The alternate meaning of the word quarantine is 40 days, which obviously has significance in biblical manners. ... It is, in fact, an allusion to the Biblical event of Pentecost, in which the Holy Spirit touches the disciples of Jesus in the form of flames and shows them that their purpose in life is to preach the gospel. ...
Marriages in biblical tradition (Jewish and Christian), typically represent a symbolic expression of the conventional union between God and his people. ... "The obtrusive reference to the burning of the city in the parable of the great supper does seem to be an allusion to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 (Matt 22:1-14, esp. v 7) " ("Matthew, Gospel of " 624). ... Additionally, verses 11-14 are only contained in the Gospel of Matthew, who commonly "presents Jesus's life in the context of biblical Law and prophecy " (Harris 377). ...
