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A Jewish man’s relationship with His Bride to be …

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He would approach the girl of his choice with a legally binding contract - a covenant.

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Jesus approaches us and, if we accept, He makes a covenant with us.

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The contract would include the price that man was willing to pay for his bride.

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The more he would pay, the more it would show his love for his bride.

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Jesus paid the highest price for us, sacrificing His own life, shedding His own blood.

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The contract was sealed when the man and woman would drink a cup of wine together.

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At Passover, Jesus had His disciples drink of the wine that symbolized His shed blood.

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And eat of the unleavened bread, symbol of His body.

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Jesus said “Do this in remembrance of Me, until I return.”

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Then the man would give some form of blessing, symbolizing that the covenant relationship between the two had been established.

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At this time they were considered married.

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The man would then leave the girl at her home and would depart to go to his home, usually his father’s house.

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There He would prepare a bridal chamber for the honeymoon.

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Jesus left to return to His father’s house to prepare a place for us.

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When the father said all was ready, the groom would return for his bride.

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Jesus said only the Father knows when He will return.

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While the groom was away, the bride prepared herself for their marriage.

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She would keep herself veiled in public.

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A symbol that she belonged to another and was set apart and bought with a price.

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His bride was to keep herself pure.

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Custom was, that she was to have an oil lamp ready for her departure, in case the groom came for her at night.

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We are to be ready with Holy Fire burning within us, ready for Jesus to return for us.

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When the time came, the groom arrived.

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He would leave his father’s house, along with his best man and other attendants, in a torchlite procession . . .

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Since it was often night when He would go to fetch his bride.

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Jesus will descend from heaven and the Bride will meet Him in the air.

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Since the bride did not know the exact timing of the groom’s coming . . .

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The groom’s arrival was preceded by a loud shout

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to give her a few minutes to arise, trim her lamp, and gather her things.

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Then the groom would bring her back, veiled, to his father’s house and the place he had prepared for her.

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The Bride and Groom would enter the Father’s house to begin the wedding party!

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At the father’s house, the wedding party and guests would escort the couple to the wedding chamber.

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The wedding party & guests would then celebrate the wedding feast for the next 7 days.

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The Bride and Groom would honeymoon in their bridal chamber for those 7 days.

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Jesus’ bride remains with Him during the time of the Great Tribulation on earth.

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When the marriage week was over, the bride and groom would emerge. The bride’s face would be unveiled so all could see her face.

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After the marriage supper, the bride and groom would depart for their own dwelling place.

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Jesus will return with His bride to the earth to rule and reign.

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The election of the bride was before the foundation of the world in the Messiah.

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Jesus’ Tabernacle (dwelling place) is rising right now, in the hearts of those who believe & love Him . . .

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There is a sound of freedom from His faithful & most beloved bride.

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May His love fill and reign in our hearts . . .

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And may we make ourselves ready as we eagerly wait for His return.