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The heavenly wedding banquet is a parable Jesus gave to His disciples. The parable explains that the saints who attend the wedding banquet will receive salvation and enter the eternal kingdom of heaven. As a marriage is an important and joyful event in a lifetime, so it will be to go to heaven. Another purpose of comparing the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet is to introduce the bride. We can know about God who gives us salvation, through the wedding banquet consisting of a bridegroom, a bride, and guests.

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Jesus explained the kingdom of heaven through various parables: a man who sows a good seed,^[1] a mustard seed,^[2] a treasure hidden in the field,^[3] a fine pearl,^[4] a net for fish,^[5] a king accounting with his servants,^[6] workers in the vineyard,^[7] ten virgins waiting for the bridegroom,^[8] servants in charge of a master’s talents,^[9] and so on. When the disciples asked Jesus why He spoke in parables, Jesus said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them,”^[10] and “Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear and understand.”
One of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, which Jesus taught His disciples, is the parable of the wedding banquet. Jesus likened the saints’ salvation and entering heaven to their participation in a wedding banquet.

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. . . . So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Matthew 22:1–14

Members of the Heavenly Wedding Banquet

For a wedding ceremony to take place, a bridegroom, a bride, and guests are needed. Since the heavenly wedding banquet is likened to the kingdom of heaven, we must know who the bridegroom, the bride, and the guest are for our salvation.

Bridegroom (God the Father)

The bridegroom refers to Jesus who came as the Son of God.^[11] However, 2,000 years ago, Jesus preached the gospel for three years and ascended to heaven without having His bride. In the book of Revelation which was recorded after Jesus’ ascension, it prophesies that the wedding banquet will take place when the Lamb’s wife makes herself ready.^[12] ”The Lamb” indicates Christ. Therefore, the bridegroom at the heavenly wedding banquet, which takes places because the bride has made herself ready, indicates Second Coming Christ.^[13]^[14]

Guests (Saints)

Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 19:9

Inviting guests to the wedding banquet of the Lamb means gathering the people who will attend the heavenly wedding banquet and be saved. That’s why it is written that those who are invited to the wedding banquet are blessed. Some insist that the bride is saints, but it is a misinterpretation. If the bride is saints, we cannot explain the identity of those who are invited. Since the bridegroom and the bride are inviting guests, the bride and the guests are fundamentally different. In addition to the parable of the wedding banquet, Jesus always likened His disciples to the guests of a wedding.^[15] Therefore, those who are invited to the heavenly wedding banquet are the saints.

“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Matthew 22:14

Guests are described not only as the invited but also as the chosen. Since the saints are called “the chosen” and “the remnants chosen by grace,”^[16] it is clear that the guests indicate the saints.

Bride (God the Mother)

The bride at the heavenly wedding banquet is fundamentally different from the saints who are invited.

The parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 does not mention the bride, who should be present at the wedding banquet. It is not because the bride does not exist, but because it was not the time for the bride to appear at the time of Jesus. Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet because there was a bride who would appear in due time.

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.”

Revelation 19:7–10

Apostle John recorded the appearing of the bride through a revelation shown to him. The bride, who did not appear at the time of Jesus 2,000 years ago, appears with Second Coming Jesus, who is compared to the Lamb. The book of Revelation not only prophesies the appearing of the bride but also her identity.

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

Revelation 21:9-10

John was led by the angel and saw the bride, the wife of the Lamb, through a revelation. The bride that he saw was Jerusalem coming down out of heaven. The book of Galatians records about Jerusalem as follows:

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.

Galatians 4:26

“Jerusalem that is above” is the “ Holy City Jerusalem coming down out of heaven,” of which the identity is the Mother of the saints who will be saved. At the heavenly wedding banquet, the bridegroom is Second Coming Jesus, namely God the Father, and the bride is God the Mother.

