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That parable is about the kingdom..

Five foolish ‘oil’less virgins are not going to enter the Kingdom.

Who do enter? The five wise virgins with the lamp and the oil who were prepared..

What is the oil? Good question...
What does the oil do? Another good question..

Some translations show proverbs 6:23
To read the commandment is the lamp and the law is light..

And His Holy Spirit should lead us to that Truth of His Word..

And lots of people argue away the commands and law, even in this dark hour...
That are shown to be lamp and light...

I can see principles for my life in His Parables..
I don’t say that doesn’t apply to me because ....

His Kingdom is still a mystery... and this parable tells us in a way that even virgins don’t enter..being just a virgin isn’t enough..

His Word can lead us to what is foolish and what is wise..

This parable may not apply to you.. if you dont think all scripture is profitable..
There are probably some other parts of scripture people like to think don’t apply to them in any form or fashion..

That, to me, would be foolish..

I have never been a woman nor a bride, Nor a slave, nor wheat, nor tare, nor sheep or goat..( I have played a ‘seed’ before)

But through His Parables and the Holy Spirit,
I can see me as each of those. And the goal is His Kingdom.

And He came and preached His Kingdom.. and I am trying to understand as much of His Kingdom I can..
He tells us gets in. And who is left out,,

And with this parable, half of the ‘virgins’ are shut out..
That is rather stark considering these were not harlots shut out. They were virgins.,