MEMORY VERSE: “ And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God.” Revelation 19:9.
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation 19:6-9.
INTRODUCTION
Marriage, in this context, symbolises the union between Christ and the Church Ephesians 5:24-27, 32. It is, however, important to note that the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the next event after the first phase of the second coming of Christ (the rapture).
OUTLINE
- THE LAMB’S MARRIAGE SUPPER
- WILL YOU BE ELIGIBLE?
- THE LAMB’S MARRIAGE SUPPER
The concept of the marriage supper is better understood considering the wedding customs in the time of Christ. These wedding customs had three major parts. First, the signing of a marriage contract by the parents of the bride and bridegroom with the payment of a dowry to the bride or her parents. This began what Was called the betrothal period- what We would today call the engagement Matthew 1:18; Luke 2:5. The second step is the coming of the bridegroom in the night to take his bride Matthew 25:1-13. The third phase was the marriage supper itself, which might go on for days, as illustrated by the wedding at Cana in John 2:1-2.
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the consummation of the union between Christ (The Bridegroom) and the Church (the bride-without spot or wrinkles) – Ephesians 5:27, 32; Revelation 19:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14. The marriage will take place before the second phase of the second coming of Christ to the earth. Christ is the bridegroom. The bride is the redeemed or saints of all ages who will have part in the first resurrection and who will live in the New Jerusalem forever Revelation 21:2. It is believed that the marriage supper will take place in Heaven Revelation 19:9.
2. WILL YOU BE ELIGIBLE?
The marriage supper of the Lamb is meant to assemble the saints of all ages and present them to God, the Father Matthew 25:32-34, who will wipe away tears from their faces Revelation 7:17. It is also to take away the saints from the earth before the activities of the anti- Christ and the period of the tribulation Isaiah 57:1. It will also be the period to reward faithful and diligent saints.
Those who will qualify for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb are the faithful saints of God, whose garments of righteousness have not been stained Revelation 21:27; Hebrews 12:14.
CONCLUSION
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb, like all biblical prophecies, will be fulfilled. You cannot afford to miss it. Pray to God to keep you standing in Him and count you worthy of this great and unique event.
FURTHER READINGS:
SUN: Revelation 21:8.
MON: Revelation 22:14-15.
TUE: Ephesians 2:14-16.
WED: Matthew 7:21- 23.
THUR: Revelation 22:11-12.
FRI: Isaiah 40:10.
SAT: Romans 14:12.
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