Revelation 19:7-10 NASB
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Then he said to me, “Write:‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! ’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
The time of the wedding is at hand. The church is complete and she is fully clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Linen was a particular garment of the priests in the temple. We see the foreshadowing and consistency that is a hallmark of God's word.
The ending of God's story is the final enactment of what was depicted in Genesis. Adam named all the animals, but failed to find a suitable companion. God took one of the man's ribs and fashioned Eve. God is doing the same thing as He prepares the Bride of Christ. From the rib of mankind he is preparing to take a suitable companion for His Son, the second Adam. The process will be complete when Christ returns. His Bride will meet Him in the air. Heaven and earth will unite, and we will be joined with our immortal bodies. A new creation will be before us. We will be like Him, rightly matched and a suitable companion for eternity.
There will be a multitude that will join in that feast and will celebrate the marriage of the groom and bride. All who are invited to the supper will be blessed. They will also be of the nations, but the Bride's inheritance will be God.
The Spirit gives witness to the testimony of the Son Jesus Who is witness to the Father. It is this same Spirit which hovered over the void and dwells in us.
They are the three in One Who is God Almighty. "I AM!"
Psalms 45:13-15
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
In many- colored robes she is led to the king,
with her virgin companions following behind her.
With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Psalms 132:9-10
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.
For the sake of your servant David,
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
1 Peter 1:10-12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
2 Peter 1:19-21
And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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