THE BRIDE, THE SPOUSE OF THE LAMB
The ultimate consummation is the bride, the spouse associated with Lamb (21:2, 9). The whole holy town is a bride. In John’s Gospel, at time whenever disciples of John had been jealous of Jesus, John stated, “He who has got the bride may be the bridegroom” (John 3:26-29). Once the close buddy regarding the Bridegroom, John had been happy for their supporters to leave him and head to Jesus, because He was the Bridegroom. Regeneration in John 3 is for the creating for the bride.
Consummately, I will be a female that is corporate eternity (Rev. 21:2). The male that is unique eternity is our Jesus. our Redeemer, our Lord. I will be a female that is corporate match Him. Ultimately, then, just just what arrives through the work that is twofold of and building—is a couple of. God is hitched to guy, and guy is hitched to God. By the end for the sixty-six books regarding the Bible is Revelation 22:17, which states, “The Spirit additionally the bride state. ” in conclusion of this Bible is the fact that a couple of states.
This bride whom fits the Spirit could be the consummation that is ultimate of the redeemed, regenerated, changed, and glorified tripartite males. The Spirit could be the Spirit that is all-inclusive as ultimate consummation regarding the Triune Jesus. The Spirit may be the Triune Jesus reaching us, and this reaching a person may be the consummation. He’s passed away through the procedures of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.
Today our God is just a prepared God. At first had been the expressed word, additionally the term had been Jesus, and also this term became flesh. Incarnation is an ongoing process. This very incarnated One lived on earth in a bad carpenter’s house. After thirty-three and a half years he ended up being led such as for instance a lamb towards the slaughter, and then he had been slaughtered in the cross. It was also a procedure. He went into Hades (Acts 2:27; Eph. 4:9), and then He joined into resurrection. Continue reading Residing Stream Ministry