19:7-9 Is the church the lamb's wife or bride of Christ as so many Christians believe?
19:7-9 Is the church the lamb's wife or bride of Christ as so many Christians believe?
No, the lamb's wife, or the bride of Christ, is clearly identified in scripture as New Jerusalem, the city of God, which is also called "the mother of us all" (cp Ga 4:25-26 with Rev 21:2, 9-10).
New Jerusalem is the lamb's wife that "hath made herself ready" in Rev 19:7, and was "prepared as a bride adorned for her husband" in Re 21:2. She will be adorned with the jewels of Re 21:18-21 (cp Rev 21:18-21). It is granted to her that she should be "arrayed in fine linen, clean and white", which is the righteousness of saints, because she will be the eternal home of all the saints of God - Old Testament and New Testament alike - from Abel to the very last soul saved in the tribulation (cp Rev 19:8 with Isa 2:1-3 (also Mic 4:1-3); Jn 14:1-3; He 11:1-2, 13-16; 12:22-23; Rev 3:12; 14:1-5; 15:2-3; 20:4-6; 21:24-27; 22:1-5). For a more detailed study on the bride of Christ
see comments on Rev 21:2.
See also comments on 2Cor 11:2, Eph 2:15-16 (B), Eph 4:13 and 5:25-32.