Who really is the wife, the Bride of the Lamb?
The Bride of the Lamb:
Rev 21:9And 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.
Rev 21:10And 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,
Many of the denominations today, teaches that the Bride of the Lamb is the Church, but is the Church really is the Bride?
The above verses in particular, directly deal about this topic. But nowhere in the verses shows the Church as the Bride of the Lamb.
In verse 19 the angel talked to John to come for the angel will show him the Bride, The Lamb’s wife.
Then in verse 20, John was carried away in the spirit and was shown the great city, The Holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
THE wife, the Bride of the lamb was shown to John as that great city, the Holy Jerusalem, from God.
The book of Revelation is the most controversial of all the books in the Bible…This book was interpreted in many different ways.
The interpretation varies from Literal to Symbolical and of course there is the timing of the fulfilment.
Literal Interpretation
Can we conclude that those who interpret the book of revelation as literal fulfilment will have no problem interpreting the Bride as the Literal great city, the New Jerusalem?
Surprisingly No, Many literalists interpret the seals, the trumpets, the vials, and the millennial as literal fulfilment but when it comes to the Bride, that great city, the Holy Jerusalem…They become symbolic of the Church.
The Church vs. the New Jerusalem
I.The overcomers is not the Price
Rev 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
From Revelation 3:12 the speaker was talking to the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia which can be found in:
Rev 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
The speaker obviously is He who will come quickly, Holy and True.
Rev 3:11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Who is the overcomer?
From the above verses, the overcomer is not the speaker but it is he who was encouraged to overcome. The overcomer clearly then relates to the Church in Philadelphia.
The Price
The price for those who overcome according to Revelation 3:12 include:
1.The speaker will make a pillar in the temple of God
2.Shall go no more out
3.The Speaker will write upon him the name of his God
4.The Speaker will write upon him the Name of the City of his God – The New Jerusalem, from God
5.The speaker will write upon him the speaker’s new Name.
As one of the price for those who overcomes, the speaker accentuate that the name of the City of His God is the New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God.
Which from our primary verse is the same as the Bride of the Lamb:
Rev 21:9And 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.
Rev 21:10And 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,
Evidently the Price is not the same as the overcomer.
Based from this analysis and from revelation 3:12;
The Bride of the Lamb is not the same as the Church, but the Price for the Church.
The Bride of the Lamb:
Rev 21:9And 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.
Rev 21:10And 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,
Many of the denominations today, teaches that the Bride of the Lamb is the Church, but is the Church really is the Bride?
The above verses in particular, directly deal about this topic. But nowhere in the verses shows the Church as the Bride of the Lamb.
In verse 19 the angel talked to John to come for the angel will show him the Bride, The Lamb’s wife.
Then in verse 20, John was carried away in the spirit and was shown the great city, The Holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
THE wife, the Bride of the lamb was shown to John as that great city, the Holy Jerusalem, from God.
The book of Revelation is the most controversial of all the books in the Bible…This book was interpreted in many different ways.
The interpretation varies from Literal to Symbolical and of course there is the timing of the fulfilment.
Literal Interpretation
Can we conclude that those who interpret the book of revelation as literal fulfilment will have no problem interpreting the Bride as the Literal great city, the New Jerusalem?
Surprisingly No, Many literalists interpret the seals, the trumpets, the vials, and the millennial as literal fulfilment but when it comes to the Bride, that great city, the Holy Jerusalem…They become symbolic of the Church.
The Church vs. the New Jerusalem
I.The overcomers is not the Price
Rev 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
From Revelation 3:12 the speaker was talking to the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia which can be found in:
Rev 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
The speaker obviously is He who will come quickly, Holy and True.
Rev 3:11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Who is the overcomer?
From the above verses, the overcomer is not the speaker but it is he who was encouraged to overcome. The overcomer clearly then relates to the Church in Philadelphia.
The Price
The price for those who overcome according to Revelation 3:12 include:
1.The speaker will make a pillar in the temple of God
2.Shall go no more out
3.The Speaker will write upon him the name of his God
4.The Speaker will write upon him the Name of the City of his God – The New Jerusalem, from God
5.The speaker will write upon him the speaker’s new Name.
As one of the price for those who overcomes, the speaker accentuate that the name of the City of His God is the New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God.
Which from our primary verse is the same as the Bride of the Lamb:
Rev 21:9And 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.
Rev 21:10And 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,
Evidently the Price is not the same as the overcomer.
Based from this analysis and from revelation 3:12;
The Bride of the Lamb is not the same as the Church, but the Price for the Church.