tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post8482215251529401675..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Two Brides of Christ?Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-54527977155130405492021-12-04T04:37:51.988-07:002021-12-04T04:37:51.988-07:00The first group is represented by Abraham, Moses, ...The first group is represented by Abraham, Moses, the priest Simeon, the prophetess Anna, and John the Baptist. The second group is embodied by the faithful of the Church. In the sacrament of the cup, the Church receives the promise sealed by Christ's blood. The faith of both brides is fixed on a single promise established and confirmed by the blood of God's appointed sacrifice.<br /><br />The pattern of two wives is characteristic of the marriage and ascendancy pattern of the early Hebrew rulers and priests. The wives maintained separate households on a north-south axis. Their households marked the northern and southern boundaries of the ruler’s territory. Sarah was Abraham’s half-sister bride. She resided in Hebron. Keturah was Abraham’s cousin bride. She resided to the south in Beersheba.<br /><br />Among Jesus Hebrew ancestors, the second marriage and the coronation of the royal heir were connected events. The heir ascended only after taking his second bride. The second bride was genetically more distant than his first bride. The first bride was a half-sister, as was Sarah to Abraham (Gen. 20:12). The Church is the cousin bride and the coming marriage feast marks Jesus Messiah's coronation in his eternal kingdom.<br /><br />Jesus alluded to the marriage of the Church at the Last Supper. He told his disciples, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom” (Matt 26:27-29). Jesus is here referring to the marriage customs of his Hebrew ancestors.<br /><br />When a Jewish man proposes marriage, he gives her a contract, a ketubah. These are beautifully produced and hang in the new couple's home. The contract includes promises. If the bride agrees, the bridegroom hands her a cup of wine, and if she drinks from the cup the marriage is sealed. He then says to her “I will not drink of this cup until we are reunited.”<br /><br />In ancient times, the contract stated the price the groom would pay for his bride. In the case of both of Jesus' brides, the price was His eternal blood.<br /><br />Analysis of the marriage and ascendancy pattern of Jesus' Horite people suggests that Christ has two brides: those who believed and lived in anticipation of the appearing of the Seed of God (Gen. 3:15) and those who believe Jesus is the Son of God and live in anticipation of His coming again to establish his eternal kingdom. The first group can be traced in Scripture from Jesus' Hebrew ancestors to the priest Simeon, the prophetess Anna, and John the Baptist. The second group is embodied in the Church and that promise is sealed by the cup of Christ's blood received in faith. The faith of both brides is fixed on a single promise established and confirmed by the blood of God.<br />Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-5546971877351269342020-03-07T13:23:06.370-07:002020-03-07T13:23:06.370-07:00Please see this: https://jandyongenesis.blogspot.c...Please see this: https://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-two-brides-of-christ.html<br /><br />This pertains to the marriage and ascendancy pattern of Jesus' Horite Hebrew people. That is the only pattern of marriage that Jesus knew, so it is likely that He is referring to it when in the Upper Room he says that He will not drink of the cup until the wedding feast. That would be the second marriage - to the Church. According to the marriage and ascendancy pattern of Jesus' people, the ruler ascended to the throne of his father upon his second marriage. The faithful of Israel are already wedded to Jesus Messiah.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-58664804164513378972020-02-29T13:28:34.908-07:002020-02-29T13:28:34.908-07:00If Jesus has two brides, will there be two wedding...If Jesus has two brides, will there be two weddings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-29640011729386490372020-02-24T03:29:48.093-07:002020-02-24T03:29:48.093-07:00You are referring to the Samaritan Woman at Jacob&...You are referring to the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well, the first non-Jewish woman known to follow Jesus as Messiah. According to tradition her name was Photini. Photini represents the Church as bride.<br /><br />Many of the Hebrew men of the Bible met their future wives at a well: Abraham met Keturah at the Well of Sheba. Moses met Zipporah at the well of her father Jethro, the priest of Midian. Abraham's servant found a wife for Isaac at a well in Padan-Aram.<br /><br />Thank you for commenting. Your information is very helpful.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-61067986195345458712016-02-05T19:29:39.271-07:002016-02-05T19:29:39.271-07:00Hello Alice,
What you are describing here has been...Hello Alice,<br />What you are describing here has been commonly practiced in Africa ever since. My great grand-parents, may grand-parents, my parents and myself did the same thing. A girl accepting drink from his fiancée marks the consent, therefore the official beginning of the marriage process. It is a pre-colonial practice. In fact, the boy's family offers drink to the girl's family. The later, asks their daughter to pour the drink, drinks some and offered it his father. If the girls agrees to do so, she marks her consent. The process of marriage can then proceed, otherwise, it stops. This is more less what you call in the Western world as engagement. I should mention again that the words of marital rituals are surprisingly similar: bala (to marry), mar (moher), cihaku (thiyatu) dowry, and many more. To ask a girl's hand is said to seek for a vase or firewood fetcher. There is a similarity with the Abraham descendants who met their wives at well waters, the girls went to fetch water. There a speculation of Mary and Jesus around the well when the latter asked her for water. Any comment?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472279047372476083noreply@blogger.com