Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Revelation Chapter 19 (R19b)

     Rewards at the Rapture (6th Seal)

Bride of the Lamb
Rev 19:7-9  Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God
    At Rapture, overcomers during the wrath of Satan (5th Seal - Rev 6:9-11) will be rewarded white garments for they are worthy to be His servants and the bride of the Lamb will be rewarded fine white linen to prepare her for the glorious wedding to the Lamb.
Mat 16:27  For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Righteousness of Jesus
    At salvation, we are made righteous for our sins have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus, i.e. we have put on the righteousness of Jesus.
     Whenever we confess our sins, once again we are made righteous for His blood cleanses us of all our sins.
Beware - Can a Christian with unconfessed sins (temple of God defiled) still be righteous, or can a Christian deep in sins and teaches destructive doctrines puts on the righteousness of Jesus and be saved or that his name is blotted out from the Book of Life?
Rev 3:5  He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Saved for Good Works
Tit 2:14  who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
     Having received salvation, God has given to each Christian the Holy Spirit to help him crucify his flesh and in humility do good works - feed and care for the poor and needy, love one another, remove sinful and abominable practices, expose wolves in sheepskins, remedy destructive doctrines and heresies, teach truth from His words, evangelize the unreached and made disciples for Jesus.

Righteous Acts of Saints
    These are the same types of good works as mentioned above but done consistently (acts), willingly, joyfully, sacrificially and satisfactorily out of the love for mankind.
2 Cor 6:4-10  But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of truth, by the power of God... as chastened, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Glorious Resurrected Bodies
I Cor 15:52-53  in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
    At Rapture, beside the rewards of white garments, the corruptible bodies of those taken up to meet the Lord in the clouds, will be transformed into new glorious incorruptible bodies.
    The type of glory of resurrection depends on each saint's good works with the bride, besides the Lord, having the brightest and purest glory that is filled with love, joy, peace, kindness and comfort.
I Cor 15:40-42  There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.