Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church:
Church Title: Bride Of Christ:
Bible Text:
Revelation 19:7-9 KJV
7 Let us be
glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of The Lamb
is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her
was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and
white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith
unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage
supper of The Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the True sayings
of God.
Matthew 19:6 KJV
Wherefore they
are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder.
Heaven and earth await, the trumpet blast,and the voice of the
archangel, the moment when God will call the people of The Lord,
home.
Scriptures,
Speaking Of Marriage, Or the coming Marriage Supper:
Matthew 9:15 NLT
Jesus replied,
“Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with The Groom? Of
course not. But someday The Groom will be taken away from them, and
then they will fast.
Matthew 22:1-14
KJV (Luke 14:16
1 And Jesus
answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom
of heaven is like unto a certain King, which made a marriage for His
Son,
3 And sent
forth His servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and
they would not come.
4 Again, He
sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden,
Behold, I have prepared My dinner: My oxen and My fatlings are
killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made
light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his
merchandise:
6 And the
remnant took His servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew
them.
7 But when The
King heard thereof, He was wroth: and He sent forth His armies, and
destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith He
to His servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden
were not worthy.
9 Go ye
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the
marriage.
10 So those
servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as
many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished
with guests.
11 And when The
King came in to see the guests, He saw there a man which had not on a
wedding garment:
12 And He saith
unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding
garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said
The King to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away,
and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
14 For many are
called, but few are chosen.
Matthew 25:1-13 NLT Parable of the Ten
Bridesmaids
1 Then the
Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps
and went to meet
The Bridegroom.
2 Five of them
were foolish, and five were wise.
3 The five who
were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,
4 but the other
five were wise enough to take along extra oil.
5 When The
Bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At
midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, The Bridegroom is
coming! Come out and meet Him!’
7 “All the
bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps.
8 Then the five
foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil
because our lamps are going out.’
9 “But the
others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop
and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while
they were gone to buy oil, The Bridegroom came. Then those who were
ready went in with Him to the marriage feast, and the door was
locked.
11 Later, when
the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling,
‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’
12 “But He
called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
13 “So you,
too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of My
return.
Luke 12:35-59
KJV
35 Let your
loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36 And ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when He will
return from the wedding; that when He cometh and knocketh, they may
open unto Him immediately.
37 Blessed are
those servants, whom The lord when He cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that He shall gird Himself, and make them to
sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if He
shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find
them so, blessed are those servants.
39 And this
know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief
would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through.
40 Be ye
therefore ready also: for The Son Of Man cometh at an hour when ye
think not.
41 Then Peter
said unto Him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to
all?
42 And The Lord
said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall
make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in
due season?
43 Blessed is
that servant, whom his Lord when He cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a Truth I
say unto you, that He will make him ruler over all that He hath.
45 But and if
that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth His coming; and shall
begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and
to be drunken;
46 The Lord of
that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for Him, and at
an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will
appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that
servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself,
neither did according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that
knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten
with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be
much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will
ask the more.
49 I am come to
send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a
baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished!
51 Suppose ye
that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather
division:
52 For from
henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against
two, and two against three.
53 The father
shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the
mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the
mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law
against her mother in law.
54 And He said
also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west,
straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye
see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to
pass.
56 Ye
hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but
how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why
even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou
goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way,
give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the
officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee,
thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
Luke 14:15-24
KJV (A Prophetic view of The
Marriage Super Of The Lamb.)
15 And when one
of them that sat at meat with Him heard these things, he said unto
Him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said He
unto him, A certain Man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent His
servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all
things are now ready.
18 And they all
with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto Him, I
have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray
thee have me excused.
19 And another
said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray
thee have me excused.
20 And another
said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that
servant came, and shewed His Lord these things. Then The Master Of
The House being angry said to His servant, Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the
servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there
is room.
23 And The Lord
said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and
compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.
24 For I say
unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of My
supper.
John 3:27-30 NLT
John the Baptist Exalts Jesus
27 John
replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from
heaven.
28 You
yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am
only here to prepare the way for him.’
29 It is The
Bridegroom who marries the bride, and The Bridegroom’s friend (John
and Old Testament believers) is simply glad to stand with
him and hear His vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at His
success.
30 He must
become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
Romans 7:4 KJV
Wherefore, my
brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ;
that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from
the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
II Corinthians
11:2 NLT
For I am
jealous for you with the jealousy of God Himself. I promised you as a
pure bride to one husband—Christ.
Ephesians 5:23
NLT
23 “...Christ is The Head Of The Church. He is The Savior Of His
body, The Church.
25“...Christ
loved the church. He gave up His Life for her
26 to make her
holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s Word.
27 He did this
to present her to Himself as a glorious church without a spot or
wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without
fault.
30 And we are
members of His body.
32 “...Christ
and the church are one.
Revelation 22:17
KJV
And The Spirit
and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let
him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take The Water
Of Life freely.
At any moment, the rapture trumpet may sound, and the voice of the
archangel, heard. If you are a child of God, and your name is written
in The Lamb's Book Of Life, you will be caught up to heaven, to
forever be with The Lord. All of heaven is waiting for the
celebration of the home coming of
The Lord's bride, the church.
There will be a celebration, besides anything ever seen by mortal
man, a celebration known as
“The marriage supper.”
Friend, don't miss it! Do you know The Precious Lamb Of God? He came
to earth to hand you a pardon for the judgment of sin. When you
freely take His pardon, by receiving Him, your name is recorded in
His Book Of Life!
When will the rapture be?
Matthew 24:36-51
KJV
36 But of
that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but
My Father only.
37 But as the
days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of The Son Of Man be.
38 For as in
the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into
the ark,
39 And knew not
until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the
coming of The Son Of Man be.
40 Then shall
two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women
shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
42 Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know
this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the
thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered
his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore
be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not The Son Of Man
cometh.
45 Who then is
a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over His
household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is
that servant, whom His Lord when He cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say
unto you, That He shall make him ruler over all His goods.
48 But and if
that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth His
coming;
49 And shall
begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the
drunken;
50 The Lord of
that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for Him, and in
an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall
cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
