EVERY PROPHETIC TRUTH IN REVELATION WAS A DRAMA THAT JOHN SAW. NOTHING PROVES THE LITERALNESS OF THIS BOOK MORE PERFECTLY. John did not just hears words, but heard and saw the drama of what he heard. You have to be unaware of the Bible to doubt this great Book of Revelation. John saw the Rapture in Chapter four. He saw the Tribulation and Judgments begin in Chapter six and now sees the Marriage Supper in Chapter nineteen.

Nothing makes the promises of God more beautiful than Satan’s drive to defile and debauch them. Everything in God’s world, and especially His plans for the Biblical future, has been attacked by the devil. That’s what the devil is, an imitator and substitute showman that belittles the breathtaking future of the Kingdom of God. Satan’s drive to portray himself as God has never produced one thing but proof that he is a “god,” the idiot god, clearly headed for defeat. All that is ugly and dark is soon to be judged and burned with fire. The glorious church, redeemed and glorified, shall not miss the coming hour of His glory.

This earth has no glory that can compare with the future glory of Christ’s true church. A worldly church does not even preach about this truth, but a persecuted church certainly will. Jesus Christ, as He was ending His earthly journey gave His disciples a parting promise that He would prepare the wedding chamber and surely return to rescue them and all the ready saints. He said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:1-3).

That wedding chamber and city is ready because this same John that penned these words saw the city gleaming in Heavenly “Son” light. This city is ready, the living saints are ready, the angels are ready, the dead in Christ are ready, and we are waiting for the Father to give the word. I certainly know that Jesus Christ is ready and He will soon appear to begin the end.

In his final revelation, John gave us the exact picture of this moment of glory. “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath 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 saints. 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.” (Revelation 19:7-9).

“Let us be glad and rejoice…” When you view the location of this Marriage Supper, the exalted host Jesus Christ and the glorified saints of both past and present, it quickly becomes an event like no other in human history. Joseph Seiss spoke of it with these words, “It is Christ in the character of the Lamb, the mighty Goel, formally acknowledging and taking to himself as co partners of his throne, dominion, and glory, all those chosen ones who have been faithful to their betrothal, and appear at last in the spotless and shining apparel of the righteousness of the saints, thenceforward to be with him, reign with him, and share with him in all his grand inheritance, forever.” (The Apocalypse, Joseph A. Seiss, p. 430.)

“Ten thousand times ten thousands in sparkling raiment’s bright,
The armies of the ransomed saints throng up the steps of light.
Tis finished, all is finished, their fight with death and sin.
Fling open wide the pearly gates and let the victors in.” (Unknown)

The praise and glory that fills the air will be so heavenly and so blessed that angels will cease their singing to listen with rapt attention. As saint after saint hears Him, the Eternal Christ and Bridegroom, pass out the eternal rewards and appoint His redeemed to the cities of the earth, honor will fill the Bridal Chamber. At the appointed time the only Begotten Son, now robed in the glory of His Father, which He laid aside to visit Calvary and make His offering for sin, will serve the cup of communion.

“But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” (Matthew 26:29). It is fitting that this promise will be kept at the Marriage Celebration because this is when the Father’s Kingdom will be inaugurated and set in motion. Can you imagine taking communion at the hands of the Testator as the Testament is fulfilled to the letter?

This world system is in the throes of its final death. Immoral conduct has sunk to the bottom rung of human depravity. Satan is preparing for his last rampage, but the saints of God are trusting in the promises that cannot fail. Same-sex marriage is the last dregs in the cup of wrath. You cannot stoop lower than to blaspheme the sacrament of marriage and the Bridegroom of His Eternal Bride. Our God is watching and is about to act.

Isaiah, the statesmen prophet, spoke of our day. “And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.” “According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 59:14-15; 59:18-20). God the Father is watching. He knows all and at the precise moment, the End will begin.

