In this article, we look at a concept that is central to modern Christianity but one that was, at least in its current meaning, completely unfamiliar to Jesus. You might guess that topic from the title of this article. If the “church” is the bride of Christ, it was an arranged marriage where he never met the bride.
Great article! I agree with you. My understanding is that New Jerusalem is the bride of Christ - not the church. Revelation 21:1 "I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband." I think the church often takes the verses describing New Jerusalem and Zion as talking about the church because they see so much in the Bible as metaphorical when it is not.
Great article! I agree with you. My understanding is that New Jerusalem is the bride of Christ - not the church. Revelation 21:1 "I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband." I think the church often takes the verses describing New Jerusalem and Zion as talking about the church because they see so much in the Bible as metaphorical when it is not.