How can Revelation 19:7 inspire our commitment to holiness and purity? Setting Our Eyes on the Wedding Feast Revelation 19:7 declares, “Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory! For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.” This vision pulls the curtain back on the future so we can live differently right now. Revelation 19:7 at a Glance • The celebration: “the marriage of the Lamb has come.” • The participants: Christ the Lamb and His bride, the Church. • The preparation: “His bride has made herself ready.” Holiness and purity are not optional accessories; they’re the wedding garments Christ’s people willingly put on in anticipation of that day. Holiness: Dressing for the Occasion • Ephesians 5:25-27 shows Christ’s purpose: “to present her to Himself…holy and blameless.” • 2 Corinthians 11:2 echoes the same bride imagery: “to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.” • When we pursue holiness, we are simply cooperating with the Groom’s loving plan to make us radiant for the ceremony. Purity Flows from Love • Genuine love longs to please the One loved. Knowing we are heading to the altar of eternity fuels a desire to keep ourselves “without stain or wrinkle.” • Titus 2:11-14 reminds us that grace both saves and “instructs us to renounce ungodliness,” shaping a people “zealous for good deeds.” Love-driven purity is never legalistic; it’s relational. Strength to Remain Pure • 1 John 3:2-3 links hope and purity: “Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.” • God’s will is clear (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4): “that you should be holy…abstain from sexual immorality.” The Holy Spirit supplies power to obey, continually “washing with water through the word” (Ephesians 5:26). Living Today in Light of the Wedding Tomorrow • Fix your gaze on the coming celebration—rejoice, be glad, give Him glory. • Let that future certainty reshape daily choices: entertainment, relationships, speech, private habits. • Engage the Word and prayer as the divine tailor’s shop where the wedding garments are fitted and refined. • Encourage fellow believers: we are a community getting ready together. Because the marriage of the Lamb is assured, every step toward holiness and purity today is a step toward our radiant tomorrow. |
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