Matthew 25:11

‘Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, “Lord, Lord, open to us.” '

Having either purchased oil of a kind, or having been unable to obtain any (it really made no difference), the remaining maidens came running desperately to the door and discovered that it was shut against them. And they hammered on the door and cried out in despair, ‘Lord, Lord open to us.' We can compare these words, and the double repetition of ‘Lord', with what Jesus said in Matthew 7:21. There too there were some who had thought that they were ready, but then discovered that they were not. For only those will enter who had done the will of their Father (Matthew 7:21), those whose torch shines out because they have been truly blessed by God (Matthew 5:16; compare Matthew 13:43). For it was this blessing of God at work within them that would result in their doing the will of the Father.