2007-05-29 21:11:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I once asked my priest a similar question and he said the wedding garment is baptism.
2007-05-29 21:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 22:1-14 is a parable that Christ taught. The parables purpose is in the second verse of the chapter. Matthew 22:2 states, "The kingdomof heaven may be compared to a king who gave awedding banquet for his son." He is comparing the kingdom of God in earthly terms so that the community will understand what he is saying. Banquets often image participation in God's purposes, including the completeion of those purposes. Marriage symbolizes the covenant relationship between God and the people. Throughout the parables, there are symbols. The son in the parable is Jesus. The king is God. The parable concerns God's dealings with Israel. In the parable, the repeated invitations sent to the society's elite are rejected, and this insults the king. However, when the invitations ar sent to the society's non-elite, they are accpeted. The scene in the last verses denotes judgment among the banquet guests. The absence of appropriate clothing indicates a failure to honor the king. In our lives, we should walk our path in a way that honors our king (God). When we do not honor the king, like the gentleman did at the wedding, we are thrown out of the kingdom of God and into judgment. This is a symbol. It is a call to honor God in every action that we make.
2007-06-01 01:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wedding garment is holiness. You can't be a person addicted to sin when you die and go to heaven. This verse says it quite clearly
Hebrews 12:14 (New King James Version)
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
Hope this helps
2007-05-30 04:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew Payne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wedding garment is the white robe, washed with the blood of Jesus.
If you have kept all of the Words Jesus spoke in your heart, then your "good works" will manifest themselves, and for every good deed one of your stripes are taken away.
There will be some who will be naked, because they were not ready when their "time" came.
2007-06-01 17:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put on the wedding garment that God has provided to you. that garment is the salvation found in Jesus Christ by his atoning death on the cross for your sin
with this garment, with Christ as your lord and savior, you will be attending the greatest wedding feast of all time and eternity - the wedding supper of the lamb [Christ]
2007-05-30 04:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by Silver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, here:
Revelation 22:14
"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
2007-05-30 04:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A robe of righteousness- Luke 15:22.
Funny that I know this answer from personal experience of being the 'Prodigal son'.
2007-05-30 04:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so deep,knowing Jesus is not as complicated as one thinks......
2007-05-30 04:19:05 · answer #8 · answered by God is love. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is quite likely metaphorical, like the phrase "with hearts on fire"
2007-05-30 04:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