We believe God is our father, our judge, our high priest, and our king. When scripture states we are God's children and He is our father, we don't think this statement is a metaphor. The same goes for judge, high priest, and king.
But when the Bible refers to God as bridegroom, Christians consider this a metaphor. It is NOT a metaphor; it is a mystery. Revelation testifies: The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!"
I hate living on an earth that fears intimacy with the Godhead. I hate when people consider the bridal paradigm as some metaphor. I hate having to defend my love for Jesus as my Bridegroom. I know I will be misunderstood, mocked, and even hated. I don't care because I know I am safe in His arms. I know I will wear His ring and be dressed in white without blemish. That, my friends, is the gospel!
If God is our father, our judge, our high priest, and our king, He is the bridegroom as well. God save me from this evil generation that denies your pure, fiery love. Cast down the deceptions, the lies, and the mediocrity. Make your word like a sword that will destroy all the lesser lovers.
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I completely agree with you! I love have the assurance that God is both my savior and my husband. That's exactly the kind of intimacy he wants from us! Take, for example, Isaiah 54:5.
"For your Maker is your Husband -
The Lord Almighty is his name -
the Holy one of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called God of all the earth."
We know that the last three lines in this verse are utterly true and not a metaphor, so how can anyone say that the first line is? It just doesn't make any sense.
I'm eagerly awaiting the day he calls me home, because I know that I belong to him. :)
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