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| Loyalty to the Kingdom of Christ: Christian Responsibility in Politics and Society |
Is the parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22:1-14 also the wedding supper of Revelation 19:7-10? While there are similarities, there are also differences. One is a parable, the other a prophecy. In the prophecy no one appears without the proper clothing. John Wesley argued that the parable is about the church militant (on earth) and the prophecy is about the church triumphant (in heaven). The idea of clothing representing righteousness is not found in the context of the parable. Hence, Spurgeon suggested that we have no right to simply assume the clothing in the parable represents the same thing. He suggests another possibility. The neglect by one guest to wear the wedding garment provided by the host could represent a refusal to display an outward show of loyalty perhaps even revealing an inner heart of disloyalty.
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