The members of the bridal company are coming together today, and the Lord wants you to see the Bride of Christ. He wants you to see her glory and power which are His glory and power. He wants you to see her wisdom, knowledge and grace, which have come down from Heaven; and He wants you to see the divine blood that she carries, which is divinity from On High.

You can see the Bride throughout the Old Testament in types, shadows and holy mists; and the Lord has given me great understanding of them. Then in the New Testament, she comes on the scene as the real Bride. She no longer is a type or a shadow but the holy light of Heaven, pure and clean.

The Bride in Eden

We will begin by studying the types and shadows of the Bride, and we will first go to Eden and look at the bride called Eve. God made her in perfection; and He never intended for her to sin, suffer or have pain. She did not have any tear ducts because she was never to have cried. We have no way of knowing how long Adam was in the Garden before the Lord created a mate for him; but when the Lord saw that Adam looked lonely, in His great goodness, He made Eve. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh (Genesis 2:21-24).

God told me that when He created Adam and Eve, He did not look ahead to see if they would live holy. He wanted His man and woman to trust Him, so He knew He had to put faith in them. If He had looked into their future, that would not have been trust; but He did warn them about the tree of evil. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Genesis 2:16,17).

Adam may have been in the Garden for a long time and never even investigated the evil tree, but Eve was the weaker vessel at that time; and the devil was able to draw her to the tree. She did not intend to eat the fruit because she knew what God had said, but she became fascinated with it and began to lust for it.

The First Bride Sinned

The devil kept working with Eve until he wore her down so much that one day, she reached out for the fruit and ate it. At that moment, she became a sinful person; and she went on to entice Adam to eat. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons (Genesis 3:6,7).

When God came down in the cool of the day, He asked Adam and Eve, Where art thou? And he [Adam] said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself (Genesis 3:9,10). For the first time, they realized they were naked in the eyes of God; and they tried to hide it, but they could not. Instead, they covered themselves with fig leaves, which was the beginning of false religion and covering up the truth. Adam really loved Eve, but I am sure he despised her after he realized what she had caused him to do.

There was no death in Eden until the Lord killed an animal and used the skin to cover man’s nakedness. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them (Genesis 3:21). There was never to have been any bloodshed in beautiful Eden. If Adam and Eve had stood God’s test, the tree of evil and the serpent would have been banned from Eden for eternity; and our lives would have been very different. Thus saith the Lord, all of this land would have been paradise.

Isaac’s Bride

We can see the Bride next in Abraham’s day when he wanted to find a wife for his son Isaac. Abraham was a type of God; Eliezer was a type of the Holy Ghost, and Isaac was a type of Christ. One day, Abraham said to Eliezer, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac (Genesis 24:2-4). That is a type of God the Father sending the Holy Ghost into the world to bring back a bride for His Son, Jesus.

Eliezer went as he was told; and when he arrived in Mesopotamia, he sat by the well because he had prayed that the young lady who was to be Isaac’s bride would meet him there. Soon, beautiful Rebekah came to draw water. Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink (Genesis 24:15-18).

Rebekah was gorgeous; and Eliezer told her who he was, why he had come and how wonderful Isaac was. She became very interested and excited, so Eliezer followed her home and told her father and mother all about it. Her parents already knew Abraham because they were related to him.

Eliezer had no doubt that Rebekah was the one the Lord had chosen to be Isaac’s bride, so he gave her beautiful and very expensive jewelry to show that he loved her and that Isaac loved her. Then Rebekah would have to decide for herself whether or not to leave everything behind and go with Eliezer. And they did eat and drink, he [Eliezer] and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he [Eliezer] said, Send me away unto my master. And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go (Genesis 24:54-58).

Rebekah is a type of the Bride of Christ; and like her, it is your choice whether or not you want to be a member of the bridal company and leave everything behind. Was Rebekah willing to leave her father and mother and her other family members? Was she willing to leave her own country and go to another one even though the journey would be rough?—Yes. And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way (Genesis 24:61).

