{"id":45343,"date":"2020-12-30T01:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45343"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T14:27:09","slug":"why-you-should-seek-to-be-the-bride-of-christ-in-these-last-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/12\/30\/why-you-should-seek-to-be-the-bride-of-christ-in-these-last-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Seek to Be the Bride of Christ in These Last Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">\u00a0The Call to Intimacy with Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Christian life is not merely about believing in Jesus, attending church, or identifying with a religious label. It is about entering into a covenantal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom of the Church. In<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 3:29 (ESV)<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>John the Baptist says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom&#8217;s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This imagery of the Bride and Bridegroom is used throughout Scripture to describe the deep, intimate union God desires with His people culminating in the marriage between Christ and the Church (cf. <strong>Ephesians 5:25\u201327<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1. Not All Who Profess Faith Are the Bride<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many assume that being a Christian is synonymous with being the Bride of Christ. However, the parable of the ten virgins in <strong>Matthew 25:1\u201313 (ESV)<\/strong> presents a sobering truth. All ten were waiting for the Bridegroom, but only five entered the wedding feast:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, \u2018Lord, lord, open to us.\u2019 But he answered, \u2018Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.\u2019\u201d<\/em> (vv. 10b\u201312)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here, Jesus makes a distinction not between believers and unbelievers, but between the prepared and the unprepared\u00a0 those filled with the Holy Spirit (oil) and those who were not.<\/p>\n<p>Theologically, we can say that this parable distinguishes between <strong>nominal Christianity<\/strong> (faith in name only) and <strong>regenerate Christianity<\/strong> (faith expressed through obedience and transformation).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>2. The Difference Between the Bride and the Concubine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In biblical times, a <strong>bride<\/strong> entered into a legal covenant with her husband and had full rights, including inheritance. A <strong>concubine<\/strong>, though perhaps loved, had no lasting claim or covenantal standing. This serves as a metaphor for two types of people in the Church:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The <strong>Bride<\/strong> represents those fully surrendered to Christ transformed, purified, and living in covenant (see <strong>2 Corinthians 11:2<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The <strong>concubine<\/strong> represents those who are content with outward religion but have no deep communion or obedience to Christ.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God does not desire a casual, distant relationship with His people. He desires a <strong>bride who knows His heart<\/strong>, walks in holiness, and is ready for His return.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>3. The Bride is Entrusted with the Mysteries of Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christ promises to share the secrets of the kingdom with those who are His. In<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revelation 10:4 (ESV)<\/strong>, John writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, \u2018Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This sealed message reminds us that not all revelation is public some truths are reserved for those walking closely with God (cf. <strong>Deuteronomy 29:29<\/strong>: <em>\u201cThe secret things belong to the Lord\u2026\u201d<\/em>). The Bride is the one to whom Christ discloses the &#8220;hidden manna&#8221; (cf. <strong>Revelation 2:17<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>This aligns with<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 15:15 (ESV)<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>where Jesus says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cNo longer do I call you servants&#8230;but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bride of Christ walks in that level of intimacy and trust.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>4. The Bride Is Known by Her Righteousness (Holiness)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mark of the true Bride is <strong>holiness <\/strong>not perfection in the flesh, but a life continually surrendered, sanctified, and bearing the fruit of righteousness. As Paul writes in<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Timothy 2:19 (ESV)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cBut God\u2019s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: \u2018The Lord knows those who are his,\u2019 and, \u2018Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And in <strong>Revelation 19:7\u20138 (ESV)<\/strong>, the final union is depicted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cLet us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure <strong>for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This righteousness isn\u2019t self-made. It is the result of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit (cf. <strong>Romans 8:13\u201314<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>5. Urgency in the Last Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are living in a time when spiritual deception is increasing, and the line between the world and the Church is becoming blurred. Jesus warned of lukewarm faith in<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revelation 3:16 (ESV)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now more than ever, we must be vigilant not merely religious, but truly transformed. The Bride must <strong>keep her lamp full<\/strong> (cf. <strong>Matthew 25:4<\/strong>), her garments clean (cf. <strong>Revelation 3:4<\/strong>), and her eyes fixed on the Bridegroom (cf. <strong>Hebrews 12:2<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Prepare Your Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you examine your life and see a lack of holiness, intimacy, or oil in your lamp, the time to repent and seek Christ fully is <strong>now<\/strong>. There is still grace available, but the time is short. 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