Gettin All Dressed Up

Matthew 22:2-14
Every time I read a parable like this I want to go back in time and slap some Jewish people in the back of the head and say "HELLO, HE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU!!" Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and I shouldn't judge them like that. Here's how I see it. God is the King (indeed, He is!), and Jesus is the Son. The initial guests are God's chosen people, the nation of Isreal. They don't see Jesus for who he is, God gets mad, and punishes His people (a quick look at history shows this to still be true today).  Luckily for us (and I think this still would have happened anyway), God invites EVERYONE ELSE to the wedding feast. We just have to be wearing the right clothes. He's talking about the blood of His son Jesus. Without it, we, like the man not dressed in wedding clothes, will be thrown outside in the darkness, which is Hell.

Overall, the story is great news for the rest of the world. We can ALL come to the party in Heaven. And its our job to invite them. The only requirement is being "dressed" in the blood of the Lamb. Then we can stay at the banquet for eternity!

Ray Bob