In Matthew 25, Our Lord Jesus told a parable of 10 virgins who went to meet the bridegroom. 5 foolish, 5 wise. They all took lamps, but the 5 had oil in their oil vessel - that made them wise. The other 5 took no oil, that made them foolish.
The parable made no mention of them lighting their lamps at any time before the arrival of the groom. So when the 5 foolish virgins begged for oil in verse 8 saying their lamps are going out, it mustn't be that they once had oil. It must rather be a residual on the burning wick. They never had any oil. They took no oil with them. Verse 3 was clear on that.
So what burnt out soon as they lit their lamps was the torch itself. By the way, the Greek word for that lamp in this parable is LAMPAS, a word better translated torch. That word is found in only 4 other portions in the whole Bible (lamp, Rev 8:10; lamps, Rev 4:5; lights, Act 20:8; torches, 1Joh 18:3)
It's not the usual Lantern with a reserviour of oil. The wise virgins who had oil carried oil in a separate vessel. Not extra oil. As the story didn't say that. The oil in the separate vessel from the lamp is the only oil they had with them. That oil is to be applied when the lamp is to be lit.
So the lamp would be properly interpreted as the Christian faith (based on the word of God) which many profess. The wise ones (with oil) are the saved while the foolish ones (without oil) are the unsaved who enjoy the false feeling of salvation as they roam together with the saved. Such are the ones the Lord said will be separated as tares from wheat Matt 13:30. So the oil is salvation. You either have it, or you don't.
Please check well. Are you saved? Are you still saved? If you're not, salvation is just a prayer away. Ask Jesus to come into tour heart and he will.
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