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POWERFUL!! THE BRIDEGROOM WAITS FOR HIS BRIDE “The mystery of the ‘Rapture’ is explained in the nuptial chain of events of a traditional Hebrew wedding. In ancient biblical ceremony, the bridegroom or an agent of the bridegroom’s father went out in search of a bride. .. If it was a good match, the bride or her family would often agree to the marriage without ever seeing the future groom. Next, a price would be established for the bride. The bride and groom were now betrothed and legally bound to each other, though they did not yet live together. Next, a scribe would would draw up a marriage contract… Finally, the groom would present the bride with gifts. If the bride accepted her groom’s gift, they shared a cup of wine called the cup of the covenant, and the betrothal was complete. Before leaving her home, however, the groom would tell his bride, “I go to prepare a place for you. I will return again to you.” In biblical custom, the bridegroom then went to his father’s house to prepare a wedding canopy. Meanwhile, the bride made herself ready, and she had to stay ready, for she had no idea when when her groom would return. She was consecrated for her betrothal and set apart while she waited for her groom. The bride took a cleansing bath, to purify herself for the coming wedding. Often, she kept a light burning in the window and an extra jar of oil on hand, lest the bridegroom come in the night. No invitations were sent out for the wedding. When the young bridegroom was asked for the date of his wedding , he could only reply, “No man knows except my father.” Why? Because he could not go get his bride until his father approved of his preparations. When the grooms father decided everything was in order, he released his son to fetch his bride. The groom arrived at the bride’s house with a shout and the blowing of a trumpet, or shofar… the groom claimed her as his own and took her to his fathers house. His father received the couple and placed the hand of the bride in the hand of his son. At that moment, she became his wife. This act is called the presentation. After the presentation, the bridegroom would bring his bride to the bridal chamber he had gone to prepare. There he would introduce her to his friends who had heard the trumpet and come to celebrate the marriage feast. In 2 Corinthians 11:2, Paul wrote to the church, “For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband.” 1 Corinthians 6:20, “For you were bought at a price”. John 14:2-3, “.. I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also”.” - The End Of The Age, John Hagee