When the camel train was almost home, Eliezer ran ahead to tell Isaac that his bride was about to arrive. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her (Genesis 24:63-67).

Just as Isaac knew the camel train was coming, the Lord knows the Bride of Christ is about to come home, too; and Heaven is getting ready for her arrival, but there is only one flight out. Then we will live in Heaven forevermore with our perfect Christ, the perfect Redeemer who gave His life so that we could be free and stay free from all sin and degradation.

Esther Put God First

Queen Esther was another marvelous type of the Bride. She was just a young Jewish maid, but she must have been beautiful because the King of Persia had chosen her out of many young ladies to be the next queen.

In that same kingdom, there was a man named Haman who was close to the king; but he was evil, and he had convinced the king that all the Jews in the kingdom should be killed. And…letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey (Esther 3:13).

Esther’s Uncle Mordecai had raised her, so he was like a father to her; and he sent word to Esther of what was about to happen and told her that she would have to stand up for her people. He [Mordecai] gave him [Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains] the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people (Esther 4:8). Mordecai also warned her, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this (Esther 4:13,14)?

Esther loved her people very much, but she also knew that anyone who approached the king without being called could be put to death; and the king had not called for her for thirty days. However, she was willing to put her life on the line, so she sent this answer to Mordecai: Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him (Esther 4:16,17). Esther was a fasting bride, and so is the Bride today as she gets ready for the great return of her Lord.

All the Jews fasted as Esther had requested; and when the fast was over, there stood the type and shadow of the Bride with great power. Then when she walked in before the king, she found great favor. He lifted his golden scepter and delighted in her. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him (Esther 5:2-4).

Esther Saved Her People

In the meantime, Haman hated Mordecai and wanted to have him killed; so he built gallows on which to hang him. When Esther, the king and Haman got together again, the king again asked, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage. Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen (Esther 7:2-6).

When the king heard this, he was so angry that he left the room; and while he was gone, Haman fell on Esther’s bed begging for his life. When the king walked back in and saw that, he said, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified (Esther 7:8-10).

The king could not change the decree he had made to kill the Jews, but he did allow them to stand up and fight for themselves; and they were victorious. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them (Esther 9:5). Esther had saved the Jews.

The Bride Forsakes All

The last Old Testament type and shadow of the Bride I will bring to you is in the book of Ruth. At a time when there was a great famine in the land of Judah, Naomi and her husband left and went to the land of Moab. There they had two sons who took Moabite girls to be their wives. Later, Naomi’s husband and both of her sons died; so she decided to go back to her homeland. When her two daughters-in-law began to leave with her, she told them to go back; and one of them did, but Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me (Ruth 1:16,17). Those precious words were spoken by a type of the Gentile Bride; and even though she did not know it, Ruth was on her way to meet Boaz, a type of Jesus Christ.

When Naomi and Ruth arrived in Judah, they needed to make a living; so Ruth went to glean in the field of a very rich man named Boaz, and she found favor in his sight. And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her (Ruth 2:15,16).

The Lord is doing the same thing for the Bride today—He is dropping handfuls on purpose for her. Jesus brought the new and living way, abundant life; and He is spreading a table for the Bride daily filled with everything that she needs spiritually, physically and financially. She has the favor of God, so she is reaching for all of it.

Although Ruth was a Moabite, she had found such favor with Boaz that they were married. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him (Ruth 4:13-15). Ruth had found love, grace and life in her groom; and the Bride has found love, grace and life in Jesus.

Today’s Bride

Every type and shadow of the Bride I have brought to you lived in the perfection of divine love and grace and in the favor of God. Those who are a part of the bridal company today will also have God’s favor in all adverse circumstances. Look at the Bride in the book of Revelation. John was told by an angel to come and see. Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife (Revelation 21:9). It is a beautiful story in which the Holy Spirit and the Bride of Christ are saying to all, “Come.” And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17).

