JESUS QUESTIONED ABOUT FASTING

14 Then John's disciples came and asked Him,

'How is it that we and the Pharisees Fast,

But your disciples do not Fast?'

15 Jesus answered,

'How can the guest of the Bridegroom Mourn

While He is with them?

The time will come when the Bridegroom

Will be taken from them;

Then they will Fast.

16 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth

On an old garment,

For the patch will pull away from the garment,

Making the tear worse.

17 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins.

If they do, the skins will burst,

The wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined.

No, they pour new wine into new wineskins,

And both are Preserved.'

(Matthew 9:14-17)

Jesus equates Fasting to Mourning.

In effect, He tells John's disciples

That He has brought forth a New Covenant

Which can only be contained in New Vessels;

Born Again Vessels.