Jesus Comes Again

REVELATION 19:1-4

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God: for true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and bath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her [the great whore who was punished] smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia (Rev. 19:1-4).

Here the church is in heaven, worshipping and praising the Lord. Salvation, glory, honor and power to the Lord our God! We're declaring the righteousness of the judgments of God.

Today, we hear so many people questioning the judgments of God."Is God fair when He judges?" However, when we see the final judgment of God upon the earth, there will be that acknowledgment of the fairness and the righteousness of God in His judgments.

The justice of man's system is quite corrupt. We can't say, "True and righteous are the judgments of the courts of the United States." They're not always so true and not always so righteous. The problem is, how can we really know all the facts? We get conflicting testimonies. But when God judges, He knows all the details and all the motives. He will be true and righteous.

REVELATION 19:5-8

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth (Rev. 19:5-6).

At this present time, it doesn't seem that God really reigns. Many times we feel that God has vacated the throne - as He's allowed calamities to come upon the earth. We see the fruit and the results of man's rebellion against God all around us. In times of trouble we wonder, "God, where are you?"

But the day of judgment is coming, and God will bring to naught every opposing force. Then there will be that glorious shout in heaven by all the church of God. It will sound like thunder rumbling in the distance. It will sound like a mighty waterfall as we declare, "Alleluia! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."

Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready (Rev. 19:7).

The Lamb, of course, is Jesus Christ. The wife is the church. Now the time has come for the glorious uniting of Jesus with His church. The marriage of the Lamb has come and the wife has made herself ready.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints (Rev. 19:8).

The righteousness of the saints is actually the righteousness which is imputed to us through our faith in Jesus Christ. The righteousness of the saints is not achieved by keeping rules and regulations and ordinances. God has imputed righteousness to you because of your faith in Jesus Christ.

REVELATION 19:9-10

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy (Rev. 19:9-10).

Revelation 1 began, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John." In much of the Revelation the angel is speaking unto John. John views the glorious scene of the church in heaven, clothed in the righteousness of Christ and ready to be received by Him, and he is just overwhelmed. As the angel reveals these glorious truths and wonders and says to John, "These are the true sayings of God." The Bible speaks of the sure word of prophesy in 2 Peter 1:19. When Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream he declared, "The dream is certain, and the interpretation is sure. God speaks of the future, then He attests to the accuracy of what he has spoken. John then falls on his face to worship the angel who responds. "Stand up! I'm just like you are. I'm a fellow servant. Worship God." Then he declares, "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

All prophecy centers around Jesus Christ. The entire Old Testament concerns Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me" (John 5:39). He is the heart and the soul of the Scriptures. He said, "Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God" (Hebrews 10:7). The spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Whenever the Spirit of God is speaking in prophecy today, He is exalting Jesus Christ. The ministry and the work of the Holy Spirit is to exalt the Lord, not any man. At a true moving of God's Spirit, hearts and lives of people are drawn to Jesus Christ.

REVELATION 19:11-15

Maranatha! Fulfilled

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True" (Rev. 19:11). In Revelation 1:5 and also in His message to the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3:14), Jesus is described as the faithful and true witness of God.

"And in righteousness he doth judge and make war" (Rev. 19:11). There is such a thing as a righteous war - and the Lord will wage it.

His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God (Rev. 19:12-13).

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not... He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" (John 1:1-5,11-14).

As Jesus comes back again riding on the white horse to reign upon the earth and establish God's kingdom, He has on His crown the name written "The Word of God."

Praise the Lord - here's where you come in! "The armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean" (Rev. 19:14). This is what you were robed in when you made yourself ready for the marriage supper of the Lamb. Now you return with Jesus Christ as He comes back to establish His reign upon the earth. "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory," the Bible tells us (Colossians 3:4).

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God (Rev. 19:15).

The Word of God is alive and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). The Word that goes forth out of the mouth of Christ is powerful. "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Genesis 1:3). The power in the Word of God!

"And he shall rule them with a rod of iron." The word rule in the Greek is the word "shepherd." "He will shepherd them." This speaks of the nature of the rule He will have. Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd... and I lay down my life for the sheep" (John 10:14-15). David said, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters" (Psalm 23:1-2). Jesus will shepherd them with the rod. Shepherds have always had rods. Instead of a wooden rod, His will be a rod of iron.

REVELATION 19:16-21

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army (Rev. 19:16-19).

Here we see the culmination of the Battle of Armageddon where the evil spirits have gone forth from the Antichrist, the false prophet, and Satan to gather the kings of the earth into the valley of Megiddo for the great battle against God. Jesus Christ will just speak the Word and they will be destroyed.

When this conflict is in full swing, Jesus Christ will come again with His church and all the saints.

The beast has tremendous power, so much so that people will say, "Who is able to make war against the beast, or to stand against him?" (Rev. 13:4). Only the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords has the power to do so. With the brightness of the Lord's coming, the Antichrist will be destroyed (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone (Rev. 19:20).

The description is of the place the Scripture calls Gehenna, the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

And the remnant [the armies and others that followed the Antichrist] were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh (Rev. 19:21).

With the Word, Jesus will put an end to man's rebellion against God.