<TITLE>19. Par 152-156</TITLE>L-152 Now, in the--the Book of--of Saint Matthew, I believe the 25th chapter, I believe... I said 21, didn't I? I had it marked down here 21, but that's wrong. It's 25. I had to hurry this morning; I was--got up tired and late, and--and I--I was hurrying. I was jotting down some Scriptures, and I put 21 when it's--it's 25.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Now...
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
And 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... (That's through these church ages.)... they... slumbered and slept.

L-154 All the way down through, both--all died, slumbered and slept (See?), as they went down through. Now, they're not lost, but they're just slumbered and slept. They're waiting. See? They didn't say they was dead, but they're slumbering and sleeping. See?
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
And all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
And the foolish said--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. (Pardon me.)
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.
Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us... (Now, see, they wasn't unbelievers; they was good people.)... open to us.
But the answer... But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour whence the Son of man shall come.

L-155 Now, the five wise virgins... Now, oil in the Bible symbolizes the Holy Spirit. We all know that. See, that's why we anoint the sick with oil. And oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. So the wise had oil in their lamps, which was the Holy Spirit, so they were ready to go in at the wedding supper. And we could go back in--in--in Ezekiel 9, and so forth, and pull out and show, but I got about fifteen more Scriptures wrote out here. So oil sym... I believe we've already had it in our class this week, that oil is, symbolizes the Holy Spirit. We all know that.

L-156 Now, watch, they, both of them were virgins. Now, let me get this. Here, let's take these two right here. This is a virgin and this is a virgin. This was a foolish virgin and this was a wise virgin, but both of them are virgins.
Now, if you'll take that name "virgin" and run it down, it means--it means "holy, clean, sanctified." The word "sanctify" comes from the word "sainted," which means "clean." Like the Hebrew word... Now, that's a Greek word; "sanctify" means "clean." Now, the Hebrew word is "make holy." See? And ours is "clean."
Now, they take the three words, like each word has the same meaning but it's spoke different, like the--the word "clean, holy, sanctified," all three the same word.


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