standingfirminChrist
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The virgins did not trim their lamps until after they woke up. Nowhere does the scripture say the lamps were trimmed before they heard the shout that, 'The Bridegroom Cometh.'
The lamps were torches which consisted of a bowl on top of a stick. Trimming the lamps consisted of dipping a cloth in the oil and putting said cloth in the bowl and lighting it.
In a Jewish wedding feast, which always took place in the evening hours, the lamps were never lit until the bridesmaids heard the shout, 'The Bridegroom Cometh.'
The fact is the foolish did not take oil to light that cloth when it was needed, but the wise carried the oil with them to be used at such time as was needed.
The lamps were torches which consisted of a bowl on top of a stick. Trimming the lamps consisted of dipping a cloth in the oil and putting said cloth in the bowl and lighting it.
In a Jewish wedding feast, which always took place in the evening hours, the lamps were never lit until the bridesmaids heard the shout, 'The Bridegroom Cometh.'
The fact is the foolish did not take oil to light that cloth when it was needed, but the wise carried the oil with them to be used at such time as was needed.