Marriage of the Lamb

Immediately after the city is burned, the “time for the marriage of Lamb comes.” Then, the bridegroom makes his appearance where the marriage feast is given.  The only thing left to complete the vision is the arrival of the Lamb’s bride, who has made herself ready (19:7). Then I saw a new heaven and a…

The parable of the marriage feast (Matthew 22:1-14) presents the initial invitation given to Jews.  To support our previous section, this text shows that there is some time between the invitation and the wedding but is reasonable to assume that it would occur in their lifetime.    It would be unreasonable to send an invitation to…

In the context of Revelation 19:9-21, John writes of the marriage supper of the Lamb, the great supper of God (v. 9 and v. 17). Is this one and same supper,  two different aspects of the same supper, or two distinct suppers that were back to back in time?  The parable of the marriage feast…

The Son of Man comes to take His bride (cf. Rev. 19:11-16).  This Groom is not the Prince Charming coming to sponsor a ball for the entertainment of the Jewish people.  He comes as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah to take vengeance and retribution of the prophets and persecuted Christians.  Every knee bowed…

First, Old Harlot is burned.  Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots was to be utterly burned with fire (Rev. 1:1-3, 17:5; 16; 18:2, 8).  Her fall would come swiftly for her plagues would come in one day and desolation in one hour because the Lord God who judged her strong (Rev. 18:1-20).  Jerusalem was…

Since both the husband and wife died in the space of 40 years, that marriage was undeniably terminated.   Yet, for the 40 year period before Jerusalem’s death, the first and second covenants co-existed.  The first was made old and “near to vanishing away” (Heb. 8:7-13).  The blood of the Lamb was the purchase price for…

Among the events that John saw that must shortly come to pass(Rev. 1:1) was the fall of the Great City where our Lord was crucified (11:8, 13).  The city was a spiritual Sodom.   Because she had greater opportunities,  she was worse than Sodom (Gen. 18:16-19:29, Jude 7; 2 Pt. 2:6-10; Luke 17:28-32).   When Jesus came…

In Malachi 2:11-16, Jehovah once loved and was married to Jerusalem (old Jerusalem, Ezek. 16:1-8).   If he hates divorce and treachery in marriage, what compelled him to destroy the city he once loved?   Answer:  Her covenant breach, not His.   When Jerusalem finally exhausted his longsuffering, His wrath was poured out,  devouring everything it touched  (Isa….

After the seven days in the bridal chamber, the bride and bridegroom would join their guests (‘children of the bridechamber’) for a joyous marriage feast. The first meal that the bride and bridegroom shared with their guests was a festive meal that had religious significance.  The purpose of the meal was to instill joy in…