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Revelation Study Series 24 - God’s Mysterious Plan (Chapter 19a) Series
Contributed by Clayton Beck on Mar 7, 2023 (message contributor)
Summary: Jesus came! He died! He resurrected! He is coming back!
Revelation Study Series 24 - God’s Mysterious Plan Fulfilled (Chapter 19a)
05.22.22
Message…
1 After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting,
“Praise the Lord!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
2 His judgments are true and just.
He has punished the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality.
He has avenged the murder of His servants.”
3 And again their voices rang out:
“Praise the Lord!
The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!”
4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the Lord!”
5 And from the throne came a voice that said,
“Praise our God,
all His servants,
all who fear Him,
from the least to the greatest.”
6 Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:
“Praise the Lord!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to Him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and His bride has prepared herself.
8 She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.”
Key Verse:
And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
Our daughter Anna’s wedding was yesterday!
Like any bride at a wedding all eyes were on her. My mother-in-law made her beautiful wedding dress (saving us a bunch of money)...
It was an honor to walk her down the aisle! ?(A relief to give her away! Only joking!)
Everyone stood as we took those steps!
All eyes on her! (No one cared about me!)
You get to the end of the aisle and the preacher says…
Who gives this bride to be married to this man, “her mother and I”!
For any of you fathers, parents…that is an emotional moment in a wedding!
You just handed over something that means (has meant/still does) the entire world to you!
(Yet, you do so celebrating because you know, hope…it will get you grandkids!!!)
The groom comes and takes the bride's arm/hand…
they exchange vows, rings, and then a kiss…and they are married!
Now she becomes the world to him!
Then, a reception…a big wedding feast!
For us it was brunch! Anna wanted breakfast food! (I didn’t care…it came with bacon!)
When they were first talking about getting married I asked Anna what she was planning. She said it would be small. I asked how many were “small”, she said 250! I said that’s not small!
She also asked me how much money I had been setting aside for her wedding! I said…well, I have news for you! ?That is small!!!
Weddings are expensive people!
Guess the average cost of a wedding in America? $28,000 In Michigan $25,000. The highest is New Jersey at $47,000. And, the lowest is Wyoming at $15,800. ?Go to Wyoming!
https://www.theknot.com/content/average-wedding-cost
Parents…let me help you out here! Kids, girls, ladies… you don’t need an expensive wedding! Save that money on living after the wedding!!! ?Just some advice!
After the wedding you have the reception! That whole feast is a celebration of the two, a bride and a groom becoming one…husband and wife!
Everyone celebrates and rejoices in the life they look forward to sharing together. You eat, clink your glasses or utensils to make them kiss!
Weddings are fun! (As long as you're not paying for it!)
There is going to be a wedding in Heaven! All are invited!
Jesus spoke of this in a parable…
Remember, a parable is a story that reveals spiritual truth…
1 Jesus also told them other parables. He said,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
Clearly, this “son” is the Son of God. Jesus is the “son” in this story.
