The Wife (Bride) of the Lamb: Difference between revisions

In order to be the blessed who are invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb, we need to know the bridegroom and the bride. The bridegroom is the Lamb, and the bride is the Lamb’s wife. We often see one word has completely different meanings, depending on the context. In the Bible, the word ''lamb'' has three different meanings as follows.

First, it means a young sheep as an '''animal''' that was offered as a [[burnt offering]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+12%3A21+&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 12:21 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref><br>Secondly, it means God’s people (saints). Jesus likened Himself to a shepherd and His people to lambs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+10%3A16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 10:16 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He said to Peter, “Feed My lambs,” meaning, “Take care of My people.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+21%3A15&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 21:15 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> God referred to His people who are not yet mature spiritually and need care as lambs.<br>Thirdly, it means Christ. The reality of a lamb that was sacrificed in the Old Testament times is Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+5%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 5:7 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> When John the Baptist saw Jesus, he said, “The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+1%3A29&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 1:29 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref> Apostle John wrote that Jesus is the “Lamb, looking as if it had been slain.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+5%3A6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 5:6 |publisher= |quote=  }}</ref><br>Among these three meanings, the Lamb of the heavenly wedding banquet refers to Jesus. Based on the verse that describes God’s people as lambs, they cannot argue that the Lamb of the wedding banquet is a saint. The Lamb, whom Apostle John saw through a revelation, was [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Jesus]], not Jesus who came 2,000 years ago; because the Lamb was with His wife. Through the [[Trinity]], the Lamb who invites the saints to the heavenly wedding banquet with His bride is God the Father.