Luke 14:15 ¶ And when one
of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed
is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a
great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent
his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all
things are now ready. 18 And they all
with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have
bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me
excused. 19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a
wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So
that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the
house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and
lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt,
and the blind. 22 And the servant said,
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out
into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house
may be filled. 24 For I say unto you,
That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Here, Christ again admonishes
the people whom God created out of the Gentiles in Ur of the Chaldees of old. They’ve
made many excuses and those who have will have their invitation to have a meal
at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb rescinded.
Revelation 19:9 And he
saith unto me, Write, Blessed are
they which are called unto the marriage
supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are
the true sayings of God.
Matthew gives a more
complete rendition of this lesson when Jesus is teaching in the temple
indicting the nation of Israel for their historical disobedience and violence
against God’s prophets. Matthew introduces a figure who some say is the
Antichrist, the Beast of Revelation himself, although this may simply be a
representation of the tares, the phonies, in the church. The Gentiles again
will play a part in spreading the gospel of the kingdom as the nation of Israel
refuses to stop making excuses and follow their Messiah.
Matthew 22:1 ¶ And Jesus
answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son, 3
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding: and they would not come. 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. 5 But
they made light of it, and went
their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and
entreated them spitefully, and
slew them. 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.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as
many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 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. 11 And when the king came in to
see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest
thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 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. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
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