Unique Wedding Invitation – Part 1
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost [Revelation 22:17].
I remember my wedding. The invitations went out, inviting the guests to the gala event. The invitation read something like this: “The people of God cordially request your attendance to witness the union of Randy & Jossie”. Of course it was a little more formal than that. It did include our full legal names!
This memory got me to thinking. At a wedding it is traditional for the bride to be given to the groom by the bride’s father. Am I not right? In that context consider the phrase in the Bible verse quoted above: The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Sounds like a wedding invitation to me.
Even more, it smacks of the father of the bride and his daughter. This Scripture has to do with inviting folks to come to the Lord Jesus and live. Anyone doing so is born again, which is to be baptized in the Spirit as a part of the Church. The Church is the Bride of Christ Jesus.
Let’s list the apposite Biblical truths:
• the Groom is the Lord Jesus
• the Bride is the Church
• the Spirit indwells the Bride and fits her for her Groom
Now let’s roll this concept over our tongue a bit and get the full flavor. When I was born, my parents were the source of my life. Of course God gives life, but His normal way of doing so is through procreation. This is to be done within the context of one man/one woman marriage.
In this vein when I was born again, I received the new life of the Spirit. The Spirit is the source of my new life, indwelling me and conforming me into the image of Jesus. Do you see the correlation between parents in the natural realm and the Spirit in the spiritual realm?
Now consider the phrase The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” It is the wedding invitation. The Bride is the Church, the Groom is the Lord Jesus, and the Bride’s parent is the Spirit. The Bride and her Father are inviting everyone who will to the wedding ceremony.
This is a most unusual ceremony, however. Those who do come don’t function as the attendees. They come to the Lord Jesus, the Groom, and are born again. In doing so they too become a part of the Bride, the Church. By accepting the invitation, the guests are transformed into the Bride who sends the invitations.
Wow! This is deep theology. We must continue this analysis and see what else we can learn. But it will have to wait until the morrow. Let’s visit with the Groom now.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
I remember my wedding. The invitations went out, inviting the guests to the gala event. The invitation read something like this: “The people of God cordially request your attendance to witness the union of Randy & Jossie”. Of course it was a little more formal than that. It did include our full legal names!
This memory got me to thinking. At a wedding it is traditional for the bride to be given to the groom by the bride’s father. Am I not right? In that context consider the phrase in the Bible verse quoted above: The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Sounds like a wedding invitation to me.
Even more, it smacks of the father of the bride and his daughter. This Scripture has to do with inviting folks to come to the Lord Jesus and live. Anyone doing so is born again, which is to be baptized in the Spirit as a part of the Church. The Church is the Bride of Christ Jesus.
Let’s list the apposite Biblical truths:
• the Groom is the Lord Jesus
• the Bride is the Church
• the Spirit indwells the Bride and fits her for her Groom
Now let’s roll this concept over our tongue a bit and get the full flavor. When I was born, my parents were the source of my life. Of course God gives life, but His normal way of doing so is through procreation. This is to be done within the context of one man/one woman marriage.
In this vein when I was born again, I received the new life of the Spirit. The Spirit is the source of my new life, indwelling me and conforming me into the image of Jesus. Do you see the correlation between parents in the natural realm and the Spirit in the spiritual realm?
Now consider the phrase The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” It is the wedding invitation. The Bride is the Church, the Groom is the Lord Jesus, and the Bride’s parent is the Spirit. The Bride and her Father are inviting everyone who will to the wedding ceremony.
This is a most unusual ceremony, however. Those who do come don’t function as the attendees. They come to the Lord Jesus, the Groom, and are born again. In doing so they too become a part of the Bride, the Church. By accepting the invitation, the guests are transformed into the Bride who sends the invitations.
Wow! This is deep theology. We must continue this analysis and see what else we can learn. But it will have to wait until the morrow. Let’s visit with the Groom now.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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