TEN VIRGINS
How are the ten virgins are ready? Are they ready by doing good deeds? They are ready by the OIL that they tell the foolish ones to buy for themselves.
Mathew 25:1-13
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Then 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 there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Oil = Anointing = The Holy Spirit
Psalms 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, HATH ANOINTED thee with the OIL OF GLADNESS above thy fellows.
Exodus 30:25
And thou shalt make it an OIL OF HOLY OINTMENT, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an HOLY ANOINTING OIL.
Exodus 29:21
And thou shalt take of THE BLOOD that is upon the altar, and of the ANOINTING OIL, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
Leviticus 14:16
And the priest shall dip his right finger IN THE OIL that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
James 5:14
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, ANOINTING HIM WITH OIL in the name of the Lord:
These are pictures of the Holy Spirit.
1 John 2:20
But ye have an UNCTION from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
1 John 2:27
But THE ANOINTING which ye have received of him ABIDETH IN YOU, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same ANOINTING TEACHETH you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall ABIDE IN HIM.
The anointing teaches and lives (abides) in the believer and can moved in with power.
Does the INDWELLING of Holy Spirit come through deeds or belief?
Acts 10:42-45
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God [to be] the Judge of quick and dead.
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
WHILE PETER YET SPAKE THESE WORDS, the HOLY GHOST FELL ON THEM WHICH HEARD THE WORD. And they of the circumcision WHICH BELIEVED were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
The didn't just hear, they heard with faith or else it they would not be saved and received to Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 4:3
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
GUESS WHAT, THE ACTS GENTILES GOT OIL IN THEIR LAMPS. THE VIRGINS GOT THE HOLY SPIRIT.