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GOLDEN TEXT Blessed are they which
arc called unto the marriage supper Of the
Lamb Rev. 1919.
CENTRAL TRUrH-All are welcome 70 the
Gospel feast
TINE Tuesday, April 4, A. D. 3d. Pas
sion Week Three days before the cruel
fx.on.
PLACE ~ The temple at Jerusalem
CoNPARE with similar parable spoken On
another occasion, In Luke II: 1924
INTRODUCTION We nov 60 back 20 the
time and place OF lesson ~ Of the last quar-
ter, whcl. Jesus was spending tho last day
OF His public ministry teaching In the tenn
pie at Jerusalem. This lesson follows close
upon that.
Heirs OVER HARD PLACES q. Certain King.
God. Marriage marriage feast. expressing
the joyousness and abundance Of the Cos
pei. & son: Jesus, welded to His bride,
the Church. whom He loves. 3 HI ssrs-
aafs; John tho Baptist, the seventy disciples,
the twelve. Call them tsa, ws bIden; e.
pccially the Jews; they had been invited be-
fore a. Oh<rs ryaaf.: the apostles, and all
those who preached the Gospel after the
resurrection. 4 cent l4ss armies: the Bo-
man army who destroyed their city, Jcrusa-
lem, forty years after this. II also means
conscience, memory and all the powers Of
nature, which win destroy sinners.
THE Destruction or TIE WICKED. "a
1t IL after every influence TO make them
better has been exhausted. o. 1t IL just
punishment. 80 1t Is necessary for the
salvation OF mankind Without il evil
would destroy the world. Therefore 80
even jnd gmcnts Of God are the offspring Of
mercy and love.
To- Lad and rood: but the bad to male
them good. We c,as just as We are; We
must not remain 50 IL. W1dis7 gar
nes a beautiful outer robe TO DO thrown
over the other dress, and sent with the in
4 yitation II signifies that We must be pre-
pared in order to enter the Kingdom OF
Heaven. and in the way God commands.
The wedding garment Is neither charity nor
faith. but the righteousness Of the saints
Rev. 10: s., l. O. that radical change in
character and life wrought BY the Spirit Of
God, though faith IN Jesus Christ, without
which no man can see the Lord (Hcb. II: 10.
To be without wedding garment implied
that III man thought his usual attire good
enough for the kings wedding: he th1s rep
rcscnts those who profess to follow Christ,
but who think themselves good enough as
they are. and do not seek from Him that
pew birth without which no man can sec
I the kingdom Of Heaven. II. S.<eshleS be
had no excuse, and therefore could say
nothing.
EXCUSES. There is no good reason for re-
fusng the conditions the Gospel imposes
upon all who would be saved, for ~ they
are necessary conditions; ~ they are
simple and easy 70 understand 90 abundant
provision Is made TO enable al TO fulfill
them; "a our own conscicnces approve.
! 10. Oaer dGrkaer: II is all dark away
from God Csd-h.ng II teti: in rage and
pain. a. Many are sa'led: are invited 70
I come; BIT fer Gre etown. are among tho
chosen ones OF God, through their accepting
the invitation. :. Chosen expresses Gods
delight in them. His love for them, His
work in making them His children.
COMMENTS Jesus spoke this parable -
an illustration OF how the Pharisecs and
scribcs had rejected the invitations 10 enter
the kingdom Of God, which Christ camc TO
establish. II VIC We're to interpret this par
able, il would read about as follows: Verso
2. God proposed to honor His Son BY giving
Him many souls saved through His blood.
Verse 3. God sent John the Baptist 70 invite
Pharisce. ruler and jew, to come Into His
spiritual Kingdom; but they refused TO re-
pcnt and enter tho gates Verse 4 God
then sends others. rs the apostles, 70 urge
the Jews to come TO Him. Verse 5. They
SCOT and mock. Is many did on the day Of
Pcntccost and afterwards. Verse Q. Some
OF them took the messengers and pcrsc-
cuted them, and even killed them, as IN fact
tho Jews did the apostles Verse z God, IN
anger with tho Jewish people, sent the En-
pcror Titus with tho Roman army, and de-
stroycd tho city Of Jerusalem Verses 8, 3
Then God sent his servants to invite all
Jew and Gentle into the kingdom Of God.
Verse 10 This the disciples did, gathering
into the visible church both bad and good
Verse H. Lest any bad ones should get
into the real church. the King secs them al,
and passes Judgment on them. He secs
one there who is not 1T 70 enter the we'd
ding feast Verso H. God asks him why be
dared 70 try to get in, when he had not
complied with the necessary conditions He
has no excuse 10 make. Verse 10. God then
orders him to be cast into outer darkness.
Cons WONDERFUL IxvfTATIox.-This =
set forth in our lesson under the figure Of .
wedding feast. The invitation God gives TO
all his creatures. IL 70 become His followers,
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