JEREMIAH 3 [11] And the LORD said unto me, THE BACKSLIDING ISRAEL hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.[12] Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.[13] Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.[14] TURN, O BACKSLIDING CHILDREN, SAITH THE LORD; FOR I AM MARRIED UNTO YOU: AND I WILL TAKE YOU ONE OF A CITY, AND TWO OF A FAMILY, AND I WILL BRING YOU TO ZION:
I am married to you {the bride of Christ}. Goin to Jerusalem, Zion, His Holy Mountain {in the twinkling of an eye}. When we meet Christ in the air at the gathering of His Bride {you call the rapture} we will be headin to 1000 yr period of rest. I guess you rapturist will now have to claim there will be 2 brides.
I am married to you {the bride of Christ}. Goin to Jerusalem, Zion, His Holy Mountain {in the twinkling of an eye}. When we meet Christ in the air at the gathering of His Bride {you call the rapture} we will be headin to 1000 yr period of rest. I guess you rapturist will now have to claim there will be 2 brides.
From my experience they would have others believe nothing really happened at the first century reformation. That things should remain just as during the time period God used the flesh of a Jew to represent faith and unbelief in mankind. Just as he used other metaphors in parables to give us his truth. He used animal in the same way; clean to represent on has faith and unclean no faith. A teaching tool so that we might hear him .. The shadows became substance. some worship those shadows as if the reformation had not come.
The reformation is still doing its work of restoring the government of God before their were kings in Israel.
Salvation has nothing to do with the flesh of any nation. Never has never could be. we walk by faith the eternal not seen.
One bride .A beautiful wonderful snap shot below.
Revelation 12 King James Version (KJV) And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.