Originally posted by Eladar
It is true that in the end all social ills will be conquered but not until Jesus returns and this world is no more.
Elader, there must be a remnant of Christians of the new covenant church who spearhead into the overcoming of social ills
in the local churches. If that is not the case anywhere on the earth, the Lord Jesus will not return.
He comes back for a bride who has made herself ... MADE HERSELF ...READY.
Enter proof texts:
"Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.
And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints." (Rev. 19:6,7)
The word
"righteousnesses" is not a typo. Some English translations read
"righteous deeds".
This is therefore not the positional righteousness of Justification by faith that makes the wife ready. Rather is it the dispositional righteousness of living daily which prepares the wife to enjoy the marriage supper with Christ.
No doubt injustice will be dealt with externally in the world by the Righteous King.
But in order for Him to come back, He must have a remnant in the church who have subjectively lived righteous deeds preparing them for Christ.
The wife
"HAS MADE HERSELF READY"
Individually, many saints here and there have been matured. But before Jesus comes back a collective group spearheading the whole church universal must be ready.
If we say that this is not possible until Jesus comes back we miss the boat. Some, through His grace, must overcome. And that includes the overcoming of the abundance of malice between people due to racism.
Since we cannot do this on our own, we are forced to recognize our common enemy as Christians, lay down our beefs along racial lines, and let the righteous deeds come out of our livijng.
Then it will be said that -
"The wife has made herself ready."
This is a great opportunity for Christians to set the old man aside and bring the Lord Jesus back to this suffering earth. He has something desirable that He wants to return FOR - a wife that matches Him, corresponds to Him.
Remember that the preparation FOR Him to come is that this group of believers are living out the
righteousnesses. ie. the righteous deeds.
Please read
Revelation 19 and notice that the wedding garment is also the fighting garment. The wife's attire to enjoy the marriage feast is exactly also her fighting armor to come down with Jesus to destroy Antichrist and his armies at Armageddon.
Compare the two verses:
Verse 8
" And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.( v.8)
That is her wedding garment.
Now her fighting garment as she comes down from heaven with Christ as His army.
Verse 14
"And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean." (v.14)
The wife's wedding garment is also her fighting garment.