Revelation 19: The Marriage of the Lamb and Return of Christ
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Rev 19: The Marriage
Supper of the Lamb
1 And after these
things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia;
Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 2 For
true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which
did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his
servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke
rose up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four
beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen;
Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying,
Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and
great.
6 And I heard as it
were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready. 8
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean
and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 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. 10
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do
it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of
Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Where is this event taking place?
In heaven.
When in the order of events is this taking place?
After the destruction of the Harlot.
Comparing this invitation to Ephesians who is the bride?
The bride is the church.
Is any other ever called the wife, bride or espoused to God?
Yes, the nation of Israel is called the wife of God several
times. With the rejection of Christ, the
nation was divorced and will not be rejoined until after the tribulation. See Isaiah 62:5, 54:5 Jeremiah 3:14, Hosea
2:19,20.
Who are the guests?
The OT saints, tribulation saints and saved who were outside
the church.
The Coming of Christ.
Rev 19:11 And I saw
heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His
eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a
name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And
the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. 16
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF
KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and
he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great
God; 18
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the
flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and
the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his
army. 20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought
miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of
the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into
a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with
the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his
mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Who is the rider of the white horse?
Jesus Christ, Son of God.
Who are participants of this supper?
The armies of the world.
Where will this supper (battle) take place?
According to Rev 16, the valley of Meggido. Scene of many battles both in the Bible and
in modern history. In the time of the
Judges Barach and Gideon fought here, Saul was defeated here, the last good
King of Israel Josiah was killed here.
In 1187 the Crusaders fought the Muslims and in 1917 British General
Allenby fought the Turks here.
Armageddon: The hill of Megiddo
The valley is 12 miles wide and runs from the Mediterranean Sea
to the Jordan valley.
Countdown to Armageddon.
Tribulation begins
Daniel 9:27 And he
shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week
he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the
overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
1st half of tribulation 3 1/2 years
Matthew 24:1-14, Revelation 6
Matthew 24: 5 For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass,
but the end is not yet. 7 For nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my
name's sake. 10 And then shall many be
offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many. 12 And because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel
of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all
nations; and then shall the end come.
Revelation 6:1. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the
seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts
saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and
behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3. And when he had
opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse [that was]
red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the
earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a
great sword. 5 And when he had opened
the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo
a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of
the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of
barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I
heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and
his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was
given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9. And when he had
opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain
for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How
long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them
that dwell on the earth? 11 And white
robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they
should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their
brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled
Midpoint, Abomination of Desolation
Matthew 24:15, Daniel 9:27, Revelation 13:14-15
Matthew 24:15 When ye
therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Daniel 9:27 ... and
in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate,
even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the
desolate.
Revelation 13:13 And
he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the
earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth
them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had
power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword,
and did live. 15 And he had power to
give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both
speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast
should be killed.
Shortening of Days
Matthew 24:22, Revelation 8:8-12
Matthew 24:22 And
except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for
the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Revelation 8:8 And
the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was
cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the third part of the creatures which
were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were
destroyed. 10 And the third angel
sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp,
and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called
Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died
of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third
part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part
of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not
for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Nations Gathered
Daniel 11:36-44
Zechariah 14:2, Revelation 16:13-16
36 And the king shall
do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above
every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall
prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall
be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his
fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify
himself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:
and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and
with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most
strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with
glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for
gain. 40
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and
the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots,
and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries,
and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the
glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape
out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of
Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But
he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the
precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his
steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the
north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to
destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the
tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet
he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Zechariah 14:2 For I
will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle;.
Revelation 16:13 And
I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon,
and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils,
working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole
world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he
that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his
shame. 16 And he gathered them together
into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Jerusalem Falls
Zechariah 14:2b
Zechariah 14:2 b and the city shall be taken, and the houses
rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into
captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city
Christ Appears
Matthew 24:29-30, Zechariah 12:10-11
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of
man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall
see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Zechariah 12:10 And I
will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only
[son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for
[his] firstborn. 11 In that day shall
there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the
valley of Megiddon.
Israel Repents
Zech 12:10-11
Zechariah 12:10 And I
will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only
[son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for
[his] firstborn. 11 In that day shall
there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the
valley of Megiddon.
Nations Fall back to valley of Megiddo (?)
Christ leads Army from Heaven
Daniel 12: 1; Revelation 14: 14-20, 19:11-19, Zechariah
14:4-7
Daniel 12:1 And at
that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the
children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people
shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Revelation 14:14 And
I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the
Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the
temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy
sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the
earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the
cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple
which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar,
which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp
sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine
of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine
of the earth, and cast [it] into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without
the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by
the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 19:11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12
His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns;
and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in
blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed
him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. 16 And he hath on [his] vesture and
on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and
he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings,
and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of
horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and
bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw
the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to
make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Zechariah 14: 4 And
his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before
Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst
thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great
valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it
toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee
[to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach
unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in
the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the
saints with thee. 6 And it shall come to
pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark: 7 But it shall be one day which shall be known
to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, [that] at evening
time it shall be light.
Beast and False Prophet Taken
Revelation 19:20 And
the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles
before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the
beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a
lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Armies Slain
Joel 3:9-17, Revelation 19:21, Zechariah 12:2-9, 14:12
Joel 3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war,
wake up the mightymen, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and
your pruninghooks into spears:let the weak say, I [am] strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen,
and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to
come down, O LORD. 12 Let the heathen be
wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to
judge all the heathen round about. 13
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for
the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness [is] great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of
decision: for the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and
the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be]
the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall ye know that I [am] the LORD your
God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there
shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Revelation 19:21 And
the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which
[sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their
flesh.
Zechariah 12:2
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people
round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against
Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be
cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against
it. 4
In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment,
and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah,
and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And
the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem
[shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 6 In
that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the
wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people
round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be
inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem. 7 The
LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of
David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves]
against Judah. 8 In that day shall the LORD defend the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be
as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD
before them. 9 ¶ And it shall come to
pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come
against Jerusalem.
Israel Regathered and Judged
Isa 11:12, 27:13, Matthew 24:31 - 25:30
Isaiah 11:12 And he
shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of
Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the
earth.
Isaiah 27:13 And it
shall come to pass in that day, [that] the great trumpet shall be blown, and
they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the
outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at
Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:31 And he
shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these
things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall
not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away. 36 But of
that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father
only. 37 But as the days of Noe [were],
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And
knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming
of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two
be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill;
the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Nations Judged
Matthew 25:31-46
Matthew 25:31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory: 32 And before him shall be
gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall
the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee]
drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger,
and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and
came unto thee? 40 And the King shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it]
unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred,
and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did
[it] not to me. 46 And these shall go
away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Millennium Begins
Revelation 20:1-3
Revelation 20:1. And I saw an angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he m
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