With this Jesus indicates how he considers his coming and staying on this earth. It is a wedding feast where he himself is the bridegroom. Now that Jesus has appeared on earth, the real celebration can begin! God is going to make everything right through him. Therefore, do not fast now, but celebrate! Jesus does not disapprove of fasting, but only indicates that now is not the time to fast.
19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.