The Marriage Supper of the Lamb and the Battle of Armageddon

David Mitts

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“After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her."” (Rev 19:1-2, NKJV)

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The Conclusion of the Judgment of False Christianity
1. Revelation 19:1-5 describes the judgment of false Christianity.

“After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her."” (Rev 19:1-2, NKJV)

2. The remarks about false Christianity are concluded in Revelation 19:3, … And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
The Marriage of the Lamb
1. After these horrible pronouncements of judgment, the mood of Revelation 19 shifts to one of rejoicing!

“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."” (Rev 19:7, NKJV)

a. Many people have taught the Rapture of the church occurs in Revelation 4:1.
b. Verse 7 reveals the marriage of the Lamb to His bride has not happened yet.

“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.” (Rev 19:8, NKJV)

c. This is the only place in Scripture where the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is specifically mentioned.

“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."” (Rev 19:9, NKJV)

2. Heaven is opened and Jesus appears in the sky.

“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.” (Rev 19:11, NKJV)

a. Jesus is coming to the earth to receive His bride and to fight the Battle of Armageddon.
b. These scriptures describe the same event as the bride meeting her Bridegroom for the Marriage Supper in Revelation 19.

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” (1Th 4:16-17, NKJV)

c. Since the church by then will have received immortal bodies, this could be held virtually anywhere.

3. Some have speculated the Marriage Supper will last for seven years.
4. This cannot be true since the Battle of Armageddon follows immediately after the Marriage of the Lamb in Revelation 19.
The Second Coming of Jesus
1. The Second Coming of Jesus is recorded several times in the Book of Revelation.
2. The last description of the Second Coming is found in this passage.

“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.” (Rev 19:11-12, NKJV)

a. John saw Heaven opened. This same event happened in Revelation 6:14,

“Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.” (Rev 6:14, NKJV)

b. These scriptures depict the exact same events.

3. The name of the One on the white horse is called The Word of God.

“He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.” (Rev 19:13-14, NKJV)

a. The One on the white horse is Jesus because John 1:1,14 reveals that Jesus is the Word of God.
b. The armies which were in Heaven followed Jesus upon white horses.
c. This refers to the church according to the prophecy of Enoch found in Jude1:14,

"Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,” (Jud 1:14, NKJV)
Let’s Review the Events of The Battle of Armageddon
1. The armies of the world government, led by the Antichrist, will invade Jerusalem.

a. They will come across the Euphrates River, travel down through Syria and will then cross into Israel. At the plains of Meggido.
b. Included in this world government army will be Russia, Iran, Turkey, Ethiopia and Libya.

2. Israel will fight valiantly against the world government forces but will slowly be driven backward down the Jordan Valley. After days of bitter fighting, the antiChrist armies will reach Yerushalayim.

According to Zechariah 14:2, half of the city of Jerusalem will then fall to the superior forces of the world government army.

3. When Israel is on the brink of defeat, this will trigger the intervention into the war by Jesus Christ Himself.

a. He will descend from Heaven and the church will be raptured to meet Him in the sky.
b. Afterward, Jesus will place His feet on the Mount of Olives.

4. The following passage describes Jesus treading the winepress of the fierceness and Wrath of Almighty God.

“Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev 19:15-16, NKJV)

a. The same treading of the winepress by Jesus is described in Revelation 14:19.
b. Revelation 19:15 states Jesus will rule the nations with a rod of iron.
c. Revelation 12:5 states the man child born to the woman with 12 stars around her head was to rule all nations with a rod of iron.
d. This provides absolute proof Jesus was the man child.
The Supper of the Great God
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, "Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great."” (Rev 19:17-18, NKJV)

1. At Armageddon, God will be so angry toward wicked men that He will call for the beasts of the field and the fowls of Heaven to eat the flesh of kings, captains and mighty men.

a. This same expression of God’s anger is found in Ezekiel 39:17-18,

“"And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: "Assemble yourselves and come; Gather together from all sides to My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink blood. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, Drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of them fatlings of Bashan.” (Ezk 39:17-18, NKJV)
b. Ezekiel 38 and 39 describe the Battle of Gog and Magog.
c. After comparing Ezekiel 39:17-18 with Revelation 19:17-18, we prove conclusively the Battle of Gog and Magog is the same as the Battle of Armageddon.

