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Bro. Branham taught that both the wise and foolish virgins are "virgins," meaning sanctified, holy, and clean believers who went out to meet the Bridegroom, representing denominations preaching the Second Coming of Christ. The wise virgin is part of the Bride, possessing Oil (Holy Spirit) in her lamp, which enables her to trim her lamp, reflect the Light of the Word through the Fire of the Gospel, and enter the Wedding Supper when the cry sounds, "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh." Evidence: [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶150–¶166]; [THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN — 62-0531: ¶207–¶224]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 59-0628E: ¶103–¶128].
The key difference separating the wise from the foolish virgin is the Oil, symbolizing the Holy Spirit; the foolish virgin lacks this Oil despite being sanctified, and when she realizes it at the midnight cry and goes to buy Oil, the door shuts, leaving her outside for the Tribulation while the wise virgin enters raptured. Readiness for the wise virgin involves having this Oil for rapturing faith, making her ready to go in, unified with Christ as the Word through revelation that stimulates joy and unseemly behavior like shouts. Evidence: [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶164–¶175]; [THE THIRD SEAL — 63-0320: ¶302–¶308]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 59-0628E: ¶103–¶105].
He emphasized that the wise virgin has revelation of the Word, elected from the foundation of the world, while the foolish lacks this Spirit-filled revelation, often holding to rituals or denominations without signs following. In end-time context, as denominations seek Pentecostal blessings (Oil), it signals the Bridegroom's coming, separating the true Bride (wise virgin) who is already ready. Evidence: [THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN — 62-0531: ¶219–¶224]; [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶170–¶176]; [THE SEED SHALL NOT BE HEIR WITH THE SHUCK — 65-0429B: ¶44–¶46].
Now watch, they…both of them were “virgins.” ... 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. ... the word virgin... means “holy, clean, sanctified.” [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶150–¶153]
The same thing with the sleeping virgin and the wise virgin, they were both sanctified people. But this one had Oil. And this one did not have Oil... Now, a sleeping virgin, and a wise virgin with Oil in her lamp. ... That was the difference. [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶164–¶166]
The smart virgin, the wise virgin, had Oil in Her lamp, and She trimmed Her lamp and lit it. ... God is the Word. The Oil is the Spirit. And the Fire is the Gospel Light on that Oil. [THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN — 62-0531: ¶221]
Oil typifies the Spirit... Matthew 25:3, the foolish virgin had no Oil, no Spirit. And Matthew 25:4, the wise virgin had Oil in her lamp, Spirit-filled. [THE THIRD SEAL — 63-0320: ¶305]
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