The Bride is being identified today, and there is no question who she is. She that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners (Song of Solomon 6:10). Today is a new day for Heaven as the Bride walks on Earth. She shines in loveliness and is as fresh as the morning with the dew of Heaven upon her like dew upon a rose. Look at the Bride with divine grace and blood love upon her and see her as she looks forth with peace, joy, contentment, longsuffering, patience, wisdom, knowledge and serenity.

The Bride is a new creation through the blood of Jesus. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (II Corinthians 5:17). Jesus is coming for a spotless Bride. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish (Ephesians 5:27). Through the blood, the fire of the Holy Ghost takes the wrinkles and blemishes out; and the Bride is as fair as her Groom, Jesus.

A Soul-Winning Bride

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee (Song of Solomon 4:7). This is the kind of Bride who will walk the Earth and take Jesus to the world. Jesus said, And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Matthew 24:14). How will it be preached?—through the power of the Holy Ghost.

The Bride is filling the Lord’s Kingdom with new converts and getting them ready for the one flight out. She is carrying the message of regeneration, sanctification, holiness and righteousness and teaching people that the baptism of the Holy Ghost qualifies them for the one flight out. She will preach the divine blood in its fullness; and it will be confirmed immediately with signs, wonders, miracles and healings.

The Lord has told the Bride of Christ, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). She must help the Lord bring in the lost throughout the whole world before the end comes. Only the honest-hearted doubter will accept the truth and be helped; those who are dishonest will reject it, saith the Lord.

Dishonest-hearted doubters cannot be helped because they do not feel the need for or want any help. They do not want to behold God’s glory, and they have no desire to fellowship with Heaven or to walk with Jesus as long as they are able to move about and do the things they want to do. However, when some of them get close to death, they may decide to cry out to God; but it may already be too late.

A Clear-Minded Bride

Song of Solomon 6:10 says the Bride is as clear as the sun. That means her mind is clear through the truth; it has no darkness, no shadows and no misgivings. She is using the wisdom and knowledge of God, so her mind is clear to remember all that God has said and to pass it on with all faith and not one doubt. Her mind is as clear as the sun that God created and spoke into existence, but He did not speak the Bride into existence. His only Son paid an unbelievable price for her, but the Lord declares she is worth it.

The Bride’s mind is the same as the mind of Christ. He had an earthly, human mind, but what made it so different were the ingredients from Heaven that were in it. You will find all of them in the Word of God, and they are all promised to us. It is no wonder Paul said more than once that we are to take on the mind of Christ. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5). For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16). Would the Lord tell you to take on something that is not available? No. You can live like Him, talk like Him and be exactly like Him.

The Bride is as glorious, as righteous and as holy as Jesus was when He walked among men; and she is delivering the multitudes just like He did. She speaks only truth; and she cries like Jesus did, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (John 8:36).

All of Heaven rejoices over the Bride, and angels will work with her in greater and greater ways night and day because this is countdown time. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation (Hebrews 1:14)? You cannot afford to waste any of God’s time or you may wake up one morning to find that Jesus has come, and you have been left behind. There is only one flight out, and it will be so sad to be lukewarm on that day. Jesus said, I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth (Revelation 3:15,16).

The Healing Christ

Here comes the Bride, and she knows without a doubt in whom she has believed just as Paul did when he said, For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day (II Timothy 1:12). The Bride will want to know Jesus in all of His sufferings. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death (Philippians 3:10). The Bride will be willing to pay any price for Christ, but she will not suffer sicknesses and diseases; she will suffer persecutions for His name’s sake.

Jesus never suffered any sickness or disease until He took yours and mine and became our sickness-bearer and our sin-bearer. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). God gets no glory out of people’s sicknesses and diseases until He can heal them.

I went to the edge of the grave when I was just twenty-three, but God did not get any glory out of my sickness until He healed me. John tells us of a boy who was born blind, but Jesus received no glory out of him until He had healed him. He [Jesus] spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing (John 9:6,7). That miracle proved that Jesus was truly the very Son of God manifested in the flesh.

