A clean house?

[B-A-C]

Matt 12:43 "Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
Matt 12:44 "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
Matt 12:45 "Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation."

Luke 11:24 "When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
Luke 11:25 "And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
Luke 11:26 "Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

I have always heard that Christians can be oppressed by demons, but they cannot be possessed by demons.
How did this mans "house" get cleaned? Did he clean it himself? What are "waterless places"?
Matt 25:8 "The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Matt 25:9 "But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
Matt 25:10 "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Matt 25:11 "Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
Matt 25:12 "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'

What does the oil here symbolize? How did they run out? Who are the "dealers" where you buy the oil?
How did they get oil in the first place, before they ran out? Why were those with oil allowed in, but those who raon out of oil
not allowed in?

 

[Dave M]

this is a good debate against OSAS IMO, never looked at it like that before

 

[Twistie]

Matt 12:43 "Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
Matt 12:44 "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
Matt 12:45 "Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation."

Luke 11:24 "When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
Luke 11:25 "And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
Luke 11:26 "Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

I have always heard that Christians can be oppressed by demons, but they cannot be possessed by demons.
How did this mans "house" get cleaned? Did he clean it himself? What are "waterless places"?
Matt 25:8 "The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Matt 25:9 "But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
Matt 25:10 "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Matt 25:11 "Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
Matt 25:12 "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'

What does the oil here symbolize? How did they run out? Who are the "dealers" where you buy the oil?
How did they get oil in the first place, before they ran out? Why were those with oil allowed in, but those who raon out of oil
not allowed in?

I believe the oil is the Word of God.. but even more so it's about the relationship one has with him . The dealers are I believe like the pastors preachers n those who cash in on the word yet claim to spread the word but don't follow the word n their followers..

That's the best way I can break down what I hear so to say..

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[B-A-C]

I believe the oil is the Word of God.. but even more so it's about the relationship one has with him . The dealers are I believe like the pastors preachers n those who cash in on the word yet claim to spread the word but don't follow the word n their followers..

OK. Can you "run out of" the word of God?
If the dealers are the "corrupt" Pastors, does it seem odd to you that Jesus would say go get oil from them?
Why not get it from the "good" pastors?