Who Are The Guests At The Wedding
Supper Of The Lamb?
Have you ever thought of who the
guests are that are invited to The Marriage Supper Of The Lamb?
Luke 14:15-24 JESUS tells the
parable of a man who gave a great supper, when those who had been invited they
all made excuses for not attending. The man then sent his servants out to bring
in guests, even by force so that he
place would be full. JESUS said, “For I say to you, ‘that none of those men who
were invited shall taste my supper!’”
Matthew 22:1-14 JESUS tells the
parable of a king arranging a marriage for his son, and when he sends out his
servants to call the wedding guests, they not only refuse to come they mistreat
his servants. When the king heard he sent out his army to kill them and burn
their city. Then he sent his servants out to gather guests for his son’s
wedding feats from everywhere. When the hall is full of guests the king see one
who is not in wedding garments and has him thrown out into judgment. Then JESUS
says, “For many are called, but few are chosen!”
Matthew 25:1-13 JESUS tells the
parable of the ten virgins who are invited to a wedding feast, the groom is
delayed and they fall asleep. At midnight the call goes out that the groom is
on the way the maidens get up and five of them need more oil, they go to get
more oil and when they get back to where the supper is the bridegroom sends
them away. JESUS says, “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the
hour in which The Son of Man is coming!”
JESUS
is The Bridegroom:
Matthew 9:14-15 “Then the
disciples of John came to Him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but
your disciples do not fast?’ JESUS said to them, ‘Can the friends of the
Bridegroom mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come
when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them and then they will fast.’” (Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35)
John 3:29 John The Baptist
speaking about JESUS, “He Who has the Bride is The Bridegroom; but the friend
of the Bridegroom who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the
Bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy is mine to fulfil.”
The
New Jerusalem is The Bride:
Revelation 21:1-2, 9-11 “I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away; also there was no more sea.
Then I, John, saw The Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from
GOD, prepared as a Bride, adorned for her Husband…Then one of the seven angels
who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came and talked with
me, saying, ‘Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s Wife.’ He carried me
away in The SPIRIT to a great and high mountain, and showed me The Great City,
The Holy Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from GOD, having the Glory of GOD.
Her Light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal.”
Revelation 22:17 “The SPIRIT and
The Bride say, ‘Come!’ and let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let him who thirsts
come; whoever desires, let them take the Water of Life freely.”
The
Guests:
Revelation 19:5-9 “Then a voice
came from The throne, saying, ‘Praise our GOD, all you His Servants and those
who Fear Him, both small and great!’ And I heard, as it were, the voice of a
great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings,
saying, “Alleluia! For JEHOVAH GOD Omnipotent Reigns! 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.” 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!’” This
invitation is more than one thousand years before the actual wedding and
supper!
How can the Church be both the bride
and the guests at the Wedding Supper of The Lamb? I have heard many pastors and
teachers saying that the Church is the bride of The Lamb and then describing
the Church as the guests, seated at the table and feasting.
Picture a traditional wedding, the
ceremony is complete and it is time for the wedding supper. The groom and bride
with their families are seated at the head table and the guests are seated at
tables in front of them.
Now imagine the wedding supper of
The Lamb in the Heavenly realm: the old heaven, earth and seas are burned up
and GOD has created a new heaven and earth without seas. GOD’s Heavenly Realm
still exists; the ceremony is complete and now the bride is revealed in all her
glory, the new Jerusalem adorned in fine white linen, The Bridegroom – the Lamb
is seated with His Father, the twelve apostles and the twenty-four elders are
seated before them and the great multitude of the heavenly host (believers and
angels) are seated before them. Or, it will not be anything like we imagine in
our human finite mind!
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