The Bridegroom Is Coming

Revelation 19:1-16 — A special marriage approaches! The Bridegroom is coming!

Are you appropriately dressed for the occasion?

I attended two very special weddings. I hadn’t worn a suit in years, but I did for both of those occasions. Something about marriage ceremonies makes me want to wear something special, especially if a family member is part of the featured couple. But if I hadn’t worn something special, no great harm would have been done.

Another marriage is on the horizon. I want to be appropriately dressed for that occasion as well. After all, it will top all other weddings for “special.” For this one, though, if I don’t dress properly, the greatest of all harms will be done to me. I won’t even be allowed to attend, with the consequences of that being eternal.

So here’s a piece of the coming scene as painted in Revelation 19:7-9:

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.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

In that marriage I have been called to be part of the bride of the Lamb! Part of my calling in this life is to make myself ready. And part of making myself ready is wearing now the garment for the occasion then. The bride is to be clothed in clean, white, fine linen. How do I wear that now? By living in the righteousness of the Lamb, “for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”

What is the array of clothing worn by the saints in this life?

(For the rest of the story: more of my piece above: The Marriage Supper of the Lamb.)

Additional Reading about The Bridegroom Is Coming

• Ready for the Bridegroom’s Call
• Why Would I Do This?