The Spirit and the Bride Giving Us the Water of Life

The prophecy of the heavenly wedding banquet is fulfilled when Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother appear in the last days and lead Their children, who are compared to the guests, to salvation. In the book of Revelation, this is shown through the prophecy that They will gives the water of life.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.

Revelation 22:17

In Revelation 19 and 21, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are described as the Lamb and the Bride or the Lamb and His Wife, and in Revelation 22, as the Spirit and the Bride. All these words prophesy that Heavenly Father and Mother will appear together in the last days. The purpose of Their appearance in the last days is to give us the water of life. The water of life means eternal life, namely, salvation. Thanks to the appearing of Mother, who is the bride, the saints receive the water of life—eternal life, and enter the kingdom of heaven. That’s why the saints who participate in the wedding banquet are blessed. In the Bible, the children of Mother are called the “children of promise.”^[17] Those who receive the Spirit and the Bride, who are God the Father and God the Mother, believe in and follow Them, will receive the glory of heaven as the children of promise who are chosen at the wedding banquet.

Heavenly Wedding Clothes

Just as there is a formal attire in every occasion, guests who are invited to a wedding should wear appropriate formal attires. It is the same with the heavenly wedding banquet. However, in the parable of the wedding banquet prepared by a king, there is a man without wedding clothes.

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless. “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ”

Matthew 22:11–13

Those who do not wear wedding clothes are eventually thrown outside. They are those who are invited but not chosen. Wearing wedding clothes is required to participate in the heavenly wedding banquet. It is written, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”^[18] Wearing wedding clothes means living a life following the examples of Christ by receiving baptism, which is God’s covenant. When we keep God’s commandments, following the examples of Christ, and are born again by doing the righteous deeds, we can become chosen as God’s children and enter the kingdom of heaven. Moreover, we can glorify Heavenly Mother who is the Bride.^[19]^[20]

There is another parable which uses a wedding banquet. It is the parable of the ten virgins.^[21] Jesus said the kingdom of heaven would be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and the people all became drowsy and fell asleep. However, at midnight, the cry rang out to meet the bridegroom. The five virgins, who had prepared enough oil, received the bridegroom and went to the wedding banquet, but the five virgins who ran out of oil were not able to enter the wedding banquet.

In the parable, the lamp stands for God’s word, the truth,^[22] and the oil refers to faith. Those who have received Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother, the Saviors in the last days, and keep their faith until the end, will enter the kingdom of heaven like the five wise virgins who entered the wedding banquet.

References

[1] "Matthew 13:24".

[2] "Matthew 13:31".

[3] "Matthew 13:44".

[4] "Matthew 13:45".

[5] "Matthew 13:47".

[6] "Matthew 18:23".

[7] "Matthew 20:1".

[8] "Matthew 25:1".

[9] "Matthew 25:14".

[10] "Matthew 13:10–11".

[11] "Mark 1:1".

[계시록_19:7-12] "Revelation 19:7".

[13] "John 1:29".

[14] "Hebrews 9:28".

[15] "Mark 2:18–19".

[16] "Romans 11:5".

[17] "Galatians 4:26–28".

[18] "Galatians 3:27".

[19] "Isaiah 49:18".

[20] "Revelation 19:8".

[21] "Matthew 25:1–2".

[22] "Psalms 119:105".

