Who is the Bride of Christ ? By Eddie Chumney Chapter 2

Who is the Bride of Christ?

CHAPTER 2

A MARRIAGE MADE IN EDEN 
Marriage is indeed an event which is ordained, sanctioned, and blessed by God. A loving committed and devoted marriage relationship between a man and a woman is at the very center of God's Will for man. God desired for man to have a helpmate so strongly that immediately following the creation of Adam on the sixth day of creation, God decided to take a rib out of Adam's side and provide a woman who would be a helpmate for Adam. In fact, God longed so strongly and desired so much to provide Adam with a woman to be his helpmate that after God took a rib from Adam's side to make a woman for Adam that God Himself escorted Eve to meet Adam and they were married. Therefore, God not only ordained the first marriage but He became the first escort in the initial marriage between a man and a woman in the Garden of Eden.
Furthermore, through this marriage which God arranged between Adam and Eve, God was foreshadowing His desire to be married and live and dwell with His Bride, the believers in Messiah, for all eternity. We can understand the connection between the marriage of Adam and Eve and Christ and His Church when we consider that the words which are spoken in Genesis 2:23-24 concerning the marriage between Adam and Eve are the same words which are spoken in Ephesians 5:30-32 concerning the marriage between Jesus, the Bridegroom, and His Bride, the Church.

THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE 

 In Genesis 2:18, God desired to provide a helpmate for Adam as it is written:

'And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'

Next, in Genesis 2:21-22, God took a rib from Adam and made a woman who was named Eve. Then, God brought the woman to the man and they were married. In Genesis 2:21-22 it is written:

'And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.'

THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN JESUS AND HIS BRIDE

This marriage between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was a foreshadowing of the marriage between Jesus, the Bridegroom, and His Bride, the Church, as revealed in Ephesians 5:23, 27, 30-32 as it is written:

'For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body ... that he (Christ) might present it (the church) to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blemish ... For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.' 

Let us examine in greater detail how the marriage between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was a prophetic foreshadowing of the marriage between Jesus, the Bridegroom, and His Bride, the Church.

ADAM IS A TYPE OF JESUS (Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:45-47) 

a) Adam was made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). 

b) Jesus is made in the fashion of man (Philippians 2:8).

ADAM IS MADE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH 

a) God created Adam to have dominion over all the earth and rule and reign over     God's creation as a king over planet earth. (Genesis 2:19-20, Psalm 8:3-8)

    1) Adam named everything signifying his authority (as a king) over it
        (Genesis 2:19-20). 

    2) This is prophetic of Jesus who is given a name by God which is above every         name signifying His authority over all things (Philippians 9:7-11).

b) Adam being made God's king over planet earth during the creation was a     prophetic picture of Jesus who will be King over all the earth for all eternity     (Daniel 7:13-14, Zechariah 14:9).

ADAM GOES INTO A DEEP SLEEP (Genesis 2:21)
(Sleep is a synonymous term for death in the Bible (John 11:11-14)

Sleep is a spiritual picture of the death of the flesh followed by resurrection.
(1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53)

Adam's flesh was cut (wounded) - This is a spiritual picture of Jesus' crucifixion. 

a) Genesis 2:21 = Incision in the flesh (a picture of Jesus' death) John 19:34 

b) Isaiah 53:1, 5 speaks of Jesus being wounded for us 

Following the incision made by God to Adam's side (which is a prophetic picture of Jesus' crucifixion), God brings forth a woman named Eve.
This is a prophetic picture of Jesus' purchasing His Bride (the Church) through His shed blood on the cross (Acts 20:28, Revelation 5:9).
Therefore, the marriage between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a prophetic picture of God's future desire to be married and dwell with His Bride, the Church, through the shedding of the blood of Jesus on the cross.


GOD CREATED MAN SO THAT HE COULD HAVE A BRIDE

God's heart and purpose for creating man in the Garden of Eden was based upon God's desire to have a created being called man whom God would make with a free Will so that man could choose to live and dwell forever with God in His presence. By making this choice, God desired to bestow His love upon man by promising man that God would live and dwell with man for all eternity. God so strongly desired this fellowship with man that God created mankind in the Garden of Eden to fulfill this purpose. In order to show God's heart and love for man and in order to communicate to man the fellowship and relationship that God desired for man, God created Eve from Adam to express through marriage this love and heart relationship that God desired to have with man.

