THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready .” (Revelation 19:7). “And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come .” (Matthew 22:1-3). Scripture has much to say about the Bride of Christ and the Marriage of the Lamb. It also gives us a clear indication of just who this Bride is, and what qualifies her for this highly favored calling. The king in the parable quoted above is God almighty, and His Son, the groom, is the Lord Jesus Christ. The wedding guests are those who are called to be heirs of salvation - the Church. The bride is not mentioned directly in this parable, but her presence is assumed because it is a wedding feast. She is separate from the guests, and takes center stage,