themuzicman
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That may be so, but we were speaking of Matthew 22, not Matthew 24. Matthew 22 has the context of Jews and Pharisees.
ECT Why was the "friend" not wearing his wedding garment?
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That may be so, but we were speaking of Matthew 22, not Matthew 24. Matthew 22 has the context of Jews and Pharisees.
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So what is your point? Matthew 24 has the context to be about His followers. . . both Jew and Gentile.
themuzicman
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But Matthew 22 has the context of speaking to the Jews and specifically the Pharisees. Thus, that is the context that defines how we interpret that passage.
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But are you correct saying it was only for the Jews? Don't you believe His parables and illistrations were for all people to understand?
marhig
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We are to die the death before we are covered in the wedding garment. The wedding garment means to be born anew walking in the the Spirit covered by God, and the life of Christ is seen through us. We can't be covered if we are still living by the lusts of our flesh and not doing Gods will, if we truly have the Spirit then we will be dead to our old self, our old life gone and we will be born anew living by the will of God, dying daily.He was unprepared.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment [Matt. 22:11].
"What is that wedding garment? The King’s invitation is for everyone, but there is a danger of coming without meeting the demands of the King. That wedding garment is the righteousness of Christ which is absolutely essential for salvation, and it is supplied to all who believe. The apostle Paul speaks of this imputed righteousness: “But now the righteousness of God without the law [that is, apart from the law] is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of [from] God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all [it comes down upon all] them that believe: for there is no difference†(Rom. 3:21–22). All have to have a wedding garment."
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless [Matt. 22:12].
"Notice that he was speechless! I hear some folk say that they don’t need to receive Christ, that they will take their chances before God, that they intend to argue their case. Well, our Lord said that this fellow without the wedding garment was speechless." McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (Matthew 14-28) (electronic ed., Vol. 35, p. 106). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
"22:11 a wedding garment. All without exception were invited to the banquet, so this man is not to be viewed as a common party-crasher. In fact, all the guests were rounded up hastily from “the highways†and therefore none could be expected to come with proper attire. That means the wedding garments were supplied by the king himself. So this man’s lack of a proper garment indicates he had purposely rejected the king’s own gracious provision. His affront to the king was actually a greater insult than those who refused to come at all, because he committed his impertinence in the very presence of the king. The imagery seems to represent those who identify with the kingdom externally, profess to be Christians, belong to the church in a visible sense—yet spurn the garment of righteousness Christ offers (cf. Is. 61:10) by seeking to establish a righteousness of their own (cf. Rom. 10:3; Phil. 3:8, 9). Ashamed to admit their own spiritual poverty (see note on 5:3), they refuse the better garment the King graciously offers—and thus they are guilty of a horrible sin against His goodness.
22:12 And he was speechless. I.e., he had no excuse." MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1434). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
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And if we are covered by God then he will give us wisdom and understanding and we won't be speechless, because he will give us what we need when we need it. The more we obey God and let go of the flesh and the world, the stronger we become in God.
Once we are born of God, we are to be ready to speak when needed and ready to do Gods will, being prepared like the 5 virgin's with their lamps trimmed and full of oil otherwise we will be cast out, regardless of what many think.
If we don't live by the will of God, then we don't belong to him. And we are not in the body of Christ and we won't be covered and we are in danger of being told " depart from me you workers of iniquity"
Those born of God, do his will and he will cover them. If they don't, they won't be covered. And all as others will see is our dead flesh and we will be crucifying Christ afresh and putting him to an open shame!
themuzicman
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Mathew 13:10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
The purpose of the parables is not for understanding.
musterion
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Christ did in 70, according to you.
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Really??! The 12 Disciples were all Jews. How do you explain away that they understood and the other Jews didn't . . that I should understand and you don't?
themuzicman
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Well, the Jews were specifically blinded to their messiah (John 12:40,cf Isaiah 6:10.) Thus, they had to be drawn prior to being able to come (John 6:44, 65). We can see this same theme in Romans 9, where "children of the promise" were given mercy, and the "children of the flesh" are hardened and receive wrath.
This phenomenon is specific to the Jews, so wouldn't apply to you and me.
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As a nation was that reasoning/'penalty' applied by God, not individuals. Why? Look at their history as a nation, not as individuals. Nicodemus comes easily to mind. Ergo, the wedding feast was comprised of both Jew and Gentile. The acceptance of either was predicated upon their own "felt" need coupled to the understanding of the requirement for acceptance for entry. They could not "cross over the border illegally".
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WatchmanOnTheWall
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It is satan, he will be naked and shamefully exposed because it is the righteousness of Christ that will be covering the other wedding guests. He will also be speechless because by then he will have no defence in front of God at all. This verse where satan is described as a man is in reference to:
Isaiah 14:16
Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,
This parable is all about Gods plan for mankind:
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Explained
Matthew 22
2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
This is when God the Father made the Heavens and the Earth, and prepared a plan for Mankind and Jesus to be together forever.
3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
God sent the Old Testament Prophets to tell people that Jesus was going to come but the people rejected Jesus and killed Him.
4“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
These are the Christians who have been telling the World that Jesus is going to return.
5“But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
This is Jesus' second coming.
8“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’
This will be during the Millennial reign of Christ.
10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.11“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
This will the great white throne Judgement and the Wedding of the Bride and Christ. satan is that man. He will have no defence left and is not covered by Jesus' righteousness.
13“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’14“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
At the Wedding banquet will be the Great Multitude who were invited and the 144,000 who are the chosen.
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themuzicman
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You have no basis for saying that Gentiles are included. Indeed, one major criticism of Jesus' ministry was that he spent time with sinners, tax collectors, and those considered lowest in their society. Thus, these are the ones Jesus is most obviously referring to.
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Spiritual relationship between God and man knows no national boundaries. The dealings with Israel by God before the redempttion of man by Jesus Christ was an example by demonstration in the plural figurative sense of God dealing with all of mankind as one person. Because of the cross we now have this extended out to include the Gentile: "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Ephesians 2:15 (KJV) . . . .The wedding feast parable is NOT about Israel but God's "new people" made up of Jew and Gentile from the "highway and hedges". Ask yourself the question if this were not so then the "Master of the House" would have given exclusive instructions to his servants before sending his servants out into those "highways and hedges" to invite any they find to participate in the festivities.