Bride of Christ are the inhabitants of the New Jerusalem

Revelation

Part 20

Chapter 4

The glory of God also surrounds the bride

of the Lamb

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. -- Rev 21:9 (KJV)

Bride of Christ also clothed with the same glory

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: -- Rev 12:1 (KJV)

What is the Bride of Christ ?

the inhabitants of the New Jerusalem

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. -- Rev 21:2 (KJV)

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. -- Rev 21:3 (KJV)

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, -- Rev 21:10 (KJV)

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; -- Rev 21:11 (KJV)

The Glory of God is like a Jasper stone

And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. -- Rev 4:3 (KJV)

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; -- Rev 21:11 (KJV)

the bride has a great wall with twelve gates

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, Rev 21:12 (KJV)

the bride is the woman who is also the city

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: -- Rev 12:1 (KJV)

Every precious stone was the brides foundation

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates,

and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: -- Rev 21:12 (KJV)

The Wall is like Jasper - the city is pure gold

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. -- Rev 21:18 (KJV)

Bride of Christ is a city, each of us is a living stone

And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. -- Rev 21:19 (KJV)

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. -- 1 Pet 2:5 (KJV)

Upon this Rock I will build my church

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter (Petros - a piece of rock or stone), and upon this rock (Petra - Massive Boulder) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. -- Mat 16:18 (KJV)

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. -- Mat 16:19 (KJV)

Every precious stone was the brides foundation

The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; -- Rev 21:19 (KJV)

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. -- Rev 21:20 (KJV)

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. -- Rev 21:21 (KJV)

High Priest bare the glory of God upon his chest

Israel, is the bride of God

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. -- Isa 62:4 (KJV)

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. -- Isa 62:5 (KJV)

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: -- Jer 3:14 (KJV)

12 stones represented Israel,

Lucifer also wore the ephod and breastplate

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. -- Ezek 28:12 (KJV)

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. -- Ezek 28:13 (KJV)

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. -- Ezek 28:14 (KJV)

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. -- Ezek 28:15 (KJV)

By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. -- Ezek 28:16 (KJV)

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. -- Luke 10:18 (KJV)

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. -- Ezek 28:17 (KJV)

Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. -- Ezek 28:18 (KJV)

All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. -- Ezek 28:19 (KJV)

Remember how the 12 stones represented Israel,

and how the 12 stars represented Israel,

Lucifer's breatsplate had 10 stones

These 10 stones represent the first semi-human beings

upon the pre-Adamic earth

the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold:

These 10 horns correspond to the 10 stones

They likewise represent the 10 demonic heads, princes, or kings of the Demon empire

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. -- Rev 17:12 (KJV)

The Demon empire consists of the disembodied first semi-human beings upon the pre-Adamic earth

Lucifer's fell from glory

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! -- Isa 14:12 (KJV)

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: -- Isa 14:13 (KJV)

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. -- Isa 14:14 (KJV)

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. -- Isa 14:15 (KJV)

Satan's 10 horns (preadamite man)

correspond to the 24 Elders (adamite man)

Round about the throne, 24 elders

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And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. -- Rev 4:4 (KJV)

Priesthood was divided into 24 classes in David's time.

Zadok, sons of Eleazar - 16 chief priests

Ahimelech, sons of Ithamar - 8 chief priest

1 Chronicles 24:1-18

Each course served for a perod of a week. Afterwards a new course would take over.

All According to the Pattern

All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. -- 1 Chr 28:19 (KJV)

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. -- Rev 4:5 (KJV)

The Seven Spirits of God are the 7 Horns on the Lamb

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. -- Rev 5:6 (KJV)

The Seven Spirits are also the ArchAngels

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. -- Rev 8:2 (KJV)

These correspond to the dragons 7 heads

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. -- Rev 12:3 (KJV)

The dragons 7 heads can easily be identified by way of the Babylonian Mystery Religion

7 Titans, Tietans, Sheitans, Satans

What about the Sea of Glass ??

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal:

Pattern ???

Throne corresponds to the mercy seat

Living creatures correspond to Guardian Cherubim

24 Elders correspond to Priestly courses

Seven Spirits to the Lampstand

Sea of Glass MUST correspond to the Brazen Laver (molten sea) 7' x 14'

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. -- 1 Cor 13:12 (KJV)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. -- James 1:22 (KJV)

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: -- James 1:23 (KJV)

For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. -- James 1:24 (KJV)

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. -- James 1:25 (KJV)

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. -- James 1:26 (KJV)

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. -- James 1:27 (KJV)

And having an high priest over the house of God; -- Heb 10:21 (KJV)

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. -- Heb 10:22 (KJV)

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, -- Eph 5:26 (KJV)

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. -- Eph 5:27 (KJV)

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. -- 2 Cor 5:10 (KJV)

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. -- 2 Cor 5:11 (KJV)

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. -- Rom 14:10 (KJV)

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. -- Rom 14:11 (KJV)

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. -- Rom 14:12 (KJV)

and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. -- Rev 4:6 (KJV)