The Bride Of Christ

Ephesians 5:25-27 ESV / 400 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

Revelation 19:7-9 ESV / 348 helpful votes

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 21:2 ESV / 191 helpful votes

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

2 Corinthians 11:2 ESV / 171 helpful votes

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Isaiah 54:5 ESV / 171 helpful votes

For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.

Revelation 21:9 ESV / 152 helpful votes

Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 145 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

John 3:29 ESV / 143 helpful votes

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

Revelation 21:9-11 ESV / 122 helpful votes

Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

Isaiah 62:5 ESV / 107 helpful votes

For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

Ephesians 5:27 ESV / 84 helpful votes

So that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 79 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Mark 2:19-20 ESV / 73 helpful votes

And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Hosea 2:16-23 ESV / 66 helpful votes

“And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. ...

2 Corinthians 11:1-4 ESV / 64 helpful votes

I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

John 14:1-3 ESV / 56 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

Matthew 25:1-18 ESV / 56 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Ezekiel 16:8 ESV / 55 helpful votes

“When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine.

Jeremiah 2:2 ESV / 49 helpful votes

“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord, “I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Jeremiah 31:31-34 ESV / 46 helpful votes

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Ephesians 5:32 ESV / 37 helpful votes

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.

Revelation 19:7 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;

Hosea 1:2 ESV / 29 helpful votes

When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord.”

Isaiah 62:1-10 ESV / 28 helpful votes

For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. ...

Revelation 21:9-10 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 22:17 ESV / 21 helpful votes

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

Psalm 45:14-15 ESV / 21 helpful votes

In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her. With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.

Revelation 19:7-8 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Matthew 25:1-13 ESV / 18 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Psalm 19:3-6 ESV / 17 helpful votes

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Proverbs 31:10 ESV / 16 helpful votes

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

Genesis 2:21-23 ESV / 15 helpful votes

So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”

Matthew 9:15 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Revelation 19:9 ESV / 13 helpful votes

And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Isaiah 12:1-6 ESV / 13 helpful votes

You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. ...

Ephesians 5:22-33 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, ...

Genesis 24:1-67 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” ...

Revelation 19:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes

It was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Genesis 24:60 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!”

Revelation 19:1-21 ESV / 9 helpful votes

After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.” Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.” ...

Colossians 3:15 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” ...

Revelation 19:6-8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Revelation 12:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

Revelation 12:5 ESV / 8 helpful votes

She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,

Revelation 12:1-17 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, ...

Revelation 3:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.

Revelation 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

1 Peter 3:1-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ...

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ESV / 8 helpful votes

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22-23 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

Ephesians 4:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes

To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

1 Corinthians 12:27 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.

Romans 7:4 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.

John 16:33 ESV / 8 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Matthew 25:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

Matthew 25:6 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Revelation 21:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:10-12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—

Revelation 12:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.

Revelation 7:1-17 ESV / 6 helpful votes

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, ...

2 Timothy 3:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ...

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many.

Romans 11:1-36 ESV / 6 helpful votes

I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. ...

Malachi 2:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Isaiah 60:1-7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. ...

Genesis 2:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.

Revelation 22:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Revelation 21:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—

Revelation 21:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:2-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 20:4-6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Revelation 19:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 19:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Revelation 18:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.

Revelation 17:1-18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.” ...

Revelation 13:1-18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ...

Revelation 12:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.

Revelation 12:3 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.

Revelation 12:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.

1 Thessalonians 4:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

Ephesians 5:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

Acts 17:10-11 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Matthew 25:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Hosea 2:14-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. And there I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth, as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt. “And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. ...

Isaiah 62:4-5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

Revelation 22:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

Revelation 22:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

Revelation 22:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

Revelation 21:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.

Revelation 21:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Revelation 21:1-2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 14:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

Revelation 14:1-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.

Best Universities in the World

Best Universities in the World

Have you ever wondered why the world is under the control of clear laws and all is interconnected in incredible manner? And whether a person can understand and exploit them, become a full-fledged master of his destiny?
Coincidences are not coincident. Each event is the result of the chain of precedent events. Though we choose our actions easily, life storylines are subject to certain rules. And definitely the rules dictate what the outcome we will get.
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7 of the best universities in the US

US higher education institutions are among the most prestigious in the world: the highest level of education, a long-standing university tradition, a great level of equipment and the ability to practice in major international corporations. Top US universities provide opportunities for students from other countries, and this is a great opportunity not only to see the country, begin to work, but also to meet future colleagues, proven yourself in practice, to realize the dream and start racing career in almost any country in the world and get a master’s degree in the United States. Read more

What are the best universities in Europe?

