~ Jesus Christ’s Bride ~
There are a
number of fascinating parallels between the first three chapters of the Bible
(Genesis 1-3) and the last three chapters of the Bible (Revelation 20-22). In between we find 1,183 chapters which
record mankind’s struggles as well as instructions for the struggle. In this series each post looks at one of the parallels—it
is not an exhaustive coverage of all the parallels.
The Beginning
~ “Then
the rib which the Lord God had
taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. …
Therefore a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one
flesh” (Genesis 2:22, 24).
The Middle
~ “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ
also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and
cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but
that she should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians
5:25-27).
The End
~ “Then
I, John, saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband” (Revelation 21:2). “Then one of the seven angels who had the
seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and
talked with me, saying, ‘Come, I will
show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife’” (Revelation 21:9).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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