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 §63
Now if you look in the 14th chapter, just a moment, here you see: And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on ... mount Sinai, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written in their forehead. Mount Sinai. The Lamb had come back from the rapture, and come back as we took the other night, as Joseph dismissed all the Gentiles, when he stood by his brethren. Said, "I'm Joseph, your brother." And then they were scared. Remember in the church age there where we had it, when He would return b...
Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §36
Now, the 6th chapter deals with the white horse, which was the Holy Spirit---went forth conquering, to conquer. Then come the pale horse, death. And hell followed it, and each one of those riders on the horses. Now "after these things," after this great destruction... First went forth was the Holy Ghost across the earth, conquering, and to conquer. Then come the one in the great famine time, "a measure of wheat for a penny, two measures of barley for a penny," and so forth, "but don't hurt my oil and wine." And the...
What hearest thou, Elijah?
59-0412E §82
This woman here's a stranger to me, are you, lady? ["Yes."] Do you believe that God can tell me what your trouble is? ["Yes."] If He will, will it help you ["Yes."] to believe? You have arthritis. ["Yes, sir."] You have trouble with your eyes. ["Yes, sir."] You got heart trouble. ["Yes, sir."] You're not from this city. ["No, sir."] You're from another city, ["Right."] another state, ["Yes, sir."] Arizona, ["Yes."] Kingston, Arizona. And you're Mrs. Holby ["Right."] on your road home. You're over your disease. Go h...