Insight from Revelation 19:<\/p>\n
Revelation 19 describes two great feasts. Rejoicing (19:1-5) and feasting (19:6-21) are appropriate at this point in Revelation because God\u2019s people have been delivered and God\u2019s enemies have been defeated and judged. The first feast described in this chapter takes place in heaven. The second feast described in this chapter takes place on earth.<\/p>\n
The first feast is described in 19:6-10. John describes this feast as \u201cthe marriage supper of the Lamb\u201d. Like the feast that takes place after a wedding ceremony, this feast celebrates the eternal marriage between Christ and his perfect \u201cbride\u201d (the church). The bride is clothed in white. There are no more warnings for the bride to repent (unlike Revelation 2-3). Christ and his church are perfectly united. The church has been tested and has been refined through fire. She will never again be separated from her husband! This passage is tied to many passages in the Old and New Testaments. It is a day of great joy for Christ and for his people! This day has not yet come. However, the saints are able to already enjoy the \u201cfirst fruits\u201d of that coming day! The Lord\u2019s Supper is a small reminder of the marriage supper that is to come! John\u2019s descriptions of this day provide the saints with great grace so that they can persevere until the day arrives. John\u2019s descriptions of this day remind the churches that they must repent of sin and walk in holiness.<\/p>\n
The second feast is described in 19:11-21. John describes this feast as \u201cthe great supper of God\u201d. The guests at this feast are birds! They are invited so that they may feast on the enemies of God\u2019s people! This is a very graphic way of describing Jesus\u2019 victory over all of his enemies. This final victory takes place at the time of Jesus\u2019 second coming. The second coming is described in verses 11-21. In another New Testament passage, the second coming of Christ is described as the \u201cblessed hope\u201d of believers (see Titus 2:13). This means that believers are to wait with great joy for the sure blessings that will come on this day. However, this day will not bring joy to all people. This day will bring death and destruction to all of Christ\u2019s enemies. Verses 11-21 are closely connected with Revelation 20:1-10 and Ezekiel 38-39. These passages should be studied closely.<\/p>\n
It is important to note that this chapter includes a description of the defeat of Satan\u2019s beasts (see 19:20). The defeat of Satan is not described until Revelation 20.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_crdt_document":""},"class_list":["post-4756","reading-plan","type-reading-plan","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan\/4756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reading-plan"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}