A particularly confusing expression, for non-, new-, and even established-believers, "the Bride of Christ" refers to the followers of Christ, who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Christians will not literally be marrying Jesus, nor will Jesus have any wife in the future. Rather. Christ likened his return to Earth to the events of a Jewish wedding--something the Jews he spoke to. For example, in Matthew 25, Jesus specifically states:
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Today, preachers might use terms, phrases, or practices from sports, popculture, or even military service to explain Biblical lessons.
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