WHY DID GOD DESIRE TO CREATE MAN TO HAVE A BRIDE? 

In order to understand the answer to this question, we need to understand what happened in heaven before God created Adam in the Garden of Eden. Lucifer was originally the highest ranking being in heaven next to God. Lucifer's job in heaven was to be the worship leader among the angelic hosts toward God. However, Lucifer desired in his heart to redirect the worship which was to be given to God toward himself. In doing so, Lucifer tried to usurp the position and authority of God in heaven by seeking to overthrow God and His throne and become the Lord of heaven in place of God.
 In order to accomplish this plan, Lucifer influenced 1/3 of the angels to rebel with him against God. Because of this, Lucifer was judged by God and thrown out of heaven. Therefore, God not only needed to judge Lucifer and the angels for rebelling against Him but God also needed to prove to the angelic hosts that He was righteous and just in His judgment and punishment toward Lucifer and the angels who rebelled with him against God. At the same time, God desired to fill the worship void in heaven that was being directed toward Him that was now left when Lucifer and 1/3 of the angelic host rebelled against God.
In order to fill the worship void in heaven toward God, He created man in His own image. God desired that man would someday by his own free will worship God with all his heart, mind, soul and strength. Therefore, the prophetic destiny of the Bride of Christ is to worship God for all eternity by giving glory to His name and fill the void which Lucifer left in heaven when he rebelled against God. God not only desires for man to worship God with all his heart, mind, soul and strength based upon a decision of man's free Will but God also desires to return His love upon His Bride for all eternity as well.
Because the future destiny of the Bride of Christ is to assume the place and authority in heaven which was once filled by Lucifer and 1/3 of the fallen angels, Satan has an intense hatred for God and God's Bride. Therefore, Satan plots to destroy not only God and His kingdom but God's anointed and chosen Bride as well. This is the basis for the confrontation which has existed on planet earth from the creation of Adam through the second coming of Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords. In the end, God has promised to crown His Bride with glory and honor and judge Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels who followed him and rebelled against God by casting them into the Lake of Fire where they will be tormented day and night forever. This is why God created man in the Garden of Eden and this is why God established and ordained the marriage relationship between a man and a woman. God wanted to communicate to the world through the marriage relationship between a man and a woman that God's heart and purpose in creating man was based upon His desire to live and dwell with His future Bride forever throughout all eternity.

SATAN REBELLED AGAINST GOD 

In Isaiah 14:12-15, it tells us that Lucifer desired to rebel against God and overthrow the throne of God as it is written:

'How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou has said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the Pit.'

SATAN INSPIRED THE ANGELIC HOSTS
TO REBEL AGAINST GOD 

In Revelation 12:3-4, it tells us that 1/3 of the angels were cast out of heaven when Lucifer rebelled against God as it is written:

'And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads, and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...' 

Jesus told about this event in Luke 10:1-8 as it is written:

'And he (Jesus) said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.' 

SATAN WAS ORDAINED AS A BRIDE IN HEAVEN

In Ezekiel 28:13-15, Lucifer is described as having the same characteristics as the future Bride of Christ in Revelation 21. Satan fell because he was exalted by his own beauty and used the wisdom which he was given by God in corruption against God.
In Ezekiel 28:13-15, Lucifer is described as having the same characteristics as the future Bride of Christ in Revelation 21 as it is written:

'Thou (Lucifer) has been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou was created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.' 

From the description of Lucifer in heaven, we can see the following characteristics.

1. He was ordained with all manner of precious stones
2. He was ordained with tabrets 
3. He was upon the holy mountain of God (Mount Zion)
4. He was perfect in his ways 

The Bride of Christ is mentioned in the Bible as having these exact same characteristics. Let us examine this more closely.

