At the Marriage Supper

[Thompson, Darryl]

At the Marriage Supper

     Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the
Lamb. Rev. 19:9  

     In both the Old and New Testament the marriage relation is employed
to represent the tender and sacred union that exists between Christ and
His people. To the mind of Jesus the gladness of the wedding festivities
pointed forward to the rejoicing of that day when He shall bring home
His bride to the Father's house, and the redeemed with the Redeemer
shall sit down to the marriage supper of the Lamb. He says, "As the
bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over
thee." "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; . . .but thou shalt be
called My Delight ; . . . for the Lord delighteth in thee." "He will
rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over
thee with singing." When the vision of heavenly things was granted to
John the apostle, he wrote: "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. 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." "Blessed are they
which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb."  

     Jesus saw in every soul one to whom must be given the call to His
kingdom.  

     Having received the kingdom, He will come in His glory, as King of
kings and Lord of lords, for the redemption of His people, who are to
"sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob" at His table in His
kingdom, to partake of the marriage supper of the Lamb. 

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