Torah Class: Day 54 - Spiritual Lessons in the Biblical Wedding

Basis for our Studies this Year:

The Bible tells us that the “End (of the world) is declared from the “beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). Certainly, this means that the early Biblical record of human history bears End-time prophetic significance. But, it’s actually even more specific than that. The original Hebrew word translated as “beginning” in Isaiah 46:10 is תישאר (rê’shı̂yth). This is the root of Bereshith, which is the Hebrew name of the first Book of the Bible, “Genesis”. In other words, prophecies of the End of the World are found in the Book of Genesis.

The Torah is one of the five keys for unlocking End-time Prophecy… Prophecy is unlocked through the Statutes!

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Spiritual Lessons in the Hebrew/Biblical Wedding:

The Biblical wedding was not just a social event. It was Covenant ceremony filled with prophetic symbolism, including:

·       Lessons on Yahweh and His Role(s)

·       Lessons on Israel and what it means to be Israel

·       Redemption

·       Covenant

·       Sanctification

·       The Promise of the Future Kingdom

The Wedding Party: the Groom

·       Yahshua is the Bridegroom

o   Isaiah 61:10  I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of Salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh Himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.”

·       The Bridegroom was typically older than the Bride, because he needed to be able to provide for her, prior to seeking her hand…  So, readiness for marriage involved the Bridegroom being able to provide (a bridegroom would be ready for marriage somewhere between 20-40 years old… more likely older in Biblical times)… It was an overlay to the age of a priest for priestly service (a priest began his service at 30).

·       Yahshua stepped into the Role of our Heavenly Bridegroom at 30 years of age…

o   He was “nearing” (about) 30 when He was baptized (29) – Luke 3:23… He ministered for 490 Days, performing the early rites of Engagement.

The Wedding Party: the Bride

·       Israel is the Bride - it is every saved person in the Last Days, yes, but the Bride is a specific Group in the Last Days

·       In Yahshua’s Wedding Parable – He tells of 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins…  Of those, only the 5 wise are saved… But here’s the point to note: the virgins are not the Bride

·       The Bride is the one who wakes the virgins, but she herself is not asleep

o   Revelation 22:17  “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”

§  The Bride is the 144,000 – Revelation 7 and 14

§  They are the FirstFruits (are the first to give the Call to Life)

§  The Bride is also the first of the Watchmen on the Walls of Zion – Watchmen do not sleep – the city is asleep (the 5 wise and foolish virgins) but not the watchman.

§  The Bride in the Mazzaroth is shown in Ta’am – which means “joined”, like the Sanctuary boards

·   Ta’am is now Gemini which the pagans misrepresented as twins, because originally Ta’am was the two who looked alike: Bride and Groom.

·   The New Jerusalem is also a term for the Bride