This chapter reads a little like the Lord of the Rings. With Jesus coming in riding a white horse. Or maybe I should say that the Lord of the Rings stole some of its imagery from Revelation. This represents the final squashing of evil, by Christ.
I was curious about the wedding reference, and the label of bride. I know that we've read several times about the church being Christ's bride. I thought this timeline was interesting in regards to that idea.
Figuratively, with reference to the church,
- The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age;
- The presentation will take place in heaven following the Rapture (v.7); and
- The marriage feast will take place on earth following Christ's return with the church.
This is an interesting idea about the "opening of heaven"
Again as we saw in chapter four, a door opened in heaven. This opening of heaven is not to go in, but is the opening for Jesus and His followers to come out. The door to heaven has never been closed for the Christians to enter in. The "horse" symbolizes war, and the fact that it is "white", symbolizes victory. White, also, symbolizes holiness and righteousness. This tells us that this war is a holy war, and Jesus is victorious.
lots of rambling today.
10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”
ReplyDeleteNo big take again for me as I think I'm rushing through to fast trying to catch up. I like the research you did, it makes sense. The verse I picked was just because I liked the idea of worshiping alongside of angels. That is quite an imagine to have in my head.
knut