35: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

35: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

In 1 Peter 1:13 the Bible says wherefore gird up the loins of your mind . . .and in Ephesians 6:19 the Bible says Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth . . So the loins represent our mind and our mind is to be filled with truth. In Psalm 43:3 the Bible says: O send out thy light and thy truth . . . and in Philippians 2:15 the Bible says: that ye may shine as lights in the world. So if our lights are burning or shining, then we are sharing the light of truth with others or witnessing for Jesus. When Jesus comes again we must be ready. We are to open unto Him immediately. There will be no time left to prepare. So as we wait for the Lord to return, we are to be studying the Bible (mind filled with truth) and sharing truth with others.

36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

A wedding is when a man takes a woman to be his wife. The man and woman have both made a total commitment to each other. They have decided that they want to live together forever! Before the wedding takes place the man and woman can change their minds, but after the wedding has taken place it is too late. The decision has been made. Similarly, Jesus (the man) takes the Church (woman) to be his wife. (2 Cor. 11:2)(Rev 19:7). They have both decided that they want to live together forever. When the wedding is over, the judgment has been completed and there is no more time to change your mind. Probation has ended. That is why when Jesus returns from the wedding we are to open to Him immediately.

37: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Those who have made a total commitment to the Lord Jesus will be married to Him during the Judgment. Then, just like after a normal wedding, there is a celebration dinner or supper. Similarly after the Judgment has been completed and Jesus returned to His bride, the Church, there will be a celebration supper and Jesus himself will serve us.
Rev 19:7-9 7: Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

38: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

The Bible is clear that we will not know the time that Jesus will come again. The time (second or third watch) is what we won’t know. In fact the very time when we don’t think He will come is when He Comes. Therefore we need to always be ready for Jesus to Come.