Wedding Garment - Matthew 22:11

Wansvic · Jul 27, 2019

Interested in content from the biblical record that expresses how one acquires a proper wedding garment in order to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb?

"And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Then said the king to the servants, 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." Matt 22:11-14

TheDivineWatermark · Jul 27, 2019

I believe this Matthew 22:11-14 passage correlates with:

--Revelation 16:15-16 [timing: Armageddon, at the time of His Second Coming to the earth],
--Revelation 3:18 [describing the tribulation period, wherein this would be taking place, meaning the "buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be..." part], and
--Revelation 19:9 [distinct from 19:7 regarding "the Bride/Wife [SINGULAR]" and "the MARRIAGE" itself]… IOW, it pertains to "those INVITED [GUESTS [plural]" who will have been INVITED to the promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom, all during the tribulation years (by means of the Matt24:14 [26:13] "invitation" [and this 22:8-14 also]),

...and pertains also to the Luke 12:36-37,38,40,42-44 "when he will RETURN FROM the wedding..." [i.e. as an ALREADY-WED Bridegroom, WITH [G4862 ('UNIONED'-with)] His already-wed "Bride/Wife [singular]"], THEN the meal (the promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom and their [those still-living "saints" on the earth] entrance into that time-frame/"age" [in their mortal bodies, capable of reproducing/bearing children]) [see also the "shall sit down [G347]" of Matt8:11 and parallel].

So, for these, I would say that Revelation 3:18 gives a solid clue, plus the fact that they must receive the particular "message [i.e. 'invitation']" being given by those particular messengers [i.e. 'servants'] of that particular time period [the tribulation period; the 7-yrs leading UP TO His Second Coming to the earth]…

(I believe 2Th1&2 [both chpts] is supplying the CONTRAST, between those who will [come to] "believe the Truth" and those who will INSTEAD "believe the FALSE/pseudei" during that very specific, future, limited time period [the 7-yr trib]).

TheDivineWatermark · Jul 27, 2019

IOW, the "Bride/Wife [SINGULAR]" is not the "Invited Guests [PLURAL]"...

(the "invited guests [plural]" come to faith within/during a completely distinct time period from that of "the Church which is His body" [that is, FOLLOWING our Rapture])

Leastamongmany · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

I'm very interested in your question and looking forward to the responses. I'm see someone that " came " to the wedding but wasn't properly attired( His righteousness)! Yet he was there! When he couldn't give an answer on " WHY" he wasn't in the attire for the wedding,meaning he wasn't there for the Bride nor groom,he was bound and cast into outer darkness where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth( hell)! THANK YOU! THIS WILL BE INTERESTING!🌞🌞🌞

TheDivineWatermark · Jul 27, 2019

EDIT (to add to my posts ^ ):

--In the Matt22 passage, verses 7-8 supply a specific SEQUENCE, with verse 7 referring to the events of 70ad ('[the king... was wroth] and he sent forth his armies [see Lk21:20,23,24a and Lk19:43-44]… and burned up their city'), and then verse 8 telling of what happens AFTER THAT, "THEN SAITH HE to His servants"... Jesus was in Heaven during the "after 70ad" events, recall... yet this passage states "THEN SAITH HE to His Servants...". What we have in The Revelation [the later 95ad writings], is (as stated in verse 1), "The Revelation of Jesus Christ WHICH GOD GAVE UNTO HIM [unto Jesus (FOLLOWING His ascension in 32ad)], TO SHEW UNTO His servants [see 7:3 "servants of our God" (re: the 144,000)] things which must come to pass [same wording as 4:1/1:19c, re: the "FUTURE" aspects of the Book] IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]..." [not events over the course of some 2000 yrs, and not "immediately" or "soon" (adverbs, instead)], and there He discloses FURTHER INFORMATION on THAT very subject (the specific limited future time period which will LEAD UP TO His Second Coming to the earth and the commencement of the promised and prophesied EARTHLY Millennial Kingdom, aka "the wedding FEAST/SUPPER," aka "the kingdom of the heavens [on the earth]")

azamzimtoti · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

You do realise this is figurative language told within the context of a parable, right?

BillG · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

I'm interested too.

I think we need to look at the whole chapter to get an understanding.

Possibly look at Chapter 21 to lead into chapter 22.

Maybe a connection to Israel and the prophets sent to them.

Matthew 21:45-46
45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet.

Leastamongmany · Jul 27, 2019

Parables are truths wrapped up in a proverb!🌞🌞🌞

PennEd · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

To answer your question, JESUS is the One who clothes us with a wedding garment: We are clothed in His righteousness. We don't "acquire" it except if you count a free gift acquiring it:

Isaiah 61:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Revelation 3:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

1 John 2:29 English Standard Version (ESV)
29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Zechariah 3:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.”

Philippians 3:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

And on and on...

BillG · Jul 27, 2019

PennEd said:

To answer your question, JESUS is the One who clothes us with a wedding garment: We are clothed in His righteousness. We don't "acquire" it except if you count a free gift acquiring it:

Isaiah 61:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Revelation 3:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

1 John 2:29 English Standard Version (ESV)
29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Zechariah 3:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.”

Philippians 3:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

And on and on...