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-[[파일:The Barber Institute of Fine Arts - Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - The Marriage Feast at Cana.jpg|섬네일 |Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet.]]
+[[file:The Barber Institute of Fine Arts - Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - The Marriage Feast at Cana.jpg|thumb |''The Marriage Feast at Cana'' by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet. ]]
-The '''heavenly wedding banquet''' is a parable Jesus gave to His disciples. The parable explains that the saints who attend the wedding banquet will receive salvation and enter the eternal kingdom of heaven. As a marriage is an important and joyful event in a lifetime, so it will be to go to heaven. Another purpose of comparing the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet is to introduce the bride. We can know about God who gives us salvation, through the wedding banquet consisting of a bridegroom, a bride, and guests.
+The '''heavenly wedding banquet''' is a parable [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] gave to His disciples. The parable explains that the saints who attend the wedding banquet will receive salvation and enter the eternal kingdom of heaven. As a marriage is an important and joyful event in a lifetime, so it will be to go to heaven. Another purpose of comparing the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet is to introduce the bride. We can know about God who gives us salvation, through the wedding banquet consisting of a bridegroom, a bride, and guests.
 ==The Parable of the Wedding Banquet==
-Jesus explained the kingdom of heaven through various parables: a man who sows a good seed,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A24&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:24 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> a mustard seed,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=Matthew+13%3A31&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&pm=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:31 |저널= |인용문=  }}</ref> a treasure hidden in the field,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A44&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:44 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> a fine pearl,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A45&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:45 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> a net for fish,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A47&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:47 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> a king accounting with his servants,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+18%3A23+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 18:23 |저널= |인용문=  }}</ref> workers in the vineyard,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+20%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 20:1 |저널= |인용문=  }}</ref> ten virgins waiting for the bridegroom,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 25:1 |저널= |인용문=  }}</ref> servants in charge of a master’s talents,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 25:14 |저널= |인용문=  }}</ref> and so on. When the disciples asked Jesus why He spoke in parables, Jesus said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them,” and “Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear and understand.”<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A10-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 13:10–11 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref><br>One of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, which Jesus taught His disciples, is the parable of the wedding banquet. Jesus likened the saints’ salvation and entering heaven to their participation in a wedding banquet.
+Jesus explained the kingdom of heaven through various parables: a man who sows a good seed,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A24&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> a mustard seed,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=Matthew+13%3A31&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&pm=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 13:31 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> a treasure hidden in the field,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A44&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> a fine pearl,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A45&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:45 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> a net for fish,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A47&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:47 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> a king accounting with his servants,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A23+&version=NIV |title=Matthew 18:23 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> workers in the vineyard,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+20%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 20:1 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> ten virgins waiting for the bridegroom,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:1 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> servants in charge of a master’s talents,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A14&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:14 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> and so on. When the disciples asked Jesus why He spoke in parables, Jesus said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A10-11&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:10–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and “Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear and understand.”<br>One of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, which Jesus taught His disciples, is the parable of the wedding banquet. Jesus likened the saints’ salvation and entering heaven to their participation in a wedding banquet.
