It took me a while to build the four individual videos that make up the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Flasks).

So I’ve pulled the whole story together here in one place for convenience.

Known. Unknown. Ready. Not ready. Oil. No oil.

What does it really take to get in?

Known. Unknown.

Ready. Not ready.

Oil. No oil.

What does it really take to get into the eternal party with Jesus?

Is the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Flasks) as scary as it sounds at first?

Or is it actually full of grace?

Hear my take in this finale.

Topics:

• Quick Recap
• Everyone Sleeps
• Why Would Jesus Say, “I Don’t Know You”?
• Could the Unknown Have Once Been Christians?
• It’s NOT: “I Didn’t Know You WELL Enough”
• How Jesus Knows Us
• Why I See Grace in This Parable

This episode is part of the “Scary Verses or Grace?” discussion of passages that sound scary at first, but surprisingly lead us toward grace as we grapple with them and seek the heart of Christ.

In Part 2 of the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Flasks), I talked about the torches the attendants prepared.

But getting a torch wasn’t enough.

The wise brought extra oil with them so they could keep their torches lit.

Interestingly, some scholars believe the oil in this parable represents the Holy Spirit.

Scripture tells us that when we accept Christ, we receive the Holy Spirit as a gift and a deposit of what’s to come.

So, in my mind, if the oil represents the Spirit, then all ten Flasks must have started with SOME oil.

What separated the wise from the foolish was whether they wanted MORE and pursued it. More of the Spirit. More oil. Right?

Maybe...

Topics:

• Does the oil represent the Holy Spirit?
• Receiving the Spirit as a gift and deposit
• Pursuing more oil and staying ready
• Where the oil comparison breaks down