That wedding chamber and city is ready because this same John that penned these words saw the city gleaming in Heavenly “Son” light. This city is ready, the living saints are ready, the angels are ready, the dead in Christ are ready, and we are waiting for the Father to give the word. I certainly know that Jesus Christ is ready and He will soon appear to begin the end.

Joseph R. Chambers

Histories’ transforming moment was when the Holy Ghost overshadowed the Virgin Mary and “Begot the Son of Man.” His presence in Heaven was immediately missed as Elizabeth cried out calling Mary “the mother of my Lord.”To add miracle to miracle, the baby in Elizabeth’s womb leaped for joy and she and John the Baptist were filled with the Holy Ghost. The presence of the infant Son of Man, hidden in His womb of safety, changed the course of time from B.C. to A.D..

One of the great prophecies in David’s “Gospel of Jesus Christ” was the voice of the Father proclaiming the gift of the Son. David stated, “I will declare the decree, the Lord (Our Father) has said unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee.” (Psalms 2:7) The Heavenly Father allowed no separation of days from conception to birth. He said, “This day have I begotten thee.” It was an awesome moment when the eternal son laid aside all royalty of manifestation to be clothed in a secret chamber of flesh.

The entrance of our divine redeemer was both the simplest of the human and the highest of the supernatural. He was made in our image while never failing to be pure in the form of God. “And the angel said unto her, fear not Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.” (Luke 1: 30-32)

Only the divine hand of Elohim, the living God, sovereign in all His majesty could direct this event. Mary, in her simplicity, asked the angel, “How could this be, seeing I know not a man?” She was unruffled and submissive, ready to give her womb as a dwelling place for the Son of God.“The angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1: 35)

The instant result of “the power of the highest over shadowing Mary” was God in the flesh. The Son of God had come “in the fullness of time” to change time forever. Mary arose in the very days of this announcement, already knowing that in her womb she bore the promised Messiah“And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.” (Luke 1: 39-41) What a confirmation to Mary of all the angel had said.

Elizabeth was certainly reveling in her own miracle but immediately recognizes the presence of her Lord in the womb of Mary. By the Holy Ghost who she was filled with, Elizabeth immediately speaks out in prophecy. “And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.” (Luke 1: 42-44)

The Gospel of John adds great beauty to the coming of our Lord to dwell among the human family. John affirms that God has come down in the form of flesh. John states by the Holy Ghost, “And the Word was made flesh, (at the moment of conception) 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 1:14) He leaves no doubt that this Word was God by declaring His eternal existence saying, “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.” (John 1:1-5)

The Apostle Paul wrote the Hebrew church, warning them of the consequences of rejecting their Messiah. They trusted in their prophets but were unwilling to believe in their prophecies. Paul said, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” (Hebrews 1: 1-3)

From the beginning in the Garden of Eden where sin worked its dark calamity, the world had spiraled downward for four thousand years. At the time of this revelation, God had not spoken to men for four hundred years. The Roman government held a harsh hand over the world but the fullness of time had come. The Holy Ghost said, “But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” (Gal. 4: 4-6)

“Before Conception” the world was utterly bankrupt, hopeless, and growing more vile every day. Immediately the picture changed and now, for two thousand years, the world has continued to find life through Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit, though rejected by multitudes, has been busy preparing a bride for the bridegroom. B.C. (Before Conception) had finished and A.D. (Anno Domini) has progressed until today, the year 2011/2012. Anno Domini is the Medieval Latin for “in the year of our Lord.”

The Psalmist by prophetic voice saw the continuing battle against our Lord Jesus Christ during His Lordship over the Church. He said, “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.” (Psalm 2:1-6) Its amazing how our world hates the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. They are determined to stamp out that name. It’s almost time for Him “to have them in derision and to vex them in His sore displeasure”

“Before Conception” ended when He was conceived and “Anno Domini” or “The year of our Lord” begin. Both are now at the hour or time to be finished. The King will return to get His bride and again seven years later to Jerusalem. This time He will be the King over the world and not the sacrifice for their sins. He will reign as KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS, and we that are His will reign with Him.

HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!

Joseph R. Chambers