Not wearing wedding clothes?

[Bound2Him]

"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless. Matthew 22:11,12

I understand that the wedding banquet would be an event after the rapture, (or maybe the great white throne judgment?)

I was wondering what would the "wedding cloths" represent here, I mean like what do they stand for? Would the "wedding cloths" mean our new bodies? Or being clothed with Christ? Or what?

On a second note how would that person who got thrown out into "the darkness" manage to get into heaven anyways unnoticed? I thought all the wheat and tares got separated during the harvest :idunno

Was just wondering:hat

[Metania1]

All parables are designed to teach one truth. In this parable those who have the proper attire are allowed into the banquet. The attire is as you said being clothed with Christ. Anyone not wearing Christ or to put it another way anyone who has not placed their faith in Christ alone for the forgiveness of sins will not be allowed in. The individual who is not wearing the proper attire is used in the parable to draw this point out. This is my understanding.

[Galoutofdixie]

"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless. Matthew 22:11,12

I understand that the wedding banquet would be an event after the rapture, (or maybe the great white throne judgment?)

I was wondering what would the "wedding cloths" represent here, I mean like what do they stand for? Would the "wedding cloths" mean our new bodies? Or being clothed with Christ? Or what?

On a second note how would that person who got thrown out into "the darkness" manage to get into heaven anyways unnoticed? I thought all the wheat and tares got separated during the harvest :idunno

Was just wondering:hat

Read this short commentary here:

http://www.gracethrufaith.com/ikvot/the-nature-of-post-church-salvation

The Nature of Post-Church Salvation

This symbolic use of clothing is the whole issue in the parable of the wedding banquet (Matt 22:1-14) The King (God) prepared a wedding banquet (Kingdom Age) for his son (Jesus) and sent his servants (prophets) to inform the invited guests (Israel) that all was ready. After first ignoring the invitation, they finally set upon the servants he sent and killed them.

Enraged, the King sent his armies and burned their city (Jerusalem). Then he sent his servants to find anyone they could and invite them to the banquet. The servants gathered up everybody they could find (gentiles) and the banquet was begun. When the King came in he noticed a man not dressed in wedding clothes. When the man had no excuse for his improper attire, he was thrown out into the darkness.

In the context of the parable the wedding clothes represent the righteousness with which God clothes us when we accept His invitation into His kingdom (2 Cor. 5:21) The guest trying to gain admittance wearing his own clothes (in his own righteousness) was found unworthy and excluded.

Rev 19:8 tells us that the Bride was given garments of fine linen bright and clean to wear and that the fine linen stands for her righteousness. But again, the clothing isn't hers. It was given to her.

Isaiah 61:10 says, I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Just as clothing provides physical covering, righteousness provides spiritual covering. God has clothed us in garments of salvation and a robe of righteousness.


Look at Zechariah 3:3-4. In Zechariah's vision, Joshua, the High Priest is standing before the angel of the Lord, obviously Jesus. Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you." Removing his filthy clothes symbolized taking away his sin. Putting rich garments on him made him righteous.

Complete commentary at link above. :)

[HeIsEnough]

The attire is as you said being clothed with Christ.

The guest trying to gain admittance wearing his own clothes (in his own righteousness) was found unworthy and excluded.


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Galatians 3

26For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

[Galoutofdixie]

Hi again! :wave

I forgot to mention this in my previous post. :)

"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless. Matthew 22:11,12

This verse is speaking of those who survive the Trib. There will be some who've come to Christ during that terrible time, and some who have not. You'll notice I bolded above that the King came in to see his "Guests". He's not speaking about the bride. The bride is always referred to as the bride. Never as a guest, or as a bridesmaid. A bride is not a guest at her own wedding supper, nor is she a bridesmaid at her own wedding.

[kgreen20]

Amen, Galoutofdixie! :thumb

[Bound2Him]

ah..thanks!

[Not Perfect, But Forgiven]

Simply put, the wedding garments are the righteousness of the saints. The complete washing away of sins through faith in Jesus Christ. The old scarlet rags of sin fall away and the person is declared righteous and is now as white as snow, blameless in God's sight.

It could also be an allusion to the way in which our glorified bodies will shine. I think this passage means both of these things.

[acceptedinthebeloved]

Hi again! :wave

I forgot to mention this in my previous post. :)



This verse is speaking of those who survive the Trib. There will be some who've come to Christ during that terrible time, and some who have not. You'll notice I bolded above that the King came in to see his "Guests". He's not speaking about the bride. The bride is always referred to as the bride. Never as a guest, or as a bridesmaid. A bride is not a guest at her own wedding supper, nor is she a bridesmaid at her own wedding.


I agree! :thumb