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 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.
The Seven Church Ages
54-0512 §68
Now, in the holy place, where the shewbread; and many of you clergymen understand. And you people here at the tabernacle, being taught with a good teacher here, you know these things. The seven golden candlesticks, they had little lamps on top of them, that burnt oil. Over in Zechariah, where he saw the vision, I believe it was, and he saw the wild olive tree and the tame olive tree; the Jew and the Gentile, way before the dispensation of the Gentile. They had golden censors, and both of these golden censors run in...
Questions and Answers, Part 4
64-0830E §67
QUESTION: Where are the foolish virgins during the millennium? In the millennium they're in the grave. "The rest of the dead live not for a thousand years.