-{{인용문5 |내용= Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. . . . So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.  “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+22%3A1-14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Matthew 22:1–14]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. . . . So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.  “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A1-14&version=NIV Matthew 22:1–14]}}
 ==Members of the Heavenly Wedding Banquet==
-[[파일:Pavilion Wedding.jpg|섬네일|A wedding ceremony is attended by a bridegroom, a bride, and guests.]]
+[[file:Pavilion Wedding.jpg|thumb|A wedding ceremony is attended by a bridegroom, a bride, and guests.]]
 For a wedding ceremony to take place, a '''bridegroom''', a '''bride''', and '''guests''' are needed. Since the heavenly wedding banquet is likened to the kingdom of heaven, we must know who the bridegroom, the bride, and the guest are for our salvation.
 ===Bridegroom (God the Father)===
-The bridegroom refers to Jesus who came as the [[Son of God]].<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Mark+1%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Mark 1:1 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> However, 2,000 years ago, Jesus preached the gospel for three years and ascended to heaven without having His bride. In the [[book of Revelation]] which was recorded after Jesus’ ascension, it prophesies that the wedding banquet will take place when the Lamb’s wife makes herself ready.<ref name="계시록 19:7">{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Revelation 19:7 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> ”The Lamb” indicates Christ. Therefore, the bridegroom at the heavenly wedding banquet, which takes places because the bride has made herself ready, indicates [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Christ]].<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+1%3A29&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=John 1:29 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Hebrews 9:28 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref>
+The bridegroom refers to Jesus who came as the [[Son of God]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A1&version=NIV |title=Mark 1:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> However, 2,000 years ago, Jesus preached the gospel for three years and ascended to heaven without having His bride. In the [[book of Revelation]] which was recorded after Jesus’ ascension, it prophesies that the wedding banquet will take place when [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|the Lamb’s wife]] makes herself ready.<ref name="계시록 19:7">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A7&version=NIV |title=Revelation 19:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> ”The Lamb” indicates [[Christ]]. Therefore, the bridegroom at the heavenly wedding banquet, which takes places because the bride has made herself ready, indicates [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Christ]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A29&version=NIV |title=John 1:29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A28&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
 ===Guests (Saints)===
-{{인용문5 |내용= Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 19:9]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are '''those who are invited''' to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A9&version=NIV Revelation 19:9]}}
-Inviting guests to the wedding banquet of the Lamb means gathering the people who will attend the heavenly wedding banquet and be saved. That’s why it is written that those who are invited to the wedding banquet are blessed. Some insist that the bride is saints, but it is a misinterpretation. If the bride is saints, we cannot explain the identity of those who are invited. Since the bridegroom and the bride are inviting guests, the bride and the guests are fundamentally different. In addition to the parable of the wedding banquet, Jesus always likened His disciples to the guests of a wedding.<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Mark+2%3A18-19&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Mark 2:18–19 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> Therefore, those who are invited to the heavenly wedding banquet are the saints.
+Inviting guests to the wedding banquet of the Lamb means gathering the people who will attend the heavenly wedding banquet and be saved. That’s why it is written that those who are invited to the wedding banquet are blessed. Some insist that the bride is saints, but it is a misinterpretation. If the bride is saints, we cannot explain the identity of those who are invited. Since the bridegroom and the bride are inviting guests, the bride and the guests are fundamentally different. In addition to the parable of the wedding banquet, Jesus always likened His disciples to the guests of a wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+2%3A18-19&version=NIV |title=Mark 2:18–19 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, those who are invited to the heavenly wedding banquet are the saints.
-{{인용문5 |내용= “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+22%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Matthew 22:14]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= “For many are invited, but few are '''chosen'''.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A14&version=NIV Matthew 22:14]}}
-Guests are described not only as the invited but also as the chosen. Since the saints are called “the chosen” and “the remnants chosen by grace,”<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Romans+11%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Romans 11:5 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> it is clear that the guests indicate the saints.
+Guests are described not only as the invited but also as the chosen. Since the saints are called “the chosen” and “the remnants chosen by grace,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+11%3A5&version=NIV |title=Romans 11:5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> it is clear that the guests indicate the saints.
