“But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.”
The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. The king's judgment on the murderous guests: armies, destruction, burning city. The burning city is widely understood as a reference to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD — the judgment that Jesus will announce explicitly in Matthew 24. The parable encodes the judgment that the rejection of the messianic invitation produces.
Church Fathers on Matthew 22:7
Forasmuch as He had said, And it shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof,' He now proceeds to shew what nation that is.
'Answered,' that is, meeting their evil thoughts of putting Him to death.
This parable is related only by Matthew. Luke gives one like it, but it is not the same, as the order shews.
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