“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.” (Matt. 22:8-9, 14)
Jayalalitha Jayaram (India), former Tamil Nadu chief minister and movie star, hosted a reception banquet for over 150,000 guests at her foster son’s wedding in the 50 acre grounds in Madras, India on 7 September 1995. The wedding is reported to have cost over $23,299,162.00, with the dining area alone costing an estimated $465,983.00. Now, that is a big wedding…but nothing compared to the marriage of the Lamb of God to his bride, the church.
“Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters…saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” (Rev. 19:6-7)
Now, who is this bride?
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also LOVED THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.” (Eph. 5:25-27)
It is Jesus who does all the “cleaning up”, of us…Paul goes on to say:
“For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery–but I AM TALKING ABOUT CHRIST AND THE CHURCH.” (Eph. 5:31-32)
Is all of this really going to happen, is this real?
“Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” (Rev. 19:9)
We must do all we are taught to do in the scripture, to make ourselves ready!
Please, accept the invitation along with me…Bill Stockham