JESUS CHRIST IS IMMINENTLY PICKING HIS BRIDE!!!!!

Thursday, 20 February 2025

WHO IS THE BRIDE OF CHRIST?

The Bible talks (speaks) extensively about the bride of Christ. Who is the bride of Christ?

The word bride normally comes into a conversation, whenever a wedding is in the horizon; is about to take place, is imminent.

The bride normally weds a bridegroom. So, the bride of Christ, means that Christ (who is the promised Messiah/Saviour of mankind, and now the bridegroom) is to wed a bride. So, who is this bride that Christ Jesus The Messiah is to wed?

Let’s get deeper and dissect the bride of Christ:

1-The bride of Christ is represented by wine. The good wine; the high-quality wine. For it (the wine/the bride of Christ) has been purified and refined by The LORD Himself. It has not been made by human hand, but by The Mighty Move and The Mighty Hand of The LORD. It is The LORD’s wine. The wine of The LORD Jesus Christ.

This wine has been approved by The LORD Jesus Christ, to be worthy of being presented to and before The Master (The LORD God Almighty).

The bride of Christ is the approved Church of Christ. The Church that has been prepared, purified, refined and made worthy to appear before The LORD The God of Heaven.

It is the wine that is worthy to be presented in a Grand Wedding, in the presence of The LORD. This wine is a representation of the bride of Christ; the approved, the qualified Church of Christ.

This message was/is the main message captured in the book of John 2:1-11, which says: ‘“On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.”’

This Wine (the bride of Christ/the True Church of Christ) is preserved and protected (……“and do not harm the oil and the wine.”) by The LORD, in the midst of the calamities of the hour (the birth pains of the hour). Though she (the bride of Christ) experiences (goes through) the birth pains, she is redeemed just before the onset of the worst (The Great Tribulation period).

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 6:5-6 ‘“When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”’

2-The bride of Christ are the Wise ones. They not only wait (are waiting) for their bridegroom (the coming of The LORD Jesus Christ The Messiah, to come take them to the Wedding), but they are doing so in Wisdom. Hence, they are referred to as the wise ones (the wise virgins).

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25: 1-2 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.”

3-They are relying on The Holy Spirit to guide them, comfort them, help them, teach them, counsel them and to prepare them for the coming of the bridegroom (Christ Jesus The Messiah).

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25: 3-4 “Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”

4-They are the faithful sons and daughters of The LORD. They are the True Church of Christ. They do not compromise on their walk with Christ. They do not compromise on their salvation, and on being born again.

They have submitted and surrendered fully to The LORD. They do not run after strange teachings/doctrines (e.g. the gospel of prosperity/materialism), but are committed to the word of God, as is written in His holy book (The Bible). The doctrine of Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness and Wisdom is the cornerstone of their journey of preparing the way for the coming of The Messiah (The bridegroom).

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25: 8-9 “And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.”

5-The bride of Christ are the Ready ones. They are them who are ready for the coming of The LORD (the bridegroom). So, when The LORD Christ Jesus The Messiah (the bridegroom) comes, He finds them prepared and ready, and He takes them to the Wedding, in the Glorious Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

The bride of Christ are them who eventually become shut inside Heaven (enter into Heaven), as the door behind them (the door of Heaven) become shut. For they will have entered into the glorious Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven, for the Grand Wedding of The LORD. The Wedding supper of The Lamb (The Bridegroom: Christ Jesus The Messiah).

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25: 10 “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

6-The bride of Christ knows The LORD (knows the way, the teachings, the message, the requirements of The LORD), and The LORD knows them; because of their faithfulness before The LORD.

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25:11-12 ‘“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘LORD, LORD, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’”

7-The bride of Christ are them who are not only watching for the coming of The Messiah Jesus Christ, but are doing so in Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness and Wisdom before The LORD The God of Heaven.

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 25:13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.”

8-The bride of Christ are they who have a wedding garment. In other words, they are ready to meet the Bridegroom. They are dressed for the occasion ahead; lest they be found naked, and be shamefully exposed or be found wearing filthy garment (clothing), unfit for the Grand Mega Wedding of The LORD.

They are thus ready to be swept off, enroute to the Wedding. They have already prepared, and continue to prepare, as they await the arrival of the bridegroom (Christ Jesus The Messiah).

This is well captured in the Book of Mathew 22: 11-13 ‘‘“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ “For many are called, but few are chosen.””’

The same is also captured in the Book of Revelation 16:15 ‘“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”’

9-The bride of Christ will eventually attend the Wedding Supper of The Lamb. It will happen. It will take place. It cannot be cancelled. It is already set, since time immemorial. The bride of Christ will thus be Glorified, in the presence of the bridegroom (Christ Jesus The Messiah).

This very well captured in the Book of Revelation 19:7-8 ‘“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.”(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.).”’

10-The bridegroom (Christ Jesus) promised to go and prepare a place for the bride of Christ. Wherein, He will come and take the bride of Christ to her prepared place, in the Glorious Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

This is well captured in the Book of John 14:1-6 ‘“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “LORD, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”’

11-This place prepared for the bride of Christ, will be presented as a gift for the bride of Christ, following her wedding with the Bridegroom (Christ Jesus the Messiah). The place itself has got the characteristics/features of the bride of Christ. Hence, it is figuratively also referred to as the bride of Christ. It’s the New Jerusalem. As bright, refined, purified and beautiful as the bride of Christ is, so is the New Jerusalem.

This is very well captured in the Book of Revelation 2:9-11 ‘“One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.”’

