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Cause for exceedingly great rejoicing. The all important event long waited for has arrived. The marriage of the Lamb has come. Rev. 19:7c The moment of the completion of the mystery of the ages has come. Weddings, as a rule, are times of celebration and great joy. This one will very definitely be a time of great rejoicing, for it is the wedding of the ages. This glorious occurrence is an eternal happening which will never be dissolved. It is THE wedding of all weddings. None like it have ever taken place nor will there ever be another. It is foreshadowed through out the scriptures, in prophecy, type and shadow.
From the beginnings of His dealings with mankind the intention of the Lord has been to have a people who would be totally consecrated to Him. We find, in the Old Testament, many times when individuals and even the nation of Israel displeased Him in their worship and service to Him. Humanity has not changed much since those days. The same problems still exist. While at the same time, the blessing of the Lord is also made manifest in those who fully follow the Lord. Thus the life and words of Hosea mirror a modern day spiritual condition.
Hosea (salvation) was commanded to go take a wife of whoredom. It would not have been necessary for her to have physically been a harlot. In other words, she was one who was following the manner of worship exercised by unfaithful Israel, they had left off worshiping the true God. The Lord was sending an illustrated message to Israel through the family of Hosea. He chose a woman named Gomer, a very interesting name, meaning:- “ Completion or ripeness, of consummate wickedness, daughter of double layers of grape cake.
Hos. 1:3 Her name certainly speaks of the end of the age. The completion of the plan of the Lord. The world coming to a ripeness of wickedness that will bring harvest, while at the same time the Bride of Christ will come to the fullness of all that she is intended to be. The grape is the source of wine, typical of the joy of the Spirit. While a double cake would signify the double portion, or the complete fullness of the Spirit manifest in the church in a great last day revival. The Lord was about to display through Hosea, his wife and Children His very own feelings. The situation could not have been a pleasant one for Hosea for he was a man who served the Lord in truth. Therefore he had been called to be the prophet of the Lord. The Lord placed great confidence in him and knew that he would be obedient.