Tribulation Saints: Wedding Feast Attendees Or Not?

The tribulation saints are those who will place their faith in Jesus Christ during the tribulation. In his vision of heaven, John sees a large number of these saints who have been martyred by the Antichrist. The tribulation will be a time of great trouble for the wicked because of God's judgments and a time of great persecution for believers because of the Antichrist's persecution. The tribulation saints will serve their Lord Jesus Christ amidst desperate surroundings, and many will die for their faith.

The marriage supper of the Lamb is a glorious celebration of all who are in Christ. It is the wedding feast of the Lamb (Jesus Christ) and His bride (the Church). The marriage supper will take place in heaven between the rapture and the second coming (during the tribulation on earth). Attending the wedding feast will be not only the Church as the Bride of Christ but also others, including the Old Testament saints.

The tribulation saints are not mentioned as being among the guests at the marriage supper of the Lamb. However, it is important to note that the guests at the marriage supper will be believers and will be in heaven. This indicates that the tribulation saints could be included as part of the broader group of believers who are invited to the wedding feast.

The tribulation saints are those who place their faith in Jesus Christ during the tribulation

During this seven-year tribulation, 144,000 Jewish evangelists will spread the word of Jesus around the world. Revelation 7:9 says:

> "After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb."

This indicates that many additional people will turn to faith in Christ during this time. Many of the tribulation saints will be martyred for their faith.

The tribulation will be a time of great trouble for the wicked because of God’s judgments. It will also be a time of great persecution for believers, or saints, because of the Antichrist’s persecution. In his vision of heaven, John sees a vast number of these tribulation saints who have been martyred by the Antichrist:

> "There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. [...] When John asks who they are, he is told, 'These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'"

The tribulation saints will hear the gospel from several possible sources, including the Bible, two witnesses who will prophesy for 1,260 days [three and a half years] and perform great miracles, and the 144,000 Jewish missionaries.

> "He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Tribulation saints will be martyred by the Antichrist

Tribulation saints are those who live during the tribulation, a future period of Great Tribulation that will occur just before the return of Christ. Tribulation refers to any times of trouble or distress experienced by God’s people, but it also refers to a future intense period of tribulation. The tribulation saints will be martyred by the Antichrist.

The tribulation saints are those who will come to faith in Jesus Christ during the tribulation period. The Bible indicates that a great number of people during the tribulation will place their faith in Jesus Christ. In his vision of heaven, John sees a vast number of these tribulation saints who have been martyred by the Antichrist. John describes:

> “There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)

When John asks who they are, he is told:

> “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:14)

The tribulation will be a time of great persecution for the believers, or saints, because of the Antichrist’s persecution. Daniel saw the Antichrist "waging war against the saints and defeating them" (Daniel 7:21). However, the saints' eternal salvation is secure. Daniel also saw that “the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom” (Daniel 7:22).

The tribulation saints will hear the gospel from several possible sources, including the Bible, the two witnesses, and the 144,000 Jewish missionaries who are redeemed and sealed by God during the tribulation. Faithful to the end, many of these believers will die for their faith. But in their death, they overcome:

> “They overcame [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” (Revelation 12:11)

And God will reward them:

> “He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:15–17)

Tribulation saints will hear the gospel from the Bible, the two witnesses and the 144,000 Jewish missionaries

Tribulation saints will hear the gospel from several sources. The first is the Bible; there will be many copies of the Bible left in the world, and when God’s judgments begin to fall, many people will likely react by finding a Bible to see if prophecies are being fulfilled.

Many of the tribulation saints will also have heard the gospel from the two witnesses. The Bible says these two individuals "will prophesy for 1,260 days [three and a half years] and perform great miracles". And then there are the 144,000 Jewish missionaries who are redeemed and sealed by God during the tribulation. Immediately following the description of their sealing in Revelation 7, we read of the multitudes of tribulation saints who are saved from every corner of the world.

The tribulation saints will serve their Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of desperate surroundings. Faithful to the end, many of these believers will die for their faith. But in their death, they overcome; "They overcame [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death," and God will reward them.

Tribulation saints will be rewarded by God

The tribulation saints will bear hardship and severe persecution but will not give in to the devil. Instead, they will continue living for Christ until the day their lives are snatched away. They will prefer to die over living with the devil, and the Bible says that they shall also reign with Christ if they suffer with Him.

The tribulation saints are assured that God will reward them:

> "He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 7:15–17).

The tribulation saints are also referred to as those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. This feast will take place when all of the church, often compared to a bride, has been taken up to Heaven, with everyone united with their Savior, the bridegroom. The marriage supper of the Lamb is a symbolic event that represents the culmination of Christ's relationship with His church. It is a moment of excitement and joy, fulfilling the long-awaited reunion between the Savior and those He died to save.

Tribulation saints will be resurrected and join the wedding feast

The tribulation saints are those who come to faith in Jesus Christ during the tribulation period. This is a seven-year period of tribulation that comes after the rapture, during which 144,000 Jewish evangelists will spread the word of Jesus across the world. The tribulation will end with the second coming of Jesus and the beginning of the 1,000-year millennial kingdom.

The tribulation will be a time of great trouble and persecution for believers, or saints, because of the Antichrist. Many tribulation saints will be martyred, but their eternal salvation is secure.

The wedding feast will take place in heaven during the tribulation on earth. The guests at the wedding feast will include the Church as the Bride of Christ, as well as others such as the Old Testament saints. The martyrs of the tribulation will also be resurrected and join the feast at the commencement of the millennium.

The marriage supper is a glorious celebration of all who are in Christ. It is a time of intimacy with God and the beginning of a forever relationship with him.

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