Praise Jah for HIs Judgments! - Happy Are Those Invited

Happy Are Those Invited

John now records the fourth of the seven happinesses in Revelation:  "And he [the angel]  tells me: 'Write: Happy are those invited to the evening meal of the Lamb's marriage.'  Also, he tells me: 'these are the true sayings of God.' " (Revelation 19:9)  The ones invited to "the evening meal of the Lamb's marriage" are the members of the bride class.  (Compare Matthew 22:1-14) All the anointed bridal company share the happiness of having received the invitation.  Most of the invites have already gone to heaven, the place of the marital evening meal.  Those who are still on earth are happy, too, that they have the invitation.  Their place at the marital evening meal is secure.  (John 14:1-3; 1 Peter 1:3-9)  When they are resurrected to heaven, then the entire, united bride will proceed to share with the Lamb in that supremely happy marriage.

The angel adds that "these are the true sayings of God." The word 'true" translates the Greek a-le-thi-nos' and means "genuine" or "dependable."  Since these sayings are really from Jehovah, they are faithful and reliable.  (Compare 1 John 4:1-3; Revelation 21:5; 22:6)  As one invited to that marriage feast,  John must have been filled with joy at hearing this and at contemplating the blessing ahead for the bride class.  he was so deeply moved, in fact, that the angel  had to give him counsel, as John relates: "At that I  fell down before his feet to worship him.  But he tells me: 'Be careful! Do not do that!  All I am is a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who have the work of witnessing to Jesus. Worship God.' " -Revelation 19:10.

Throughout Revelation a remarkable witness is given to the faithfulness and diligence of the angels.  They are involve in the channel of revealed truth.  (Revelation 1:10 They work along with humans in preaching the good news and pouring out the symbolic plagues.  (Revelation 14:6, 7; 16:1) They fought alongside Jesus to cast Satan and his angels from heaven, and they will fight alongside him again in Armageddon.  (Revelation 12:7; 19:11-14) Indeed, they have access to the very person of Jehovah.   (Matthew  18:10; Revelation 15:6) Nevertheless, they are no more than humble slaves of God. There is no room in pure worship for worship of the angels or even for relative worship, directing worship  to God via some "saint" or angel.  (Colossians 2:18)  Christians worship only Jehovah, making their petitions to him in Jesus' name. -John 14:13, 13.

Next time: Praise Jah for His Judgments! -Jesus' Role in Prophecy

From the Book of Revelation