Five Foolish Virgins VS Five Wise Virgins

I don't think the popular idea that the oil represents the Holy Spirit holds up.
Yes, anointing oil is symbolic of The Holy Spirit in the right context but this isn't about an anointing.
The wise virgins suggest that the others go to purchase oil from those that sell.

Purchase The Holy Spirit from those that sell?

If I had to boil it down to a few words. Don't be excessive perhaps?

They all fall asleep but that does not mean they all backslid. It is a parable using a common custom from Jewish weddings that they understood. Was it considered shameful to fall asleep waiting for the call of the Bridegroom? I don't know. But if not then the object lesson is not that anyone fell asleep but that their lights went out and they did not bring extra oil in case that were to happen. The wise ones prepared for the possibility. The foolish thought if that happened they would have time to deal with it. They assumed they could borrow from their neighbor and when that did not work out they were told to go buy some, when they did, it took too long and they were not ready.

It is not an allegory therefore I am not seeing the need to insist on the meaning of the oil. I think the point is that the wise were prepared. They did not assume that they could be irresponsible about their task, (carrying the light in the procession) and figure out a way to fix it at the last minute. How does this apply to us. In all the ways that fall under the category of what it means to live ready for his appearing.

Parables are a story within a story.
That's what they are.
Tons and tons of allegory.

Oil Is used as a type
As is lamp, virgin, groom,

Because the Great Tribulation is the darkest spiritual time the world will ever know.





Besides the darkness the going out and buying is related to what people do in that dark time.

Mat_25:9 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.

Rev_13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

So the darkness of the night, the buying and selling and the coming of Christ/bridegroom all add up to the timeframe of the Great Tribulation and the second coming. This parable was spoken after about 7 previous examples of what it will be like when Christ returns which started here:

Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

Again, this is comparable to the Great Tribulation and the wrath of God that is about to happen which happens at the second coming.
.


Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Mat 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Mat 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Mat 24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Mat 24:46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Mat 24:47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Mat 24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Mat 24:49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
Mat 24:50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
Mat 24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Rev_3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Rev_16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

1Th_5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th_5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

A good example is the parable of the pearl merchant and that of the hidden treasure. Both parables are together but both teach the same lesson. The lesson is that the treasure in the field or the pearl of great price is like the kingdom of heaven in that when one finds it they should do everything necessary to possess it. The pearl or the treasure can be different things but teach the same lesson therefore they are not to be over analyzed.

Hmm, gotta disagree here, in that, I believe Jesus Himself is the "man" in these texts [in these two parables], not us.

(Matt13:44, 45-46)

The context says that they were about the kingdom of heaven.

Sure, the context is concerning "the kingdom of the heavens"... but Jesus is the "man" who "selleth all / buyeth" and "sold all / bought" (not us... "we" are not the "man" in these contexts).



[for the readers: "the kingdom of the heavens" is earthly-located... it does not refer to "UP IN Heaven"]

lets say also that a mid or post believer is expecting it to happen according to the time of their beliefs but he comes as a theif steals his bride and they miss out and go through the tribulation?

It would benefit every bible student to Google biblical forms of literature parable vs allegory and read some of the more scholarly links that you can find on it. Many do not know the difference between a parable and allegory and think that it does not matter or that they are allowed to make up their own rules about what a parable is in biblical literature. But the definition is clear and agreed upon and taught in every bible college.

In brief a parable will use a common scene from daily life to make a point. Usually the lesson is at the end of the parable. Rarely are the details or objects meant to be an allegory or type of some secret spiritual code not related to the lesson at the end of the parable.

A good example is the parable of the pearl merchant and that of the hidden treasure. Both parables are together but both teach the same lesson. The lesson is that the treasure in the field or the pearl of great price is like the kingdom of heaven in that when one finds it they should do everything necessary to possess it. The pearl or the treasure can be different things but teach the same lesson therefore they are not to be over analyzed.

For example the "treasure" is not even specific enough to analyze. We don't know if it was gold, diamonds, a combination of jewels and coins, etc. It was just something very valuable and we are left to our imagination. The pearl is specific but that it was more valuable than all the other pearls the man had seen before is the point. If one were to go into a long teaching about how pearls are formed and use that to describe the nature of how the Kingdom of heaven was formed he would be missing the point completely and teaching nonsense imaginative ideas.

The pearl, or the treasure simply mean that they were more valuable than anything else and that the merchant selling everything to gain the pearl or the man who sold everything and bought the field was making a wise decision. We should not consider anything worth hanging on to that would hinder us from possessing the kingdom of God and of course that means following Christ.

These are parables not allegories. The same with the parable of the ten virgins. It is a parable that teaches a lesson, and that lesson is to be ready for the coming of the Lord. The same lesson can be taught using different parables with different lessons from life. And Jesus does use different parables to teach the same lesson that is to be learned from the ten virgins. In fact he gives several that all teach the same lesson, that we must watch and be ready because we don't know the hour when he will return.

No one can miss the rapture whom God intends to rapture.

What is your take of Matthew 25:1-13 -
Mine is this, The Five Foolish Virgins are those living after the flesh and dying (Rom 8:13a) -
The Five Wise Virgins will put to death the deeds of the body and live (Rom 8:13b).

Lol
" wheat"
"Tares"
" virgins"
"Oil"
" talent"
"Pearl"

You got to be kidding me.
You saying you DO NOT KNOW WHAT A PARABLE IS????


""Allegory, a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative. Allegory, which encompasses such forms as fable, parable, and apologue, may have meaning on two or more levels that the reader can understand only through an interpretive process.""

The lesson is not that we are all pearl merchants. It is not that we are all Treasure hunters. Neither is it that Jesus is a pearl merchant.
The lesson is having the wisdom and appreciation of the value of the kingdom of heaven and seeking it First!
A valuable lesson of pure doctrine. Unless we have this same heart we don't have saving faith.

Lol. You just INTERPRETED ALLEGORY....face palm
you painted yourself in a corner with your strain to redefine allegories .

You are so off friend.

" more scholarly studies"

Show me these great "scholars" that say a parable is neither a story withing a story, and there is no such thing as allegory in parables.

""Defining the difference between an allegory in biblical literature and a parable in biblical literature is specific to the time and how they were used to convey understanding""

In the wheat and tares Jesus defined WHAT THE ALLEGORY means.
Jesus Specifically lays out the interpretation....of the allegory/ story/parable

Here is an example of allegory in biblical literature:
Paul uses the story of Sarah and Hagar as an allegory of the Law and the new covenant.

21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.


As you can see quite different than a parable. A parable is an illustration from daily life or familiar custom to teach a lesson (usually a moral lesson)

Then there are metaphors and similes within literature such as calling Jerusalem Sodom (a metaphor) or the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant man (simile)

In parables it is rarely necessary to decode every detail in the parable as though it were a metaphor of a spiritual object. Like in the parable of the prodigal son. It was specifically taught to show the pharisees that they had the wrong attitude toward sinners and publicans coming to Jesus. Why was the elder brother in the field? Because Jesus put him there. Was he harvesting wheat? Who cares, it is not relative to the object lesson which is that he should have rejoiced with the Father when his brother repented but the pharisees did not see that they were like the elder brother when they found fault with the prodigal being celebrated for returning. The pig pen is not an allegory of a backslidden christian at the bar or some such other allegory one can dream up. The story is not about a backslidden christian. Most christians would rejoice if their brother repented from backslidding. It is a story to expose the heart of the pharisees, so if anything the prodigal is a publican and sinner who came to Jesus.