THE FIVE WISE VIRGINS AND THE TRUE VINE
BEFORE READING THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE READ: John 15: 1-10 AND Matthew 25: 1-13 Not all believers are disciples of Jesus. (Luke 14: 26-27) A disciple is everyone connected to the True Vine. Love (for God) is the sap that comes from the True Vine to the branches. The oil that the five wise virgins kept until the end is Love (for God). True anointing comes from Love. Oil is love, the Holy Spirit is love, oil, and fire. The oil is responsible for maintaining the fire burning, which is our faith. The Oil is love for God, the fire burning in the lamp is faith. The five foolish virgins wanted the love (oil) that was in the five wise virgins, which they only had because the wise ones were connected to the True Vine. The five foolish virgins were keeping only the "appearance". They appeared to be following Jesus because they had works, but they were not keeping the oil. When they saw the end of the times approaching, and began to feel the darkne...