 ===Bride (God the Mother)===
-[[파일:천국혼인잔치2.jpg |섬네일 | 280px |The bride at the heavenly wedding banquet is fundamentally different from the saints who are invited.]]
+{{그림 |천국혼인잔치2_en.PNG |너비= 280px |정렬=오른쪽섬네일 |타이틀=The bride at the heavenly wedding banquet is fundamentally different from the saints who are invited.}}
 <small>{{참고|The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|설명=}}</small>
 The parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 does not mention the bride, who should be present at the wedding banquet. It is not because the bride does not exist, but because it was not the time for the bride to appear at the time of Jesus. Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet because there was a bride who would appear in due time.
-{{인용문5 |내용= “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A7-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 19:7–10]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! '''For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready'''.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A7-10&version=NIV Revelation 19:7–10]}}
 [[Apostle John]] recorded the appearing of the bride through a revelation shown to him. The bride, who did not appear at the time of Jesus 2,000 years ago, appears with Second Coming Jesus, who is compared to the Lamb. The book of Revelation not only prophesies the appearing of the bride but also her identity.
-{{인용문5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+21%3A9-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 21:9-10]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the '''bride''', the '''wife of the Lamb'''.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the '''Holy City, Jerusalem''', coming down out of heaven from God. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A9-10&version=NIV Revelation 21:9-10]}}
 John was led by the angel and saw the bride, [[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb|the wife of the Lamb]], through a revelation. The bride that he saw was [[Jerusalem]] coming down out of heaven. The book of Galatians records about Jerusalem as follows:
-{{인용문5 |내용= But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Galatians+4%3A26&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Galatians 4:26]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26&version=NIV Galatians 4:26]}}
 “Jerusalem that is above” is the “ Holy City Jerusalem coming down out of heaven,” of which the identity is the Mother of the saints who will be saved. At the heavenly wedding banquet, the bridegroom is Second Coming Jesus, namely [[God the Father]], and the bride is [[God the Mother]].
 ==The Spirit and the Bride Giving Us the Water of Life==
-The prophecy of the heavenly wedding banquet is fulfilled when Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother appear in the last days and lead Their children, who are compared to the guests, to salvation. In the book of Revelation, this is shown through the prophecy that They will gives the [[Water of Life|water of life]].
+The prophecy of the heavenly wedding banquet is fulfilled when Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother appear in the last days and lead Their children, who are compared to the guests, to salvation. In the book of Revelation, this is shown through the prophecy that They will gives the [[The Water of Life|water of life]].
-{{인용문5 |내용= The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+22%3A17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 22:17]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= '''The Spirit and the bride''' say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, '''let him take the free gift of the water of life'''. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+22%3A17&version=NIV Revelation 22:17]}}
-In Revelation 19 and 21, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are described as '''the Lamb and the Bride''' or '''the Lamb and His Wife''', and in Revelation 22, as '''the Spirit and the Bride.''' All these words prophesy that Heavenly Father and Mother will appear together in the last days. The purpose of Their appearance in the last days is to give us the water of life. The water of life means eternal life, namely, salvation. Thanks to the appearing of Mother, who is the bride, the saints receive the water of life—eternal life, and enter the kingdom of heaven. That’s why the saints who participate in the wedding banquet are blessed. In the Bible, the children of Mother are called the “[[Children of Promise|children of promise]].”<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Galatians+4%3A26-28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Galatians 4:26–28 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> Those who receive [[the Spirit and the Bride]], who are [[God the Father and God the Mother]], believe in and follow Them, will receive the glory of heaven as the children of promise who are chosen at the wedding banquet.
+In Revelation 19 and 21, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are described as '''the Lamb and the Bride''' or '''the Lamb and His Wife''', and in Revelation 22, as '''the Spirit and the Bride.''' All these words prophesy that Heavenly Father and Mother will appear together in the last days. The purpose of Their appearance in the last days is to give us the water of life. The water of life means eternal life, namely, salvation. Thanks to the appearing of Mother, who is the bride, the saints receive the water of life—eternal life, and enter the kingdom of heaven. That’s why the saints who participate in the wedding banquet are blessed. In the Bible, the children of Mother are called the “[[Children of Promise|children of promise]].”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26-28&version=NIV |title=Galatians 4:26–28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Those who receive [[the Spirit and the Bride]], who are [[God the Father and God the Mother]], believe in and follow Them, will receive the glory of heaven as the children of promise who are chosen at the wedding banquet.
 <small>{{참고|The Spirit and the Bride|설명=}}</small>
