If there is any Wisdom of God in the five wise virgins …it’s not their boasting in themselves for keeping their lights shining, their lamps enlightened of the oil (joy) of God:
If there is any Wisdom of God in the five wise virgins telling the five foolish to go buy from those who sell in the marketplace…it is this: Luke 16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness;
that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
People will tell you this is hell that receives “you” into everlasting habitations after friendship with the unrighteous mammon fails. Jesus Christ didn’t say it might fail, but when it fails. Jesus Christ who said “I come not to destroy but to save.” He is not destroying them by telling them to go make friends with the unrighteous mammon but, His Father also turns them over to a reprobate mind so that when it fails, as the son who wasted all his goods on riotous living, the Father receives him back when he returns to God. Paul said the same in handing the evil one over, putting it without for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved. God also hands those who blasphemes His name over to satan so they learn not to blaspheme His Name. It is not hell that receives them when friendship with unrighteous mammon fails, as men hope to shut the door on their brothers returning from when making friends with the unrighteous mammon fails, it’s men who boasting in themselves say “you fools” the door is shut on you for you are not like us who kept our lights burning, you are not our brothers —which is why Christ goes to the cross to set an open door before you: that no man can open or no man can shut.
Prior to the crucifixion Christ says “I never knew you” yet Isaiah 53:2-7 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. [3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [4]
Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. [5] But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. [6] All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has
laid on him the iniquity of us all. [7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
“I never knew you” “so that, when it fails,
they may receive you unto eternal habitations” “the door is shut” Hebrews 4:15-16 For we have not an high priest
which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. [16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace
to help in time of need.
“help! We sit in darkness and have no light for our lamps!” Revelation 3:17-18 Because you say,
I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: [18] I counsel you to buy of me gold
tried in the fire, (go make friends with the unrighteous mammon, so,
that when it fails,
they will receive you (obedience unto Christ) unto everlasting habitations) that
you may be rich; and white raiment,
that you may be clothed, and
that the shame of your nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve,
that you may see. (That which makes manifest is the Light).
Paul’s words in Christ
2 Corinthians 2:3-12 And I wrote this same unto you,
lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all,
that my joy (oil)is the joy (oil)of you all. [4] For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. [5] But if any have caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. [6]
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. [7]
So that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. [8] Wherefore I beseech you that you would
confirm your love toward him. [9] For to this end also did I write, that
I might know the proof of you, whether you be obedient in all things. [10] To whom you forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it,
for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; [11] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. [12] Furthermore, when I came to Troas
to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,