The Marriage Supper of the Lamb!
Reading: Revelation 17, 18, 19
My Verse: "And the angel said to me, "Write this; Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God" (19:9).
Here is the fourth blessing of Revelation. That beautiful picture of a marriage supper. That most joyous event filled with the anticipation of the joining of the bride with the groom. The forward looking to an eternity of sweet fellowship and communion. Oh, LORD God, the pictures You give us to understand what You have in store for us are beautiful indeed. Those of us invited to this great supper and who accept this invitation are truly Blessed!
Many passages in Scripture speak of this great feast. Isaiah predicted it hundreds of years ago in 25:6. "On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast . . ." You, Jesus told us a wonderful parable of this feast. That parable is sad in so many ways because of those who refused to come. ". . . and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come" (Matthew 22:3). And it is sad too because some try to enter the feast without doing as You require - wearing the garment You provide, Your gift of forgiveness and righteousness. They try to come in on their own terms but are refused. "But when the king came in to look at the guest, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. .. . then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness . . . " (Matthew 22:11,13).
Luke speaks of the excuses man makes for not accepting Your gift LORD Jesus. (Luke 14:15-24) In the reading of it, some excuses seems so flimsy but we continue to make the same excuses! Our eyes stay on the ground. We only see what is immediately before us. We become so short sighted and dumb and blind to Your great Truth.
Yes, these are words of truth. "These are the true words of God." You, LORD God are truth and in You is no darkness. "This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all" (I John 1:5).
Yes, we the elect, the invited and the ones that accept Your invitation are truly blessed. It all seems as fantasy but it is truth. Your invitation is out there for all to accept. Those that accept Your invitation will enjoy a truly glorious marriage supper!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
Reading: Revelation 17, 18, 19
My Verse: "And the angel said to me, "Write this; Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God" (19:9).
Here is the fourth blessing of Revelation. That beautiful picture of a marriage supper. That most joyous event filled with the anticipation of the joining of the bride with the groom. The forward looking to an eternity of sweet fellowship and communion. Oh, LORD God, the pictures You give us to understand what You have in store for us are beautiful indeed. Those of us invited to this great supper and who accept this invitation are truly Blessed!
Many passages in Scripture speak of this great feast. Isaiah predicted it hundreds of years ago in 25:6. "On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast . . ." You, Jesus told us a wonderful parable of this feast. That parable is sad in so many ways because of those who refused to come. ". . . and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come" (Matthew 22:3). And it is sad too because some try to enter the feast without doing as You require - wearing the garment You provide, Your gift of forgiveness and righteousness. They try to come in on their own terms but are refused. "But when the king came in to look at the guest, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. .. . then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness . . . " (Matthew 22:11,13).
Luke speaks of the excuses man makes for not accepting Your gift LORD Jesus. (Luke 14:15-24) In the reading of it, some excuses seems so flimsy but we continue to make the same excuses! Our eyes stay on the ground. We only see what is immediately before us. We become so short sighted and dumb and blind to Your great Truth.
Yes, these are words of truth. "These are the true words of God." You, LORD God are truth and in You is no darkness. "This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all" (I John 1:5).
Yes, we the elect, the invited and the ones that accept Your invitation are truly blessed. It all seems as fantasy but it is truth. Your invitation is out there for all to accept. Those that accept Your invitation will enjoy a truly glorious marriage supper!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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