Outer darkness: A thousand years? or for eternity?

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Originally Posted by ABrotherinFaith

1 And the other references? The ones you ignored? And all the others I didn't mention? As I said, sometimes sleep's just sleep.

2. Why do you want/need/whatever MORE interpretation than the Lord Himself gave? He explained the parable at the end of it (Matt 25:13). But I've already shown you that. At this point I wonder if you're just not open to anything else.

3. Can you explain/point to anywhere in the Bible that shows we'll be able to buy oil/Holy Spirit AFTER we die?

ABinF, I didn't ignore any of your verses. The context of the word "sleep" gives us the meaning whether sleep is sleep, or sleep is death. It is you who ignored what I wrote.

2. It's a parable. Sometimes the Lord provided explanation of parables, as with the parable of the "tares," and sometimes He did not. Either way, a parable requires interpretation, or else it is not a parable.

Yes, the exhortation is to "watch," but many do not. The Lord here provides some description of future events to provide us with further incentive.

3. The Bible is filled with exhortations to "buy oil" in this life, while using other words, though the Laodicians were admonished to "buy salve to anoint." Why don't you explain to me what happens to all God's children who are foolish, who do not watch, who do not grow, who are not faithful, etc.?

The bible is a book for today, the age of faith. It is not a handbook for life after death, and life after the judgment seat of Christ. When that happens, apparently instructions will be given as to how to "buy oil."

ABinF, when you first came to this forum, we went round and round about the need for husbands "to please his wife." (I Cor 7.33) Apparently you don't like the way I read the words of scripture.