Amen brother.

reneweddaybyday · Jul 27, 2019

Adam Clarke Commentary:

Wedding garment - Among the orientals, long white robes were worn at public festivals; and those who appeared on such occasions with any other garments were esteemed, not only highly culpable, but worthy of punishment. Our Lord seems here to allude to Zephaniah 1:7, Zephaniah 1:8, The Lord hath prepared a Sacrifice, he hath Bidden his guests. And it shall come to pass, in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will Punish the princes, and the King's Children, and All Such as are clothed with Strange Apparel. The person who invited the guests prepared such a garment for each, for the time being; and with which he was furnished on his application to the ruler of the feast. It was this which made the conduct of the person mentioned in the text inexcusable; he might have had a proper marriage garment, if he had applied for it.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible:

A man which had not on a wedding garment - In ancient times, kings and princes were accustomed to make presents of changes of raiment to their friends and favourites, to refuse to receive which was an expression of highest contempt, Genesis 45:22; 2 Kings 10:22; Esther 6:8; Esther 8:15. It was, of course, expected that such garments would be worn when they came into the presence of the benefactor. The garments worn on festival occasions were chiefly long white robes, and it was the custom of the person who made the feast to prepare such robes to be worn by the guests. This renders the conduct of this man more inexcusable. He came in his common and ordinary dress, as he was taken from the highway: and though he had not a garment of his own suitable for the occasion, yet one had been provided for him, if he had applied for it. His not doing it was expressive of the highest disrespect for the king. This beautifully represents the conduct of the hypocrite in the church. A garment of salvation might be his, performed by the hands of the Saviour, and dyed in his blood; but the hypocrite chooses the filthy rags of his own righteousness, and thus offers the highest contempt for that provided in the gospel. He is to blame, not for being invited - not for coming, if he would come, for he is freely invited but for offering the highest contempt to the King of Zion in presenting himself with all his filth and rags, and in refusing to be saved in the way provided in the gospel.

(bold / underline mine). More commentaries on Matt 22:11 can be found here

TheDivineWatermark · Jul 27, 2019

To go along with my other post, the timing of this is parallel to the FIRST of the TWO "PUNISH" words in Isaiah 24:21-22[23], which is parallel to the timing of Revelation 19:19,21/16:14-16/20:5 (at the time of His Second Coming to the earth; with the SECOND of the TWO "PUNISH" words paralleling the LATER GWTj of Rev20:11-end); so this [FIRST of TWO "PUNISH" words, and Matt22:8-14, esp v.14] also parallels all "weeping and gnashing of teeth" passages, such as Lk13:28 [see also Mt8:11 already mentioned]; Matt13:42,50; Matt24:51; Matt25:30 (all of these set in the context of His Second Coming to the earth FOR the promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom [and not our Rapture/Departure], and their ENTRANCE [or NOT] into that specific time period [the earthly MK]). So in view of this ^ , I fairly agree with the portion reneweddaybyday put:

reneweddaybyday · Jul 27, 2019

BillG said:

Jesus had just left Jericho and was traveling to Jerusalem (Matt 20:17-19).

Jesus rode into Jerusalem in fulfillment of prophecy (Matt 21:4-5).

He cleansed the temple and He healed the blind and the lame (Matt 21:12-14).

The chief priests and elders of the people asked him by what authority did He do these things (Matt 21:23).

Jesus then taught in parables and the chief priests and pharisees perceived that Jesus spoke about them (Matt 21:45).

Then Jesus taught the parable of the king which made a marriage for his son (Matt 22:1-14).

Then the pharisees met to discuss how to entangle Jesus in His talk (Matt 22:15).

They sent their disciples to question Him (Matt 22:16); they sent the sadducees (Matt 22:23); they sent a lawyer (Matt 22:36).

After Jesus silenced all their attempts to entangle Him, they quit asking Him any more questions (Matt 22:46).

Then in Matt 23, Jesus taught the multitudes the woes of the scribes and pharisees.

Jesus ended by crying over Jerusalem (Matt 23:37-39).

tourist · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

I am a guy and have neither the desire or inclination to acquire a proper wedding garment such as a dress. Tux maybe, but not definitely.

tourist · Jul 27, 2019

Leastamongmany said:

I think that's an enigma.

garee · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

Interesting parable.

Two kinds of garments one to represent the new creature the chaste virgin bride of Christ clothed like with the Sun as clothed with the imputed righteousness of Christ and natural man dead in his trespasses and sin bound hand and foot with graveclothes .

It would seem the grave clothing is replaced by the righteousness of Christ. .It will be removed as it was with Lazarus a picture of the rising and receiving our new bodies. A work of believers to help other prepare for the wedding supper. . . the removal of the grave clothes

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.John11;43-44

JaumeJ · Jul 27, 2019

Wansvic said:

Our works are our whigte linens. Our works are only ours if given us by the Father. No man will "perform" a miracle, yet he will b sued by the Father as a willing vessel when called upon...…...Prayer, sharing the Word awaiting our Lord and so many other fruits of the Holy Spirit are from our Father , usually not our generating. We can do no favors for our Maker other than giving thanksand being willing vessels.

Nehemiah6 · Jul 28, 2019

Wansvic said:

The wedding garment represents the robe of righteousness (or imputed righteousness) which is given by God to those who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. And since the Church (redeemed Jews and Gentiles in one Body) is the Bride of Christ, every one who is justified by grace through faith receives this imputed righteousness, and becomes a part of the Lamb's Wife. These are all metaphors for spiritual realities.

JaumeJ · Jul 28, 2019

More simply put, our deeds without God are as filthy garments……….ONLY DEED GIVEN US BY gOD MAY BE CONSIDERED WHIETE raiment………….after some meditation it all makes perfect sense....all glory to God, the Creator, not to any of us creatures……..

Miri · Jul 28, 2019

100% correct that the wedding garment is imputed and given, not bought or earnt by us.

Our works are like filthy rags
Isaiah 64:6 NLT
[6] We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.

It’s all about holiness. We cannot make ourselves holy. It’s only through Jesus that we can become clean.

Isaiah 53:4-5 NLT
[4] Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! [5] But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Incidentally there are some great verses about garments in the bible.

The armour of God, a garment of praise,
Garments of salvation, priestly garments.

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