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Do You Know the Wedding
Protocols of Heaven?
Being invited to a Wedding is one thing being an honored guest in another thing.
Some people have a net negative experience at a wedding because they have their own agenda for being there. They didn't come to bring honor to the marriage family.
Below is are Three Wedding Protocols Compared.
British Royal Wedding ----> Galilean Royal Wedding ----> Heavenly Royal Wedding
If earthly Royal weddings have customs and protocols that must be honored. How much more so should heavenly wedding customs, and protocols need to be honored? And how can we honor something we know nothing about? And are we expected to know on our own? What happens if we reject heaven's protocols?
These questions and more will be answered on this page ... happy investigation!
TPD
The Marriage & The Wedding Feast
Culminate & Climax
of all Human History
[Please Forgive the pun: It was not intended.]
Our entire History From Adam & Eve, to Chirst and His Bride, in the New Jerusalem, is recorded between these two book ends: The First and Last Marriages in Human History. They are the Beginning and the Ending of this Present Age.
Do you know where you stand right now
in God's Prophetic Calendar?
Every problem we face is completely solved and rectified in the Marriage Covenant of God. That's why Jesus said: "If ye (you) love me: Keep My Commandments." By doing that you enter into His Righteous & Holy Blood Covenant. And he is then able to pass on to you all of the inheritance he has designed for you to receive, on the condition, that you keep his commandments, the way he intended them to be kept.
That is good news for some:
But bad news for others.
When you look through the lens of the Prophetic Calendar you can quickly see:
JESUS CHRIST has two specific roles to play, in order to accomplish one key objective.
Today many think of Jesus as the humble lamb of God who takes away the sins of the World. What they don't realize is that Jesus has already fulfilled that role, when He said,
"It is finished!"
Just before He died on the Cross.
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said,
It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
--John 19:30
When Jesus returns: He will have a new agenda, and it won't be to forgive sin, but to punish and cleanse sin from his planet. He no longer comes as the Lamb, but the LION.
Then the hour for mercy and forgiveness will be over. The Day of Wrath and Judgment has come.
To those who have prepared themselves: That is good news.
To those who haven't prepared themselves: Not so much.
When you read the Book, you get the picture loud and clear. Below is a journey through the scriptures revealing the plan of Salvation through the Lens of the Marriage Cup (The Kiddushin). This is the Wine that seals the Contract--The Blood of the New Covenant, and it moves heaven and earth to fulfill its vows.
Hope you will enjoy this Powerful Clear Trumpet Call.
May it awaken in you the Ancient Respect for God's Holy & Pure Covenant of Blood:
The Mohar (Bride Price paid) for yours and my Redemption.
Shalom,
TPD
PS: When Reading God's Word, we miss much rich cultural meaning because we are culturally ignorant of what is really happening, that the original audience would have instantly connected with ... I pray this little cultural primer will help the average modern soul, get more deeply connected to their Hebrew Roots.
--The first marriage was sealed in Blood, the Last Marriage Covenant is sealed in Blood.
--The Hebrew Word for Covenant is "BRIT" which means "to cut." For two people to have a covenant, they must "cut a covenant" which made the covenant a blood covenant. See Genesis 15 for a Living Picture of what this exactly looks like.
Gen 15:9-10 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Below this Warrior Marriage Study really emphasizes, the King of Marriage the Believer is called into. It's not just an candy and roses event. Not even close. Better yet, it's a strap on your sword, get ready for battle, we are in the midst of the enemy, and we need to know what's about to happen, and what we are getting ourselves involved in.
The Revelation below will help to break the ice, and stir the soul, as it was designed to be stirred--for all involved: both young & old, male &female, rich & poor, Jew & Gentile, Slave & FREE...
Above is a little piece about How we walk as marriage warriors of the Lion
Below is a simple retelling of the Prophetic Marriage Story:
The ancient Hebraic wedding
is not merely a Social Contract
[The Story is Told is 7 Short Acts]
It is a prophetic masterpiece written by the Creator into the fabric of time.
In the Hebrew Roots perspective, every custom, ritual, and legal framework of the traditional marriage (Kiddushin and Nissu'in) serves as a flawless mirror reflecting the cosmic love story between the Messiah (the Bridegroom) and His Assembly (the Bride).
Here is the telling of that majestic covenant, from inception to eternal completion.
Act I: The Shiddukhin
(The Match & Selection)
Before time began, a Choice was made. In ancient Judea, the father of the groom would seek out a bride for his son, or a trusted agent (shadkhan: a matchmaker) would be sent with gifts to secure her.
SEE GENESIS: ABRAHAM'S SERVANT WENT TO GET A BRIDE FOR ISAAC.
Gen 24:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
Gen 24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Gen 24:5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
Gen 24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Gen 24:7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
The Bridegroom does not choose based on worthiness, but out of pure, sovereign grace. The Father, chooses the Bride for his Son, and he arranges the covenant with the Bride and her Family. The Father and Son, go to meet with the Bride. They leaves the father’s house and journey across the desert to the home of the bride, bringing with him the legal documents of betrothal.
The Biblical Imagery: The ultimate Bridegroom left the ivory palaces of His Father’s heavenly estate to journey to the dusty earth to claim His Bride.
Scripture: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you...” (John 15:16).
