Can the Body of Christ also be the Bride of Christ, and who is really getting married when?

[DeighAnn]

I am looking for scripture that has to do with 'the bride of Christ'.   I still don't understand how a body can marry itself but am still in the middle of this journey and looking for more.  

How I see it is and where I am so far is, 
Man and woman marry, become one flesh. 
Man in faith through grace becomes a part of the 'many membered body', one with Christ

 LIKE A 'marriage', kinda,  but not.  

Also,  I gathered on this marriage/bride of Christ thing so far is


The time of the MARRIAGE it is easy to see it comes

after the lake of fire,
after ALL have been judged,
after all evil has been done away with and 
AFTER THE SECOND DEATH. 

Only those who have received their IMMORTALITY are left.  God will begin dwelling with us and we will be living in the new heaven and new earth age and IT IS THEN THE MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE.  After Christ's return, After Satan is bound, After all who are alive and remain are changed, After the Millennium, After Satan is loosed, After the final war, After the great white throne judgment, After the lake of fire, After this earth and heaven age have become a thing of the past.  

Just thought I should get that out of the way first. BUT, IF THERE IS ANOTHER MARRIAGE AT ANOTHER TIME, PLEASE SCRIPTURE ME WITH IT.

BEST READ in GODS WORDS

And I saw a great white throne
and HIM that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away
and there was found no place for them.   
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God
and the books were opened
and another book was opened which is the book of life
and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works.  
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them
and they were judged every man according to their works.
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea.
And I John saw THE HOLY CITY, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain

FOR THE FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY.  

And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And HE said unto me, IT IS DONE.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.


(NOW FOR SOME INSTRUCTIONS TO US ON HOW TO GET THERE)
He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
(AND WHO YOU DON'T WANT TO BE)
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
 

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride the Lamb's wife.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.  


I HAVE EVEN HEARD SOME SAY THEY BELIEVE WE ARE THAT CITY, SO I THOUGHT THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CLEARED UP AT THIS TIME ALSO.  CONTINUING ON WITH GODS WORDS... 

And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

 And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon to shine in it for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof.

 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day for there shall be no night there.

 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth neither whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh a lie but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Since you can't be it and enter into it at the same time, nuff said there.  


No need to Rapture before tribulation for a marriage
because as Gods words say 
no marriage EVEN TAKES PLACE until the new heaven and earth and that is after this and the Millennium and lake of fire. 

 

We need to go through tribulation because

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ephesians 5:28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Ephesians 5:29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Ephesians 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.




And found this which seems to say the same thing about being made one with an added 'be faithful' not deceived.  

2 Corinthians 11:1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

2 Corinthians 11:5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

2 Corinthians 11:6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

Just in case.... Thanks D

[missmuffet]

https://www.gotquestions.org/bride-of-Christ.html

[Marathoner]

19 hours ago, DeighAnn said:

I am looking for scripture that has to do with 'the bride of Christ'.   I still don't understand how a body can marry itself but am still in the middle of this journey and looking for more. 
 

Look no further than the verses from Revelation you have already shared, @DeighAnn, for the bride is identified as New Jerusalem come down from God. This will come to pass after the enemies are destroyed (the last being Death) and the former things pass away. I'm aware of all manner of strange teachings regarding the Body and the holy city, none of which are expressed in the scriptures. We are not the holy city but we shall indeed be part of His marriage, for we are in Christ and therefore joint heirs: He grants us to sit with Him upon His throne. Our place in Him is ever so clear.  

[DeighAnn]

On 9/23/2021 at 1:42 PM, Marathoner said:

Look no further than the verses from Revelation you have already shared, @DeighAnn, for the bride is identified as New Jerusalem come down from God. This will come to pass after the enemies are destroyed (the last being Death) and the former things pass away. I'm aware of all manner of strange teachings regarding the Body and the holy city, none of which are expressed in the scriptures. We are not the holy city but we shall indeed be part of His marriage, for we are in Christ and therefore joint heirs: He grants us to sit with Him upon His throne. Our place in Him is ever so clear.  

That is the problem isn't it?  People teaching a pre trib rapture for a wedding not even taking place for a minimum of 1000 years and at a time when the whole 'body' is not even present and going against all the ways the words of God tell us God works.  BUT thank you for the reply.  I was wondering what would come from the asking and didn't really think it would get any replies at all.  

 

[Leonardo Von]

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Can the Body of Christ also be the Bride of Christ, and who is really getting married when?

The Church is the Bride of Christ and, of this union, we have the Body of Christ, where Jesus is the Head and the Church, the body.