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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Is your life worthy of the Gospel?
63-0630E §39
Didn't Jesus said the virgins went out to meet Christ? Some of them fell asleep, the first watch, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, to the seventh watch. But, in the seventh watch, then came forth the sound, "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh. Go ye out to meet Him." And the ones that were sleeping, awakened. All the age back, to Pentecost, woke up. See? From the seventh age, the seventh church age, all the way back through, woke up. And these that were in this church age, a living, they were changed. And they went...
Church Ages, part 9: The ten virgins, and the 144,000
60-1211M §34
Now, there is the... Now, remember that there is the ... what? The unbeliever. I'll put that "UB," unbeliever, and that's the sinner. And here is another one, which is a formal... I'll put "FO," formal church. And then here is the other one, which is the saved church, "SA," the saved church. Now, keep them in mind all the time. Now, in this saved church, there's two classes, in this church right here and right here, which was typed by Christ. One of them was a sleeping virgin, and the other one had oil in the lamp....
His unfailing words of promise
64-0120 §54
Your trouble is a blood clot. It's in your left arm. [The woman says, "That's right."] You had cancer. ["That's right."] Was operated. ["Yes."] They give you some medication. ["Yes."] The medication caused this blood clot to come in here, in a serious condition. Do you believe that God will heal you? ["I do."] Then as you have believed, so let it be done to you. In the name of the Lord Jesus, may you be healed. Look like a healthy woman, strong. Do you believe Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lives? [The woman says, "...
Questions and Answers (God being misunderstood)
61-0723E §26
QUESTION: "Were the five of the virgins lost?" I presume that they are asking the question, the five virgins, the five wise and the five foolish. Now, if you were with us in the last teachings in Revelation, you find out there that those virgins, the five foolish virgins were not lost; but they were not permitted to go in to the wedding supper, but they suffered persecution and was martyred, and raised again at the general resurrection in the last day. Those are the people where He separated the sheep from the goat...
Be certain of God
59-0125 §35
And the oil means the Spirit, as we know according to Ezekiel 4 and so forth. That's the reason we anoint with oil; it's the Spirit. What is it? As St. John 4: "The Father seeketh such to worship Him in Spirit and in truth." Jesus was the truth. He was the meal-offering, and this oil was the Spirit. And the Spirit mixed with the truth has got to bring something. Put it together, it makes a cake. Oh, where's your faith? When God's Word's preached in its simplicity, though in its power that Jesus Christ is the same y...