1. She will be ordained with all manner of precious stones (Revelation 21:9-10, 18-20) 
2. She will be ordained in tabrets (Jeremiah 31:3-4)
3. She will be upon the holy mountain of God (Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21:9-10) 
4. She will be perfect in her ways (Ephesians 5)

PERFECT MEANS SPIRITUALLY MATURE 

When describing Lucifer in Ezekiel 28:15, the Hebrew word that is translated as perfect is 'Tamim'. It is the Strong's number 8549. It is the same Hebrew word in Exodus 12:5 that is translated as 'without blemish' when God spoke concerning the Passover Lamb. Therefore, the same Hebrew word, 'Tamim,' that speaks about Lucifer when he was in heaven and before his rebellion against God which is translated as 'perfect' in Ezekiel 28:15 is the same Hebrew word that is translated as 'without blemish' in Exodus 12:5 when God spoke about the Passover Lamb. This is the exact same spiritual characteristic of God's Bride as mentioned in Ephesians 5:27 as it is written,

'That he (Christ) might present it (the Church, the Bride) to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blemish (Tamim).' 

The Hebrew word 'Tamim' which is translated in various places in the Bible as 'perfect, without blemish, undefiled, and sincerity' will be examined in much greater detail later in the book. The Hebrew word 'Tamim' does not mean sinless but rather instead means 'spiritual maturity' This is a major characteristic of God's Bride. It will be examined in detail in Chapter 4.

SATAN AND BABYLON 

In Ezekiel 28:16-18, we can see that the method which Lucifer used to rebel against God was violence as well as merchandising and trafficking. Satan is still using these methods today in plotting to overthrow God and God's chosen people. This system of merchandising and trafficking in the Bible is referred to as Babylon. It is through merchandising and trafficking (the world's economic and financial system) that Satan is plotting in these days to establish One World Government through the code name of the 'New World Order'. The method by which the kings and rulers of the earth in conjunction with the international bankers are using to bring the world into a 'New World Order' and One World Government system is to globally link the world and cause the world to be interdependent upon each other based upon economics and finance. From this, we can see that Lucifer is as much in rebellion against God today as when he rebelled against God in heaven.

CONCLUSION OF THE CHAPTER 

In this chapter, we examined the marriage between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. We saw that God ordained this marriage to be a prophetic picture of Jesus purchasing His Bride by shedding His blood on the cross. Prophetically, this is a spiritual picture of the marriage between Jesus and His Bride. In addition, we can understand that it has been the heart and purpose of God from the beginning of time to create man in the Garden of Eden and give him a free Will so that he could choose to have fellowship and communion with God. By making this choice, God desired to pour out His love toward man and have a nation of people who would worship God will all their heart, mind, soul and strength. God promised that He would live and dwell with this special nation of people for all eternity and they would be His Bride forever.
We also examined how the original role of Satan along with 1/3 of the angelic hosts was to worship God in heaven before they rebelled against God. Because of Satan's pride and desire to be worshiped in heaven above God, Satan rebelled against God while seeking to overthrow God's throne.
Because of this, a void was made in heaven. God desired to fill this void by creating man in His own image so that He could eventually have a Bride who would live and dwell with God for all eternity. God desired to communicate this plan and this relationship to man through the institution of marriage. By understanding the love that God purposed for a man and a woman to experience in a Biblical marriage relationship, man could understand how God desired to have spiritual intimacy with His Bride and bestow His love upon her for all eternity by dwelling with her in God's presence for all eternity.

Who is the Bride of Christ ? Chapter One by Eddie Chumney

 How many Christian books do you know begin by asking the reader if he is saved? Traditionally, it is in the final few pages of an evangelical Christian book where an invitation is given to the reader to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior so that he can be saved and go to heaven. So why is this book different?
This book seeks to Biblically answer the question, 'Who is the Bride of Christ?'The Bride of Christ consists of those people who are born again, Bible-believing Christians who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Therefore, this book is written to all members of the Body of Christ who are saved and will be in heaven. Because the information contained in this book is written to Christians who are saved, this book begins by asking the reader if he is saved.


WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE 'BORN AGAIN' ? 

If you are reading this book and you are not saved, let me briefly describe the steps whereby you can be sure that you are saved and will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven. However, before I outline the Biblical steps to salvation, I would like to define what it means to be 'born again.' Not all Christians understand what the term 'born again' means. So, let me explain what it means to be 'born again' and why it is necessary for salvation.
Simply speaking, being born again means that you have repented of your sins and have asked Jesus Christ to come into your heart and be the Lord and Savior of your life. In John 3:1-7, Nicodemus came to Jesus and asked Him a question. Jesus answered Nicodemus by saying that he must be 'born again.' In John 3:1-7, it is written:

'There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, You must be born again.'

