The union between Christ and His people is often depicted as a marital relationship, with the church being prepared as a bride for her groom. In Revelation, the Spirit and the bride invite all to come to the wedding feast, while Ephesians describes the church as being purified and presented to Christ in splendor. Isaiah prophesies a day when the Lord will delight in His people, calling them "married" and taking joy in their beauty. This promise is echoed in John, where Jesus promises to return for His own, and in Revelation, where the marriage supper of the Lamb is celebrated, symbolizing the eternal bond between God and His redeemed people.
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The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Then the angel told me to write, “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.”
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God. No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.