The Wedding and the Shaking
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.” Revelation 19:7 (KJV) There is anticipation in Heaven. The Marriage Supper of the Lamb has been prepared. The table is set. The celebration is certain. Yet before the Bride walks down that eternal aisle, Scripture reveals a sobering truth: there must be a shaking. We are living in the days where preparation and purification walk hand in hand. I. The Threshing Floor Before the Wedding Throughout Scripture, the threshing floor represents separation, purification, and judgment. Wheat is separated from chaff. The valuable is preserved. The worthless is blown away. “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 3:12 (KJV) The Bride must be refined. Not all who profess faith possess oil. Not all who gather are ready. Jesus warn...