Act II: The Mohar & The Ketubah
(The Purchase Price & Covenant)
Upon arriving at the Bride's house, the Father of the Groom negotiates the Mohar—the bride price. This was not a business transaction treating the woman as property; rather, it was a profound statement of her immense value. It compensated her family for losing her and provided security for her.
Simultaneously, the Ketubah (the marriage contract) is drawn up. It details the Groom’s promises: how he will provide for her, protect her, cherish her, and even lay down his life for her.
The Storytelling & Ritual: The price demanded for this royal Bride is astronomical. The Groom does not pay in silver or gold. He pays with His own life. The Ketubah is written not in ink, but in His own blood—a legal, binding promise of eternal provision.
Scripture: “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” (1 Corinthians 6:20).
Act III: The Cup of Betrothal
(The Kiddushin)
Once the terms are agreed upon, a cup of wine is poured. The Groom takes the cup, drinks from it, and sets it before the Bride. This is the moment of choice. If she leaves the cup untouched, the covenant is rejected. If she takes the cup and drinks, she says, "I accept your price. I accept your contract. I bind my life to yours."
They are now legally married (Kiddushin, meaning "sanctified" or "set apart"), though they do not yet live together or consummate the marriage.
The Prophetic Echo: In the Upper Room, the Messiah took the Passover cup and handed it to His disciples, sealing the New Covenant. Every time we partake of the cup, we are reaffirming our betrothal vows to Him, waiting for His return.
Scripture: “Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”(Luke 22:20).
Act IV: The Separation & The Preparation
(Matan)
After the cup is drained, the Groom gives the Bride gifts (Matan) to sustain her during their separation—tokens of his love to assure her he will return. Then, he speaks the ancient, traditional words: "I go to prepare a place for you. I will see you again when my father says it is time."
The Groom returns to his father’s house. For roughly a year, he works tirelessly to build a bridal chamber (Chuppah or Chadar) onto his father’s estate. It must be magnificent, built to the strict standards of his father. If anyone asks the Groom when the wedding will be, he replies, "Only my father knows."
Meanwhile, the Bride enters a season of intense preparation. She undergoes a ritual immersion (Mikvah) for purification, symbolizing the washing away of her old life. She stays awake at night with her maidens, keeping her oil lamps trimmed, sewing her exquisite linen wedding garments, and wearing a veil whenever she goes outside to signal to the world: "I am bought with a price. I belong to another."
The Prophetic Echo: The Messiah has ascended to the Father's house to prepare mansions for us. We live in the "interim" season, gifted with the Holy Spirit (the Matan) to sustain us, keeping our lamps filled with oil, purifying ourselves, and remaining fiercely faithful in a dark world.
Scripture: “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:2-3).
Scripture: “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” (Revelation 19:7-8).
Act V: The Midnight Cry
(The Nissu’in Begins)
The year has passed. The Bridal chamber is fully completed. The Father looks at the work of his son, smiles, and pronounces the words: "Go, bring home your bride."
The Groom gathers his groomsmen. It is usually midnight. They light torches and begin a joyful, roaring procession through the streets. As they near the Bride's village, a shofar (ram's horn) tears through the night silence, and a voice bellows out: "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh! Go ye out to meet him!"
The Bride, who has kept her lamp burning through the night watches, hears the shout. Her heart leaps. She grabs her veil, her oil, and steps out into the night. The Groom does not walk all the way to her door; she meets him halfway. She is literally lifted up in the air—carried on a litter or canopy—and whisked away into the night back to the Father's house.
The Prophetic Echo: This is the Resurrection and the Catching Away (the Rapture). The Lord Himself will descend with a shout and the blast of the Shofar, and His set-apart believers will be caught up to meet Him in the air.
Scripture: “And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” (Matthew 25:6).
Scripture: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Act VI: The Chuppah & The Seven Days
(The Consummation)
Arriving at the Father's house, the Bride and Groom enter the beautifully adorned Chuppah (canopy/bridal chamber). The door is shut. Outside, the wedding guests begin to gather, but the couple remains in complete privacy.
Inside the chamber, the marriage is consummated, and they spend seven days together in intimate isolation, getting to know one another face-to-face without the distractions of the world.
Scripture: “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.” (Isaiah 26:20).
Act VII: The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
(The Eternal Completion)
At the end of the seven days, the Groom emerges from the bridal chamber, leading his beautiful Bride by the hand, her veil now lifted. She is presented to the universe in all her radiant glory.
Now begins the Seudah—the great Marriage Feast. It is a time of unparalleled singing, dancing, wine, and joy that marks the official, public completion of the covenant. The two have become completely one, ruling together over the Groom's estate for the rest of their days. The covenant initiated in secret is now celebrated in manifest glory.
The Prophetic Fulfillment: This is the ultimate destination of human history: the grand, cosmic celebration where the Creator and His redeemed creation dwell together in an unbroken, eternal covenant of love, joy, and peace.
Scripture: “And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.” (Revelation 19:9).
Would you like to explore a specific part of this blueprint in greater depth—such as the prophetic meaning of the wedding garments, the Hebrew terminology (like Erusin vs Nissu'in), or a breakdown of how this correlates directly to the Biblical Feasts?
Below is a separate telling of the Hebrew Traditions involved in the Marriage Covenant ... connecting the Hebrew Feasts with the timing and schedule of the Marriage Covenant Timing & Meaning.
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