God's people to become the overcomers who answer the Lord's call
WEEK 6 — OUTLINE
The Bride as the Corporate Warrior
Scripture Reading: Eph. 6:10-20
Day 1 & Day 2 ›› I. Ephesians 6:10-20 reveals that the bride is a corporate warrior fighting
against the enemy of God for God's kingdom:
A. When the overcoming lover of Christ becomes one with God to be God's
dwelling place, in the eyes of God she is as beautiful as Tirzah and as lovely as Jerusalem; however, to the enemy she is as terrible as an army with banners—S.S. 6:4:
1. Banners indicate a readiness to fight and also are a sign that the victory is won; a terrible army signifies that the overcomers of the Lord terrify God's enemy, Satan. 2. This army fights the battle for God's kingdom in the degradation of God's people to become the overcomers who answer the Lord's call (Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21); eventually, the overcomers will become a bride collectively to marry Christ (19:7-9); after their wedding, this bride will become an army to fight alongside Christ, her Husband, to defeat Antichrist with all his followers (vv. 11-21). B. The church as the bride is actually the corporate man in God's intention, who
will fulfill the twofold purpose of expressing God and dealing with God's enemy—Gen. 1:26. C. Not only must God's eternal purpose be fulfilled and the desire of Christ's
heart be satisfied, but God's enemy must be defeated; for this, the church must be a warrior. D. Our walk is for the fulfillment of God's purpose, our living is for the
satisfaction of Christ, and our warfare is for the defeat of God's enemy—Eph. 4:1; 5:2, 8; 6:10-11. II. The testimony of Jesus during the millennium is the bride of Christ—the
overcomers who are the co-kings of Christ—Rev. 19:7-9; 20:4, 6:
A. The Lord's recovery is for the preparation of the bride of Christ (19:7-9;
21:2); ultimately, we will be conformed to be the wonderful Shulammite, who, as the duplication of Solomon, is the greatest and ultimate figure of the