European universities occupy a worthy place in the world ranking educational institutions, and if you want to get a really prestigious education in Europe you can choose the best of the best. It is only necessary to understand that in elite institutions is the high admission requirements and the tuition fees can be respectively.
Below are the most prestigious and the best institutions of higher education in Europe. Read more

How to choose a university in Canada? Best Universities.

Canadian education is one of the best and most prestigious in the world. Many of Canada’s largest universities made the list of top 100 universities in the world in the ranking of the prestigious British publication Times Higher Education.
Canadian universities offer quality education in comparison with the US and Europe lower prices, so go to Canada every year to 40 thousand foreigners wishing to join the science. Higher education institutions in Canada are divided into colleges and universities. Read more

Psychological advice to parents of applicants

Psychological advice to parents of applicants (how to deal with children’s excitement)

Often the nervousness injected parents of graduates arguments about the uselessness of the exam and wrong it.
The first piece of advice for parents – do not try to cheat the child and not to escalate the situation.
The word “exam” is translated from Latin as “test”.
And it tests, complex, sometimes dramatic, become final for the eleventh. Many young boys and girls after a short break again being tested knowledge and skills – is the entrance exams. Read more

What you need to know entering the American college?

Around one-third of US residents, who have graduated from school, continue their education in college. The main reason for going to college is material. The most noticeable benefits of a college education for women. Salary of women, which graduated from college, 95% higher than of women with school education.
In the United States, the terms “college” and “university” are often confused because universities can provide education at the college level. The fundamental difference is that college graduates can only get a bachelor’s degree, while, as university graduates receive a master’s degree and doctorate. In addition, colleges are usually universities in the number of students. The small size of a college does not indicate that it gives less education. Read more

How to make friends with classmates?

Find new friends among classmates as easy as on the playground. The main thing to remember to smile, to be good is natured and positive and strive to become part of the new team.
The transition to a new school – is stress. Even the most communicative students are afraid that they will not in the team, and have a long time to earn credibility in the new environment. But, in fact, if observe some simple rules, you can appeal to new classmates on the first day. Read more

Traditions, legends and myths of Yale University

The friction of the left shoe statue of Theodore Dwight Woolsey
This tradition is very similar to Harvard, which is not surprising, because both universities have much in common. Theodore Dwight Woolsey (Theodore Dwight Woolsey, 1801-1889 ) – Former President of Yale. His bronze statue is located on campus in the part, which is called the Old Campus. According to legend, the friction of the left shoe statue brings luck for students before exams. This tradition tells numerous groups of tourists visiting the campus, offering his own shoe rub. As a result, in fact, the shoe and is rubbed to a shine. They say that it is very difficult to find a graduate of Yale older than 30 years, who ever heard of the shoe Theodore Dwight Woolsey. Read more

How enter to Harvard University?

Harvard – is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, founded in 1636. Education at the first stage of education takes place in Harvard College.
Each candidate to study at Harvard College are considering two members of the selection committee independently. With higher education go to Harvard for bachelor’s impossible. Foreign students come to the university on the same basis as nationals of the United States. Harvard’s position is Liberal Arts, according to which the most bachelor education in general, students can choose any course and at the end of the diploma graduates have not any particular profession, and is Bachelor of Science or, for example, a bachelor of arts. The school year begins in early September and ends in mid-May. Read more

Law Schools

Law Schools

        

How to Choose Online Law School & Practice Law with Online Law Degree

What’s the best way to further your education without sacrificing the comfort of your own home?

The answer is definitely ONLINE LEARNING. Today, online courses and programs are very popular and available for almost everyone. Normally, the application process is not complicate at all. However, if you intend to pursue a law degree online, it’s not that easy.
There is a major challenge that lies in the way of earning an online law degree. All states, except California, only allow graduates with a degree accredited by the ABA to take the Bar exam, which is a must for people to practice law legally. But the truth is that American Bar Association (ABA) does not accredit any online law school. That means, if you desire to become a licensed attorney and practice law, you will have no choice but to take the Bar exam in California.
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Accredited Online Universities

Accredited Online Universities

 

 

Learn Several of the Best Accredited Online Universities

Earning a higher degree is something all people strive to do, but not everyone fits the traditional brick and mortar school schedules, particularly for the working professionals and married parents.

