The Bride comes out of the Bridegroom because she has to be of the same DNA as Him to be compatible with Him. Only that which is from the Bridegroom is able to be joined back to Him. The Bride is the One who will be joined together with the Lord in the harmony of a marriage union when He returns again to reign upon the Earth. She is neither Jew nor Gentile but a corporate new creation, and a spiritual being. Though her roots can be seen in the natural Israel, she transcends natural Israel, because her origin was before and her destiny to reign with Jesus will be after. She has always been in the heart of God, and the Father purposed that He would give the Bride as a love gift to the Son.
The rapture and resurrection The debate surrounding the timing of the rapture has been both divisive and longstanding. Over the years, it seems that the church has remained polarized on this issue, with proponents of a pre-tribulation rapture, in my experience, often holding a particularly aggressive stance. It's understandable, really.…
"(16) And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. (17) Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because…
"(9) Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, (10) Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I…
"(9) Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, (10) Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I…
In the last Quick Bite (QB82), the Wedding at Cana, I brought attention to the first time the Lord’s glory was revealed. But what’s really interesting to note is that just before this occasion - Jesus had been in the wilderness. The Bible records immediately after His baptism (Matthew 3:13-17), “Jesus…
The Wedding at Cana And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His…