The Marriage
Supper of the Lamb
– Revelation Nineteen –
All the hosts of
heaven gave God glory for judging the great whore and avenging the blood of His
saints. The mighty shout from heaven was, "Hallelujah," which means
praise the Lord! God was praised for His splendor, majesty, power, dominion and
authority. He was likewise praised because of His condemnation and punishment
of that evil harlot.
Revelation nineteen
pictured the marriage of the Lamb and His bride. God's people were to celebrate
and give glory to Him because the marriage of the Lamb had come at last. His
bride was prepared for Him and so now was a time to celebrate and ascribe to
Him glory and honor. His glorious bride was dressed in the righteous acts of
the saints. Just, godly, and upright conduct makes a beautiful garment for one
to clothe himself with. Blessed are those that are
called to the marriage supper of the Lamb.
John saw heaven
opened, and Jesus, the Word of God, appeared in majesty and splendor. His eyes
are like a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns. He is dressed in a
robe dipped in blood. He is called is The Word of God. He has a name inscribed,
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Jesus is trustworthy, loyal and true. He wages
war in righteousness. He overthrows the mighty men of the earth because of their
wickedness.
The beast, the
false prophet, and the kings of the earth, gather together to make war with the
King of Kings and they are utterly destroyed by Him. Those that had led people
astray from God were hurled alive into the fiery lake that burns with
brimstone. The wicked are utterly overthrown by the almighty.
The
triumphant song of angels – Revelation 19:1-4: The rejoicing over the
fall of the great harlot continued. There was a great shout as from many people
in heaven that together praised the Lord for His majesty, dominion and
authority. The shout was "Hallelujah." Hallelujah means praise the
Lord! He was praised because salvation, glory, splendor, majesty, power,
dominion and authority belong to our God! God was praised because of His
judgment against the great whore that had corrupted the earth with her
fornication. She had corrupted and demoralized and poisoned the earth with her
lewdness and adultery.
Those in heaven
rejoiced because the Almighty God had avenged the blood of His saints at that
hand of the harlot. They had prayed to God for vengeance and now their prayers
had been heard and answered. A great part of the rejoicing had to do with the
fact that this was a forever judgment against this evil force. The smoke of her
burning shall continue to ascend through the eternity. The twenty-four elders
and the four living creatures gave their approval to what had happened by
falling prostrate and worshipping God.
The marriage supper
of the Lamb – Revelation 19:5-10: All in heaven, from the lowest saint to the
highest angel are called upon to praise God. The message from this great
multitude in heaven was, "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth." This heavenly multitude rejoiced and shouted for joy because "the
marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself."
The Jewish wedding
consisted of: (1) a betrothal, (2) a period where the man and woman still lived
apart, but were recognized as married, and (3) the marriage feast or
consummation. At the consummation of the marriage God's bride is permitted to
dress in fine linen that represents the righteous deeds, and conduct of God's
holy people. Those that are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb are
blessed. John was instructed to write, "Blessed are those who are invited
or called to the marriage supper of the Lamb."
In a moment of
being overwhelmed at this awesome scene John made a tragic mistake. He fell
down to worship the angel. The heavenly messenger was quick to tell him to
refrain from any such. The angel identified himself as just, "another
servant with you and your brethren." The angel said, "worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
The
victorious Lamb of God – Revelation 9:11-18: The focus of these verses
is on the one that gave the victory over the harlot and the beasts. The Lamb of
God is pictured as ridding on a white horse that is a symbol of victory. He is
called Faithful and True, and He passed judgment in
uprightness. His eyes blazed like a flame of fire, and on His head were many
crowns. He had crowns because of His authority or right to rule. He is called
is The Word of God. His garment is dipped in blood.
Out of the mouth of
the victorious Lamb goes forth a sharp sword with which He can smite the nations.
His name is KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. He is the one that conquered all
the enemies of the saints.
Observe the respect
shown to God and the Christ in Revelation nineteen. He is called: (1) the Lord
our God, (2) the Lord God omnipotent, (3) the Lamb, (4) Faithful and True, (5)
The Word of God, (6) Almighty God, (7) KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS, and
(8) the great God. Our world would be much better if we would learn to hold the
Almighty in the highest of esteem!
The
fall of the two wicked beasts – Revelation 19:19-21: We have waited to
see the war between the Lamb and the beasts and now it is all over. The beasts
were ready for the war, but they were totally unable to fight against the Lamb.
The beast and the false prophet were seized and overpowered. Those lead astray
by the false prophet were stamped with the number 666. Now they are all hurled
alive into the fiery lake that burns and blazes with brimstone.
Revelation
Christians who
overcome the sorrows and tribulations of life will ultimately be in the very
presence of God, and shall participate in the joys of heaven forever. The blood
of the Lamb and the joy awaiting the redeemed should motivate us to obey God
quickly. Those who obey the gospel are washed in the precious blood of Jesus.
To obey the gospel one must hear the salvation message (Romans