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No, I am not thinking literally. I would not expect the wedding of Jesus and the Bride to be as a human wedding. The human wedding feast is simply another type or shadow of the real thing. We are unable to imagine the real thing.

So then we have the Bride, the Bridegroom, the Guests and then another addition, a friend of the Bridegroom: "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...

To whom do you think these verses refer if not to Jesus and those people who will be His Bride? "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." Rev 21:2 "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had...

You have moved all around it still have not seen it. I will leave it with you and God.

The King would be the Bridegroom or Jesus, right? Rather the eunuch, I see Mordecai, the uncle of Esther, as the Holy Spirit. He is the one who really guided Esther in God's Way to become the Queen and to save her people. You may be right about the eunuch, but I would still choose Mordecai...

No, the unsaved are already dead and if they never receive Life from Jesus, they will always be dead. They will never hear the Master's invitation so they will not even come to the wedding. They will remain in the death which they have chosen.

Yes, His sheep will recognize His voice. Consider the guest who arrived without a proper garment. He apparently heard the invitation and came but failed to prepare himself properly. To hear the Master's voice he had to be a sheep. No goats were invited. What is a sheep? Did not a sheep who...

But, are there not guests at a wedding who are not the Bride?

Don't forget the ark of Noah. It had three levels with the unclean beast at the bottom, the clean beasts in the middle and men at the top. All of them were saved from the flood waters, there were definite differences. And our wedding garments should be what? "Stand therefore, having your...

The key my friend in having eyes to see and ears to hear what God is saying. Any unbeliever can read the Bible, but some unbeliever who read are hungry and thirsty for the righteousness of God. He proceeds to fill them. How does a person get spiritually hungry and thirsty? How do we respond to...

Certainly not, for there are tares among the wheat which will be handled when it is God's time.

Different definitions perhaps, but with ultimately the same meaning... or a difference that makes a difference. What difference could it make to the understanding of a new convert? Even if we were to say that the Bible is the Word of God, we still would not have not explained why it never...

Perhaps it is more like the situation with Esther. She was the One selected but many were invited [if that is the right word] from all over the realm. There are many types and shadows in the OT which fit generally the real things depicted in the NT. But... you question is a good one. Do you...

Not an unreasonable thing. Consider the following verse which expands a bit the one you quoted: "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful." Rev 17:14 He...

Please accept my most heartfelt apology. Sometimes my typing fingers follow my mouth which at times works without waiting until the head is completely ready to give me the correct [or any] words. I had intended to go back and address your post but I was distracted by another alert in the upper...

Not so! He may not be their Lord when they reject Him as Lord of their lives. He remains the Word of God. The Bible is not the same thing as Jesus although the Bible effectively contains all that we need. Without the Holy Spirit we will never know what it holds for us. The Holy Spirit may well...

So far not a single taker! I have my own belief on it, but I was hoping someone else would help fill in the blanks. Still waiting...

I would presently for myself agree on each point, but I would still hesitate to automatically say someone who doubts any one of them is not a Christian even though I might in my heart believe it. I still believe strongly that there are too many places a person can be in his walk to set such a...

Is there also a distinction made here? "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" Rom 12:2 Are the words, "good", "acceptable" and "perfect" speaking of three groups of...

Just being virgin is not enough, is it? King Ahasuerus in seeking a new queen, brought together many virgins from all over his realm, but only one was chosen [Esther]. Then consider the parable of Jesus: "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and...