The Lamb Wedding Ministry
Marriage is more than just a legal and physical commitment. It is a physical-spiritual union of Oneness with a higher value and divine purpose. The earthly realm and our physical life are reflections of a higher spiritual reality - "By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." (Heb 11:3); "While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." (2 Cor 4:18)! (See Love Through Time and Space)
The Bible teaches us that the essence of marriage is two individuals becoming One flesh union (Gen 2:24). The first pristine man and woman God created in His own image (Gen 1:27) were as One single whole – Eve is made from a rib of her husband Adam (Gen 2:22-23). A single being is divided into two - a man and a woman. This intrinsic Oneness, coupled with the uniqueness of husband and wife, is the very embodiment of the divine wholeness and union of God with His creation. This is the divine secret of marriage, of life, and of God’s creation.
Marriage is the fountain of life that justifies our very existence. As children of God, we must recognise our true identity as royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9), physical embodiment of Jesus on earth (1 Cor. 12:27; Rom. 12:5) and are created for God's glory (Col. 3:4). Our marriage union is an integral part of the divine cosmic marriage of God and His people, and of the Lord Jesus and His beloved Bride of Christ! At the moment when a divine marriage union is being effected, a transcendent divine dimension opens up to the couple (I John 4:16), forming a trio-union - the Oneness of three partners - husband, wife and God, and creating a godly family as a part of God's eternal glory (John 17:21-23; Eph. 1:10-11). From that moment on, husband and wife become one in Christ, and this transcendent divine union will permeate every part of their family life (Jer. 32:38-40). With the Lord Jesus as the head and His sacrificial love and service as the source of love and life force, they share a new life in Christ, build each other up and manifest God's glory and nature (2 Pet. 1:4-7). They raise up godly and virtuous children for Kingdom multiplication (Gen. 1:28) and prepare for the eternal manifestation of the Kingdom of God - the Tabernacle of God on Earth (Rev. 21:1-3).
Led by the Holy Spirit, the Lamb Wedding Ministry will work with the Lord Jesus to serve couples in love by helping them bring their wedding dreams to life before the living God. The holy ceremonies are based on the Bible's teachings on marriage, with the first marriage of Adam and Eve as the prototype, serving as a prelude to the cosmic divine marriage of the Lord Jesus and His Bride.
The most significant implication of the Lamb Wedding is that by declaring the love of the Bridegroom for the Bride, the love of the Lord Jesus for His Bride is revealed. The bridegroom and the bride stand hand in hand before God, just as Adam and Eve stood before God at the beginning of creation. As they celebrate their love, they look forward to the glorious Marriage of the Lamb between the Lord Jesus and the Bride of Christ in the last days – the eternal divine union of God with His people. (Read more on The Marriage Supper of the Lamb). The Lamb Wedding bears the following characteristics:
1 It re-enacts the holy marriage of the first man and woman - Adam and Eve;
It foreshadows the glorious marriage of the Lord Jesus and His Bride in the last days.
2 The man and woman make solemn marriage vows before the living God;
It effects the divine fusion of the trio-union between man, woman and their Creator God.
3 The holiest day for receiving divine blessings from the Source of Love and Life;
It embodies the divine design of marriage as a vessel for God’s Kingdom multiplication.
4 The Lamb Wedding demonstrates the love of the Groom for the Bride;
It testifies to the sacrificial love of the Lord Jesus for the Bride of Christ.
5 The Lamb Wedding celebrates the gift of God's love and companionship;
It foreshadows our union with the Lord Jesus at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
The First Marriage
God instituted the holy marriage and wedding at the beginning of creation. People hardly realised that this was God’s design for mankind to return to Him. In Genesis 2 of the Bible, we see a vivid scene of God creating a spouse for Adam, instituting the first marriage, and officiating the first wedding in the beautiful Garden of Eden:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and created the first man, Adam, “in His own image” (Gen. 1:27). “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” (Gen. 2:7). Adam was called “the son of God” (Luke 3:38), and God was with Adam. God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Gen. 2:18). So God made Adam fall into a deep sleep, took one of his ribs, made it into a woman, and brought her to Adam (Gen. 2:21-22). When Adam saw Eve, he declared to God: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” (Gen. 2:23) This is the first marriage vow and the first marriage covenant that Adam and Eve made before God. They were married, and Adam called his wife Eve because she was the mother of all living (Gen. 3:20). “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Gen. 2:24).
Salvation behind the Marriage
- God created the first man, Adam, “in His own image” (Gen. 1:27).
Adam is the representative of Christ, typifying the Lord Jesus, who existed in the glory of God before the world was created (John 17:5).
- God created a “helper” for Adam (Gen. 2:18).
This shows that the Bride of Christ is sanctified to be the vessel of Jesus’ salvation, working with the Lord for the restoration of humanity to God (1 Pet. 2:9).
- God caused Adam to fall into a “deep sleep” (Gen. 2:21).
This typifies the Lord Jesus’ obedience to God the Father - His willingness to die on the cross as the scapegoat for our sins (John 1:29).
- God “took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place” (Gen. 2:21).
Adam's body was opened and blood was shed to create his wife, Eve. This typifies the salvation in which Jesus gave His life and shed His blood for mankind (John 18:11).
- God “made a woman” from Adam's rib and “brought her to Adam" (Gen. 2:22).
This typifies the Bride of Christ as God’s chosen people who are the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:4; 1 Cor. 1:1-2).
- Adam said, "This is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh!" (Gen. 2:23).
Just as God made Eve from Adam's flesh and bones, so we have been made flesh of Jesus' flesh and bone of His bones through His death and resurrection (Eph. 5:30). This typifies Jesus' blood covenant with the Body (Bride) of Christ (Luke 22:20).
- A man shall “be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Gen. 2:24).
The marriage of Adam and Eve typifies the union between the Lord Jesus and His Bride, and the return of mankind to God (Eph. 2:16; Rev. 21:1-3).