In John 3:3, Jesus said:

'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'

In John 3:7, Jesus said:

'Marvel not that I said unto thee, You must be born again .'

In these passages, Jesus tells Nicodemus that unless he is born again, he cannot see (enter) the Kingdom of God (go to heaven). In John 3:4, we can tell that Nicodemus was thinking about being physically born through a mother's womb as it is written:

'Nicodemus saith unto him (Jesus), How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born?'

Jesus answered Nicodemus by saying that He was not talking about being born physically through his mother's womb a second time - which is impossible but was rather talking about being born spiritually. This can be seen when we examine the reply of Jesus in John 3:5-6 as it is written:

'Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh [physical birth through a mother's womb]; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit' [being born spiritually by repenting of your sins and asking Jesus to come into your heart and be your Lord and Savior]. 

Being 'born again' means that You are ' born anew or born from above.' The Hebrew term for being 'born anew ' is expressed through the ceremony of going through a ' Mikvah.' A 'Mikvah' is an immersion bath. From a Jewish context, once somebody has gone through a ' Mikvah' or immersion bath, he goes through a 'change of status.' A person who has a ' Mikvah' is not seen as having the same status after the 'Mikvah' (immersion bath) is completed as when he started the 'Mikvah' ceremony. Once the Mikvah is completed, he has gone through a 'change of status.'
Spiritually speaking, this is what it means to be 'born again' or born anew or born from above. Spiritually, whenever an unbeliever decides to repent of his sins and ask God to forgive him of his sins by asking Jesus Christ into his heart and life and making Him his Lord and Savior, he becomes 'born again' or born anew or born from above. Spiritually, when this is done, he experiences a 'change of status.' He goes from being an unbeliever and a sinner who was on the road to hell and destruction to being a Christian whom God has promised will be in heaven with Jesus for all eternity.

WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO BE 'BORN AGAIN' ? 

Why is it necessary to be born again or accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior? When God created Adam in the Garden of Eden he had personal fellowship with God. Because God is a Spirit (John 4:24), in order for Adam to communicate with God, Adam could only communicate and have daily fellowship with God on a spirit-to-spirit basis (1 Corinthians 2:10-12).
However, God warned Adam that in the day that he sinned that he would die. (Genesis 2:17).
When Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he did not die physically because Adam lived to be 930 years old (Genesis 5:5). However, when Adam sinned by being disobedient to the commandments of God, he died spiritually. The Bible tells us in Romans 5:12 that because of Adam's sin, spiritual death passed to all people who would be born after Adam as it is written:

'Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.'

Therefore, every human being who is born after Adam inherits Adam's sin nature and sin causes us to be spiritually dead.
In Ezekiel 18:4 it is written:

'... the soul that sinneth, it shall die.'

In Romans 6:23, it is written:

'For the wages of sin is death '

Under these conditions, the Bible tells us in Romans 3:10 as it is written:

'There is none righteous, no, not one.'

For these reasons, Jesus instructed Nicodemus that he must be "born again.' In other words, Jesus taught us that something needed to be done about the sin problem in our lives. In Acts 17:30 it is written that God has commanded all men everywhere to repent. 
The commission of John the Baptist was to preach repentance from sin. In Mark 1:4, it is written:

'John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.'

The Bible tells us in Hebrews 9:22 that without the shedding of blood, there is no remission for sin. When Jesus took the cup at his last supper he spoke these words in Matthew 26:28:

'For this is my blood of the new testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins.'

Therefore, from these things, we can see why we all need to be 'born again.'
When Adam sinned, he died spiritually. Spiritual death is separation from the presence and life of God. We are separated from God because of our sins as it is written in Isaiah 59:2:

'But your iniquities have separated between you and your God: and your sins have hid his face from you, that he shall not hear.'

In Romans 3:23 it is written:

'All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.'

