“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.”
Revelation 19:7-9

Many girls dream of the day they will be a beautiful bride, wear a white dress, and marry the man of their dreams. Did you know Jesus is our bridegroom, the savior of our dreams. He is preparing a place for us and coming back soon to take us to the greatest celebration ever! In Revelation it’s called the marriage supper of the Lamb and the bride is the church – which just means everyone who has decided to follow Jesus with all their heart, mind and soul.

The ancient Jewish wedding tells us a lot about what this process looks like. It’s not as short as weddings nowadays. Back then it was a major event that usually lasted many days. Let’s look at the parts of an ancient jewish wedding and look at all the Bible texts that show how this matches what Jesus is doing for us and will do for us very soon. This is so cool!