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1 | 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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2 | 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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