The Bride of Christ or bride, the Lamb's wife is a term used in reference to a group of related verses in the Bible—in the Gospels, Revelation, the Epistles and related verses in the Old Testament. Sometimes the Bride is implied through calling Jesus a Bridegroom. For over fifteen hundred years the Church was identified as the bride betrothed to Christ. However, there are instances where the interpretation of the usage of bride varies from Church to Church. The majority believe it always refers to the Church. Other beliefs include a "Heavenly Mother" or The 144,000 anointed elect.
Read more about Bride Of Christ: Christ Is A Bridegroom, Comparing The Church To A Bride, Other Interpretations of The Bride
Famous quotes containing the words bride and/or christ:
“That is ever the way. ‘Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.”
—J.M. (James Matthew)
“they believe in Christ and Longfellow, both dead,”
—E.E. (Edward Estlin)