Scribes and Pharisees focused on ritual observances. Jesus compared their hypocritical ideas on spiritual cleanliness to cups scrubbed on the outside but filled and sullied with self-indulgence on the inside. The Lord told His parable of a long wait for the groom to escort a wedding party to the celebration. Half of the bridesmaids had to leave to buy more lamp oil and found themselves locked out of the reception when they got there. King Herod wrongly took his brother’s wife in marriage and ordered the arrest of John the Baptist for saying so. Nevertheless, John’s words while imprisoned captivated the king. If Jesus came today, would He find us eager to welcome him or distressed because we had dawdled and left the preparations for later?