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NASB | Revelation 19:9 ¶ Then he *said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he *said to me, "These are true words of God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 19:9 ¶ Then the angel said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he said to me [further], "These are the true and exact words of God." [Is 25:6-8; Matt 26:29; Luke 13:29] |
Bible Question:
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? |
Bible Answer: 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 |