Revelation
Chapter 21 Verse 9 (NASB)
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9. And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls
full of
the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying,
"Come here, I
shall show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
And one of the seven ANGELS who had the seven bowls full
of the seven
LAST PLAGUES, came and spoke with me, saying,
How interesting these ANGELS are! They are temple ANGELS (Revelation 15:1) and have had to
deal out
the worst PLAGUES upon the old earth, and yet, they are also
privileged
to show John the best of the new earth/heaven, the BRIDE.
These ANGELS
must be unique in appearance inasmuch that John recognizes
this one as
one of the seven ANGELS. We know that celestial creatures
have unique
appearances even as the four living creatures looked
different from
each other (Revelation
4). The implications here is that even the created
ANGELS have some
sort of genetic code.
"Come here, I
shall show you THE BRIDE, the WIFE OF THE LAMB."
Even in the new earth/heaven system, one is invited "Come
here,". Jesus
in His old earthly ministry invited, "Come to me, all who
are weary and
heavy-laden, and I will give rest....for your souls." (Matthew
11:25-30). So here the ANGEL is going to show John
these 'souls who
are resting.' They are none other that those whose names are
found in
the book of life (Revelation 20:15),
who
have been blood-bought (Hebrews
9:11-22) and who have overcome (verse 7).
Using the term 'WIFE' indicates that the relationship
between the LAMB
(Jesus Christ - Revelation 5:6)
and the
BRIDE has matured. The LAMB and His WIFE will live together
FOREVER;
there is no more DEATH to ever terminate the relationship,
because
DEATH has been thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation
20:14).
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