24-0701P_THE INVITATION

Luk 14:16  Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 

Luk 14:17  And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 

Luk 14:18  And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 

Luk 14:19  And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 

Luk 14:20  And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 

Luk 14:21  So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 

Luk 14:22  And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 

Luk 14:23  And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 

Luk 14:24  For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 

Luk 19:1  And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 
Luk 19:2  And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 
Luk 19:3  And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 
Luk 19:4  And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 
Luk 19:5  And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 
Luk 19:6  And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 
Luk 19:7  And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 
Luk 19:8  And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 
Luk 19:9  And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 
Luk 19:10  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 

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When the king made his supper... Now, you know what? The bridegroom, after the invitations was given, and all the lame, the halt, and the blind would come up, or ever who was called and had an invitation came, now, it was customary that... How could they come in if they were poor and all different ways of dressing, and how could they ever look right? One setting with a fine suit on, the other setting with a pair of overalls, it wouldn't look right. So He said...

Now, when the invitation was given, the bridegroom had to furnish the robe. That's the oriental custom. The bridegroom had to go and buy a robe for everyone that was invited, so that when the person come up... And they only had one way (Glory. Thanks be to God for that.), no nine hundred and sixty different ways, but one way. Jesus said, "I am that Way."

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  E-30    And the king's son, the bridegroom, stood at the door to receive the invitations. And each one that come with an invitation, the bridegroom received the invitation. The father had give the invitation, he came and handed it to the bridegroom. The bridegroom, in a return, put a robe on everyone that come in as identification (Oh, my.), put a robe on everyone that's good or bad, rich or poor; all looked alike. Amen.

Now, this robe is none other than the baptism of the Holy Ghost. That's the robe.