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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] |
Subject: Who is the Bride of the Lamb? |
Bible Note: 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 |