JERUSALEM WHICH IS ABOVE. Gal. 4:26 The heavenly, the eternal city of the living God. Presented as being a mother, the mother of all those having been born of the Spirit. v. 27 She is shown as being barren, childless. There are other such examples in the scriptures. But the Lord undertook and the barren became exceedingly fruitful. Rev. 21:2 John saw the New Jerusalem. The true HOLY CITY, the only city that can lay claim to that title and position in the Lord. She is wondrously dressed in the most beautiful bridal gown ever made, for she is clothed with the completeness of the glory of the Almighty. She is absolutely gorgious, without and within. This beautiful woman, perfected, Spirit filled, holy, pure, bearing the image of Christ. Will be the Bride of the Lord Jesus. As the message to the first Adam and Eve, was to be fruitful and multiply. So to the second Adam, Christ, and His church is the same message. The woman who births the nation in Isaiah sixty-six is the Bride of Christ. The nation is the product of a heavenly, eternal marriage consummated on earth.
ZION TRAVAILED. Isa. 66:8 It is Zion who travailed to give birth to her children. It is very apparent that Zion is not born here, at this time, she was already in existence and mature enough to bare children. Her offspring are the nation born in a day and not she, herself. BY TYPE AND SHADOW. 1 Cor. 10:11 By ensample, by pattern, by example the Lord prepares us to come to a comprehension of His wonderful works. Consider miraculous births contained in the scriptures. Gen. 17:17 Isaac {who is a type of Christ}, born to Abraham at the age of one hundred and Sarah, at the age of ninety. The Lord of the impossible made possible the impossible by fulfilling His promise through bodies well beyond the age of child bearing. Gen. 25:21 Isaac and Rebekah were barren until Isaac sought the Lord for Rebekah. The beginnings of two nations were born. Lest the point be belabored too much. Consider the birth of Jesus. Lk. 1:30-31. A virgin to give birth? Impossible but true. The Lord in accomplishing that which is His will has set aside that which is ordinary and will manifest His power and ability to do the unusual.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB IS COME. Rev. 19:7 Therefore, be glad, rejoice and give honor unto Him. The bride is prepared and clothed in her beautiful wedding garments. Hosea 2:19-20 A marriage proposal. I will be engaged to you in righteousness, justice, love and compassion. In faithfulness, not a light proposal but one that will lead her to know the Lord.