Jesus helped all people who wanted to come out of unbelief; He never passed one person by who wanted help. Everyone who touched Him with Heaven’s faith and love was healed because just touching His garment was enough for all those who were sincere and believed Him to be the Son of God. They [Jesus and His disciples] came into the land of Gennesaret. And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole (Matthew 14:34-36).

Pray in God’s Will

Here comes the Bride, and the Lord is so real to her that she does not have to have things her way. She prays as Jesus did saying, Not my will, but thine, be done (Luke 22:42).

Behold the Bride as she goes into the prayer chamber with a clear mind and prays through the divine blood saying, “Oh, Father, I come in the blood name of Jesus.” Then the throne room door in Heaven swings wide open. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16). The Bride will hear a voice from Heaven saying, “You have found the grace, love and goodness of Heaven; and Heaven’s righteousness and holiness clothe you.”

After meeting with the Lord, the Bride will have no doubt and no wavering faith. She will have only divine faith, and she will know how to use it. She will have the knowledge of how to talk to God in living reality, and she will know how to believe Him for all things. Jesus said, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you (John 15:7). The Bride abides in God, and she adorns herself with His promises like someone would put on a priceless necklace; and she carries those promises in all honor, glory and praise.

A Terror to the Devil’s Kingdom

The Bride is not just lovely but terrible as an army with banners (Song of Solomon 6:10). How could she be so beautiful, fair and clear-eyed and yet be so terrible?—because she carries the powers of the divine blood. The Bride of Christ has divine power, strength and glory as she comes forth to deliver people, to set the captives free and to tell the world, “Jesus loves you. Nobody has ever loved you like Jesus loves you, and nobody has ever cared for you like He cares.”

The Bride carries the divine blood banner, and the devil knows that a chain of blood will put him in the bottomless pit. I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit (Revelation 20:1-3).

I believe God will use one of His smallest angels to do that just to insult the devil as much as possible. I can just picture that little angel going forth with a big chain of blood, and Lucifer will be helpless when that angel throws that chain around his neck. Then the angel will cast Lucifer into the pit, and the Holy Spirit will seal it up with divine blood; and the devil will not be able to break through that seal.

Even today, the devil cannot get into the heart of any member of the bridal company because the divine blood seal is on that soul; and he cannot break that seal. Only that person can break the seal on his or her own soul, but he or she must never do it.

The Bride must have no discouragement but be lifted into high heights daily. She must be aware of the limited time she has left and of the divine mission she is on so she will go forth like an army with great banners to conquer the powers of the devil for others. Through the blood, she will go to the gates of hell to rescue those who are about to drop in.

During one of our crusades, the Lord told me ahead of time that the devil was planning to take over one of the services. When I arrived at the crusade grounds that night, demons dressed in black were lined up to my right and ready to take over just as God had said they would be. But then, I saw a great big angel; and when he looked over at those demons, they were helpless, and he backed them off. That angel had conquered those demons through the power in the divine blood, and we had victory that night.

The Warrior Bride

At times, the Bride goes forth with the Lamb personality; but at other times, she goes forth with the same Lion personality that Jesus will have when He comes to fight the Battle of Armageddon as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. She will be a fearful sight to the devil and to those who do not want God; and a cry will go forth just like it did in the beginning of the Church, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also (Acts 17:6). As we travel from nation to nation, one after another will be turned upside down by the power and the Spirit of Almighty God. The Bride will not be afraid of this hour.

The Bride comes forth looking like a warrior, and every member of the bridal company has on the whole armor of God. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:13-17).

This armor is Heaven’s armor, and no devil can penetrate it or defeat it because the Bride has a shield of faith that will stop every dart of the devil, and she knows how to use it. Some of you have been pierced again and again by the devil’s darts because you did not use the shield of faith.

A Living Sacrifice

The Bride presents herself as a daily sacrifice unto God. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1). It is just a reasonable service to her, so she does not grumble or complain about how hard it is to be a child of God.

