Invitation to a Heavenly Banquet
When God sends a messenger inviting leaders to heaven, they should stop their worldly business and heed the call. When they don’t accept and even go as far as to kill the messenger, they will be destroyed. When everyone off the street is invited, each should attend fully confident that the invitation is sincere. As evidenced by the invitation, the King has found them worthy of participation.
A closer look at the Parable of the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1–14) follows:
22:1 — Christ continued to tell parables to the chief priests and the Pharisees in front of the public.
22:2 — Heaven is compared to a King who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
22:3 — He sent his servants to invite guests, but no one came.
22:4 — The King again sent more servants with details of the luxurious feast that awaited his guests.
22:5 — Again the invited guests ignored the King, preferring to attend to business and other duties.
22:6 — Some invitees even seized the King’s servants, treated them shamefully and killed them.
22:7 — Angry the King sent soldiers to kill the guests and burn their cities.
22:8, 9 — The King then instructed his servants to go into the main streets and invite as many people as they…
