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NASB | Ephesians 5:32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:32 This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church. |
Subject: Is the bride of christ the church? |
Bible Note: Sam, The Church is the New Jerusalem. When we become members of the Church, we become citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem. Through our worship, prayers, and works in Christ we participate in the heavenly life. Similarly we refer to "Church" simultaneously as the structure and the people who are in the structure. So it is with the Bride, the Church, the New Jerusalem Phil 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; Emmaus |