When you are a living sacrifice, you sacrifice everything to Jesus; and you do not count your own life dear. When Jesus wants your time, nothing else matters because He has top priority in your life. You must put God ahead of yourself and everybody else in this final hour. You cannot let anyone take you away from Him, and you cannot let the pleasures of this life rob you of being in God’s presence or of gathering together with His people.

Here comes the Bride made into vessels of honor whom the Lord can use to pour out all He wants to in this last hour. He will make those vessels out of humble, yielded clay, and He will fill them up just as the water pots were filled when Jesus performed His first miracle recorded in John 2:1-11.

We are now at the end of the Church Age; and Jesus is still performing miracles through yielded vessels of clay, the same yielded clay that God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost used to mold the first man and woman. The Bride has been completely taken over by the love of the Groom; she has eyes for no other but Jesus. Her heart swells within her as she beholds His love and His wonderful, soft eyes upon her.

When God created man, He gave him holy, physical senses because that was all he needed; however outside of Eden, man has to have the six spiritual senses. He must give his physical senses over to the Lord so He can cleanse them and make them as pure and clean as they were in Eden.

The Bride has those divine senses. She has divine sight to see as the Lord sees, and she has divine hearing to hear what the Spirit is saying. She follows God’s direction and is moving with rapid speed to bring in the harvest. She has divine speech, and she wears the love bridle day and night. Her voice is identical to the voice of Jesus; and she walks and talks just like Him with no doubt, fear, frustration, oppression or depression.

The Bride has the Lord’s divine taste, and she tastes daily of the goodness of the Lord. O taste and see that the LORD is good (Psalm 34:8). She has divine smell; and she cannot get over the fragrance of His love, gentleness, goodness, faith, hope and longsuffering. The world will smell that beautiful fragrance and all those who want Jesus will be drawn to Him as if by a powerful magnet. Then the Bride will be ready to deliver them because she has the message of truth.

Divine Faith

Here comes the Bride with divine faith, the kind of faith the Bible tells us to contend for. Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3).

There was no greater faith than the faith Abraham received through the divine blood. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:8-10).

Abraham had such great, divine faith that he believed if he slew his son, God would raise him from the dead. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure (Hebrews 11:17-19). Faith does not get any greater than that, and that is the faith we must have.

Daniel had that faith; and with it, he came out of the lions’ den. The king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me…So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God (Daniel 6:19-23).

The Spirit of the living God that dwelled within Daniel conquered those roaring lions, and the Bride will come forth from the den of lions, too, through the power of the living God. She will come out in perfect condition with the glory of God shining on her face.

See the Bride as she comes forth out of the fiery furnace. She will face many fiery trials, but she will be protected by the divine blood and will come forth as the Hebrew boys did because they had been with the Fourth Man, Jesus. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God (Daniel 3:24,25).

Just like Jesus

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved (Song of Solomon 8:5)? This scripture refers to the Bride and her Groom, Jesus, in types and shadows; but today, the Bride has come out of the wilderness into the land of Canaan, a joyful, spiritual Canaan that she has through the power of the Holy Ghost. She is not grumbling and complaining but rejoicing because the nine, eternal fruits of the Spirit are plentiful in that land. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22,23).

In a divine visitation years ago, the Lord told me that all the works of this ministry would be done through the power of the Holy Ghost and that the Spirit’s power would even be on every seat in my cathedral. That is why so many people come to God and are healed in our services.

The Bride is like Jesus. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Jesus was the sacrificial Lamb, and the Bride has His same traits and characteristics. She does not imitate Him; she is a part of Him. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones (Ephesians 5:30). There is no separation between the Bride and Jesus; He is her strength, her greatness and her power.

There is no guile in the Bride’s mouth. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth (I Peter 2:22). The Bride carries no gossip or weak talk; her talk is all of God. Her ears are open only to the Lord, and she does not listen to any words against Him.

