On the way to the wedding
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More broadly, the king’s vengeance speaks of the desolation mentioned in the book of Revelation. The king’s reprisal against the murderers can be interpreted as a prophecy of Jerusalem’s destruction in A.D. Many prophets, including John the Baptist, had been murdered (Matthew 14:10). Israel held the invitation to the kingdom, but when the time actually came for the kingdom to appear (see Matthew 3:1), they refused to believe it. The king is God the Father, and the son who is being honored at the banquet is Jesus Christ, who “came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him” (John 1:11). Jesus then ends the parable with this statement: “ For many are invited, but few are chosen” (verse 14). When asked how he came to be there without the furnished attire, the man had no answer and was promptly ejected from the feast “outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (verses 12-13). He then sent invitations to anyone his servants could find, with the result that the wedding hall was filled (verses 8-10).ĭuring the feast the king noticed a man “who was not wearing wedding clothes” (verse 11). The king, enraged at the response of those who had been invited, sent his army to avenge the death of his servants (verse 7). In fact, the king’s servants who brought the joyful message were mistreated and even killed (verse 6). Many people had been invited, but when the time for the banquet came and the table was set, those invited refused to come (verses 4-5). In His parable, Jesus compares heaven to a wedding banquet that a king had prepared for his son (Matthew 22:2). The wedding banquet was one of the most joyous occasions in Jewish life and could last for up to a week. The marriage ceremony would then take place, and the wedding banquet would follow. When the home was all was ready, the groom would return for his bride without notice. The bride would remain with her parents, and the groom would leave to prepare their home. The couple was considered married at this point, but they would separate until the actual time of the ceremony.
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The bride and groom would meet, perhaps for the first time, when this contract was signed. In Jewish society, the parents of the betrothed generally drew up the marriage contract. To better understand the context of this story, it is important to know some basic facts about weddings in Jesus’ day. This parable is similar in some ways to the Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24), but the occasion is different, and it has some important distinctions. She is currently engaged to former Love Island star Woods, while Hayler proposed to Penticost in 2020.Jesus told the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14. Price married Hayler in 2013 but the pair split in 2018 with their divorce finalised in 2021. Judge Mooney said he will ‘need to know’ the background before considering Price’s sentence. Nicholas Hamblin, defending, said Price had been ‘subject to various conditions’ at the time of the offence. ‘I must warn you Ms Price that you are at risk of going to prison.’
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That gutter s**g.’Īfter her guilty plea, Judge Stephen Mooney warned Price in May: ‘Clearly you have accepted responsibility for this offence and that you indirectly tried to communicate Ms Penticost despite her restraining order against you. ‘She has a restraining order so shouldn’t try antagonise me as she is in breach and I’m sure she doesn’t want people knowing that she was having an affair with you behind my back. The message read: ‘Tell your ****ing wh**e, piece of s**t, girlfriend not to start on me. She had been banned from contacting Ms Penticost directly or indirectly under the terms of a restraining order imposed in June 2019. She held onto Woods’ shirt as they headed inside (Picture: PA)