Jewish Wedding Parallels the Rapture

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(06-19-2011 01:37 PM)chabod Wrote:  thank you for explaining the admin editing point
it seemed at the time
that one could not edit something UNTIL 20 minutes had passed
thats why i could not understand why i could not edit postings

Oh my, It never even occurred to me that it could be interpreted that way. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Quote:there are however difficulties in interpretation
as some indicators may point more to the Second coming of Christ or the rapture
but for instance - jesus often used parables - of everyday things - that his hearers, particulary his own countrymen
could understand - these everyday customs and ways if life - were often the source of spiritual truths he sought to convey

To me, what's important is fully aligning our understanding to the Scriptures, not aligning the Scriptures to our understandings or beliefs.
I agree Jesus used parables, and prophetically so. In fact those who rejected Him could not understand the parables. That's an important point because our own understandings can only come, not by man's interpretations or guesses, but the Holy Spirit giving understanding.

One the things that struck me in your posts is the idea of

Quote:whilst absent from earth - in fact the bride in heaven makes herself ready - Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. note past tense - made - whilst in heaven

Whilst IN heaven, having been raptured - she prepares a wedding gown for HER RETURN to earth WITH her now husband. Part of the making heself ready is the "disrobing" of those works done whilst a believer on earth that are works of the flesh, done in the flesh and not part of gods will. These are burned up, thus the garment is purified - got ready.

Whilst the work that were done ON earth before the rapture - reward is given - a different and opposite adornment - for her gown, with which she returns as His bride with him to earth.

The Scriptures tell us that corruption cannot enter heaven, therefore the body is purified before it can enter heaven, not after:

1Co 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1Co 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
1Co 15:46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1Co 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
1Co 15:48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
1Co 15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
1Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1Co 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1Co 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1Co 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jud 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Jud 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jud 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Rev 19:8 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.
Rev 19:9 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.

The righteousness and purifying of the saints, is because and only because of Christ, as I see it in the Scriptures. He is our righteousness. 'She' didn't do it, and she was changed by Christ, and all glory goes to what He did, because He is our Savior and Lord.

I would like to see the correlation of Scriptures to your specific quotes above, if you don't mind.

Blessings