The Bride does not linger around people who gossip and talk against the power of God no matter how closely related they are to her. She turns away from all ungodly people and stays with Jesus because the Bride’s veil is a blood veil of separation, consecration and pure dedication. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh (Hebrews 10:19,20).

Have you left everything behind? The Lord said that if you love anybody better than you love Him, you are not fit to be His disciple. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me (Matthew 10:37). Jesus also said, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me (Matthew 16:24). The Bride has put everybody and everything on the altar. She has denied self and put God first so there is nothing holding her back.

See Only Jesus

Behold the Bride today in her glory, righteousness and goodness. Are you a member of this bridal company? When someone here on Earth cries, “Here comes the bride,” every eye turns to that bride even if that person is a stranger. In this final hour, many eyes will turn to the Bride of Christ whether they want to see her or not; and people will see her in her greatness as she walks among them. They will see her as she takes her place in the power and the love of God and in the divine plan of God.

The Bride’s face is set like flint, and nothing can turn her away from God. She says like Paul did, For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38,39).

The Bride loves Jesus with all of her heart; and her cry is, “Take the whole world but give me Jesus! I will use your divine power and give all the glory to you, oh, Lord. I will walk and talk with you because I am yours completely, and I will do anything you want me to do.” Can you say that today? The true Bride is willing to lay down her life for the sake of Christ.

This is the Bride’s hour of visitation, and the Lord is revealing everything that He wants her to do before Jesus returns. She must arise so the Lord can use her and let nothing stop her. She has given her voice over to the Lord, and it belongs to Him. She has surrendered all to Him and holds nothing back because Jesus is her life. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me (Psalm 118:6)? The Bride’s hope and trust are only in Jesus. He is her protection, her refuge in all the storms of life and the power of her resurrection.

The Bride speaks the name of Jesus with all power just like the disciples did in the beginning of the Church. They used the power of the Holy Ghost and the Word, and the word of God grew and multiplied (Acts 12:24). The Word is multiplying now, too, because the Bride is throwing out the Gospel seed in all directions with great love and faith, and the winds of the Holy Spirit are taking them to the world. Ill winds are blowing throughout the world today, but the Bride will not have to worry about them because the wind of the Spirit will conquer those ill winds for her. Instead, she will rejoice in the holy, powerful winds of the Holy Spirit.

In the Early Church, the Word of God prevailed over everything, including all demons and devils. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed (Acts 19:20). Those disciples commanded devils to come out in the name of Jesus; and they had to leave no matter how many there were. Then the power of God moved and flowed like mighty rivers just as the Bible had said it would. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (John 7:38).

Walk Divine Waters

Are you a completely dedicated, consecrated and yielded member of the bridal company today? Do you drop everything and go to God’s house to be with His people whenever you can? Do you put everything behind you and keep Jesus before you so you can walk hand in hand with the One who walked the waters? Thus saith the Lord, that is the kind of love you must have for the Groom if you are going to get out of here.

Jesus is saying, “Come on, Children, get off your boat and let’s move. Stop clinging to the world and come out into these glorious waters with me.” If you don’t have Jesus in sight, you will look at the big waves crashing in and be afraid; but if you see Jesus, you will step out and walk the waters with pure faith. That is why the true Bride is walking the waters with Jesus today, and He is making her unsinkable.

Jesus is leading the Bride’s army, so all the devils coming at her at one time cannot defeat her. She will be blood ready for anything just like Jesus was when He took on the form of flesh and showed us how one man with the greatness of Heaven could defeat every devil that came His way. That is the power that is in the blood, and the Bride has that same power. The divine blood is the Bride’s greatest weapon, and the devil cannot stand against it. That is why I can use the blood name of Jesus, and the blind get their sight; paralysis leaves people, and parts of their bodies are re-created.

