The Divine and Mystical Romance, 1
The New Jerusalem is the ultimate consummation of the divine and mystical romance between God and His chosen and redeemed people seen throughout the entire Scripture. The Bible describes the holy romance of a universal couple—God in Christ as the Bridegroom, and God’s redeemed people are His bride.*
This divine and mystical romance is touched in many ways in various portions of the Bible. Here are some from the Old Testament. New Testament verses will be in the next post.
• Adam (a type of Christ in Romans 5:14) and Eve as the first couple in the Bible, Genesis 2:18-25
• “Your Maker is your Husband; Jehovah of hosts is His name. And the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.” Isaiah 54:5
• “With the joy of the bridegroom over the bride Your God will rejoice over you.” Isaiah 62:5
• “Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Jehovah: I remember concerning you the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridal days, when you followed after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.” Jeremiah 2:2
• “I will betroth you to Myself forever; indeed I will betroth you to Myself in righteousness and justice and in lovingkindness and compassions; indeed I will betroth you to Myself in faithfulness, and you will know Jehovah.” Hosea 2:19-20
Jesus Christ the Lamb and New Jerusalem as the bride, the wife of the Lamb (Rev. 21:2, 10) are the ultimate couple in the Bible.
* From page 5 of Ed Marks, The New Jerusalem—A Corporate Person, Affirmation & Critique Monograph, A&C Press, © Living Stream Ministry (2025).
Posted by Don on May 11, 2026
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