Matt. 22 : 14 Many called but few chosen

[LovingNeighbor]

Shalom All(or is it Many),
Well, I think that there are two concepts getting confused here. One is tthe verse on many being called. and the next is that the it's not the Father's will that any perish becuase perishing is choosing sin. So lets start with the first verse.
I don't believe all are called. Viyeekra (leviticus) means the called. and refered to the priesthood. in our case mabye kings and priests. If it meant everybody the context would be wrong because to classify the called implies there are some not called or it would read just all men. Second, I think the many is the religious orders, probably christians, In society they are definetly the many not the few. observant believers in Yahushuah I think are the few. and I think the masses of christians who are waiting for thier VIP mansions and raptures will be the many that thought they would be chosen but lacked the fruit (righteousness) to be spiritual leaders. As with Aaron and his sons, the many would be Israel who were called and the Levites were the chosen (viyeekra) the called.

The second point was of course the Father doesn't wish anybody to choose sin which leads to death, but that is different then who is called. Like when Yahushuah said to the Roman that he didn't come to give his childrens food to the dogs, but for the lost sheep of the tribes of Israel. Well, id didn't mean he couldn't be included, as Isaiah 56 says no man can say I have no place in the Fathers house, but he didn't come for everybody, but it can be for anybody. Again a fine line that has to be correctly seperated. His sheep are Israel, they were the herd brought into the wilderness and eventually scattered, He said he came to seek them that were lost.
Shalom

[Mark]

We want to be sure and look at the Messiah's teaching within its context. There are two different types of people who will not be seen at the wedding feast: there are those who were invited and did not come and there are those (or in the story, that one) who came but on his own terms.

The text that Reuel used in Matthew 7:21-23 is most telling: though many did great works in His Name, Yeshua declares, "I never knew you." (By the way, this may be stronger evidence on the once saved always saved position because though they claimed and did great thing in His Name, he never knew them - as opposed to having once known them).

Very few people in this world expect to to wake up in Hell. Either they dismiss the whole idea or they think that they meet the criteria for acceptance. The story of the guy kicked out of the wedding feast is most telling. There's a lot of folks that have been taught that if they say a prayer, they're in. Soem suppose that just because they don't adamantly deny the deity of Christ; but passively acknowledge His existance, they're in. Some suppose that it all has to do with the company you keep (if you go to Church and have Christian friends then you have nothing to worry about.) Others suggest that if you speak with tongues or if you've had spiritual epiphanies, then you're grauanteed a spot at the Table. Messiah Yeshua puts a disturbing twist on the whole scenario: it's not who you know or even what you do but who knows you.