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To: Quix; Diego1618; kerryusama04; topcat54; ladyinred
Now quite a few on this thread were joking about what to wear for the Apocalypse. That brought a few things to mind:

Matthew 22:1-14 1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding." ' 5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.' 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and F118 cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' 14 For many are called, but few are chosen."

Then, of course we have:

Revelation 19:9 Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God."

A 'wedding garment' is Divine Truth out of the Word. - Swedenborg

867 posted on 08/11/2006 5:30:18 AM PDT by DaveMSmith ("Nothing unconnected ever occurs, for anything unconnected would instantly perish")
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To: DaveMSmith
Swedenborg sure was big on definitions, huh?

{Begin parody} The end will come in a car. Cars can be called carriages. And carriages can be associated with babies. And babies wear diapers. So car means diaper, which is what Swedenborg's theology is packaged in. Plain as day, huh?

869 posted on 08/11/2006 6:20:46 AM PDT by kerryusama04 (Isa 8:20)
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject.

Too bad some have to be ill mannered and not reflect on what it mean to them according to their faith, I know it cause to me reflect.


871 posted on 08/11/2006 7:41:17 AM PDT by restornu (Steadfast as we move into troublesome days ahead: “We do not take counsel from our fears.”)
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