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NASB | Matthew 22:11 ¶ "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:11 ¶ "But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed [appropriately] in wedding clothes, |
Subject: The excluded man at the feast was saved |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! I agree when you say that not every detail should be made to represent something! I haven't read every post on this thread, but may I add a thought! I don't think that this parable should be pressed to refer to individual salvation at all. The context of this parable (and the two previous ones) is the rejection of the Kingdom by the Jews. Thus, all three parables (and especially the closing line - Mt. 22:14) refer to the fact that the invitation to the Kingdom has been extended beyond Israel to the whole world. The man without the proper garment probably corresponds to those in Mt. 21:41, 43 who did not produce the proper fruit! Thus, I would say that the point of the parable is simply that the invitation has been extended beyond Israel to the rest of the world. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |