MyWhiteStone, also I had the same reaction. i sent this movie to a friend hoping it would be an encouragement. she hasn't seen it yet. i hope that part doesn't confuse her about trusting Jesus Well there are a lot of encouraging things in it. And as far as trusting Jesus is concerned, the video highlights Him well. "Essentials" are there even if "non-essentials" or debateables are confusing. I wouldn't worry, Regina. I am disappointed with Jack Hibbs if he missed that "they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;" [YLT] Some of the modern paraphrase translations do indeed say "didn't take enough oil", but that isn't what the actual scripture says. They had No Oil. Nada. None. They brought wicks, but no wax for the candle. Interesting, the NET translation also says extra oil. But in their foot note they note: "tn The word “extra” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The point is that the five foolish virgins had only the oil in their lamps, but took along no extra supply from which to replenish them. This is clear from v. 8, where the lamps of the foolish virgins are going out because they are running out of oil." There were two main types of lamps in those days. Table lamps you'd leave on, well, tables. And Torchieres you'd use for processions. Think "Olympic torch". They were basically bowls on a staff that you'd put a rag in on top, and put in some oil so you could carry it around and see while walking in the dark, rather than sitting around at a table and eat. You'd need to carry the oil in a separate flask, which is exactly what the "wise virgins" did. Cause you'd have to be a fool to bring a torch and a rag to light on fire, but no fuel to sustain the flame. Which is exactly what the actual text says was the problem. Not to mention that bigger theological issue that oil is usually used as being symbolic of the Holy Spirit. Who is not a commodity, but a Person. You don't "run out of the Holy Spirit", although you can ignore Him. This is why being a teacher is such a sobering thing imho. You can really mess people up, whether intentionally/knowingly or not. In the handful of times that my pastor has asked me to pinch-preach for him over the past 3-4 years, one of the things I always pray, and sometimes even from the pulpit, is for the Lord to protect His people from anything that I might speak in error, even if unintentional. It is such a huge responsibility to represent God in a public way...it's hard enough just to walk it out as one of the "commoners" like me. I think the Lord may be prompting me to share one of those messages. I will start a new thread and post one there. My more important (IMHO) point, Thom, is not that the oil is not representative of the Holy Spirit, nor anything relative to the oil and Ten Virgins parable -- except to insist that these ten sleepy virgins can neither attend nor be the Bride. Cannot! For several reasons. Truly as depicted in the video, the Father may tell His Son, "Go get your Bride," but it doesn't result in a midnight call to wise and foolish virgins as portrayed in the video, half of whom get shut out and the other half attend the Wedding Supper of the Lamb (in heaven). Instead, the Father's order "Son, go get your Bride," results in an immediate Resurrection / Rapture event in the twinkling of an eye. Then later that Wedding Supper of the Lamb as portrayed will occur in heaven. Then much later, about seven or so years, the Wedding Banquet referred to in that parable -- Matthew 25 -- occurs. To me this is what would be most consistent, and also probably most enlightening to many believers, i.e., to depict and narrate that there are two separate events. Again it's only IMHO, (hopefully not IMPO). 
