Where Then Do the Foolish Virgins Come From, If They Are Not in Mystery Babylon?
Direct Answer
They are a separate, clean-living, professing class who did not receive the Oil of the Holy Spirit. They are “virgins” because they are not part of the harlot system; yet they are “foolish” because, when the midnight cry sounded, they had no Oil and missed the door. They do not remain in Mystery Babylon; they pass into the tribulation, and later appear as the “sheep” at the White Throne—saved, but not the Bride nor in the Millennium.
Scriptural Explanation
- Matthew 25:1–13 shows two virgin groups. Both are virgins (clean), but the foolish lack Oil. When the cry came, the wise entered; the foolish arrived after, and the door was shut.
- “Virgin” stands opposite to “harlot” (Revelation 17–18). Babylon is a harlot; virgins are not her. “Come out of her, my people” (Revelation 18:4) draws the Bride fully out; the foolish respond too late, without Oil.
- The Bride is the called‑out, Spirit‑filled company with the Lamb (Revelation 7:9–17) and reigns with Christ (Revelation 20:4). The foolish virgins are not shown reigning.
- Those who miss the door face trial and witness under pressure (compare Revelation 12:17). They do not sit on thrones, but later stand at the White Throne as the “sheep” who inherit life (Matthew 25:31–34; Revelation 20:11–15). They are granted life, yet not Bride position.
Simple Clarifying Logic
- “Virgin” means not joined to the harlot; “harlot” is Babylon. So foolish virgins are not Babylon’s daughters; they are clean professors who lacked the Holy Spirit.
- When the cry came, the wise had Oil and went in; the foolish went to obtain it and found the door shut. Missing the Rapture, they are proven in the tribulation and come up at the White Throne as the sheep—saved, but not reigning.
Reinforcing statement
Now notice, the Bride hears and goes in; Babylon’s children share her plagues; the foolish virgins are neither—clean, late, and not sealed in time. The Bride reigns; the foolish are saved at the end, but outside the Bride.
Existing Follow-Up Answers
- Are There Foolish Virgins in Every Age? If Yes, Which Tribulation Do They Pass Through in the 1st to 6th Ages?
1) Direct Answer Yes. In every church age there were clean‑living professors without the Oil. But the prophetic company called “the foolish virgi
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An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
CAB 7:E-92
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An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
CAB 3:E-47
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Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §69
...'cause the hour is not yet. But one of these days the message will go to Israel, and what'll break forth... God will send unto them Moses and Elijah, in Revelation 11, and they'll do signs and wonders, and Jehovah's signs, while the Gentiles is finished. The day of grace will leave the Gentile church, the Pentecostal age will leave. The denominations will continue on because they come up here with the sleeping virgin. We'll go into that just in a moment. But they'll come up in that class.
Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §78
Now, there's ten virgins. Let's strike Matthew 21, right away. See, we still got quite a little time. Oh, I love the Bible. When I take my vacation in heaven, What a wonderful trip that will be; Hearing concerts by the heavenly chorus, And the gates of my ... face of my Saviour I'll see; Sitting down on the banks of the river; Beneath the shade of the evergreen tree; I want to spend my vacation in heaven. Won't you come take yours with me?
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...