To Randy,,and all,,,,Marriage supper / Passover?
 
Greetings, and blessings...
 
In my recent paper about Nisan 10,,,,I made the point that the marriage at Cana,,,,was just a few days before Passover,,,and therefore a few days (very likely Nisan 10 of that first spring of His ministry), for the "Passover was at hand"...(near).  At that marriage (parable), the best wine was saved until "the last",,,that is, that wine that we will be able to drink with Him at the great marriage supper, awaited by all of us.
        Jesus said at His last meal that He would not be able to drink the wine AGAIN, until it was "fulfilled" in His Father's Kingdom.
        The last supper, was patterned after a betrothal dinner,,,for the bridegroom, in the ancient oriental weddings would tell that bride that "I go to my father's house to prepare a place for you",,,and this,,,,our Lord told to us, as was the custom at the betrothal ceremonies.  IF THE BRIDE accepted his proposal,,,she would SHARE THE WINE CUP WITH HIM.....this of course, was done as sealing our betrothal, by the deciples.  THEN, typical of the ancient eastern weddings, after this,,,the newly-betrothed bride would LAY HER HEAD ON THE BOSOM OF THE NEWLY ESPOUSED HUSBAND...  This was shown by John, a type of the "beloved" deciple,,,that is the "bride-church", or that part of the church who would be the bride part.....who laid his head upon the Lord's bosom.   Peter needed to address John, about finding out who the betrayer was, when John's head was thus on the bridegroom's bosom,,,,this shows the special intimacy of the "bride", and how she can know His intimate secrets,,,then, pass it on to others....the bride is special.
         Anyway,,,,getting back to WHEN the marriage supper, will be,,,,I believe it will be just like Jesus said,,,,He said it would be FULFILLED,,,in His Father's Kingdom...that is, that best wine left until the last (per the Cana wedding), which wedding was held most likely on Nisan 10...or just before Passover...,,,,let us hope then that we are taken to the Father's house, (just as Jesus, and His mother, and His deciples,,,,,attended the wedding in Cana)..........And, surely,,,won't His mother be one of the most-honored guests at His wedding?????)  just before this great event to share with our Lord?
In hope of His soon coming,,,,,,,,,,,,your sister,,,,,,,,,,,,Arlene