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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The Spoken Word is the original seed
62-0318 §12
Now, to all my friends both here and wherever these tapes may travel, I feel that I owe it to the people for an explanation of many things that I have said and done. So many times people has come to me and said, "Our pastor says, 'why would you do that,' Brother Branham? Why did you say this? And what makes you do it this a-way?" Now, with all my heart, everything that I have done, I have done it with the best intention I know how. And everything that I have said I have said it from my heart. And I have did it for...
Why?
61-0413 §6
...ll up here, we ministers. We're young fellows, and we want to get in to see that. So it happened to be that I was a great big, tall, skinny fellow, and a brother here was short and sturdy. Now he'd maybe have a better chance to... He's stronger than I am. Well, now, he could pack water. He's big and strong. He could do things that I couldn't do at all. Now, I can't help because I'd be tall and skinny, and he can't help because he's short and strong, see. "Who taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?" said J...
The seven compound names of Jehovah
55-0120 §14
But now, we want to, the next few nights, if we can, instead of preaching, I just want to give a few little explanations of the Word, and then run the prayer line just as long as I can stand on my feet, see. Because I'm getting lots of letters. The people that's here is saying, "We can't stay much longer, Brother Branham." Now, we have no way of knowing about who's going to get prayed for in the night. How do I know how many out there's going to be healed tonight, when I don't know a living soul as far as I know of...
My Redeemer liveth
55-0410S §22
Now, when this great prophet of the Lord, Job, when he died and was buried... Just a little explanation now of what... I want to bring the little service to the close now, so we can hurry home, and get back again for the great healing service. I just... I'm not a fanatic. You know I'm not. Or if I am, I don't know it. But I just feel something way down in me, pushing and pressing. I just believe that we're facing something great this morning, for the glory of God. I tell you, I wouldn't... Oh my! What a... To know...
Abraham and his Seed after him
61-0423 §68
...here the message is? Can you see the message that's gone to the elected church? The power of God back amongst the people, God dwelling in human flesh of his own church, performing those same signs! And they call it mind reading, mental telepathy, fortune-telling. No wonder they're doomed. No wonder guided missiles, as they call it, in the air, and they know nothing about it. I'll give you my explanation of it. It's angels that's come down like they did there at Sodom. You know, I believe we had a picture of one on...