Since every genuine believer in Christ is a “little New Jerusalem”, we need to experience all the features and aspects of the New Jerusalem today in the church life. We need to have a foretaste of the New Jerusalem today. The New Jerusalem is a city, and today we need to be under God’s throne […]
Being Built up with the Saints in the Body to be Prepared as the Bride of Christ
June 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
Growing unto Maturity and Caring for the Body to be Prepared as the Bride of Christ
June 5, 2014 by 3 Comments
The Apostle John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2). In God’s eyes and for eternity, the New Jerusalem is already prepared and ready to marry Christ; in time and today, the New Jerusalem is being prepared as we speak […]
The Father Commissioned the Spirit to Reach us and Bring us to Christ as His Bride
May 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
God is a “bachelor”, seeking someone to love, match, and marry. He is Almighty, all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-inclusive, and yet He has a need – God needs to “get married”! The first two chapters of the Bible correspond to the last two in that they tell us about a couple: in the beginning we have […]
The Eternal Purpose of God the Father is to Gain the Church as a Bride for Christ
May 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
God’s eternal purpose and His eternal plan is to gain the church as a bride for His Son. In Genesis 24 we see the account of four persons working together to get Isaac and Rebekah married – this story is a type of the Triune God working in and on man to prepare man to […]
Walking in the Lord’s Presence, Having His Smile, and Having God with us (Emmanuel)
May 20, 2014 by 4 Comments
Abraham was a person living in the presence of God, walking before the Lord; he didn’t need to “fast and pray” to seek the will of God concerning his son’s marriage but simply sent his oldest servant to find a wife for Isaac, being assured that God is with him and He will provide (see […]
Having a Practical Living in Oneness with the Lord for the Fulfilling of God’s Purpose
May 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
Genesis 24 is a long chapter with many details concerning Abraham sending his most trustworthy servant to find a wife for his son Isaac from among Abraham’s relatives. In the spiritual application of this type we see Christ marrying the church – the great mystery, Christ and the church. However, the primary point in Genesis […]
After Isaac was Offered to God, he was Returned in Resurrection for God’s Purpose
May 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
Many Christians tend to trivialize the story of Abraham offering up Isaac to God as a burnt offering, saying that “God tested him to see if he can give up his own son, and Abraham passed the test!” But what the Bible reveals is a much deeper and sweeter reality than this. Why did God […]
