[[Matt-22]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Matt-21]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Matt-23]] --- ### When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: In the Parable of the Wedding Feast, Jesus predicts the military destruction of a city and its inhabitants who rejected and killed the king's messengers. *Historical context*: Theologians and historians generally identify this as a prophecy of the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. During the First Jewish-Roman War, Roman legions under Titus besieged Jerusalem, ultimately destroying the city and the Second Temple by fire, which aligns with the imagery of burning the city. *Related to*: ### Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that the invitation to the Kingdom (the wedding feast) would be extended to a broader, unexpected group of people from the 'highways' after the original invitees rejected it. *Historical context*: This is widely interpreted as the prophecy of the Great Commission and the subsequent 'calling of the Gentiles.' Historically, following the rejection of Jesus' message by the Judean leadership, the early Christian movement expanded rapidly across the Roman Empire to include non-Jewish populations (Gentiles), as documented in the Book of Acts and the Epistles of Paul. *Related to*: ### 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet'? *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus applies the Messianic prophecy of David to himself, identifying the 'Lord' who sits at the right hand of God as the Christ. *Historical context*: This verse from [[Ps-110#v1|Psalm 110:1]] is the most quoted Old Testament passage in the New Testament. The early church viewed the resurrection and ascension of Jesus (c. 30-33 AD) as the literal fulfillment of this prophecy, where Jesus was 'exalted to the right hand of God' ([[Acts-02#v33|Acts 2:33]]-36, [[Heb-01#v3|Hebrews 1:3]]). *Related to*: [[Ps-110#v1|Psalm 110:1]] --- #ai_prophecy