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Gina:
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,13866.0.html

In case anyone missed it, Ironbutterfly55's wife, Cica, wrote in and asked Ray about the Wedding Garment and here is that email exchange: 

Greetings in the awesome name of our living Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus!
I and my husband, Ironbutterfly, pray for healing and health for you!  I am letting
you know that I have your messages linked on .................. I don't know if you
remember giving me permission to use your messages, as it was several
years ago.  I don't use them literally, but post the links.

Ironbutterfly would like to ask you to please expound, as only you can, on the
man who showed up without a wedding garment... and was tossed out...  How
could he have shown up without a garment.... where would he have gotten it
from... Matt 22:11-12.

Any help you can share with us would be so much appreciated.
We continually pray for complete healing for you.
Thanks!

Dear Cica:

God likens ours clothing to our "righteousness" or lack thereof (See Job 19:14 Psalm 132:9,  Isaiah 61:10. If one does not live righteously, God considers him to be spiritually "naked" (Rev. 16:14--"Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps HIS GARMENTS, lest he walk NAKED, and they see his shame."

There were appropriate clothing to be worn at weddings in most cultures, and certainly this was true in Israel.  So Jesus uses this analogy of not being allowed into a literal wedding for not being properly dressed for the occasion, to those who are not SPIRITUALLY DRESSED in righteousness when Jesus comes to marry His
Bride.

Hope this helps your understanding.

God be with you,

Ray

thetruth:
Hello,I would like to share my thoughts on this subject.

Mat 22:12 And he is saying to him, 'Comrade, how did you enter here having no wedding apparel?' Yet he was still."
Mat 22:13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Binding his feet and hands, cast him out into outer darkness.' There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth."

I see this being Satan Himself,How can He be Satan Friend?Remember..... and God said this is Good...for the purpose God created it in Genesis.And we have learned That Satan does play a role in our Salvation.Also Satan is before Gods throne as the accuser of the breathern.

I also see this scripture in Rev-20-2-3

He laid hold of the dragon,that serpent of old,who is the Devil and Satan.and BOUND him for a thousand years.
Just some thoughts thats all?

Gina:
Yes, I can see how someone could reach that conclusion, but a statement of fact isn't a statement of limitation. 

This is how I understand it:  No one is righteous, not one (Rom 3:10).  Everyone will, at some point, be cast into outer darkness (cast out of Eden, if you will).  Everyone will have their "part" in the Lake of Fire; everyone will have to pass through that flaming sword (the Word/Lake of Fire).  After which, everyone will be granted entrance to eat of the Tree of Life /saved/made healthy, in their own order, or at their appointed time.

thetruth:
Hello Gina,
I agree with the progression of all to exsperience this!I see it in the verses leading up to 11-13.

v-7-burned up their city=Lake of fire
v-8-=the called
v-9-Invite the called to see if their chosen
v-10-the great white throne judgement.

Gina:
Cool.

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