Revelation 19:1-16
Babylon’s deceit, her pretence to be the Church, has been publicly confounded. Now the Lord presents His true Bride to the guests at the heavenly banquet. Heaven bursts forth with ecstatic praise: "Alleluia". What holy joy! Here is the marriage of the Lamb. The joy of the Bride answers to that of the Bridegroom! She is an object of grace; her adornment consists of the righteous acts of the saints which God allowed them to carry out for His glory. The "guests" will also be filled with joy, for "he that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice" (John 3:29).
Let us not forget, as we wait for that day, that we have been "espoused to one husband" to be presented to Christ "as a chaste virgin" (2 Corinthians 11:2). Let us keep our love fresh for Him.
Although to the Church He is the Well-Beloved, to the world He becomes the great Judge. Under the name which He adopted previously to show grace and truth, that of "the Word of God", He now comes forth to do "terrible things" (Psalms 45:4; see Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 63:1-6).
Friend, when and how do you want to meet the Lord Jesus? Now as Saviour, or soon as Judge?