Revelation 21:2 King James Version (KJV)
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:9-11 King James Version (KJV)
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
I've heard for the longest time that the Church is the Bride of Christ, have even heard analogies from preachers that just as a man shares secrets with his wife, so God reveals hidden things to His church. I have in the past made a thread on this topic asking to be shown where the Church, the Body of Christ, is called the Bride of Christ. Scripture was provided but to no avail, many of the verses used were analogies (metaphors) of how a man is to love his wife as Christ loved the Church. What was truly clear on the bride of Christ, is revealed in Revelation 21.
It is the new Jerusalem, the holy Jerusalem. Where in scripture do you see it so blatantly stated, as here? In fact, it tell us in Revelations 21 that those who will walk in the new Jerusalem (the Lamb's wife) are those whose names are written in the book of life (us!).
Revelation 21:24-27 King James Version (KJV)
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
How is it that we are taught we are the bride of Christ, when we shall reside in the new Jerusalem that is called "the Lamb's wife" and in Revelation 21:2, that it is prepared "as a bride adorned for her husband?" Is this teaching just accepted at face value without any scriptural backing?
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:9-11 King James Version (KJV)
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
I've heard for the longest time that the Church is the Bride of Christ, have even heard analogies from preachers that just as a man shares secrets with his wife, so God reveals hidden things to His church. I have in the past made a thread on this topic asking to be shown where the Church, the Body of Christ, is called the Bride of Christ. Scripture was provided but to no avail, many of the verses used were analogies (metaphors) of how a man is to love his wife as Christ loved the Church. What was truly clear on the bride of Christ, is revealed in Revelation 21.
It is the new Jerusalem, the holy Jerusalem. Where in scripture do you see it so blatantly stated, as here? In fact, it tell us in Revelations 21 that those who will walk in the new Jerusalem (the Lamb's wife) are those whose names are written in the book of life (us!).
Revelation 21:24-27 King James Version (KJV)
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
How is it that we are taught we are the bride of Christ, when we shall reside in the new Jerusalem that is called "the Lamb's wife" and in Revelation 21:2, that it is prepared "as a bride adorned for her husband?" Is this teaching just accepted at face value without any scriptural backing?
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