Elisha tore his old clothes apart. The old will not do. The past must be left behind. He was now wearing the mantle of Elijah. Immediately there was a testing by recrossing Jordan. As for Elijah, so now for Elisha the same waters reacted in like fashion. Elisha prayed a bold prayer by the challenge he made. Where is the God of Elijah? The Lord proved himself and reacted to the prayer of faith. The prayer of importunity must be prayed on occasion. 2 Kings 2:12-14 The mantle of the Spirit will produce a completed harvest in the lives of those who will commit themselves to the consecration required for the Bride.
Ruth 3:16-18 Who are you? Had there been such a change in Ruth that her mother-in-law failed to recognize her? There is every reason to believe that there had been recognizable changes in her. If not physically, certainly in her spirit. She now has a promise. She has a hope. She has a vision and a joy that she had not had before and she had the grain of the harvest to prove it. She was not to go from Boaz, empty. No one leaves our Boaz, the Lord Jesus, empty. The hope and joy of a future filled the heart of Ruth. So it is with those who meet the Christ of God. Naomi told Ruth to rest. Our rest is in the Holy Spirit. This is the rest. Isa. 28:12 THE MAN WILL NOT HAVE REST UNTIL THE MATTER IS SETTLED. The heart of Boaz was stirred. Dare we say, he was in love. Not only did he feel the responsibility of a kinsman/redeemer but he had seen in her he kind of a wife that he had desired. She fit the pattern that he had set for himself.
The Lord himself, through the prophet Isaiah, announced to all that we are to give Him NO REST until He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The Father was married to Israel through the virgin Mary. She gave birth to the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. But this is the marriage of the Son. Which Jerusalem fits here? The Jerusalem that is in bondage with her children. Gal.4:25. Or is he speaking of the Jerusalem which is from above, which is free. Gal.4:26. We have come to Mount Sion, the city of the living God. The New Jerusalem, the heavenly, the eternal everlasting city, the Bride of Christ. Rev.21:2 With this prospective in view let us look at Isa.62: v.1 The Lord himself acknowledges His desire to accomplish His full work of redemption in His people. He will not be still. He will not rest until the Bride is glorified. The light and fire of God will be manifest in its completeness in her. She will be a glorious church. v.2 All will view her righteousness and glory. She shall receive a new name which the Lord Himself will give her. v.3 Oh, the beauty and glory of that Bride. A crown of glory, a diadem of royalty. As Jesus was glorified on the mount of transfiguration. So she will shine. She is of royal status. She is the daughter of the King. She is depicted in Rev.12:1 as a Bride.