Revelation 19:9-16

⁹ Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” ¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

You are blessed if you are at this marriage supper.  It is a privilege.  It is not a burden to bear.  Dear Christian, is your Christianity a burden or a blessing to you today?  I fear that too many Christians are walking around burdened by their Christianity and feel they are missing out on life.  Yet life only exists in God through the person of Jesus our Savior.  How can so many who are supposedly following Christ be burdened by it except that they aren’t following Christ, but being dragged.  

Revelation is very intense, and it will separate those who follow from those who don’t know what they are doing.  I personally believe that things are already happening to force such a decision upon people who say they believe but in their hearts they do not seek Him.

John is overwhelmed by the moment and he falls to worship at the feet of this fellow servant.  He will do this a few times.  The scene must be glorious as it is the fulfillment of all the hopes and promises of God.

We are about to read of the Return of the King, when Jesus returns again.  The life of Jesus can be outlined around seven events:

1.       The incarnation.

2.       His baptism.

3.       His temptation.

4.       His crucifixion.

5.       His resurrection.

6.       His ascension.

7.       His second coming.

There are some distinct differences between His first coming and this second coming.  They are:

He (Mary did) rode a donkey the first time; He rides a white horse this time.

He came as a Suffering Servant; He comes a King and Lord.

He came in humility and meekness; He comes in majesty and power.

He came to suffer the wrath of God for sinners; He comes to establish the kingdom of God for His saints.

He came to seek and save the lost; He comes to judge and rule as King.

He came as God incognito; He will come as God in all His glory.

This return is the culmination of all His previous work.  It is the finished work for God.  He first came in grace and not He comes in glory.

¹¹ Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. ¹² His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. ¹³ He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. ¹⁴ And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. ¹⁵ Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. ¹⁶ And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

What is your vision of Jesus?  How do you see Him?  Most images are of a gentle young man holding a small lamb and smiling at children.  How many of you see Him with eyes of fire riding a white horse out of heaven wearing a bloodstained (I believe this is the blood of the saints or His own blood) robe striking the nations and ruling them with a rod of iron?  Yet all of heaven has been in the most glorious powerful praise described of God for this time over this second coming of Christ.  We should consider that there is an intense personal passion with God over the total destruction of sin at this time of Revelation and in our everyday lives.  What sin besets you?  Are you willing to let this Jesus destroy that sin with you?  What does this say about the sin we don’t give up?  Doesn’t it say we are standing on the wrong side of this army?  We are on the pointy side of the sword and I promise you, we don’t want to be on that side of the sword of Jesus.  The sword is adequately described in Hebrews 4:12, 6:17 and Isaiah 11:4 as the Word of God.

Jesus has a concealed name.  It is a name that John couldn’t know.  I can only assume that it is so eternal and secret that we can’t comprehend it or grasp it’s understanding.  But there are two other names that he could read and that we know, “The Word of God” and “King of kings and Lord of lords”.  When we hear or read the words of Jesus, we are hearing the voice of God.  Hebrews tells us (1:2) that God has spoken to us by His Son.  Jesus also told us that if we know Him we know the Father.  His words bear the power of the all-powerful omnipotent God.  He will strike the nations with His words and they will fall.  He can do this because He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  There is none over Him.  There is no equal and there is no competition.  This is who He is and has always been.