Overview of the Tribulation.

[Marilyn C]

 

[rebuilder 454]

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Chapter 19 has the bride in heaven, becoming the wife.(at the end of the tribulation)
IOW the raptured church is in heaven during the tribulation.

 

[Douggg]

Chapter 19 has the bride in heaven, becoming the wife.(at the end of the tribulation)
IOW the raptured church is in heaven during the tribulation.

 

[Marilyn C]

Chapter 19 has the bride in heaven, becoming the wife.(at the end of the tribulation)
IOW the raptured church is in heaven during the tribulation.

The `bride` is a symbol - AS a bride.

Jesus is AS a lamb. He is NOT a lamb but there is something similar - sacrifice.
Jesus is AS a Lion. He is NOT a lion but there is something similar - King, Majesty.
The city is AS a bride. The city is NOT a bride but there is something similar - being glorious. (Rev. 21: 11 - having the glory of God)

The `wife` on the other had is well known in God`s word as ISRAEL. (Isa. 54: 5 & 6 etc.

 

[rebuilder 454]

The `bride` is a symbol - AS a bride.

Jesus is AS a lamb. He is NOT a lamb but there is something similar - sacrifice.
Jesus is AS a Lion. He is NOT a lion but there is something similar - King, Majesty.
The city is AS a bride. The city is NOT a bride but there is something similar - being glorious. (Rev. 21: 11 - having the glory of God)

The `wife` on the other had is well known in God`s word as ISRAEL. (Isa. 54: 5 & 6 etc.

Are you trying to make a case that the Church is not the bride of Christ?

 

[Rockerduck]

Are you trying to make a case that the Church is not the bride of Christ?

The Body of Christ is the bride.

 

[Marilyn C]

Are you trying to make a case that the Church is not the bride of Christ?

Yes.

 

[ewq1938]

The `bride` is a symbol - AS a bride.

Jesus is AS a lamb. He is NOT a lamb but there is something similar - sacrifice.
Jesus is AS a Lion. He is NOT a lion but there is something similar - King, Majesty.
The city is AS a bride. The city is NOT a bride but there is something similar - being glorious. (Rev. 21: 11 - having the glory of God)

Yes.

Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Jewels, nice pretty things etc is how a bride is prepared and adorned and we see that is more detail later in the chp.

The `wife` on the other had is well known in God`s word as ISRAEL. (Isa. 54: 5 & 6 etc.

A divorced wife. The Son is taking his own bride but no divorce will ever happen. It is of course a symbolic wedding.

 

[rebuilder 454]

The `bride` is a symbol - AS a bride.

Jesus is AS a lamb. He is NOT a lamb but there is something similar - sacrifice.
Jesus is AS a Lion. He is NOT a lion but there is something similar - King, Majesty.
The city is AS a bride. The city is NOT a bride but there is something similar - being glorious. (Rev. 21: 11 - having the glory of God)

The `wife` on the other had is well known in God`s word as ISRAEL. (Isa. 54: 5 & 6 etc.

Well you got the wife/israel part correct , but the bride of Christ incorrect.
Ephesians 5
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

2 Corinthians 11
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Rev 19
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Rev 22
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely

John 3
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

 

[rebuilder 454]

Yes.

Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Jewels, nice pretty things etc is how a bride is prepared and adorned and we see that is more detail later in the chp.



A divorced wife. The Son is taking his own bride but no divorce will ever happen. It is of course a symbolic wedding.

All weddings both earthly and heavenly are symbolic.

 

[Marilyn C]

Well you got the wife/israel part correct , but the bride of Christ incorrect.
Ephesians 5
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

2 Corinthians 11
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Rev 19
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Rev 22
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely

John 3
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Hi rebuilder,
Glad you agree to the `wife` symbol relationship with God as Israel. So let`s look at the scriptures you quoted.

John 3 is when Jesus was on earth in Israel. There was NO revelation of the Body of Christ then.
Rev. 19 refers to Israel, the wife whom the Lord will connect (symbolically) again. (Zech. 12: 7 - 10)

Eph. 5 relates to husbands loving their wives as their own BODIES as Christ loves His BODY. `For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.` (v. 30)

2 Cor. 11 Paul is speaking to his disciples desiring them to be pure and that he will present them to the Lord. That is NOT us for the Lord will present us to Himself. (Jude 24)

Rev. 22 shows us the city describes AS a bride. It is NOT a bride but symbolic of the glory of God upon it. (Rev. 21: 11)

 

[ewq1938]

Hi rebuilder,
Glad you agree to the `wife` symbol relationship with God as Israel.

Wives plural as God was married to symbolic sisters, Judah and Israel. He divorced both due to spiritual harlotry.