Online education provides these busy adults with the great opportunity to broaden knowledge and advance skills – with the ease of home!
Today, online education has become an effective way to further education, earn a higher degree and boost careers. It enable people to earn while learning, avoiding the commuting between workplace and campus. Since we are more inclined towards online education, many colleges, universities and institutions in the US today offer distance learning or online degree programs for individuals seeking life-long learning opportunities.
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A Pragmatic Approach to Your Accredited Online Universities

What are accredited online universities? Maybe we can get the meaning from the word of “accredit”.

In fact, the term “accredited” is used by some authoritative institutions to evaluate an institution’s organizational effectiveness with a set of rigorous protocols for evaluating. Well, what about accreditation?  Read more

Accredited Online Degrees

Accredited Online Degrees

Watch out for Accredited Online Degree Mills

Last time, we talked about how risky attending online programs could be.

It is difficult to tell if an online program is good or not. And since most of us enroll an online program with the hope of obtaining a degree, it is even harder to tell if an online degree is going to help.
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Online Accredited Degrees – Are They Worth the Troubles

We witness an increase, a steady one, in online learning enrollment, despite the controversies surrounding this alternative learning model and the economic meltdown.

Actually, the gloomy economic situation gives incentive for aspiring learners to take online courses, who believe an online degree, especially an accredited one, would better equip them in the job market.
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First Steps to Accredited Online Degrees

It is less than a few decades since online learning takes the stage and becomes the talk of the town.

Now, earning a degree online has become more of an alternative choice than trying out something new.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Accredited Online Degrees

Online education is considered an alternative for young people to pursue degrees.
Many people begin to see the advantages of online education and the benefits an accredited online degree could bring to them. But any coin has two sides. Online degree, like the degrees earned through traditional studying programs, comes with its own cons and pros.
Get to Know the Advantages of Accredited Online Degrees
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3 Recommended Schools for Online Associate Degree in Criminal Justice

Undoubtedly, most people recognize that college plays an important role in getting a good job, especially in today’s society.

But the fact of the matter is, not everyone has the desire or time to go to school for four years before they begin to work. The truth is that many people have to get to work sooner rather than later, especially if they need to raise a family.
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3 Reasons to Earn Accredited Online Degrees

The enrollment in distance learning has been enjoying a steady increase over the years, regardless the weak economic conditions.

Rather, many e-learners going after a degree, especially an accredited degree, find now a better time to attend an online school.
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3 Biggest Problems Involved in Earning Accredited Online Degrees

Nowadays, holding a degree from an online school is not enough to help you compete in the job market.
A number of graduates find them unable to get potential employers convinced of the credibility of their degrees. Just then, one thing that is supposed to change how things stand catches their attention: an accredited online degree.
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How to Choose an Accredited Online College for Successful Studies

How to Choose an Accredited Online College for Successful Virtual Studies

  If you’re currently working and do not have adequate time to attend classes at a college campus, earning your college degree online would suit you best. Online colleges abound today. As opposed to traditional colleges and universities, online colleges promise far more flexibility and convenience. Students are allowed to continue their education without the restraints of time or geography. All you need is a computer with Internet connection.