Because all mankind has inherited the sin nature of Adam and the spiritual death that was imparted unto him because of his sin of eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, all mankind are sinners and need to repent of their sins. Jesus came to this earth and shed His blood on the cross for the remission of sins for those people who would repent of their sins before God.
Upon repenting of our sins and asking Jesus Christ into our heart to be our Lord and Savior, we will be saved. In Romans 10:9-12 it is written:

'That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture saith, 'Whosoever believeth on him (Jesus) shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek- for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.' 

HOW ARE SINNERS SAVED? 

The Bible tells us how we are saved. We are saved by God's grace (his unmerited favor toward us) through faith and not by our own good works. In Ephesians 2:8-9 it is written:

'For by grace are ye saved through faith: and that not of yourselves.- it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.'

WHAT IS SIN?

In 1 John 3:4, it is written:

'Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.'

In Romans 3:20, the Bible tells us that we are not saved by obeying the law or by our own works as it is written:

'Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.' 

In Romans 3:28 it is written:

'Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.'

So, the Bible tells us that we are Justified (saved) by grace through the redemptive work of Jesus when He shed His blood on the cross for our sins. In Romans 3:24-26, it is written:

'Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Whom God has set forth to be a propitation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.'

 In Galations 2.16, it is written:

'Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be saved.'

In Romans 5:8-9, it is written:

'But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him.'

In short, why do we need to be saved?

1. When God created man in the Garden of Eden he had perfect communication and fellowship with God. Because God is Spirit, they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24). Before Adam sinned, he was able to communicate and have communion and fellowship with God on God's spiritual level because God created Adam as a spirit being.
   
2. When Adam sinned by disobeying God and eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam spiritually died and passed spiritual death to all mankind.
   
3. Sin is transgressing the law of God and disobeying His Word. Sin separates man from God and sin causes both physical and spiritual death. 
4. In order to be reconciled back to God, man needs to confess his sins before God and accept God's plan of salvation for man. God's plan of salvation for man was accomplished through the death of Jesus on the cross and the shedding of His blood for the remission of our sins. 
5. By repenting of your sins and asking Jesus to come into your heart and life so that He can be your Lord and Savior, you are saved by God's grace through faith. You are not saved by your good deeds or being a good person. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
6. Before we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, our spirit is spiritually dead (separated from God). When we repent of our sins by asking Jesus to come into our heart and lives and be our Lord and Savior, our spirit man becomes 'born again' and undergoes a spiritual 'Mikvah' which is a 'change of status.' When this happens, we change from being a sinner to being a saved Christian who will go to heaven and spend eternity with God. 

ARE YOU SAVED AND GOING TO HEAVEN? 

Are you saved? If you have not repented of your sins and asked Jesus to come into your heart and life, I urge you to do so today. If you have already done this, then the rest of this book is written to you as we will answer the question, 'Who is the Bride of Christ?'
Because most people who are reading this book have already repented of their sins and have asked Jesus Christ to come into their hearts and lives, they are saved and will be in heaven.
However, by being saved, will you be the Bride of Christ?

WHO IS THE BRIDE OF CHRIST? 

I have been attending church regularly since I was five years old. Currently, I am a pastor of an independent non-denominational church. In addition, I am the President and Founder of Hebraic Heritage Ministries International which is a ministry devoted to teaching the Hebraic roots of Christianity to Christians all over the world. From being associated with Christianity and by being saved since I was a child, I was always taught that everyone who is saved is the Bride of Christ. However, is this what the Bible teaches?
Are all saved Christians the Bride of Christ? In the following chapters, I will outline and detail the characteristics described in the Bible concerning who is the Bride of Christ. The conclusion might be shocking to many Christians. Nonetheless, the answer of who is the Bride of Christ and what will be her commissioning in the age to come will be scripturally discussed, outlined, and presented in a step-by-step manner in the upcoming chapters.
As we describe the Bride of Christ and are able to outline and define her characteristics in the following chapters, we will not only be able to understand who the Bride of Christ is but we will also be able to know her when she is unveiled to this present evil world. God is beginning the process of unveiling the Bride of Christ in these final years before the soon return of the Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, and she will be revealed to the world in glory and majesty.
Let us continue our study together so that we may examine for ourselves in a step-by-step, theme-by-theme, characteristic-by-characteristic, scripture-by-scripture manner so that we can answer together the question, 'Who is the Bride of Christ?' using the Bible as our basis for all authority on this subject.