 ==Heavenly Wedding Clothes==
 Just as there is a formal attire in every occasion, guests who are invited to a wedding should wear appropriate formal attires. It is the same with the heavenly wedding banquet. However, in the parable of the wedding banquet prepared by a king, there is a man without wedding clothes.
-{{인용문5 |내용= “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless. “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ” |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+22%3A11-13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Matthew 22:11–13]}}
+{{quote5 |내용= “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless. “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A11-13&version=NIV Matthew 22:11–13]}}
-[[파일:The Parable of the Ten Virgins (section) by Phoebe Traquair, Mansfield Traquair Church, Edinburgh.JPG |섬네일 | 280px |The Parable of the Ten Virgins(열 처녀의 비유), Phoebe Anna Traquair 作]]
+[[file:The Parable of the Ten Virgins (section) by Phoebe Traquair, Mansfield Traquair Church, Edinburgh.JPG |thumb | 280px |The Parable of the Ten Virgins by Phoebe Anna Traquair]]
-Those who do not wear wedding clothes are eventually thrown outside. They are those who are invited but not chosen. Wearing wedding clothes is required to participate in the heavenly wedding banquet. It is written, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Galatians+3%3A27&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Galatians 3:27 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> Wearing wedding clothes means living a life following the examples of Christ by receiving [[baptism]], which is God’s covenant. When we keep [[Commandments of God|God’s commandments]], following the examples of Christ, and are born again by doing the righteous deeds, we can become chosen as God’s children and enter the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]]. Moreover, we can glorify [[Heavenly Mother]] who is the Bride.<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+49%3A18+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Isaiah 49:18 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Revelation 19:8 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref>
+Those who do not wear wedding clothes are eventually thrown outside. They are those who are invited but not chosen. Wearing wedding clothes is required to participate in the heavenly wedding banquet. It is written, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+3%3A27&version=NIV |title=Galatians 3:27 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Wearing wedding clothes means living a life following the examples of Christ by receiving [[baptism]], which is God’s covenant. When we keep [[The Commandments of God|God’s commandments]], following the examples of Christ, and are born again by doing the righteous deeds, we can become chosen as God’s children and enter the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]]. Moreover, we can glorify [[Heavenly Mother]] who is the Bride.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+49%3A18+&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 49:18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A8&version=NIV |title=Revelation 19:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
-There is another parable which uses a wedding banquet. It is the parable of the ten virgins.<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Matthew 25:1–2 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> Jesus said the kingdom of heaven would be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and the people all became drowsy and fell asleep. However, at midnight, the cry rang out to meet the bridegroom. The five virgins, who had prepared enough oil, received the bridegroom and went to the wedding banquet, but the five virgins who ran out of oil were not able to enter the wedding banquet.
+There is another parable which uses a wedding banquet. It is the parable of the ten virgins.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus said the kingdom of heaven would be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and the people all became drowsy and fell asleep. However, at midnight, the cry rang out to meet the bridegroom. The five virgins, who had prepared enough oil, received the bridegroom and went to the wedding banquet, but the five virgins who ran out of oil were not able to enter the wedding banquet.
-In the parable, the lamp stands for God’s word, the truth,<ref>{{웹 인용 |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Psalms+119%3A105&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |제목=Psalms 119:105 |저널= |인용문= }}</ref> and the oil refers to faith. Those who have received Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother, the Saviors in the last days, and keep their faith until the end, will enter the kingdom of heaven like the five wise virgins who entered the wedding banquet.
+In the parable, the lamp stands for God’s word, the truth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+119%3A105&version=NIV |title=Psalms 119:105 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the oil refers to faith. Those who have received Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother, the Saviors in the last days, and keep their faith until the end, will enter the kingdom of heaven like the five wise virgins who entered the wedding banquet.
 ==See also==
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 *[[God the Mother]]
 *[[Heavenly Family]]
-*[[Water of Life]]
+*[[The Water of Life]]
 *[[Elohim]]
 *[[Jerusalem Mother]]
 *[[The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb]]
-*[[Mother & Spiritual Hometown]]
+*[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]]
 *[[Mother the Source of Water of Life]]
-==Related Videos==
+==Related videos==
 * '''THE BRIDE IN THE REVELATION IS GOD THE MOTHER'''
 <youtube>OcVijgdmRSs</youtube>
-==각주==
+==References==
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-[[분류:God the Mother]]
+[[Category:God the Mother]]
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+[[Category:Bible Knowledge]]
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