We all expect to be
a part of the marriage supper of the Lord, but not all of us will be.
How come we are
under the delusion everyone is saved?
Where did the idea come from of a loving God to be truly loving has to
save everyone- no matter what?
Jesus said this--
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Jesus, our loving
Savior.
Jesus, our Son of
God who sacrificed His life for sinners told us that He will utter these words-
'I never knew you.
Depart from me, ye that work iniquity.'
Those words are not
an invitation to a marriage supper are they?
Our Savior, the Bridegroom will have His Bride-His people and those He
is telling to depart from Him are not going to be at that marriage supper.
Yet we still insist,
absolutely insist, that most people will be there at that supper.
Our Savior also said
this--
Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for
many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is
the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Again, those were
our Savior's OWN WORDS!
So, are you striving
to enter in at the strait gate?
By the grace of our
Lord may we enter in at the strait gate! All through Him!
May we be at the
marriage supper of the Lamb, blessed!
*******
Revelation 19 - VERSE 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 fellow
servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for
the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
(Excerpt taken from
Daniel and Revelation by Uriah Smith 1897-1911 Editions)
The Marriage Supper.
- Many are the allusions to this marriage supper in the New Testament. It is
referred to in the parable of the marriage of the king's son (Matt. 22 :1-14),
Mat 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again
by parables, and said,
Mat 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son,
Mat 22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that
were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Mat 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying,
Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my
fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Mat 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their
ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Mat 22:6 And the remnant took his servants, and
entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Mat 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was
wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned
up their city.
Mat 22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is
ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as
many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Mat 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the
wedding was furnished with guests.
Mat 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests,
he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest
thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him
hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
..again in Luke
14:16-24. It is the time when we shall eat bread in the kingdom of God, when we
are recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Luke 14:12-15.
Luk 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When
thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren,
neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again,
and a recompence be made thee.
Luk 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor,
the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Luk 14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot
recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Luk 14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with
him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in
the kingdom of God.
It is the time when
we shall drink of the fruit of the vine new with our Redeemer in his heavenly
kingdom.
Matt. 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18-
Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with
you in my Father's kingdom.
Mar 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more
of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of
God.
Luk 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the
fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
It is the time when
we shall sit at his table in the kingdom (Luke 22:30),
Luk 22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my
kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
…and he will gird
himself, and come forth and serve us. Luke 12:37
Luk 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord
when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird
himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
… Blessed indeed are
they who have the privilege of partaking of this glorious feast.
John's Fellow
Servant. - A word on verse 10, in
reference to those who think they find here an argument for consciousness in
death. The mistake which such persons make on this scripture is in supposing
that the angel declares to John that he is one of the old prophets come back to
communicate with him. The person employed in giving the Revelation to John is
called an angel, and angels are not the departed spirits of the dead. Whoever
takes the position that they are, is to all intents a Spiritualist; for this is
the very foundation-stone of their theory. But the angel says no such thing. He
simply says that he is the fellow servant of John, as he had been the fellow
servant of his brethren the prophets. The term fellow
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implies that they were all on a common footing as servants of the great God;
hence he was not a proper object for John to worship.
*******
Just imagine- the
marriage supper.
How special is a
marriage supper? People spend thousands
and thousands and thousands of dollars on marriage suppers. Marriage suppers are very important. Jesus' first recorded miracle was at a
marriage supper. When the union is made
it is joy, it is completion, it is a REUNION for God and His people, us!
Reunited, one with God fully and never more to be separated, never!
All by His grace we
will be there! All through HIS righteousness, we will be there!
In His name!
The name of Jesus
Christ our LORD, our SAVIOR!
Amen.
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