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Mt 25:1 - "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Mt 25:3 "Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 "but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. Ps 45:6 -Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions. Zech. 1:6 "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts. Outward appearances or statements of faith are not enough to really know whether or not a person has “oil in their lamp”. It is not until one understands the effect the Holy Spirit has on a person that it becomes evident. -Preach- John 16:8 "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spi