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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Questions and Answers, part 2
54-0103E §39
Now, this... Then God filled with the Holy Spirit... Then He set His church out to glorify it. On the second coming, here comes the church back, the bride. Now watch. See whether they go through the tribulation period. He said, "These virgins, that they come and said, 'Give us of your oil.'" "The Bridegroom comes!" The sound went out, "Behold, the Bridegroom is come. Go ye out to meet Him." And these virgins, who were virgins, holy, sanctified (think of it), holy, sanctified people without the baptism of the Holy G...
Adoption, part 4: Adoption
60-0522E §60
ten virgins went out to meet the Lord, all sanctified, all holy. Every one of them sanctified. Five were dilatory and let their lights go out, five had oil in their lamps, and, "Behold, the bridegroom cometh." And the five that had oil in their lamps went in to the wedding supper; and the others was left outside where there was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. Be ready, for you don't know what minute the Lord comes. Have... What does the oil represent in the Bible? Holy Spirit.
Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §80
All the way down through, all died---slumbered and slept, see---as they went down through. Now, they're not lost, but they just slumbered and slept. They're waiting, see. It didn't say they was dead, but they're slumbering and sleeping, see. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. And all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest the...
Questions and Answers on Genesis
53-0729 §94
Now, when a woman goes to cut out a pattern for a skirt, you talk about it. She lays the goods out (is that right?), the piece of goods. And she lays her pattern down on this. She does the fixing where the pattern is to be cut. Right? O brother, this really do you good. Who does the electing? God does the electing! Is that right? It's not me to say; it's Him to say. And He places the pattern over who He will. Is that right? Now, there was ten virgins went out to meet the Bridegroom. Is that right? What is "virgin"?...
Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §93
Now, a sleeping virgin, and a wise virgin with oil in their lamp. Now, all of a sudden, there came a sound, "Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." And they wakened. But when they did, this one could go in 'cause they had oil in the lamp. That was the difference. This one could not go in, for there was no oil in the lamp. They went back to pray up, to receive the Holy Ghost. But while they were gone, it was all over. The denominations say, "Well, maybe we've been wrong. Maybe we better go back, seek...