E. A very crucial matter is the readiness of the bride—v. 7:
3:29. D. Christ's goal is not to remove sin; it is to have the bride:
1. In the book of Revelation, we see that Christ is the Lamb and the coming Bridegroom; therefore, as the Bridegroom, He must have a wedding— 19:7-9. 2. The wedding of the Lamb will be a universal wedding; it will be the marriage of the Redeemer and the redeemed. 3. Christ is coming as the Bridegroom, and we are going as the bride. E. A very crucial matter is the readiness of the bride—v. 7:
1. According to Revelation 19:8 and 9, the wife, the bride of Christ, here consists only of the overcoming believers during the millennium. 2. The readiness of the bride depends on the maturity in life of the overcomers, who are not separate individuals but the corporate bride. 3. In Revelation 19:6 the voice of the great multitude proclaims, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns":
a. The reign of God, the kingdom, is related to the marriage of the
Lamb. b. The wedding will bring in the reign of the Lord, the kingdom,
because all the guests called to the wedding will be both the corporate bride and the co-kings of the Bridegroom; all His cokings will be His corporate bride. c. To the overcomers, the thousand years of the millennial kingdom
will be a wedding feast. d. Everyone invited to the wedding feast will also participate in the
thousand-year reign as kings. e. For the overcomers, reigning with Christ in the kingdom will be the
wedding feast—v. 9.
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