09.35 Revelation 19:1-10 SCENES OF GLORY IN HEAVEN

Revelation 19:1-10 SCENES OF GLORY IN HEAVEN

Intro: Here is a change from the somber to the song. Two scenes are in view in this chapter. 1.) Joy in Heaven. 2.) Judgment on the earth. Two suppers are in view also. 1.) The marriage supper of the Lamb, v.9; 2.) The great supper of the great God Revelation 19:17. This chapter opens with the hallelujahs of Heaven ringing and closes with Hell opened. Let’s look into these verses tonight and witness scenes of glory in Heaven.

I. Revelation 19:1-6 THE ANTHEMS OF THE SAVED (2 Words sounding out!) Ill. Amen and Hallelujah - Words given to us to help us worship God. These are heavenly words.

1. These words are pronounced and translated the same in every language. (Ill. 2 Travelers) 2. These words should be used to praise God. 3. Amen - A word of ascent and agreement to the Word of God. a. When Amen occurs at the beginning of a sentence it means “Truly”. b. When it comes at the end, it means “so be it”, or “I agree”. c. Amen is the most known word in the world. 4. Hallelujah - Used in one place in NT. It gives glory to the Lamb! a. Hallelujah - “Praise the Lord” (Ill. We need to be about he business of praising God! Some people think they are dignified, but they are reall petrified! It is in perfect order to respond in the services! Amen! (Ill. Hallelujah Chorus - Alright to sing it, but it would scare everyone to death if someone said it, or even worse if they shouted it!) There are four Hallelujahs that ring out in Heaven

A. The Hallelujah Of Redemption - Revelation 19:1 & Revelation 19:5 Praise to God for all that He has done for them. (Ill. Cross, Grave, Blood!) Hallelujah! (Ill. Billy Bray and Cornish people - “My right foot says Hellelujah and my left says Amen!”) Praise God that we are all different. (Ill. Old saint shouting in cold, formal church. When told to quiet down she replied, "I can’t help it, I got religion."and the reply was“you didn’t get it here!” (Ill. Old lady shouting in cold church was carried out by 4 ushers. She began to shout again and said, "Praise God, Jesus rode into town on 1 donkey, I’m getting carried out by four!"

B. The Hallelujah Of Retribution - Revelation 19:2-3 Praise the Lord for His unerring judgment. Hallelujah! (Ill. God makes no mistake in judgment!)

C. The Hallelujah Of Realization - Revelation 19:4, 24 prostrate, again, before God. (Ill. Redeemed of God!) When we finally get the Heaven, we’ll be all God saved us to be! Hallelujah!

D. The Hallelujah Of The Reign Of Christ - Revelation 19:6 Praise God for the day when Jesus will reign! (Hallelujah!) II. Revelation 19:7-10 THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUPPER

(Ill. 2 Things will follow the rapture for the saints of God. 1.) The Judgment Seat of Christ. 2.) The fastival of the marriage supper.) 1. Rapture - Catch us up! 2. Judgment Seat - Clean us up! 3. Marriage Supper - Cheer us up! (Ill. The oriental background for the marriage supper.) 1. Betrothal - engagement. (Ill. Differences) (Ill. Spouse usually chosen by parents! There is a danger here!) (We are married now!) (Our day!) 2. Presentation - The bridegroom and His friends would go and get the bride and take her to the home that he had prepared for them. There, gifts would be exchanged. 3. The Festival - The length and lavishness of he marriage celebration would depend on the wealth of the bridegroom. The Marriage Supper

1. The Centrality Of The Bridegroom - Revelation 19:7 - (Ill. Bride is usually foremost!) (Ill. Society page, parties, showers, “Here Comes The Bride”; The groom is totally unimportant!) In Heaven, Jesus is the center of attention!

2. The Coming Of The Bride - Revelation 19:7 - (Ill. The Bride’s preparations!) (Ill. The need to keep ourselves clean! We make our own wedding garments!) (Ill. Inner and outer garments - the tunic and the toga!) 3. Righteousness Explained - Revelation 19:8 a. Personal - Isaiah 64:6 b. Provided - 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 3:21-22 c. Practical - (Ill. Hope chests - The Bride made her own dresses!) The outer garment will be of our own making, the inner garment will be made by God!

Conc: Comment on Revelation 19:9-10. Those who go are indeed blessed! Are you going to be there? Only if you know Jesus! (Ill. The fate of those lacking a wedding garment! Matthew 22:1-13)