Jacob_Rising said:
I bought a book by Eddie Chumney called,'' Who is the bride of Christ?''
I thought I had it all figured out, but I am still thinking.
Is the bride just Israel and Judah, or is Judah already married to God?
I look at the ten virgins as the congregation of Jesus being Gentiles in that Parable.
It's easy just to say that everyone who believes in Christ is the bride but there is something missing.
Who are the guests?
Is there something better to be than just the bride of Christ?
The Bride and wife is the holy City new Jerusalem and the people are the children of her born of the Seed which is the Word of God being Christ.
Rev 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying,
Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the
spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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The virgins are not as you think, they are considered male for there is no gender in the spirit, they are all considered sons rather they are male or female in the physical. Jesus is the last Adam, Adam was both male and female in attributes made in God's image yet considered male until Eve(better half : ) was taken out of Adam. Jesus's body which is according to our spirit not our flesh as there is neither, Jew nor Gentile, male or female in the ONE NEW MAN.
God must be all attributes for everything must begin with Him.
The son's will marry the land of new Jerusalem that will come down to earth and inherit the KINGDOM of God. All others who are saved who did not were not chosen for the high calling of God to rule and reign with Christ shall come back in the great white thrown judgement and they will be the guests, while the 144,000 are the virgins, Man child of Rev 12:5 that will be caught up.
Rev 14:1-5
14:1 And I looked, and, lo,
a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written {THE WORD} in their foreheads{MINDS}.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And
they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And
in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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Matt 25:1-12
25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil{ANOINTED BY THE SPIRIT WHO TAUGHT THEM PERSONALLY} with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept{JUST PLAYED CHURCH}.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you:
but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy{MAN WHOM YOU TRUSTED FOR YOUR LEARNINGS INSTEAD OF THE SPIRIT} for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready{MADE HOLY} went in with him to the marriage: and the
door was shut{CHRIST WAS THE DOOR, BUT NOW NO MORE HEAVENLY HOPE}.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said,
Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
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They thought they were marrying a man called Jesus.... but they were supposed to be being birthed in his image as HIS HOLY BODY AS sons.
Rom 8:19-22
19
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
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Isa 62:4-5
4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and
thy land shall be married.
5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
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