The remnant of Israel, IMHO.
As to the highways and hedges, I see that especially as during the Great Tribulation: i.e. the abomination that causes desolation had just occurred.
It would be great but I read the majority busy with other things in that passage (just reread it, thanks for the reference).
A huge world-wide ingathering would be remarkable. In fact if you saw Reinhard Bonnke crusades in the late 1990s the crowds were staggering.
Eye-popping in fact.
IMHO the rapture will be on a rather mundane day. Exactly why it would be unexpected.
But where is the Marriage Supper of the Lamb?
Revelation 19. After the Beast and the False Prophet have arisen. After Babylon has fallen.
Guess time will tell.
Blessings.
The remnant of Israel, hiding in the mountains of Jordan and barely surviving will hardly be celebrating the Marriage Supper of the Lamb for many reasons not the least of which is it would be logistically impossible. The remnant of Israel is in the mountains of Jordan and Jesus hasn’t returned from Heaven with his Saints yet in that portion of Rev. 19.
You need to look at context to properly divide the Word of truth. The context of highways and hedges in Luke 14:23 is the entire parable in Luke 14:16-24 which is a 2000-year prophecy.
A great “man” AKA “lord” is preparing a great supper and first calls “them who were bidden” who all refuse. That of course is the Jews who rejected Jesus then and for 2000 years and are not included in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (v. 17-20; 24).
His unnamed servant (the Holy Spirit) turns to the Gentiles who the Jews saw as miserable dogs - “the poor, maimed, halt, and blind” (v.21). Been doing that for the last 2000 years.
Now the Holy Spirt reports “there is still room” and now we see a last ingathering for the supper (v. 22-23). We know the call to the supper doesn’t happen in the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation because this is the time of God pouring out “wrath without mixture” (of mercy) (Rev. 14:10) and no one is saved during that time. Those who partake of the supper are already in Heaven in Chapt. 19 where it simply says those folks are blessed (versus the slaughter of Armageddon which is about to take place where all on earth except for the remnant are killed).
Although the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is mentioned in Rev. Chapt. 19, there are too many references that cite the coming together of Christ with his church AKA the “rapture”, as a marriage beginning with the rapture.
Look at it this way if it helps. God is loving, gracious, doesn’t want anyone to perish, and will sweep one last time across the earth to rescue souls from the wrath to come and to enjoy the marriage celebration including the supper. Once we’re gone, it will all come crashing down.
May the Holy Spirit give understanding about these things.