Here comes the Bride covered with divine blood, grace, wisdom, knowledge and the promises of God as the Holy Spirit is loading her down with everything she needs. The Jesus Bride is dressed in Heaven’s pure righteousness with no blemishes or wrinkles. She is perfect; and she will hear the call, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him (Matthew 25:6). The Bride will have the oil of the Spirit in her lamp, and she will go out to meet Him; but from now until Rapture day, the Bride has work to do. She knows she is on a divine mission, and she will not be denied or defeated.

The End Is Near

This is the Bride’s hour, but the time is slipping by. You must know that this is the end just like it was in Noah’s day. People heard Noah’s family preach the truth over and over again, but they thought there was no truth in it.

Before the Lord does something drastic, He has always shown great mercy to humanity; and after the ark had been finished, there were seven days of mercy before that ark door was shut. I am sure Noah did not know how he would ever close that big ark door, but the mighty hand of God swept down and closed it; and the Holy Spirit sealed it with the blood. Noah’s family and the animals were safely on board, and there would be no leaks in that ark.

Today, the ark door, Jesus, is open for a limited time; and it is a door of great mercy. We will soon be on board and ready to go home. Behold the Bride with all the greatness and power that God used through Moses in Egypt, and God is using that same power again. The Bride will be taken out of here with all the greatness of Heaven, and what a wave of God’s miracle power that will be when He sweeps the Bride up in a bundle of love to meet Jesus in the air. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matthew 24:44).

Until that time, the healing, saving Christ is here. Jesus paid the price for the Bride, and the Bride came from Him. Christ was in a deep sleep on the Cross when the soldier’s spear opened up His side. Then blood and water gushed out; and the Church, the Bride, was born. Thank God for Jesus, for His death and for His resurrection!

Become a Member of the Bride

God’s grace includes all of the fullness of His favor toward mankind. Jesus, the very Son of God, went all the way to Calvary for you; so how much are you doing for Him? He said, I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:9,10). Jesus is the open door and “whosoever will” can enter in.

Jesus is also the light of the world, and He has come to make you a light to the world, too. I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).

God’s glory shines on the paths of all those who want that light, and there is no shortage of it; but you have to want His light and His glory.

If you are not a member of the bridal company today, I beg of you not to wait too long. Sinner, Backslider, say this prayer with all your heart. Oh, God, save my soul! Show me your glory, your death on Golgotha’s hill. I am tired of the night and tired of sin, and I want the light of your holiness and the joy of your salvation. Save my soul, and I will serve you. You said if I would repent and ask for your forgiveness that you would forgive me, so I am asking you to forgive me, Lord! Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in!

If you meant that prayer, Jesus has come; and He is yours. But remember that when you give your life to Him, you are promising never to take it out of His hands again. Prayer, fasting and living in the Word of God will keep you on the straight and narrow path so that one day, you will lift up your eyes and behold that great City whose builder and maker is God.

There Is Healing for the Bride

Now, behold God’s glory and be healed. The Bible says that Jesus came with healing in His wings. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2).

When I was just twenty-three, I was at death’s door; and I thought I had only a few more days to live. I had watched my body go down to about a skeleton, and I knew I was dying. I had just started preaching at eighteen, but it looked like the Lord was going to let me die so young.

Then one great night, Jesus came and healed me all over. Every affliction went out of my body, and I did not have a doubt that I was going to live! Afterward, Jesus lingered to talk to me; and He said, “Later, you will go on a long fast; and when you come out of that fast, you will have my power for the healing of the people.” I believed everything He said, and those things happened just like He had said they would—the Lord has never told me anything wrong. It has now been sixty years since He gave me prophecies of what would happen in this hour, and I have watched those things take place.

You can be healed right now! The Lord promised healing, and He keeps His promises. Lord, here are those with AIDS, leprosy, diabetes, lung trouble, heart trouble and those who have had strokes. I bring you deformed babies and little children who are dying with AIDS. Heal! in the blood name of the One who came all the way from Heaven to deliver us. Heal! in the precious blood name of Jesus!

As I speak that name, health is flowing to you. Be thou made whole. Then give God all of the glory and serve Him because I want to meet you in Heaven one day.

God bless.