“THE 41 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
28
general parables and 13 kingdom of heaven
parables
Parable
#19 –
“INVITATION
TO A WEDDING”
READ Matthew 22:2-5,6-9,10-13,14
The
11th of the 13 kingdom of heaven
parables
BACKGROUND:
In
445BC, with one Bible week equating to seven years (a
prophetic
year being 360 days), God commanded that seventy weeks each of 7
years, would be determined upon Israel, that is … 70 weeks
x 7
years = 490 years (Daniel 9:24-27).
This
time frame is broken into four time periods of (a) 7 weeks
+ (b)
62 weeks + (c) the mystery church age of about
2,000 years +
(d) 1 week = 70 weeks and is explained as follows:
#1. Seven
weeks of years is 7 x 7 = 49 years … the time it takes
to restore
and build Jerusalem from 445BC to 396BC.
#2. Sixty
two weeks of years is 62 x 7 = 434 years … the time
from the
building of Jerusalem in 396BC to Christ being cut off at the cross in
32AD.
#3. The
church age of approximately 2,000 years
#4. One
week of years is 1 x 7 = 7 years … this is the seven
years of
tribulation of God’s wrath upon the earth, that takes place after the
rapture …
called Daniel’s 70th week.
DANIEL
9:24-27
CHRIST’S
REASONS FOR USING PARABLES = “parallels” … parallel stories
1.
To illustrate a
truth by
something that is
already familiar
to the hearers. To
make known mysteries by comparing with things
already known
2.
They impart
instruction
and rebuke
without causing offence (the poor man’s lamb 2 Samuel
12:1-4,5-7)
3.
They reveal
a
truth
in
an interesting form, and create
more interest
and hunger
for further information
(Matthew 13:10-13,14-17)
4.
The symbolism of the
stories is always
true and
the points illustrated are not false or absurd
5.
The historical
background and the
circumstances and occasion when uttered must be understood
6.
Their words and
details are to be defined literally
not spiritually
7.
The principles of interpretation
are given by Jesus
himself. and any interpretation at variance with these principles and
with the
purpose of the parable, is unscriptural and illegal.
8.
Conceal a truth from the disinterested
and the rebels at heart (Matthew 13:13)
“THE
WEDDING INVITATION” Matthew 22:2-5,6-9,10-13,14
V1
And
Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, v2 The kingdom of heaven is like
unto
a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, v3 And
sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding:
and they would not come. V4
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. V5
But they
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to
his
merchandise: V6 And the
remnant
took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. V7 But when the king heard
thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed
those murderers, and burned up their city. V8
Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not
worthy.
V9 Go ye therefore into the highways,
and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. V10 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. V11
And
when the king came in to see the guests,
he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: v12 And he saith unto him, Friend,
how
camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was
speechless. V13 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. V14 For
many are called, but few are chosen.
EXPLANATION:
the
kingdom of heaven = Matthew
chapters 5-7 … see above diagram
king
= God
the Father
his
son = Jesus
Christ
servants
= prophets
other
servants = more
prophets
they
made light of it, and went their ways = These
are they … Pharisees, Sadducees, elders of
Israel
the
remnant … slew them = These
are they that killed the prophets. Israel
has always killed all her prophets (Matt 25:34-35).
king
… sent forth his armies … destroyed those
murderers =
Throughout history, God has
sent his armies against Israel. It comes as a surprise that Assyria and
Babylon
were called God’s armies even though God ended up destroying them.
Indeed,
the Northern king Jehu killed the devilish
Athaliah, who slew all the Southern godly line except for Joash, but he
himself
went to hell.
burned
up their city = Jerusalem
is burned by Rome around 70AD.
the
wedding is ready = all
arrangements had been made. All that was needed
was the guests.
they
which were bidden
were not worthy = These are they of way
side, stony and thorn grounds that rejected Christ, and had always
murdered the
prophets (Matthew 13:4-7)
gathered
together all as many as they found, both
bad and good
… the wedding
was furnished with guests = these were a mixture of stony, thorny
and good
grounds, all except the way side Jews.
the
king came in to see the guests = God
comes to inspect all those in attendance
a
man which
had
not on a wedding garment = This man was of the stony or thorny
ground. He
said on the behalf of others “Haven’t we cast out devils prophesied in
thy
name?”, but God said “Depart from me, I never knew you.” (Matt 7:21-22)
This
man getting into the wedding was an impossibility, but it
hypothetically
outlines the case against the stony and thorny ground Jews wanting to
get in,
that no-one should even consider attempting to fool God with their
deception
(Heb 4:12).
for
many are called, but few are chosen
= all the four grounds are called to the
wedding, but only the good ground is chosen. The rest are rejected.
CONCLUSION:
1.
This kingdom of heaven phrase of “many
are called but few are chosen”, has been wrongfully placed into
the
dispensation of the kingdom of God by Calvinists, to support their
satanic
T.U.L.I.P. doctrines.
2.
Many are called in the kingdom of heaven … the
way side, the stony, the thorny, the good ground Jews. Only the good
ground
Jews had the right garment … they continuously believed IN
the Lord Jesus Christ while sacrificing animal blood for the remission
of
past sins … “Yes Lord, we believe you are fulfilling the law on our
behalf!”
3.
Under the kingdom of God dispensation, these are
the pretend Christians … they look like the real deal … Mormons, JW’s,
Catholics, SDA’s and often are the Penty’s getting filled and so on.
4.
The ones with the right garment have had the heart
surgery as follows
“In whom
also ye are circumcised with the
circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the
sins of the
flesh by the circumcision of Christ:” (Colossians 2:11)
We
are reminded of the following scripture …
“For the
word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder
of soul
and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts
and intents of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)
QUESTIONS:
1.
Dear Reader have you been circumcised?
Spiritually or just physically?
2.
Have you believed ON the Lord
Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31) or just IN him (John 3:16)?
3.
Do you know the difference between the
kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God dispensations?
4.
Do you think God weighs you on a set of
scales to get you into heaven?
5.
Does your goodness equal that of the Lord
Jesus Christ?
6.
What are the entry requirements for heaven?
7.
What do you have to do to get into hell?
“Dear God,
help me!
I keep
doing things that I don’t want to do.
It’s like
there’s a criminal inside of me
making me do things I hate doing!
I hate
myself!
I’m a sinner!
It’s like
I’m a schizophrenic … there’s two
sides to me.
I want to
do the right thing but I can’t!
I want to
be good!
You have
to set me free.
You said
if I believe that Jesus died for my
sins … you can save me.
It’s like
I’m in this body of death.
I can’t
help myself. Save me!”
October
2023
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