A Wedding Invitation

Invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb

Mat 22:8 ASV - Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.    This is a serious thing here as we see what happens to a man that turns down the invitation of God to come into the kingdom of God .  They were bidden and in the parable we can see God sent his servants to preach the gospel to his people , they stoned and beat and killed his servants remember Stephen .  But not all turn down the invitation to come to the marriage feast of the Lamb .   But those that refused Christ    Luk 13:33 ASV - Nevertheless I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Luk 13:34 ASV - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Luk 13:35 ASV - Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.   Only through the true gospel can they return unto God , Repent and be baptized and receive the gift of Holy Ghost.

Mat 10:5 ASV - These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans:
Mat 10:6 ASV - but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 10:7 ASV - And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 ASV - Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

The word Bidden or Bid to come   Greek: kaleo

Call, Called, Calling:
derived from the root kal--, whence Eng. "call" and "clamour" (see B and C, below), is used

(a) with a personal object, "to call anyone, invite, summon," e.g., Mat 20:8; 25:14; it is used particularly of the Divine call to partake of the blessings of redemption, e.g., Rom 8:30; 1Cr 1:9; 1Th 2:12; Hbr 9:15

 Worthy  Greek: axios

Meet (Adjective and Verb):
has the meaning of being of "weight, value, worth;" also "befitting, becoming, right on the ground of fitness," e.g., Mat 3:8, AV, "meet" (RV, "worthy"); so Act 26:20; Luk 3:8 ("worthy"); 23:41 ("due reward").

Mat 22:9 ASV - Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.   Jesus said he was sent first to the lost house of Israel But it says they were found unworthy . Those that disbelieved were rejected.  And we must first remember that a parable is for all of us it takes in the whole scope of the called .   Rom 11:23 ASV - And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
Rom 11:24 ASV - For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

We were the ones of the parting of the highways and as many as you find BID THEM TO COME !

 God sent Paul to the gentiles and this is where we received our invitation , our calling to come to the marriage feast of the Lamb.  The gospel is preached to us
Col 1:25 ASV - whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,
Col 1:26 ASV - even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,
Col 1:27 ASV - to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Col 1:28 ASV - whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

Mat 22:8 ASV - Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 ASV - Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.  Bid    Greek: kaleo
Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid Again:
"to call," often means "to bid," in the sense of "invite

Mat 22:10 ASV - And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.   I have read this many times and always wondered at the ones they invited both Good and Bad . I said Lord how is it the man at the wedding feast that had not a wedding garment was Rejected and cast out.
It came to me than,    because only those that were called or invited and excepted the invitation will be able to enter the marriage feast of the lamb .   Rev 17:14 ASV - These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.     Jesus said if you have faith to believe your can cast this mountain into the sea ,   Faith is the substance to overcome in these last days .

     Faithful  Greek: pistos

Belief, Believe, Believers:

(a) in the Active sense means "believing, trusting;"

(b) in the Passive sense, "trusty, faithful, trustworthy." It is translated "believer" in 2Cr 6:15; "them that believe" in 1Ti 4:12, RV (AV, "believers"); in 1Ti 5:16, "if any woman that believeth," lit., "if any believing woman." So in 1Ti 6:2, "believing masters." In 1Pe 1:21 the RV, following the most authentic mss., gives the noun form, "are believers in God" (AV, "do believe in God"). In Jhn 20:27 it is translated "believing." It is best understood with significance (a), above, e.g., in Gal 3:9; Act 16:1; 2Cr 6:15; Tts 1:6; it has significance (b), e.g., in 1Th 5:24; 2Th 3:3

Rev 21:8 ASV - But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. 


