A teaching on readiness, obedience, and true salvation in Christ Remember the lamps that had no oil in the Bible, when the bridegroom was about to come. The bride is us, and the groom is Jesus. The lamps are our bodies. The women who had no oil in their lamps—their temple was defiled, and that is the enemy’s work, demons in them. While the women who did have oil are, in a sense, obedient to Christ. Their oil was not put out, nor the fire in their hearts. So you protect the oil and the fire in you. Do not let anyone take a bit from you, because in a way, that is stealing— that is the enemy stealing. The ones who did not have any oil thought they could wait until the last second to get oil—to get right with God. But the Bridegroom (Jesus) came back when they did not expect it, so they were never prepared. They did not get right with the Lord nor take it seriously. That is why they were locked out— in a sense, locked out of heaven, or the words, “I never knew you.” The Holy Spirit gave me that understanding while scrolling on Facebook. I saw a prophetic image with that question from that part of the Bible, and I was just looking at the image. This oil and fire is not for sharing, because they have to work on their own relationship with the Lord. They are defiled and dried out of that oil, while we maintain our relationship strong—abide in Him, and He in us. We cannot share oil and fire because that is not how salvation works. We are not Christ—we are only serving Him as part of His body. His miracles, His gifts, His fruits through the Holy Spirit work in those who take part in His body, but we cannot give salvation. That is the Lord’s alone to grant. We can point people to the Lord, but ultimately they must accept Him into their own lives and hearts. We cannot save anyone else but ourselves—and that is not selfishness. That is a fact. We cannot save others from sin. That role is reserved for Jesus only. All we can do is point others to Him, but it is His alone to grant. That includes the toxic worldly thinking of “I can fix him/her,” but in reality, you cannot—because it becomes demon mirroring demon internally in a defiled person or a put-out lamp. You are just dwelling in darkness together, lost sheep of God, and you might even make each other sin more or make each other worse under the influence of demonic forces in the spiritual, without knowing or recognizing it because you do not know the Word of God or understand what is behind the Word. Only God fixes. If people would stop trying to fix themselves, Abba will be the One to fix you— to refine you in His ways. That is why the Lord hid the truth back then— because you do not know if people will use it for their own evil agenda. Remember the Tower of Babylon: they spoke the same language, all of them, and already plotted to make a name for themselves. God knew the possibility that they would rise up against Him under the enemy’s schemes. So Abba confused their languages and scattered them to different places, so they would not go through with it. You must be teachable. Anyone who is not teachable has lost their salvation through it. They go their own way, exalting themselves and their own feelings higher. These are the lost sheep. They speak God’s praise, but their hearts have run out of oil and fire passion for Him. They keep junk idols in their hearts despite singing praises. Therefore, there is no treasure in their heart, no seed to bloom a garden of His ways, because everything dies or gets snatched by the enemy. There is no room for God. You must be ready when He comes back. Let Him fix you. Light the fire, and His oil will keep you burning for Him— for His ways, for taking up your cross. He is your salvation. No fake shall sit at the Lord’s table. © 2026 Ruth B. / Inaksha Daughter of the Most High God is the Author. I speak what He gives. Shared by His permission and for His glory alone. — BIBLE VERSES Canonical Scripture Matthew 25:1–13 — The Parable of the Ten Virgins “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Deuterocanonical Scripture Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 2:1–6 “My child, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials… Trust in Him, and He will help you; make your ways straight, and hope in Him.” Wisdom of Solomon 1:5 “For a holy and disciplined spirit will flee from deceit, and will rise and depart from foolish thoughts.” 📖 ON THE LAMPS, OIL, AND READINESS Matthew 25:1–13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Luke 12:35–40 “Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning… Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Proverbs 20:27 “The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of the heart.” Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 21:16–17 (Deuterocanonical) “A senseless person listens to a word as he listens to a story; but a wise person listens with love and keeps it.” 🔥 ON OIL, FIRE, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT Zechariah 4:1–6 “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” Leviticus 6:12–13 “The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out.” Acts 2:3–4 “Tongues as of fire appeared to them… and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” Wisdom of Solomon 7:27 (Deuterocanonical) “She passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God and prophets.” 🕊️ ON SALVATION BELONGING TO GOD ALONE John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Acts 4:12 “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not because of righteous works we had done, but according to His mercy.” Sirach 2:7–11 (Deuterocanonical) “You who fear the Lord, wait for His mercy… The Lord is compassionate and merciful; He forgives sins and saves in time of trouble.” 🌱 ON BEING TEACHABLE VS. HARDENED HEARTS Proverbs 9:9 “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser.” Isaiah 29:13 “These people draw near with their mouth… but their heart is far from Me.” Jeremiah 4:4 “Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, remove the foreskin of your hearts.” Baruch 4:28–29 (Deuterocanonical) “As you once were determined to stray from God, so return now with tenfold zeal to seek Him.” 🐑 ON LOST SHEEP AND FALSE WORSHIP Matthew 7:21–23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven…” Hosea 6:6 “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Ezekiel 34:11–12 “I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.” Wisdom of Solomon 13:1 (Deuterocanonical) “For all people who were ignorant of God were foolish by nature…” 🛑 ON NOT ‘FIXING’ OTHERS, BUT POINTING THEM TO GOD Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are ambassadors for Christ… be reconciled to God.” Galatians 6:5 “Each one shall bear his own load.” Sirach 18:19–20 (Deuterocanonical) “Before judgment, prepare yourself, and do not be like one who tempts the Lord.” 🏗️ ON THE TOWER OF BABEL AND HUMAN PRIDE Genesis 11:1–9 “Come, let us build ourselves a city… lest we be scattered.” And the Lord scattered them. Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Wisdom of Solomon 14:11 (Deuterocanonical) “For the worship of idols… is the beginning and cause and end of every evil.” 🕯️ ON KEEPING THE LAMP BURNING Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Revelation 3:15–16 “Because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out of My mouth.” Sirach 32:16 (Deuterocanonical) “Whoever seeks the law will be filled with it, but the hypocrite will stumble in it.”