2. Both accounts in Ezekiel and Revelation describe the great sacrifice God will make of the kings and the mighty men of the earth.
We have previously studied The Antichrist and the False Prophet
1. The ultimate end of the Antichrist, the political leader of the one-world government of the end time, and the False Prophet, the religious leader of the one-world religion, is found in Revelation 19:19-20,

“And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.” (Rev 19:19-20, NKJV)

a. The religious partner of the Antichrist is described as the False Prophet.
b. The False Prophet performed miracles before the Antichrist and used those miracles to deceive the people of the world.
c. He will use his influence to convince the world to pledge allegiance to the Antichrist and to receive the Mark of the Beast.

2. In Revelation 13:11 the beast with two horns performed miracles and by means of those miracles convinced the world to follow the Antichrist.

a. This provides absolute proof the beast with two horns is the False Prophet.
b. The consequences for those who follow the Antichrist and False Prophet is described in Revelation 19:21,“

And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.” (Rev 19:21, NKJV)

3. The end of both of these evil personages is to be cast alive into a Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.
The Two Harvests
1. Jesus gave the parable of the simultaneous harvests of the wheat and the tares in Matthew 13:36-43.
2. Another description of the Two Harvests is found in Revelation 14:14-20.
3. A very detailed description of the Two Harvests is contained in Revelation 19:7-21.
a. The bride is preparing for the Rapture and the announcement that the Marriage of the Lamb is come.
b. The bride joins the Bridegroom for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
c. Jesus and His bride (the church) descend to earth to fight the Battle of Armageddon and to replace the kingdoms of this world with the Kingdom of God.
d.We will crown Jesus Christ King of kings and Lord of lords
Satan Bound for 1,000 Years
1. The Antichrist and False Prophet are cast into the Lake of Fire.
2. An angel will lay hold upon Satan and bind him for the next 1,000 years.
He will be confined to the bottomless pit preventing him from deceiving the nations during the 1,000 years.
“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.” (Rev 20:1-3, NKJV)
Establishing the Kingdom of God on Earth
1. Satan has ruled the world since the time of Adam and Eve.
2. The Scriptures call Satan the god of this world (II Corinthians 4:4).
3. Once Satan is bound, a new order will be established upon the earth.

“And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.” (Rev 20:4-6, NKJV)

a. Those sitting on the thrones are the saints of God.
b. All who are born again will rule and reign as kings and priests with Jesus Christ during the 1,000 years when Satan is bound.

“And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."” (Rev 5:10, NKJV)

4. John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the Word of God.
a. This group of people lived during the time of the Antichrist.
b. They did not worship the beast (the Antichrist) and did not receive the Mark of the Beast in their foreheads.
c. These also lived and reigned with Christ during the 1,000 years.

5. Those who were born again, along with the Old Testament saints, will be resurrected at this time.
a. When those who did not worship the beast or take his mark were resurrected, the passage specifically says, “This is the First Resurrection.”
b. Those who have part in the First Resurrection will not need to worry about the second death.
c. The second death takes place 1,000 years later at the Great White Throne of Judgment.
d. If we are blessed to be a part of the First Resurrection, we will be given our immortal bodies at that time and we will forever have eternal life.
Who will Populate the Earth During the 1,000 Years?
1. The saved will rule and reign as kings and priests with Jesus Christ on earth. Who will we rule over?

“"I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.” (Dan 7:11-12, NKJV)

a. The beast (Antichrist) will be slain at the Second Coming of Jesus to the earth.
b. Verse 12 addresses the destiny of the other beasts in Daniel 7, which are a symbol of nations.
c. When the Antichrist is destroyed, the other nations will have their dominion (or power) taken away, but they will be allowed to live for a season and a time into the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ.

2. The people who were not killed during the Battle of Armageddon will continue to live as mortals on earth during the reign of the Kingdom of God.
a. The saved will be immortal.
b. The immortals will rule over the mortal population remaining on earth.
How will God Decide Who will be Allowed to Continue Living During the 1,000 Years?
1. The Scriptures do not clearly explain who will be allowed to continue on earth.
2. We are given a clue from the Old Testament. When Israel arrived at Promised Land, because of unbelief, Over age 20 could not enter.
a. Those under the age of 20 were not held responsible for the unbelief of their parents.
b. Could it be God again will not hold young people responsible for the iniquity of their parents?