Mat 22:11 ASV - But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:  This fellow was invited but he turned the invitation down  ,  so therefore he had no wedding garment to wear . This parable is speaking once again of the righteous Light of Gods word in you the wedding garment for Gods children is radiant and bright .     Rev 19:8 ASV - And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
 Rev 21:2 ASV - And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:3 ASV - And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God:
Rev 21:4 ASV - and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
Rev 21:9 ASV - And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Rev 21:10 ASV - And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Rev 21:11 ASV - having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:


Rev 3:5 ASV - He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Greek: leukos
White (Adjective and Verb):
is used of

(a) clothing (sometimes in the sense of "bright"), Mat 17:2; 28:3; Mar 9:3; 16:5; Luk 9:29; Jhn 20:12; Act 1:10; symbolically, Rev 3:4, 5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13; 19:14 (2nd part);

(b) hair, Mat 5:36; Christ's head and hair (in a vision; cp. Dan 7:9), Rev 1:14 (twice); ripened grain, Jhn 4:35; a stone, Rev 2:17, an expression of the Lord's special delight in the overcomer, the new name on it being indicative of a secret communication of love and joy; a horse (in a vision), Rev 6:2; 19:11, 14 (1st part); a cloud, Rev 14:14; the throne of God, Rev 20:11.

Note: Lampros, "bright, clear," is rendered "white" in Rev 15:6, AV, of "white (linen)" (RV, "bright," following those mss. which have lithon "stone"); in Rev 19:8 (RV, "bright").
See BRIGHT, CLEAR, GOODLY, Note, GORGEOUS.
Luk 9:28 ASV - And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.  The number eight is Resurrection ,  New beginnings and Jesus
Luk 9:29 ASV - And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.   His face and his garments became white light . Transformed  I feel as though this word here is also speaking of the day when Gods elect rise to meet him in the air instantly changed with a glorified body to be with the Lord ever more
Luk 9:30 ASV - And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;
Luk 9:31 ASV - who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.   Our cross is our altar with which will put to death the works of our flesh .  
Luk 11:36 ASV - If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.  


Mat 22:12 ASV - and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.    Luk 13:25 ASV - When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are  .                                                                   Jesus said that we bear much fruit in our walk being faithful in all things.
Luk 8:14 ASV - And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.    Rom 12:1 ASV - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Rom 12:2 ASV - And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Having our minds renewed daily by the word of God ,
Heb 11:7 ASV - By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Gen 6:18 ASV - But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.   Our Ark is Christ he is our covenant
our passover .  It says Noah prepared an Ark to the saving of his house .  We prepare our Ark through obedience to this word to bearing fruit of Christ in us .  To holding our invitation close in our hearts and letting this word wash us unto regeneration .     Regeneration  Greek: palingenesia

Regeneration:
"new birth" (palin, "again," genesis, "birth"), is used of "spiritual regeneration," Tts 3:5, involving the communication of a new life, the two operating powers to produce which are "the word of truth," Jam 1:18; 1Pe 1:23, and the Holy Spirit, Jhn 3:5, 6; the loutron, "the laver, the washing," is explained in Eph 5:26, "having cleansed it by the washing (loutron) of water with the word."

Mat 19:28 ASV - And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Tit 3:5 ASV - not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Mat 22:13 ASV - Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Mat 22:14 ASV - For many are called, but few chosen.
Called     Greek: kletos

Call, Called, Calling:
"called, invited," is used,

(a) "of the call of the Gospel," Mat 20:16; 22:14, not there "an effectual call," as in the Epistles, Rom 1:1, 6, 7; 8:28; 1Cr 1:2, 24; Jud 1:1; Rev 17:14; in Rom 1:7; 1Cr 1:2 the meaning is "saints by calling;"

Chosen   Greek: eklektos

Elect, Elected, Election:
lit. signifies "picked out, chosen" (ek, "from," lego, "to gather, pick out"), and is used of

(a) Christ, the "chosen" of God, as the Messiah, Luk 23:35 (for the verb in Luk 9:35 see Note below), and metaphorically as a "living Stone," "a chief corner Stone," 1Pe 2:4, 6; some mss. have it in Jhn 1:34, instead of huios, "Son;"