And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. The bridegroom's arrival during the foolish virgins' purchase-attempt: those who were ready went in; the door was shut. The door being shut is the finality of the end: the window of preparation has closed. The those who were ready is the parable's key phrase — readiness, not mere association with the prepared, is the criterion for entry.

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