Those who were invited were not worthy.

by Alejandro Roque Glez.

“And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come… but they made light of it, and went their ways… and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth… and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city… The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy… go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find… together all as many as they found, both bad and good… and when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment… how came you in here not having a wedding garment?... 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”

(Matthew 22:2-14)

This is similar to the parable of the vineyard analyzed in the previous note, where the Jewish people blindly rejected the Son of God. The marriage of the Lamb of God is announced at the end of the Bible, in the Book of Revelation (Rev 19:6-9); and those who are not worthy to participate in it, are left with the only hope of Hell; known place throughout the Scriptures as a dwelling place of darkness inhabited by heat, pain, with great weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Let us detail in brief the actual meaning of each verse related to this parable of the weddings. We begin by saying that God sent his only Begotten Son (v.2-4) to the then Jewish people, and they ignored the call (v.5-6), taking him as a blasphemer, convicted, and mocking him (Lk 24:35-39); eventually becoming real murderers (v.7). As we said Christ came to give his life willingly and found a majority ready to kill him like a vile bandit and villain, showing them a devilish malice and lack of knowledge in God’s Word.

Once Christ was resurrected and rose to heaven his apostles (v.6) were commissioned to continue the work, but eventually (like the ancient prophets of the Most High) they were also ignored, insulted and tortured by their fellow citizens, forgetting those about “we ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:27-33); and therefore they did not refrain in threatening and constantly insulting the Lord’s disciples (Acts 4:16-21).

This was not pleasing to God––and as Christ prophesied––the destruction over the anti christian Jewish people was immediate, beginning with their own capital city and Temple (v.7). This was fulfilled in 70 AD when Titus (son of Roman Emperor Vespasian) set fire and “burned up their city” of Jerusalem, completely destroying the Holy Temple.

It is estimated that throughout the roman invasion were killed more than a million Jews, counting those who also perished due to famine, pestilence, and their internal disagreements which caused banditry and abuse among the citadel in the months-long siege of the entire included area. Once conquered Tito took with him in his march toward Rome two thousand Jews who served him as a triumphal trophy in his victorious entry while another hundred thousand were sold into slavery.

Since then began the Diaspora of the Jews around the world: enduring, suffering, and sometimes being exterminated; yet God kept his promise to provide them wherever they were and one way or another their influence has been used for the written words of the prophets could reach to different corners in the planet. Not because they have wanted to, but because the orthodox minority is always occupied in preserving some kind of religiosity, including reading the Old Testament.

For about 1878 years they had gone from nation to nation until 1948 when it was officially constituted the State of Israel and fulfilled the prophecies concerning the epoch preceding the End Times. That’s the epoch we are living today: the days before the end of the world and Era which have been already counted and evaluated. As we discussed in note to Lv 26:33-36, 40-41, 44-45 (Read author’s book Prophecies in the Pentateuch), the people of Israel began returning to their land as Moses––in ancient times––had them anticipated. Why have they suffered and been despised?

For one, remember the curse that they put on themselves while wanting to kill the Divine Christ when very riotously kept shouting: “His blood be on us, and on our children” (27:25); and in turn––thanks to that ineffably––the Christian Gospel has been brought to all nations. Many do not like to mention it but the blood of Jesus has a high price and they asked with arrogance and coldness to let it fall on their offspring, regardless the magnitude of such recklessness. So what happened? As the parable says: “but they that were bidden were not worthy” (v.8).

Once this happened––we are symbolically told––God said: “Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage” (v.9) and weddings; that is, go to all the gentile nations of the planet and preach them the Gospel of the Good News in order to be saved; and of this could nourish my people from the whole earth (Acts 28:25-28). Speak to “bad and good” (v.10). Preach to everybody the Truth of the Savior!

At the End––now very close in time––God shall have mercy with the Jewish people, thanks to the everlasting covenant made with patriarch Abraham and a remnant from each tribe of Israel will receive the Begotten Adonai as the Messiah Prince (Rev 7:3-8); sowing appreciated and fertile seed into the future. When the Second Coming of Christ occurs (v.11) the Son of God will personally make sure about the diabolical tares to be removed and torn (v.12-13) from within the Christian wheat... “for many are called, but few are chosen” (v.14).

Read also the author's book entitled: 'Revelation of Saint John. Interpretation of the Book.'

[These and other New Testament prophecies are explicatively compiled in the author's book entitled: 'The Four Prophetic Gospels;' in print and digital editions]

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