The Bride of Christ
By Ken L Birks
Clothed in
the beauty and splendor of her Lord, she
arrives.
She leaves
behind her, the fragrance of the One she
loves.
Crowned with
twelve stars like a royal diadem, she
shines brightly.
Espoused as a
chaste virgin to the One she loves, she
waits nightly.
The angels
above rejoice as she as she awaits her
chariot.
In
faithfulness, she takes hold of Him, who
takes away her shame.
So that she
can stand in His righteousness, she
takes on His name.
By the spirit
of judgement and burning, she is purged
and now waiting.
With all of
her filth washed away, she’s made
excellent and appealing.
Without spot,
blemish or wrinkle, in holiness she
awaits her bridegroom.
She toils day
and night as a virtuous woman making
herself prepared.
She stands
firmly on her foundation radiating His
presence, declared.
As the moon
reflects the sun’s glory, she radiates
her Father’s grandeur.
Multitudes
upon multitudes await this great day as
others mock or ignore.
As the great
wedding day approaches, the Spirit and
the bride say, come.
Impregnated
by the Holy Spirit, she awaits the birth
of her male child.
She gathers
herself together as the great decree is
about to be unveiled.
In hopes of
being hidden in the time of the Masters
wrath, she waits.
Representing
the wise virgins, she waits with her
lamps filled with oil.
As her Master
measures her inner temple, He finds her
measure full.
As she gives
birth to her male child, the enemy tries
to snatch him.
Before the
enemy can snatch him, he’s caught up to
heaven above.
Now angry,
Satan makes war with this beautiful
bride as his prey.
She’s quickly
rescued as a tide of violence tries to
sweep her away.
Her chariot
arrives, suddenly, in the form of two
wings of a great eagle.
She’s taken
to her bridal chambers, a place prepared
especially for her.
Allured into
a unique place in wilderness, she awaits
her bridegroom.
The Father’s
fury comes as it’s unleashed on the
inhabitants of the earth.
Safely hidden
in a place of refuge, she rests in her
shelter from the storm.
She wonders,
“What will happen to her little sister,
the foolish virgins?”
She’s caught
up to her Bridegroom with the Father’s
fury now ended.
She’s
received and known as He is with her
marriage now consummated.
Her groom,
riding on a white horse, gathers His
saints to encounter.
From the four
winds they gather for the great battle,
now prepared.
With the
brightness of His coming, those left on
earth are scorched.
With earth
purged of evil, the banquet is prepared
for all those caught up.
Saints from
every generation along with the
Patriarchs come to sup.
A thousand
years of peace, they build, plant, and,
rule the nations.
Satan is
loosed for a short season to deceive
again as the great pretender.
The new earth
and heavens come as the bride appears in
glorious splendor.
Scriptural references: Isaiah
62:3-5, 2 Corinthians 2:14-15,
Revelation 12:1, 2 Corinthians 11:2,
Revelation 12:6,14; 2nd Verse:
Isaiah 4:1, 2-4, Ephesians
5:27; 3rd Verse:
Proverbs 31:10-31, Revelation 12:1, Joel
3:14, Revelation 22:17; 4th
Verse: Revelation 12:1,
Zephaniah 2:1-4, Matthew 25:1-13,
Revelation 11:1-2, Ephesians 4:12-13;
5th Verse: Revelation 12:3-5,
6, 13-15; 6th Verse:
Revelation 12:6, Isaiah 26:17, 20-21,
Hosea 2:14-16, Revelation 15:1 – 16:21,
Isaiah 4:5-6, Song of Solomon 8:8,
Matthew 25:10-13, Revelation 13:7, 20:4;
7th Verse: 1 Thessalonians
4:16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Matthew
24:29-1, Revelation 16:15, 1 John 3:2,
Matthew 24:31, Revelation 19:11-21, 2
Thessalonians 2:7-10, Zechariah
14:3-4,12; 8th Verse:
Revelation 19:9, 20:5-6, 7-10, 21:1-5.
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