Meaning of the Bride and Christians as presented in 2 CORINTHIANS 11:2 and Revelation 21:1-12

Explain the meaning of the Bride and Christians as presented in 2 CORINTHIANS 11:2 and Revelation 21:1-12

2 CORINTHIANS 11:2

​2 Corinthians 11:2 Good News Translation (GNT)
2 I am jealous for you, just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself.

REVELATION 21:1-12

Revelation 21:1-12 Good News Translation (GNT)
The New Heaven and the New Earth
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth disappeared, and the sea vanished. 2 And I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared and ready, like a bride dressed to meet her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: “Now God's home is with people! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. 4 He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared.”

5 Then the one who sits on the throne said, “And now I make all things new!” He also said to me, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.” 6 And he said, “It is done! I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the right to drink from the spring of the water of life without paying for it. 7 Those who win the victory will receive this from me: I will be their God, and they will be my children. 8 But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars—the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, “Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 The Spirit took control of me, and the angel carried me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down out of heaven from God 11 and shining with the glory of God. The city shone like a precious stone, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates and with twelve angels in charge of the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the people of Israel.

• In the O.T Israel was considered as the bride of God
• On the W.C Christians are the bride or the New Jerusalem married to Christ
• Christ is the divine bridegroom who seeks His bride / the Christian sore and enter into a covenant relationship with Him
• Their marriage will be life-long union where there will be no suffering or death
• They will live in peace and happiness forever
• Christians should prepare themselves to receive Christ who will return for his bride / the church
• In the final establishment of the kingdom, God will take all believers, the bride, to heaven / they will live in unity and love
• Believers must obey God and do His will in order to be rewarded with eternal life
• Christians should be ready to meet their His body / Christ

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