The festivities go on for seven days. There is much feasting, dancing and singing. The celebrating continues for the seven days, but the bride remains in the bedchamber for those seven days. No one sees her during this time. When she finally comes out, she is no longer wearing her veil. This is the first time that anyone sees her face and sees who the bride is.
When Christ comes and takes us away to be with him, we shall at last see him face to face. There will no longer be a go between. We will have more than just love letters written to us in the scriptures. We will not just pray to Jesus, but will be able to speak directly to him and actually hear his voice answering us. For the first time we will be look into his eyes of love and everything else that exist will all fade away into the background.
Just as the bride was hidden for seven days before she was revealed, (I believe) we shall be hidden from the world for seven years during the tribulation. Then Christ will return to the earth to save mankind from destruction and the bride shall be revealed to the world. For the first time the world will see for sure who the righteous ones are. They shall at last know, without a doubt, that those who followed Christ were correct in what they had been saying.
Today we can not enter into the bridal chamber, but we can enter the prayer closet. We can get to know our groom by reading his love letters to us. We can study about who God is and what He desires of us. We can know him better by spending time alone with him everyday. He desires to let himself be known to us. He prizes that time which foreshadows the day we shall be with him face to face.
To read other posts from this series:
Part one "Purchasing the Bride."
Part two "Preparing the Bride"
Part three "The Brides Future Home"
Photo Credit: The First Dance by Will fisher
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