Matthew 22:11

“And when the king came in to see the guests, etc.] Professors of religion, members of churches, whom God takes particular notice of; he is an omniscient being, and his eyes are upon all men and their actions, and especially on such as are called by his name: he takes notice how they behave in the exercise of grace, and discharge of duty, and distinguishes hypocrites from real believers; the latter of which he has a special affection for, makes rich and large provisions for them, and protects and defends them; he knows them that are his, and gives them marks of respect; and he spies out such as are not, and will in his own time discover them, to their utter confusion and ruin. There are…”

“And when the king came in to see the guests--Solemn expression this, of that omniscient inspection of every professed disciple of the Lord Jesus from age to age, in virtue of which his true character will hereafter be judicially proclaimed! he saw there a man--This shows that it is the judgment of individuals which is intended in this latter part of the parable: the first part represents rather national judgment. which had not on a wedding garment--The language here is drawn from the following remarkable passage in Zep 1:7-8 : --"Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God; for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, He hath bid His guests. And it shall…”

“A man which had not on a wedding garment - In ancient times, kings and princes were accustomed to make presents of changes of raiment to their friends and favourites, to refuse to receive which was an expression of highest contempt, Genesis 45:22; 2 Kings 10:22; Esther 6:8; Esther 8:15. It was, of course, expected that such garments would be worn when they came into the presence of the benefactor. The garments worn on festival occasions were chiefly long white robes, and it was the custom of the person who made the feast to prepare such robes to be worn by the guests. This renders the conduct of this man more inexcusable. He came in his common and ordinary dress, as he was taken from the…”

“The guest - The members of the visible Church. Matthew 22:12”

“22:11 The proper clothes correspond to spiritual fruit that demonstrates real faith (see 7:13-27).”

“when: Mat 3:12, Mat 13:30, Mat 25:31, Mat 25:32; Zep 1:12; Co1 4:5; Heb 4:12, Heb 4:13; Rev 2:23 which: Kg2 10:22; Psa 45:13, Psa 45:14; Isa 52:1, Isa 61:3-10, Isa 64:6; Zac 3:3, Zac 3:4; Lam 5:22; Rom 3:22, Rom 13:14; Gal 3:27; Co2 5:3; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10, Col 3:11; Rev 3:4, Rev 3:5, Rev 3:18; Rev 16:15, Rev 19:8 Matthew 22:12”