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HIS chapter contains several
sections. There is the parable of the wedding (vs. 1-14), a spiritual lesson
from paying taxes (vs. 15-22), a lesson on the resurrection using marriage to
explain it (vs. 23-34) and lastly, the priority of love and the deity of the
Messiah (vs. 35-46). In each of these sections we are given additional
information about the nature of Christ's kingdom. Of course, we are looking for
His physical kingdom on earth. That will last for 1000 years after Armageddon.
And, before that, when we all get to heaven, Jesus will be reigning there. But
for some of us, Jesus is already the King (John 1:12).
Now, in verse 1-14, we are taught
that our attitude toward God is everything. The story goes like this: a king had a son. His
son was about to be married. The king invited the expected guests, but they
were disinterested. When the king pressured these prospective guests, they
moved from indifference to hostility. So, as the story goes, the king had them
killed. Then he invited others who would not have expected an invitation. Many
came. Yet, even in that, there were some who came without sincerity. That was
also an unacceptably fatal mistake. And, the interpretation is easy. Jehovah
has a Son. He invited the Jews to the feast, but they rejected His Son, even
with hostility. God has therefore turned His attention to us very unworthy
Gentiles. Yet, even in that, some among us, despite living in Christendom, also
perish (vs. 14).
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