The Trail · Step 13 · The Return
The Wedding of the Lamb
The story ends not in judgment but a wedding and an open invitation. The last word of the Bible is simply: Come.
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John, exiled on Patmos, was given a vision of where the whole trail leads — and it is breathtaking. The river of the water of life flows from the throne; and on its banks, the tree of life.
Do you remember? In the garden, man was barred from the tree of life. Cherubim with flaming swords guarded the way. The veil was hung; the barrier stood. Now the tree is in the middle of the city. No cherubim. No flaming sword. No veil. What the fall removed, the Lamb has restored.
"Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man... He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." — Revelation 21:3–4
And the Bride — you — is clothed in fine linen, bright and pure. But it "was granted her" to be so clothed. Given. Provided. Just as God provided garments of skin for Adam, the lamb for Abraham, the blood on the doorposts. A righteousness given, never earned.
The last invitation of Scripture is the same as its first principle: come and receive. Not produce. Not earn. Come. Drink. Take — the water of life, without price.
"The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price." — Revelation 22:17
A prayer
There is no more night, no more sea. He will wipe every tear from our eyes. The Lamb who was slain is the Bridegroom. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come. Come, Lord Jesus — come. Maranatha.
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The Return
- The Bride's linen was granted her, not produced. Am I still trying to sew my own covering for that day?
- The trail ends with Come — thirsty, weary, without price. What keeps me from simply coming and drinking?