Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 14:17

"and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready." — Luke 14:17 (ASV)

And sent his servant.—The servant stands in this parable as the representative of the whole order of prophets and apostles—of all who, like the Baptist and the Twelve, had been sent to invite people to the Kingdom. “The time of supper” is, in the primary application, the time of our Lord’s coming, when the Kingdom of Heaven was first proclaimed as close at hand. All things—pardon, peace, blessedness—were now ready for those who would accept them.