Bride or Guest?
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
"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.
"And to her
was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
"And he saith
unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of T he
Lamb."
Revelation
19:6-9 (KJV).
Song of Songs 7:10 "I am my beloved's, and His desire is toward me."
Song of Songs 8:6 "Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal u pon thine arm: for love isstrong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Song of Songs 8:7 "Many waters cannot quench love,neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all substance of his house for love, it would be utterly contemned."
Ephesians 5:27 "That He mi ght present it to Himselfa glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
Ephesians 5:30,32 "For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones...Thisis a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church."
MATTHEW 25:1-13 (KJV): "Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins who took their lamps and went forth to meet the Bridegroom.
"And five of them were wise and five were foolish.
"They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
"But
the wise took oil in their vessels
with their lamps.
"While
the Bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept."
"And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out tomeet Him.
"Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
"And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
"But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be notenough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
"And
while they went to buy, the
Bridegroom came; and they
that were ready went in
with Him to the marriage: AND
THE DOOR WAS
SHUT.
"Afterward came also the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
" But He answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I KNOW YOU NOT.
"WATCH
THEREFORE, FOR
YE KNOW
NEITHER THE
DAY NOR THE
HOUR WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMETH."
