The Apocolypse

In many traditional wedding ceremonies, the bride
comes to her betrothed, and he lifts her veil, as
he takes her for his wife.

The Apocolypse is interpretted as "lifting a
veil." Solomon's Temple, was constructed
with a veil over the Holiest Holy of Holies.
This was where the holy ark of the covenant
rested. It was where the shakiyna presence
of the Lord was seen.

So, Apocolypse in one regard is life changing.
Just like a bride leaves her childhood home,
to go with her husband, and his people, we
are given notice of the Lord, coming back.

We have every reason to tremble, like a
bride, because, Christ promised a future
with his people, that sounds too good to
be true.

I'm willing to put all my hopes on it, though.

I've had people get mad at me for thinking
of the Apocolypse as a Wedding Feast,
and a new beginning. People don't want
the Lord to come back, not yet. They are
too busy playing with money, sex, and
other things. I'm not saying I'm any better
than anyone, but, I'm trying to be the
best I can.

It's hard to stay clean, spiritually,
and to stay focused. I want the Lord
so much, and I am a little afraid, inspite
of my great expectations. It's the fear
of the unknown.

That's the purpose of John's Revelation, I
think. It's meant to stir our senses, and
wake us up. It's never too late, until it's
all done, or after you've gotten the mark
of the beast.

That's why God comes back to Turkey,
to John the Beloved, and sees the completion of
Christianity, within those 7 churches,
with 7 angels, with 7 spirits, which
lead directly to the white throne.

This is Judgement Day. This is meant for
believers, not non-believers. The non-believers
don't even know it's happening!

Lord God, help us to see.

The Lord compares himself to a bridegroom.
This is prophecy, lining up nicely with
Solomon's "Song of Solomon."

In the OT, God considers Israel, his wife,
metaphorically.

In Hosea, (Same name as Jesus..in
Hebrew) God parrallels his marriage to
Jerusalem, to Hosea's own personal life.
God tells him to pick out a prostitute and
marry her. Then he has Hosea experience
the way God feels when we stray from his
ways, to taste evil, just because they are
bad, and forbidden.

This is our experience, as well. No matter how
much we try to be good people, in our own limited
ways, we cannot justify ourselves to God, by those
deeds alone. The Prophet Hosea marries a temple
prostitute, and this was how God saw the faithful
in Israel, who were going after other false idols.

Apocolypse is the end of one world, and the
beginning of an eternal life, as the bride of
God, so to speak. After 1000 years of walking
with him, we go with him into whatever he
does. This is an astounding promise.