The Climax of History Spring Quarter - March, April, May 2025

Unit III: The Final Victory

The Wedding Feast of The Lamb

Revelation 19:5-10

The Golden Text: This is the fourth Alleluia. It means praise to God for His Final Victory.

Why do we hear the joyous choir? It is because the marriage of the Lamb has come.

Read Matthew 22:2-14 where Jesus tells the parable about the wedding feast. God wants us to join Him at His table, which will last for eternity. That is why He sends out invitations again and again. Have you accepted His invitation?

Do you recall when Pastor Gene inserted a ‘skit’ to get the message across? The parable in Matthew would be a great theme for a skit: The invitation Celebration- Are you ready?    (or)  The Marriage of the Lamb is on God’s calendar. Will you be there?

Question for this lesson: Are we appealing people (or inviting people) to turn to God in order to avoid the judgements which we have studied in the four lessons from Revelation (March 23, 30, April 6, and April 13)?

These gospel hymns capture the imagery of the scriptures from chapter 19: 5-10:

Come and Dine, Touring That City, and The King Is Coming!

The bride of Christ: Is this the people who make up the church? Is it the church? It is both.

In the Home Study Book: There are three phases:

First Phase: This is a true Christian (believer) who is joined to Christ in a legal marriage. It is a personal relationship of accepting Jesus as your personal Savior who died on the cross, rose from the grace, appeared before His followers and disciples for 40 days, ascended to heaven, and is coming again.

Second Phase: This is when Christ comes for His church at the Rapture. This is when the bridegroom (Jesus) comes to receive His Bride.

Third Phase: This is the wedding feast.

The angel reminds John, your visions are great but do not get bogged down with the marriage. It is the marriage supper – the celebration. In verse 10, it is the blessing which is the 4^th beatitude in Revelation. There were seven beatitudes in Revelation and eight beatitudes in Matthew. The 4^th blessing is upon those who have been invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. You cannot pick a few blessings. Jesus, in Matthew 5, reminded His Disciples these blessings (Beatitudes) were not multiple choice. They must be taken as a whole.

The bride (in verses 7 – 8) must be clothed in righteous deeds and faithful obedience.

Righteous Deeds and Faithful Obedience – Believers and The Church

The believer in the church has faithful obedience to God. For this reason, people are to worship God; John reminds us that we are not to worship leaders, priests, pastors of the church.

Verse 10 is where the angel tells John not to bow down and worship the messenger of God. The angels are fellow servants of God. They are heavenly spirits sent to minister to the ‘heirs of salvation’. In other words, we, as believers, believe in the Word of God. We believe the prophecy of the Old Testament, that God sent His Son to be our Savior – Our Messiah.

Are you confused?

In Revelation: 2; 3, John writes to seven churches. All six were told to repent, wake up and preserve. There was one church that was luke-warm. It was the wealthy church – Laodicea. They were told to be in a right relationship with God. Their riches were of no value compared to the everlasting future in Christ’s Kingdom.

In Revelation 19:11, the lamb changes to Christ on a white horse. His first coming brought forgiveness for our sins and His next coming will bring judgement for those who have followed the antichrist and his fallen angels. Today, we have the antichrist and his fallen angels among us. Now! Do not name people as antichrist or followers of the antichrist. Jesus taught us how to use the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). Utilize these as a code of ethics and standard of behavior required for all believers.

Try This Activity (physical, literal, and spiritual)

Put your hands together with fingers entwined and facing you. Place index fingers together to form a cross and point index fingers upward toward heaven. Notice your two thumbs are also pointing toward heaven. Now bring your two thumbs together to form two doors. Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people. When Christ comes, He comes for the church, He opens the doors and greets His believers. He comes for His Brides. Will they be true believers or will they be luke-warm believers?

Blessings, Linda