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the Christ, or the bridegroom who came for the bride; he was only the friend of the bridegroom. He told them clearly that Christ was the bride groom who came for the bride. People should not follow him; they should follow Christ so that He might have His bride.
ALL THE REGENERATED ONES BECOMING THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
John wrote his Gospel under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. By his words we can see that all the regenerated followers of Christ are His increase. The increase in verse 30 is the bride in verse 29, and the bride there is a living composi tion of all the regenerated people. This means that in this chapter on regeneration, regeneration is not only to bring the divine life into the believ ers and annul the satanic nature in their flesh, but also to make them the corporate bride for Christ's increase. The last two points, to annul the serpen tine nature in the believers and to make them the bride of Christ, are both fully developed in John's writing of Revelation. The book of Revelation mainly reveals how Satan as the old serpent will be fully eliminated (Rev. 20:2, 10), and how the bride of Christ as the New Jerusalem will be fully produced (Rev. 21:2, 10-27).