” meaning an ethnic group, a company, troop or any gathering of people linked together with the same doctrines and belief system, and can easily be interpreted as a religious group, be it Christian or other.
The Greek word for “everlasting” in verse 41 is “aiōnios” an adjective which should never be translated eternal or everlasting; it refers to an undetermined period of time, related to an age or an unknown duration within a certain dispensation. The word “fire” in the same verse refers to Gods act of refinement upon a person’s character, through the delicate process of metallurgy a purification of each one’s soul takes place. Mark 9:49.
Although Gods judgments may be ever so harsh, even to the destruction of Sodom of old along with all its inhabitants, The Lord has declared by the word of His prophet, He will make ALL THINGS NEW. Even to the extent of restoring Sodom to its former estate before the infection of sin had chance to penetrate its inhabitants. Ezekiel 16:53-55.
This refinement must happen individually and corporately in the ages to come; as the leaves of the tree of life heal each and every group of anti-Semitism, as well as the scars of indoctrination and the wounds produced from the apostate Babylonian, religious, manmade systems.
In conclusion, Israel has a prominent place in Gods economy and will all come to repentance Romans 11:26. Yet the warning of the Lord stands against those who persecute them, for the words that Jehovah spoke to Abram must echo through the ages: I will bless those that bless you and curse the one who curses you Geneses 12:3 The Goat groups must endure a time of chastisement, refinement and correction until each one comes to repentance and is embraced by the arms of a loving Saviour; then the prophecies of old will come to pass :All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him. Psalm 22:7. O praise Jehovah, all nations; praise Him, all peoples Psalm 117:1. For all the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14. And all the nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning, lift up your eyes all around, and see. All of them gather themselves; they come to you. Your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Isaiah 60:3,4.