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1 | Who is the Bride of the Lamb? | Rev 19:9 | Searcher56 | 239245 | ||
I have heard that the bride of the Lamb is the church citing Ephesians 5:22-33. However, I read about the headship (Christ/church : husband/wife (vs 23)), being subject (church-Christ : wife-husband (v 24)) love (husband-wife : Christ-church (vv25ff)). Even if the church is His wife, the verb tenses are not future, as we read here in Revelation (19:9, 21:2, 21:9, 22:17). Until the wedding, aka during the betrothal period, the woman was under the headship and roof of her father. In 21:2 it is clear that His future bride is New Jerusalem. Moreover, who are the invited (vs 9)? If the bride, or woman is the church, I read that the invited are OT saints (as well as the tribulation saints, if one is pre trib (or even mid trib). I have a hard time thinking that we are not all one body, no matter when we believe. If the bride is the church, what will happen to the invitees? |
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2 | Who is the Bride of the Lamb? | Rev 19:9 | DocTrinsograce | 239247 | ||
Hi, Searcher... Every metaphor tends to break down. The church is not a literal bride, Christians are not literal sheep or wheat, Christ is not a literal grapevine, His followers are literal branches, lost people are not literal goats or tares, the Holy Spirit is not a literal dove, etc. Extending the metaphors into something ontological rather than idiomatic will take you far away from their intended meanings. The same takes place when you attempt to interpret parables as something other than the single teaching they were intended to address. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Who is the Bride of the Lamb? | Rev 19:9 | Searcher56 | 239254 | ||
Doc, I understand the use and misuse of metaphors. That was not my point. I have been taught the metaphor of the "bride of the Lamb", is the church. In my current study, it didn't make sense. I looked at all Scripture to see what it says. What that who do you believe the metaphor "bride of the Lamb" is ... and why? S |
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4 | Who is the Bride of the Lamb? | Rev 19:9 | DocTrinsograce | 239256 | ||
Hi, Searcher... You asked, "What that who do you believe the metaphor 'bride of the Lamb' is ... and why?" (sic) Considering passages such as 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:27 and 32; etc. then, metaphorically, the bride are the called out ones, the chosen ones (1 Peter 1:2). They are the sheep (John 10:14-15), the salt of the earth, the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-14), the fruitful branches (John 15:5), the good soldiers (2 Timothy 2:3), the good tree (Matthew 7:18-19), an holy nation (1 Peter 2:9), the children of Abraham (Galatians 3:7), the children of light (Ephesians 5:8), obedient children (1 Peter 1:14), offspring of God (1 John 3:9), the children of the free woman (Galatians 4:31), a dwelling place of God (Ephesians 2:22), the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27), the violent (Matthew 11:12), living stones (1 Peter 2:5), a fragrant aroma (Philippians 4:18), and so on. In Him, Doc |
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5 | Who is the Bride of the Lamb? | Rev 19:9 | Searcher56 | 239258 | ||
Doc In 2 Corinthians 11:2 is Paul himself being joined (harmozo) to the Corinthian church, not about being about to be married. It is not about Christ being betrothed (joined) to the church. . In Ephesians 5, I already pointed out that is a problem. The woman is under the head of her father and being subject to him during the betrothal period. The verbs here are in the present tense and in Revelation are in the future. In Ephesians 5 it is to show the comparison of the role of the husband-wife and Christ-church … but not about His being married or betrothed to the church. That is carrying the metaphor too far. Another metaphor is John says that the bride of the Lamb is New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2). I now believe we believers of all time are the invited guests and I will let God tell us who the bride is. S |
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