Hi Ironbutterfly,
Welcome to the forum
Matt 22:11-14 How is it possible for one of the guests to show up without a wedding garment... how could he get in?
Mat 22:11 And the king coming in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.
v. 12 And he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here without having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
It's seems to me that this represents the return of Christ and He will separate the ones with a wedding garment and those without one, like it says He will separate the sheep from the goats.
Mat 25:32 And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.
There is also the parable of the wheat and the tares. The "wheat" being the Elect and the "tares" were not Elect. But from the parable we understand that there will be those that look like wheat, that are not, but the tares were right there with the wheat up until the "harvest."
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
v. 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
v. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
v. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
v. 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
v. 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
v. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
So the wheat and fake wheaor tares were together right up to His return. I think Matt. 22 is at the return of Christ and He will immediately separate the man without the wedding garment, which seems to be the same as the tares and the goats and they shall be cast into the LOF. So there will be those that think that by there works they must be an Elect, but this is how Christ will answer them...
Mat 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.
v. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?
v. 23 And then I will say to them I never knew you! Depart from Me, those working lawlessness!
And when he is thrown out, what is outer darkness?
There is one place where Ray mentions "outer darkness" just enough to give us an idea, in the article 'Letter to John Hagee.'
http://bible-truths.com/hagee1.htm ---------------
No, "outer darkness" is not in a place called Hell. Those who are not allowed to sit down with Abraham in the Kingdom are cast into the darkness outside.
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Besides only the "sons of the Kingdom" are weeping and gnashing their teeth -
the Jews. They rightfully should have been in the Kingdom, but were disqualified. This condition is not, however, eternal.
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mercy, peace and love
Kat