As I read these two passages, I had goosebumps. Chills went down my spine as I imagined the wedding that will take place at the end of all things. I find it so incredible that the only place in the entire New Testament where we find the Jewish exclamation "Hallelujah!" is right here in Revelation 19, with the events surrounding the marriage of the Lamb. In case you are unaware, this is when Jesus, the groom, receives his bride, the Church. The glories that will be from that day forward are unfathomable.
Yet in the midst of all of the glory and majesty surrounding the event, John still loses sight of what is going on. He falls to worship the angel who is showing him these things. The angel quickly corrects him and says (my paraphrase), "No, dummy, don't worship me, worship God! This is His party."
Did you know that if you are in Christ, that day will come and you will find yourself in the midst of that celebration? There will be no divorcing our groom. It is an eternal covenant, and we will enjoy the marriage forever. There are so many other things that could be pointed out in these passages, but I want to focus on the marriage.
Think about Jesus and what he has done for you. Think of how he treats you. Now relate that to your marriage. Are you following his example in your marriage? Husbands, are you loving your wife as he loves His bride, laying his life down for her? Wives, do you look to your husband as to Christ, with the utmost respect, adorning yourself with an imperishable beauty? This cosmic marriage is the consummation of the restoration of God's Creation. Not only will we be in heaven, but the rest of Creation will be completely made new with us. Our wedding with Christ is the ultimate end of all things, and we are called to emulate that marriage here on earth in our earthly marriages. How are you doing with that? How does this change your perspective of your marriage? I only hope the magnitude of your marriage seems so much larger when you look at it through this lens.
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