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The requirements of the law of the Medes and the Persians, would have fulfilled the dream of any cosmetologist. The fact that a whole year was taken up with a daily process, used in the preparation of the future queen, should speak to us of the preparation of the Bride of Christ. These beauty treatments were intended to enhance that which was already beautiful. The king must have the very best. According to Strongís dictionary, the word purifying comes from a root meaning to polish, to sharpen, to make bright. Est. 2:12.
The desires and requirements of the Lord Jesus for a Bride are far more important, for they are spiritual and eternal. He has given us His Word as a source of washing and cleansing. He will have a Bride who has responded fully to His will and Word. Eph. 5:26 Obedience to the truth as it is made known by the Spirit leads to the cementing factor of the body of Christ, the church. His Bride will be a people of unfeigned love. Their love for Him will extend to every member of His body. 1 Pet. 1:22.
Every desire of the maidens heart was to be granted them as they went in to appear before the king. Whatever they felt would enhance their opportunity to become queen was freely given them. Clothing, jewelry, perfumes would all have been requested and worn for that once in a life time opportunity. Est. 2:13 The excitement of the moment must have been tremendous. The let down when being dismissed to return to the house of the woman the next day would have been traumatic.
The book of Revelation gives us a second glimpse of the Bride of Christ and the fact that she is prepared as a Bride. She is the new Jerusalem, that glorious and wonderful, eternal city which is fully adorned for her Husband. All the promises of the Word have been fulfilled in her. She is the ultimate consummation of the whole plan of salvation as revealed in the scriptures. Rev. 21:2.