[UntoHim]

My point is/was...that is I guess if I have any....that part of interpreting the Bible, especially the New Testament, is knowing just who is talking and who are they talking to? Did Jesus address the Pharisees and Scribes in the same manner as the woman at the well? Did every parable and teaching of Jesus have direct application for those of us in "the Church age"?

Witness Lee had a great tendency to over simplify, and his interpretation of many of the parables is a perfect example. Now he wasn't the only one to interpret these parables in this manner, but he is the one we are all the most familiar with so let's not bring up the red herring of "well that guy said it too".

I am basing much of my "concern" off of your post:

Originally Posted by Ohio

Those foolish virgins took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord. They had no oil of the Spirit in their vessels. We are vessels. These foolish ones were waiting to meet the Lord as their bridegroom, but they fell asleep, which means they died. They awoke at midnight, the end of the church day, and resurrected with all the other believers.

This interpretation does not take into account just WHO Jesus was speaking to. "They had no oil of the Spirit in their vessels"? If we are going to say that the oil represents the Holy Spirit then there is a problem - when we receive the Lord we receive the Holy Spirit. So are we to believe that somehow these five foolish virgins used up all the Holy Spirit during their lifetime, and based upon this they will be turned away during the Millennial kingdom? Sorry, this interpretation is too simplistic and rather weak.