ELECT said:
Did the 5 foolish virgins once had God Holy Spirit ?
Nope - the holy Spirit was not given until Jesus ascended.
John 7:38,39 He that believeth on me as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Before Acts 2 - no one was "born" of the Spirit. [except John the Baptist; "from his mother's womb"] God placed his Spirit upon certain believers in the Old Testament and upon the apostles in the Gospels.
I'm sorry, but you simply don't know what you're talking about and such could eventually prove to be deadly for you (in that you're foolishly embracing the lie of "once saved, always saved" to your own possible peril) if you don't adjust your beliefs in accordance to what the scriptures actually teach. For starters, MANY PEOPLE in the Old Testament had the Holy Spirit IN THEM. Here are some examples of the same:
"And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?" (Genesis 41:38)
Yes, Joseph had the Spirit of God IN HIM.
"Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?" (Isaiah 63:11)
Yes, Moses had the Holy Spirit WITHIN HIM.
"And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me." (Ezekiel 2:2)
Yes, Ezekiel had the Spirit of God IN HIM (see also Ezekiel 3:24)
"But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof." (Daniel 4:8-9)
Yes, Daniel had the Holy Spirit IN HIM.
Etc., etc., etc.
IOW, what I just provided is by no means an exhaustive list. In fact, ALL OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS, had "the Spirit of Christ IN THEM":
"Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." (I Peter 1:10-11)
Furthermore, here is what Jesus had to say about "the foolish virgins":
"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." (Matthew 25:1-13)
For starters, "the foolish virgins" were just that: virgins. IOW, Jesus didn't designate them as "whores", "harlots", "adulteresses" or anything else impure, but instead as "virgins" which, by implication, has to do with chastity and purity. IOW, we have no reason to believe that they were anything but the types of "chaste virgins" that Paul spoke of elsewhere:
II Corinthians chapter 11
[1] Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
[2] For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
[3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
[4] For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
As Paul feared that these "chaste virgins" might be led astray, so, too, was Christ speaking of "virgins" who foolishly fell away.
Secondly, "the foolish virgins" all "took their lamps" with them or all started on their journey to meet the Bridegroom with "the light" of the gospel or with "the light" of Christ.
Thirdly, "the foolish virgins" not only "took their lamps", but they were initially being fueled by "oil", which, as I trust we all know, is a type of the Holy Spirit or a type of God's anointing. Oh, they did eventually run out of "oil", seeing how they hadn't brought a surplus of the same with them, but they did all start out with oil burning lamps, nonetheless. As such, to even suggest that these "foolish virgins" NEVER had the Holy Spirit is to deceive or delude one's self.
Fourthly, "the foolish virgins" all responded to the "cry" to "go out and meet the Bridgegroom" Who is Christ. Is this how the unsaved or is this how those who allegedly NEVER had the Holy Spirit would respond? Again, let's not kid ourselves.
Fifthly, "the foolish virgins" sought to obtain "oil" from "the wise virgins". Again, having run out of their original supply of "oil" or having lost the Holy Spirit's presence in their own lives, these "foolish virgins" once again sought the same.
Sixthly, "the foolish virgins" actually went out to purchase such "oil" AGAIN, didn't they? Yes, they most certainly did.
Lastly, "the foolish virgins" ultimately HAD THE DOOR SHUT TO THEM or they were ultimately LOST.
Yes, friends, Jesus' parable in relation to "the foolish virgins" had everything to do with "enduring to the end to be saved"...just as many of His other parables dealt with exactly the same thing and just as the rest of the Bible teaches the same.
