Outer darkness: A thousand years? or for eternity?

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Originally Posted by ABrotherinFaith

Of course the Lord knows everyone. Of course He does. Of course He wasn't lying. Should the virgins have said then, as you have, "But Lord, you know everyone. You can't say that!" And would their protest have won over the Lord? Of course not.
Jesus was obviously making a point here. A point that is related to the verses I mentioned in John. Those verses lose their meaning if we read them as you would have us. I know my sheep and I am known by mine Nothing special if the Lord just simply knows everyone. No reason for the verse.

So according to you, if a brother cannot know the Lord's speaking in a matter, then perhaps he was never the Lord's in the first place? "Real" sheep would know the Lord's voice!

Originally Posted by ABrotherinFaith

So, according to you, after we die if we haven't been prudent enough (and is there a cut off line for an acceptable amount of prudence or should we just keep being prudent and hope we make it?) we'll have another chance to buy oil? And who are the people who sell the oil, both in this life and after death?

It's not according to me. Did you read the parable? The foolish ones were admonished to buy oil.