Now, there’s a wealth array of online colleges. Without careful research, you may end up studying at an online college that is nothing more than facades for a company churning out “degree for hire”. These degrees would not be recognized by any employer. So it’s important to choose a reliable accredited online college to get your degree. The key factor your need to consider is accreditation.
What is Accreditation?
According to the Websters Dictionary, accreditation is given to an educational institution that serves as the criterion to qualify graduates for professional practice. In the United States, accreditation is the primary standard to determine the validity of online schools, including online colleges and universities. An accredited online college also assures students that the online degree program is recognized. Degrees earned from accredited online colleges are valid when you apply for jobs or enroll in further schooling.
What Are the Valid Accreditation Institutions?
When you’re searching for an online college, make sure the school is accredited by certain accreditation institutions approved by the United States Department of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Some of the top accreditation entities in the United States are listed below:
• The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
• The Distance Education and Training Council
• Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges
If you want to confirm the accreditation, do not contact your school. Numerous attempts have been made to steal the identity of accredited schools and pass their schools as accredited. The best and most reliable way is to contact the accrediting body and ask whether the school’s accreditation is valid and legitimate.
After having a better understanding of the standards and accreditation institutions of accredited online colleges, it won’t be difficult to pick up a good one for your virtual studies.Here’s a list of some common steps to find an accredited online college and get a degree.
• Go Online and Find Out Possible Selections
People with basic Internet knowledge and skills can conduct a search for accredited online colleges. You can either use Google or Bing and you may be surprised at the large number of online accredited colleges. Or you can go through your state’s yellow page and find out possible selections.
• Check the School’s Accreditation
When you have several selections in mind, check the schools’ accreditation. You should make attempts to reject any school that has no accreditation or has a bogus accreditation. The online colleges’ accreditation can be checked at the websites of the U.S. Department of Education and Higher Learning Commission. Only the institutions listed on these two websites are valid.
Both regionally accredited colleges and nationally accredited colleges exist. You should understand their difference. Regionally accredited online colleges are recognized as the most legitimate. Institutions, like trade schools and business colleges fall into the category of nationally accredited schools.
• Be Wary of the Degree-earning Requirements
Find out the requirements to earn a degree for graduation. If no or little work is required, it can be just a diploma mill. The time required to get a degree should be considered as well. Remember no accredited online colleges can promise that a bachelor’s degree can be earned in few months.
• Find out the Tuition Rates
The tuition fees of an online college program cannot be neglected. Tuition usually varies based on the degree you’re planning to earn. Now tuition fees for most online colleges are charged per credit hour or semester. If the price of your school is significantly higher or lower than normal, you should pay special attention.

POWER OF THE SPIRIT

If you want the anointing of the Spirit to become evident in your life, it begins with an understanding of who He is, how He operates, and how you can enter into His fellowship. The Holy Spirit was not sent just to make you feel good. He’ll certainly do that, but He is much more. He has equality in the Godhead and deserves our worship just as do God the Father and God the Son. But that is just the start. Your spiritual growth is not different from that of a giant oak tree. It must be fed and nourished. Recently a man told me, “Benny, I want to thank you for introducing me to the Holy Spirit in 1978.” I said, “That’s great. Tell me what’s been happening since?” His face was a blank as he said, “Well, nothing really. I just remember what it was like when I met Him.” “Why do you think nothing has happened?” I asked. I’ll never forget his reply: “I guess I didn’t know what to do.” Perhaps I’ve expected every person who’s been introduced to the Spirit to respond as I did. I literally shut myself away with the Word and the Spirit and absorbed what He had to offer like a sponge. It took time, hundreds and hundreds of hours with the precious Holy Spirit. I realize that for many people it’s nearly impossible to find the time to search and search the Scriptures. But just by reading this book you are receiving in a succinct manner what it took the Spirit years to share with me. But there is one thing I cannot do for you. I can’t wave a spiritual wand over your head and place an anointing on you. That only comes with a personal, deeply private encounter with the Spirit. And it continues and grows with a fellowship and communion that only you can establish. Your growth in the Spirit will begin the moment you begin to see that the Spirit of God is truly God. I can’t repeat it enough because the mental picture of a weak personality has been drilled into our psyche from childhood. I remember seeing a book that said, “The Holy Spirit is a servant to the Body of Christ.” That’s the kind of error I’m talking about. He’s not a servant; He’s in charge. He’s the leader of the body of Christ. Let me share something I have come to know. The Holy Spirit is not only God; He’s also the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. Before you say, “Now hold it there, Benedictus,” let me point you to the Word. You say, “I thought God the Father was the Father of Jesus.” Well, you’re right, but you’re also wrong. Let me show you why. In the first chapter of the Gospels we are told that the Holy Ghost is the Father of the Lord.

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18).

Even Mary was concerned. Mary said to the angel, “‘How can this be, since I do not know a man?’ And the angel answered and said to her:

‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God’” (Luke 1:34-35).

There you have it. He is called the Son of God, but it was the Holy Spirit that came upon the mother of Christ. That’s the closeness of the Trinity – a child of God the Father and a child of God the Spirit in one. Even the attributes of Jesus were given Him by the Spirit. Speaking of the coming Christ, Isaiah wrote:

“There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord.” (Isa. 11:1-2)