“Salvation And Glory And Power Belong To Our God”
After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great
multitude in heaven shouting:
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are his
judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her
adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
And
again they shouted: “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”
The
twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God,
who was seated on the throne. And they cried: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
Then
a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants,
you who fear him, both great and small!”
Then
I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters
and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For
our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him
glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride
has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to
wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
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.”
At
this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am
a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the
testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of
prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”
Revelation 19:1-10
Many parents lavish money on the weddings of their daughters.
The daughters get to be a princess for a day.
Think about that from an eternal point of view. Another royal
wedding is already in the planning stages, and it will be more elaborate than
anything ever seen. In this wedding the most important person will be the
groom. That will be Jesus Christ. And His bride will be the church, and we are
a part of that church.
Revelation talks about making the bride ready, and that the
wedding gown will be our righteous acts.
Though earthly marriages last only a lifetime, every bride works
hard to make her wedding perfect. How much more, as the bride of Christ, should
we be doing to prepare ourselves for a marriage that will last for eternity?
Good deeds don’t make a Christian, but a
Christian does good deeds.
Our Daily Bread –