3. Approximately one-third of the world’s population today is below the age of 20.
a. If this rule would hold true, there would still be plenty of people to inhabit and replenish the earth during the 1,000-year reign.
b. God in His infinite wisdom will decide who will be allowed to inhabit the earth into the Millennium.
The Millennium
1. After the Battle of Armageddon, all human governments will be disbanded.
2. Jesus will be crowned King of kings and Lord of lords.
3. The events of the Millennium are described in Isaiah 2:2-4,

“Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.” (Isa 2:2-4, NKJV)

4. The headquarters for the Kingdom of God upon earth will be located in the city of Jerusalem.
a. The throne of Jesus Christ will be located on the Temple Mount.
b. He will rule the nations with a rod of iron.
c. He will teach the nations the way of righteousness and peace and will tolerate no rebellion.

5. There will be no more war upon the earth.
a. Isaiah tells us men will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
b. There will not be one war on earth for 1,000 years.

6. More details about the Millennium are given in: Isaiah 65:17-25,

“"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying. "No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed. They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, And their offspring with them. "It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the LORD.” (Isa 65:17-25, NKJV)

a. When Isaiah prophesied there would be a new Heaven and a new earth, he didn’t mean there would be different Heaven and earth; he meant the earth would be renovated.
b. Mortals will continue to populate the earth after the Battle of Armageddon.

7. The Apostle Peter also spoke of a new Heaven and new earth:

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” (2Pe 3:10-13, NKJV)

a. The Day of the Lord refers to the time of the Second Coming when God’s Wrath will be poured out upon the inhabitants of the earth at Armageddon.
b. The Heavens will pass away and the elements shall melt with a fervent heat.
c. This will not be a worldwide occurrence or else all the inhabitants of the earth would be destroyed.

8. The effects of nuclear weapons used at Armageddon are described in Zechariah 14:12,

“And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.” (Zec 14:12, NKJV)

a. Nuclear weapons will actually melt the elements when detonated.
b. This is what Peter was describing when he said the elements would melt with a fervent heat.
c. This event will occur around Jerusalem during the Battle of Armageddon.

9. During the Millennium, world conditions will be restored to the way they were before the fall of Adam and Eve.
a. People lived to be almost 1,000 years of age at that time.
b. Isaiah reveals a person dying at the age of 100 during the Millennium would be considered a child.

“"No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.” (Isa 65:20, NKJV)

c. There will be sinners during the Millennium but they will be in the minority.
d. Once Satan is bound, this situation will be reversed; most people will live righteously but some will live as sinners.

10. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the bullock.
a. Meat eating animals will be changed to vegetarians.
b. All killing will be suspended.
Satan will be Loosed
“Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison” (Rev 20:7, NKJV)

1. After Satan being bound for 1,000 years, why would God turn him loose?
a. In the beginning of creation, God gave every human being the power of choice
b. The world will be very different during the 1,000-year reign of Christ when Satan is bound.
c. To provide the same power of choice for those on earth at the end of the 1,000 years, God will release Satan so the people of the earth can be exposed to temptation.

2. When Satan is loosed, he will quickly be able to deceive the world once again.

“and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.” (Rev 20:8, NKJV)

a. Satan will influence the inhabitants of the world to fight against Jesus Christ.
b. The people of the world will come against the beloved city of Jerusalem.

“They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.” (Rev 20:9, NKJV)

c. Fire will come down from God out of Heaven and devour those that have gathered against Jerusalem.
d. Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire where the beast and False Prophet were placed 1,000 years before.
e. Satan will then be tormented day and night, forever and ever.

“The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” (Rev 20:10, NKJV)

f. This is the the end of the human experience and the end of Satan himself.
The Great White Throne of Judgment
“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.” (Rev 20:11-12, NKJV)

1. This is a description of the final judgment when all the dead, small and great, will stand before God.

2. Books opened recording deeds.
a. Another book was opened called the Book of Life, which contains the names of all those who will be saved.
b. The Scripture says the dead will be judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works.

“The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.” (Rev 20:13, NKJV)

3. The graves will yield up their dead to stand before the Creator and Judge of the universe.
4. Death and Hell will be cast into the Lake of Fire, which is the second death.

“And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Rev 20:15, NKJV)
What must We Do?
1. What must we do to have our names included in the Lamb’s Book of Life?
a. We will live forever with our Lord if our name is found in the Book of Life.
b. If our name is not in the Book of Life, the Scriptures declare we will be cast into the Lake of Fire.