And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Ver. 11. And when the king came in to see] He is in the assemblies of his saints to observe their behavior, and to apportion to them in blessing as they do to him in preparation; he goes down into his garden to see whether the vine flourish, and the pomegranates bud, Song of Solomon 6:11; he walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, Revelation 2:1. Now therefore we are all here present before God, said Cornelius, Acts 10:33 .
Which had not on a wedding garment] i.e. Christ apprehended by faith, and expressed in his virtues by holy life. Justification and sanctification are the righteousnesses of the saints (δικαιωματα των αγιων, Rev 19:8), wherewith arrayed they are beautiful even to admiration; as without the which, Satan stood at the right hand of Joshua the high priest,Zechariah 3:1, because (as some will have it) his accusation was as true as vehement, so that Satan had the upper hand of him, till such time as Christ bade, Take away the filthy garments from him; there he pardoned his sin in heaven; and unto him he said, Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment; there he pardoned it in his own conscience also.