Purchasing the Bride

Jesus told his disciples "In my father's house are many mansions...I go to prepare a place for you." John 14:2  In this verse Jesus is drawing the analogy of Him (the bridegroom) and us (the bride) to the wedding practices of his day.  Over the next five days lets examine the significance of the two. There is so much to this comparison that will surprise and delight you.

The wedding starts with the bridegroom making a trip to the home of the bride.  It doesn't matter how far she may be, he must make this trip.  The bride never makes the trip to the groom.

The groom arrives at the home of the young woman he desires to marry and meets with the father to negotiate the price he must pay to purchase the bride.  Once the price has been paid the marriage convanent is established and the man and woman are then regarded as man and wife.  The woman is now considered holy, separated, exclusive for the groom.

Two thousand years ago the groom (Christ) made that same trip to the home of the bride (us).  He entered into our world after traveling through time and space to reach us.  Jesus then paid the bride price to purchase us when he died on the cross.  His life was the cost to make us his bride.

Those who opened the door of their hearts to him, and accepted the price of his death on the cross to purchase them, are now holy and separate to Christ exclusively.  We no longer are of this house (the world) but rather of the house of God (in Heaven)

To read other post from this series:
Part two "Preparing the Bride:
Part Three "The Brides Future Home"
Part four "The Snatching of the Bride"
Part five "The Bridal Chamber"

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