by Gerlinda

Steven always post the scriptures so that we can, readily, read them and ponder what is being said to us. Recently the scriptures of Matthew 12 made me focus upon two verses

Matthew 12:

6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

When Christ/Yahusha was preaching to the people & especially to Religious leaders of the temple who found fault with Him wherever possible, he was telling them that He was greater than this temple/building that they put so much of their self-importance upon. They were blind to Him and notice verse 21, how He tells them the Gentiles will trust in His Name. Wow! But that brings up a subject that this Site has been posting.

1. The ecclesia/church is the living stones of the Living Temple, Yahusha. They are the Body of Christ.

2. The Bride of Christ is the same as the Wife of Yahuah/I Am that I Am..

The Covenant that was made at Mt. Sinai was made with the Israelites. When Moses came down with the Ten Commandments, which was the binding wedding contract to which they would have to agree, they all said they would. Thus, they became the Betrothed wife of Jehovah.

Did they remain faithful to that wedding contract? No, they, over-all did not. That is why she is called the Wayward Wife. In Israeli Law, the contract is made long before the actually wedding. During that time, the Bridegroom builds a home for his future wife. This brings me to this issue that needs to be clarified.

1. The ecclesia/church, which is made up of the Gentiles that were grafted into natural Israel, which accepted Christ as their Saviour are the ones that receive the White Garment that allows them to attend the Wedding Feast. They are not the Bride. They are the guests. They were invited to the wedding which is still waiting to take place once His espoused Bride decides to accept her Bridegroom that the Covenant at Sinai was given unto them through the Ten Commandments that they agreed to follow.

Look at this scripture:

Matthew 22:12-13 Berean Literal Bible

"And he says to him, 'Friend, how did you enter here not having a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king told the servants, 'Tie him hand and foot and throw him outside into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Do you see it? Anyone of us who does not receive the white garment provided by being made anew, does not get to attend the Wedding Feast. There is no other way into the wedding feast outside of accepting the ticket which was given freely, just for sincerely asking for it.

So, let's get to the Wedding Feast. Who did we say was the future Wife of Jehovah that He is waiting for her to return from her harlotry? It is Natural Israel of the original Wedding Contract, who did not fulfill her part of the agreement.

Yet, despite her going astray and trusting others instead of Him, the day will will come when her eyes will finally be opened to her own need of Him. Then this Wayward Wife will cry out for Him and He will return for Her.

The God of Israel is One God who emptied Himself and took upon himself the skin of a human so that He could pay the sacrifice that was required to redeem us from the One who took our Eternal Life away from us.

Remember; that was Satan when He beguiled Eve in Paradise and she in turn, talked her husband to also partake of that sin. That sin, dear reader, is not eating an apple but of letting him put his DNA into the creation that God created to replenish the earth after the First Earth Age destruction. When they partook of that Forbidden Fruit, they lost their Eternal Life but it was the Lamb of God that bought it back.

It is really time that we begin to divide the Word of God as it was intended instead of muddling everything together as the church has done, under the guidance of Rome.

We are all not the guests nor are we all the Wife. There are two separate groups which is apparent from the fact that there is a wedding and there are the guests. And of course there are those that want to sneak into this wedding without the required wedding garment of "White" given by the One who paid the price.

First of all Yahuah chose His Bride. Secondly, He made a way for the gentiles to come to the wedding by believing upon Him. In that act of Grace, the Gentile Guest is able to attend the Wedding that will take place at the End of the Judgment of this Earth.

There is no pre-tribulation wedding feast that last 7 years. That is a Fairy Tale taught in the seminaries supported by the Jesuits to teachers guided by Jesuits. It is wrong to attribute the natural Jewish wedding that goes on for 7 days to what The Almighty has already ordained, of old, in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Disclaimer: Rapture Bible Prophecy Forum, ( http://www.rapturebibleprophecyforum.com ) does not necessarily endorse or agree with every opinion expressed in every article posted on this site. We do however, encourage a healthy and friendly debate on the issues of our day. Whether you agree or disagree, we encourage you to post your feedback by using the reply button.