May you and I, be amongst the bride of Christ.

SHALOM!!!

REPENTANCE PRAYER:

Precious Jesus,

I acknowledge today that you are LORD and Savior of all mankind,

and today I have recognized my shortfall,

I Repent and turn away from all Sin.

Please cover me with your Precious Blood,

and establish your Word in my life,

that I may be found in Righteousness and Holiness

and write my name in your Book of Life

and baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit

in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

AMEN.

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

Kevin Mirasi

Sunday, 9 February 2025

THE NEW JERUSALEM:

The New Jerusalem will be the ultimate gift that The LORD God Almighty will present to the Redeemed of The LORD (The Redeemed of Christ): The Bride of Christ (the victorious and faithful sons and daughters of The LORD).

Let’s dig deep, and understand in a deeper meaning: The New Jerusalem.

1- The New Jerusalem is a replica of the old Jerusalem on the earth. That’s why it derives its name from Jerusalem, Israel. Just as The LORD tabernacles (lives amongst men) in Jerusalem on the earth during the millennium reign, so will He tabernacle in The New Jerusalem with the redeemed of Christ.

John the Apostle heard it being announced as he was being shown the upcoming New Jerusalem, as was captured in the book of Revelation 21:3 “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”

2- The New Jerusalem is a reward presented/given by The LORD God Almighty to His people; them who have washed their garment clean, bright and spotless, and have thus been obedient and faithful to The LORD.

It is like a very beautiful, well-dressed present/gift offered/presented by The LORD God Almighty to reward His children, who have been redeemed by having embraced Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Wisdom, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ.

This present/gift by The LORD God Almighty to His faithful sons and daughters, is eternal. It is eternally enduring, pure and beautiful. This as captured in the book of Revelation 21:2 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband”

3- In the New Jerusalem, the people of God will be in a state of joy, peace, eternal life and maximum satisfaction.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

4- In New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty will be making everything new.

Meaning that, in The New Jerusalem, the corrupt, filthy, unpleasant, violent, chaotic, disorganized, unpredictable, evil, death and fearsome characteristics and features that denotes the present-day earth will not be found therein, in The New Jerusalem.

Everything will be made new for the glory and honour of The LORD, as He rewards and dwells amongst His children in a very beautiful, magnificent and glorious environment.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 21:5-7 “He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.

As a serious warning to those who are disobedient to The LORD God Almighty and have rejected the sacrifice offered by The LORD God Almighty for redemption and restoration (through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ). The LORD gives a very serious warning to what awaits such disobedient children, if they don’t turn away (Repent) in time from their lifestyles of sins.

This warning of The LORD is in the book of Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

5- The New Jerusalem has got the glory and the brightness of The LORD.

The same brightness that The LORD God Almighty will bestow upon the Bride of Christ (The victorious sons and daughters of The LORD, who shall have been redeemed from the earth).

The New Jerusalem takes the features/characteristics of the bride of Christ, so it’s shinning with the same brilliance as the bride of Christ, who during the wedding supper of the lamb will be given (will have been given) fine linen, bright and clean to wear.

This as captured in the book of Revelation 19:7-8 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.”(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

The bride of Christ has thus (will) assumed/acquired such glory, brightness, cleanness and fineness from The LORD, by being given a fine linen to wear.

The New Jerusalem is thus comparable to the brightness and the glory that The LORD God Almighty (JEHOVAH ELOHIM) has now (will) bestowed upon the bride of Christ. Hence, the New Jerusalem itself is (will) now figuratively being referred to as the Bride of Christ. The Bride of Christ is being compared to The New Jerusalem, due to the Glory upon both of them.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 2:9-11 “One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.”

6- To show that it is a replica of the city where once, The LORD Jesus Christ dwelt in and tabernacle in, the New Jerusalem will recognize the things that Israel (particularly Jerusalem, Israel), a chosen nation of The LORD God Almighty had.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 21:12-14 “It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

7- The New Jerusalem will be made of very precious stones. This will make it very beautiful and very precious.

This is well expounded in the book of Revelation 21:18-21 “The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.”

8- In the New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty and The LORD Jesus Christ are (will be) the temples.

There is thus no need for a temple in New Jerusalem, because The LORD tabernacles (dwells) amongst His children (The Redeemed of The LORD), and His children worship Him therein.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 21:22 “I did not see a temple in the city, because The LORD God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.”

9- Since The LORD dwells in The New Jerusalem, His glory brightens and shines The New Jerusalem, so The Holy City of New Jerusalem does not close its gates.

There are no worries of nightfall therein, in the New Jerusalem. Nobody will be rushing “home” to escape nightfall. For the Light of God will shine throughout, in the New Jerusalem.

This is well captured in the book of Revelation 21:23-26 “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.”

10- The Holy city of New Jerusalem is for those who are Holy.

The LORD forewarns the people and the nations of the earth in the book of Hebrew 12:14 “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see The LORD.”

So, those who live in Holiness will eventually be allowed entry into the Holy City of New Jerusalem.

These are them/they who have embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Wisdom, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. Hence, their names are found written in the Lamb’s book of life.

That’s why The LORD declares in the book of Revelation 21:27 “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”.

You and I cannot afford to miss entry into the New Jerusalem (that we may go and be with The LORD).

Therefore, let us embrace Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins through the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ. Thereby, let us live and walk a life worthy of our calling as faithful sons and daughters of The LORD, by pursuing Righteousness, Holiness and Wisdom before The LORD The God of Heaven.