COME, THE WEDDING IS READY (ARE YOU?)
07-17-16 This message may be
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The height of our revelations depends upon the correctness of our
doctrines (our building blocks)
Mat 22:1 And Jesus
answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, Mat 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son, Mat 22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that
were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Mat 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying,
Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. Mat 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his
farm, another to his merchandise: Mat 22:6
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Mat 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent
forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Mat
22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Mat 22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many
as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Mat 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the
wedding was furnished with guests. Mat 22:11
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which
had not on a wedding garment: Mat 22:12
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a
wedding garment? And he was speechless. Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him
hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. Mat 22:14 For many are called,
but few are chosen.
Mat 25:1 Then shall
the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and
went forth to meet the bridegroom. Mat 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil [symbol of the Holy Spirit] with them: Mat 25:4 But
the wise took oil [symbol
of the Holy Spirit] in their vessels
with their lamps. Mat 25:5 While the
bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
THE OLD TESTAMENT
(Mat 22:1-3) And Jesus answered and spake unto them [the multitude] again by parables
[“comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain” Amplif.], and said, The kingdom of heaven is like
unto a certain king [Father God], which made a marriage for his son [Jesus Christ], And sent forth his servants [the
prophets] to call them that were
bidden [Gk: called] to the wedding: and they would not come.
1. (Mat
13:34) All these things spake Jesus unto the
multitude in parables; and without a
parable spake he not unto them [the
multitude]:
2. (Mark)
4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them [the multitude]: and when they were
alone, he expounded [Gk: to solve further, explained] all things to his disciples.
(Mat
22:4-7)
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which
are bidden [Gk: called], Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my
oxen and my fatlings [Gk: grained, that is, fatted] are
killed, and all things are
ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it [Gk: be careless of: be negligent, not regard],
and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
And the remnant [Gk: remaining ones] took his servants, and entreated them spitefully [Gk: exercised violence, abused: used
despitefully, shamefully], and
slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth [Gk: provoked, enraged: (very) angry]: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed
those murderers, and burned up their city [this prophecy was “first” fulfilled by the destruction of
THE NEW TESTAMENT
(Mat 22:8-10)
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they
which were bidden [Gk: called] were not worthy. Go ye therefore
into the highways, and as many as ye shall find [a type and shadow of John the Baptist’s ministry], bid [Gk: call] to the marriage.
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many
as they found, both bad and good
[i.e., both professing Christians and confessing Christians]: and the wedding was furnished with
guests.
(Mat
22:11,12) And when the king [Father God] came in to see
the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment [Gk: apparel (especially the outer robe)]: And he saith unto him, Friend, how
camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless
[i.e., not understanding the “tongue”
of God, i.e., not having the resident Holy Spirit to interpret].
1. The Living Bible: “a wedding garment” = It was customary for wedding guests to be
given a garment to wear to the banquet. It was unthinkable to refuse to wear
the garment. This would insult the host, who could only assume the guest did
not want to take part in the wedding celebration. Jesus is speaking here of the garment of righteousness needed to
enter God’s banquet in the Kingdom. The robe is a picture of the total acceptance in God’s eyes given to every believer [the garment of salvation] by
Christ [Gk: anointed, the Messiah].
Christ has provided this garment for
everyone, but each person must
choose to put it on in order to enter the king’s banquet (eternal
life).
2. The Full Life Study Bible: “a wedding garment” = Many within the visible manifestation of the
kingdom of heaven will not be wearing a wedding garment and hence are not of the chosen. The “wedding
garment” symbolizes a condition of
readiness – present possession of true faith in Christ and continued
obedience made possible through the grace of Christ. Christ refers to the man
who was not wearing wedding clothes in order to make all of us examine
ourselves and ask, “Lord, is it I?”
a. (Eph
6:15) And [having]
your feet shod with the preparation
of the gospel of peace;
b. (Rev 21:2) And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared
[Gk: made ready] as a bride adorned for her husband.
c. (Mat 26:19-22) And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed
them; and they made ready the passover.
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they did eat, he said, Verily
I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were
exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
3. (Isa
61:10) I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul
shall be joyful in my God; for he hath
clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom decketh himself with
ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself
with her jewels.
4. (Isa
64:6) But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are
as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities [Heb: perversity, evil: sins], like the wind, have taken us away.
5. (Rev
3:4,5) Thou hast a few names even in
6. (Rev
19:7-9) Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb
is come, and his wife
hath made herself ready [Gk:
prepared]. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is
the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are
called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb [which inaugurates the millennial age]. And he saith unto me, These
are the true sayings of God.
JUDGMENT
(Mat
22:13,14) Then said the king to the servants, Bind
him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.
1. The
Nelson Study Bible: “Bind him hand and foot” = is a
vivid picture of the man’s inability to participate in Christ’s
kingdom. Someone claiming to belong at the wedding while refusing to wear the
correct garment was similar to the Israelites who claimed to be God’s people
while refusing to obey Him. This man was an imposter, and when he was
discovered (as all imposters will be), he was cast… into outer darkness,
referring to the judgment.
2. The
Full Life Study Bible: “few are chosen” = The call to
salvation goes out to the many. However, the few who are chosen to
inherit the kingdom of heaven are only those who respond to God’s
call, repent of their sins, and believe in Christ. Responding
to God’s grace by the free exercise of our will brings us into the
chosen people of God.
Amen