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“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
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When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
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“So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
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But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.
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Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.
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“The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town.