Section 8
four Gospels presents Christ as the Bridegroom coming for the bride.
The Husband and Wife
in the Epistles
In the Epistles Christ and the church are por trayed as husband and wife (Eph. 5:25-32; 2 Cor. 11:2). The Epistles clearly liken Christ and the church to husband and wife. If we know what is unfolded in the Epistles, we will see that Christ is revealed in them as our Husband and that the believers are revealed as His counterpart, as His wife. We must be one with Him in source, in nature, in life, and in daily living.
The Marriage of Christ and His People in Revelation
In the book of Revelation Christ is unveiled as having a wedding (19:7), and the New Jerusa lem is presented as His wife (21:2, 9). In Revela tion 19 we see that Christ will enjoy a wedding feast, and in chapter 21 we see that the New Jeru salem will be His wife. In Revelation 21 and 22, the last two chapters of the Bible, we see that the ultimate consummation of the whole Bible is this universal couple—the Husband and the wife.