BECAUSE OF HIS NAME THE VIRGINS LOVE HIM. He is altogether lovely and lovable. To really know Him is to know His name and appreciate the great value and esteem that the Father has for the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Song 1:3 His name is the only name that brings salvation. There is NONE other. The Apostle was very explicit and strong in making this so very obvious. Acts 4:12 Tremendous changes are wrought in the lives of individuals in that NAME. Paul writing to the Corinthian church made mention of what their lives had been when living under sin. But now, mighty changes have taken place. They had been washed, sanctified and justified by the power of His wonderful NAME. 1 Cor. 6:11 The pinnacle of the work of the Lord Jesus Christ will be to produce a church of perfection. A church that is unified by the Spirit and the Word. A people of one doctrine, one purpose and one mind. Impossible? Not with the Lord. When that move of the Lord comes we will either move into it or be left behind. It is all to the glory and praise of His majestic name. 1 Cor. 1:10
THE COURT OF THE KING, THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. The gathering of the daughters of the king. Women of regal bearing. Honorable and worthy of the status afforded them. The word <daughters> is from the Hebrew Ben or son. Speaking of a son as the foundation of a dynasty or the builder of the family name. The daughters are not excluded, by any means. They were to be as corner stones, the angle of the corner, a place of strength, In the building. Ps. 144:12 Jesus Christ, Himself is the Chief corner stone. The building, the church, the bride, the daughter is that glorious and wonderful edifice that is in the process of formation, even now. Eph. 2:20 The daughters are polished or prepared, literally the word means to hew down and to carve. Ps. 144:13 The bride is HIS WORKMANSHIP. Created in and by Christ Jesus, not as a dead icon but as a living example of the majestic work of the Lord Jesus. A perfect body of believers reflecting His divine likeness. Eph. 2:10 Our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace. Ps. 144:12 NIV The craftsman daily takes His tools in hand, perhaps a chisel, a knife or some other cutting tool. Maybe the sand paper to smooth and polish. All is involved in the process of building the Temple of the Lord. If we are to be a part of the glorious, eternal building we must go through the process of preparation. It may not always be pleasant, but afterward it will yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness. The destiny of a consecrated people is to be <conformed to His image>. That means exactly like and what He is. The highest of callings. True dedicated, holy daughters of the Most High. Rom. 8:29 ALL are changed or they are not included. Transformed or a process of metamorphoses into His likeness. His nature. His being. Unto ever increasing glory. 2 Cor. 3:18
THE GOLDEN QUEEN. His Queen, clothed in the most expensive and valuable of clothing. For she is worthy. Note, that in being baptized into Christ she has put on Christ. Each step of our Spiritual walk is vital. We dare not leave an act of obedience undone. Gal. 3:27 His beloved, His bride is clothed with salvation and covered with the robe of His righteousness. It is in following His will that the joy of the Lord is made known unto us. Isa 61:10 Putting on Christ requires a full and complete dedication to His will and desire being worked out in our lives. The carnal man, the flesh is to be brought into subjection. The sinful nature of man is to be brought into subjugation to Spirit of the Lord. Rom. 13:14 The bride will demonstrate the life of the new creature, the new being that is like Christ. Walking and living in true righteousness and holiness. Eph. 4:24 The comprehension and knowledge of the Word is the force that enables us to seek and find His likeness. what a marvelous privilege to be made into the same image and likeness of the one who created us. Eph. 3:18 The bond, the sealing element is the love of God that has been showered into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Love will perfect the unity of the members of His bride and it will perfect the unity between Christ and His church. Col. 3:14 Beautiful, majestically clothed Bride.