Mat 21:45 and Luk 14:1 tell us Jesus was talking to the “chief priests and Pharisees” in Mat 22.

In Luk 14, the excuses given for not coming to the supper were “I have bought a piece of ground”, “I have bought five yoke of oxen” and “I have married a wife”. In response to these excuses, the “Lord” the “master of the house” had these men of industry replaced with “the poor, the maimed, the halt and the blind”.

Christ concludes this parable “none of those men… bidden shall taste of my supper”. “Taste of my supper” is to receive and understand Christ. (Joh 6:32-35). This declaration “I am the true bread: is placed right after Christ fed the five thousand (Joh 6:10).

Clearly Christ is saying that those who refuse to come to the “great supper” are those who refuse Him. The parable of the marriage supper is preceded by this statement:

Mat 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

So there is no question who those who were too industrious to attend the “marriage … dinner” of Mat 22 or the “great supper” of Luk 14 are. They are the religious leaders of the people of God of every generation. These are the very same people who say…

Rev 3:17 … I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

The question more precisely is why did they refuse to accept the invitation to come to the “great supper” of Luk 14:16 or the wedding ‘dinner’ of Mat 22:4? The question at the heart of these parables is: WHY WOULD ANYONE REFUSE AND REJECT THEIR SAVIOR? Why are “the multitudes” led by their leaders away from Christ?
Why is one blessed if he accepts the invitation to this marriage supper?

Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy [ is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Once again the question is still why would anyone refuse and excuse himself from what is simply the single greatest honor that can be bestowed upon anyone in all of the history of mankind? No one doubts that these two parables represent the first resurrection:

Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [ are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

The excuses given in both parables are the same:

Mat 22:5 But they made light of [ it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

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