Did the Foolish Virgins Have Oil? Yes or No with Explanation?
No.
The Bible says, “They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them” (Matthew 25:3). And when the cry came, they said, “Our lamps are going out,” and they tried to borrow and then went to buy (Matthew 25:8-10). Now notice, if they had oil, they wouldn’t need to borrow or go purchase it.
You see, the lamp is the profession; the oil is the Holy Spirit. They were virgins—clean—but without the Oil they had no light when the Bridegroom came, so they were not ready.
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- Some Teach That The foolish virgins Must Have Had Some Oil for Their Lamps to Light Up at All and What the Actually Lacked Was Extra Oil. Is This True
No. That is not true. The parable draws a sharp line: some had oil; some did not. Scriptural explanation: - "They that were foolish took their la
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Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §88
Now watch these two churches. If I could ... if there was some way I could just make the people see it! Just burns in my soul. These churches are just as clean and holy as this one. If they're all virgins, they're all virgins, just as clean. The only difference was the oil in the lamp, the Holy Ghost. And the Holy Ghost, if it's in there, it produces the very same kind of fire it did on Pentecost. But they don't have no fire, no oil in the lamp. They have church ritual (church just as ritualistic as can be), fine c...
Church Ages, part 2: The Patmos Vision
60-1204E §18
Now, these virgins that did not get the Holy Spirit, you remember, the only thing they lacked was oil in their lamps. Is that right? The Bible said the oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. That's the reason we anoint the sick with oil, and so forth, because it's a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Now. And then if the Holy Spirit did not come upon them, they did not have it. And then when He come, they said... Now, to the virgins that did have the oil, said... You see, they were back in the church age. There was some of them i...
The End-time Sign Seed
62-0319 §71
One more sign: the unwise virgin. Jesus said, just before the coming of the bridegroom there would be a wise virgin with oil in her lamp, and one unwise. And the unwise virgin would wake up one day and find out that she didn't have any oil in her lamp, when it become to the place, "Behold the bridegroom cometh." That's what the shout is now. "Christ is coming!" And she woke up, and found out she didn't have any oil. Oil means "Spirit." Spirit is what brings the Word to life. The Spirit is the water that brings the...
Questions and Answers, Part 4
64-0830E §52
QUESTION: Will anyone who has a true and genuine baptism of the Holy Ghost in this hour not be in the rapture of the bride? Would you explain? Tell us what we can do for you in any way to help lighten the load. Now, isn't that sweet, see. No, there's nothing you can do right now. Yes, genuine believers that's baptized in the Holy Ghost will be in the bride. Of course, they're selected and called out. The sleeping virgin didn't have any oil. Those that had oil went in, but the...
We have seen His star and have come to worship Him
63-1216 §91
But He has a little church that He wants to take. He's got many thousands laying, sleeping in the earth; first watch, second watch, third, fourth, fifth, sixth. And this is the seventh watch. Remember, that's when He come, in the seventh watch. And in that watch, He found wise virgins, and virgins that had the oil out of their lamp. Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. If you haven't found that in your lamp tonight, my brother, sister, why don't you take that, God's greatest Christmas present.