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 Bible Art

The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Artist: Peter Artsen
 c.1550    Painting

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The Parable of the Wedding Feast, found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, illustrates that the Kingdom of God is open to everyone, not just the Jews. It tells the story of a king who invites guests to his son's wedding banquet, but when they refuse to come, he invites anyone he finds, highlighting themes of inclusion and readiness for God's invitation.

Jesus told the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14. 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.

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
Artist: Domenico Fetti
 1623    Painting

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The parable is found in Matthew 13:24-30 (NKJV).  Christ declares that He Himself is the sower. He spreads His redeemed seed, true believers, in the field of the world. Through His grace, these Christians bear the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-24). Their presence on earth is the reason the “kingdom of heaven” is like the field of the world. When Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 3:2; 4:17), He meant the spiritual realm which exists on earth side by side with the realm of the evil one (1 John 5:19). When the kingdom of heaven comes to its fruition, heaven will be a reality and there will be no “weeds” among the “wheat.” But for now, both good and bad seeds mature in the world.