Without Spot Or Wrinkle Series

She desires to look her very best for this singular occasion, the union with her engaged. Price, in some cases, doesn’t even matter.

Remember last week when we heard about Johnny Lingo and what he said about his bride? “it is what the bride thinks about herself (and her value) that matters most.”

The bible tells us that on the day when Christ comes for His bride, the church, she will be adorned with beauty, wearing splendid clothing that will be white and pure. Why? Because she has made herself ready for her beloved.

The interesting thing about this passage is that the bride doesn’t make herself perfect, the groom perfects her.

Imagine how beautiful will be the gown of the Bride of Christ, which by His grace, He will use the very righteous deeds and good works which He created us to perform (Ephesians 2:10) as the material for the fine linen of her raiment.

Our passage says that she may be “without spot (spilov) or wrinkle (rutida), holy and blameless”

Without spot or stain (or blemish). That implies without sin. None of us can claim sinless ness but Christ alone. He alone cleanses us from sin and he alone makes us pure without spot or stain.

Wrinkle (rutida). holy and without blemish. If you wonder why women wear makeup this is it.

In our earthly bodies, we have blemishes, scars, spots on our skin, our faces and wrinkles too! Women cover them up, try to shrink the wrinkles with botox and try to appear spotless!

Fortunately, when Christ comes for His church, He isn’t going to have to put make up on us. Our wrinkles, spots and stains will all be gone. We will be made perfect.

1 John 3:2 “But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”

The idea isn’t that the bride is in this state before the "wedding day," but on the wedding day. The church will be in a state of glory.

(Lloyd-Jones) "When He presents her to Himself, all the principalities and powers and the ranks for all the powers of heaven will look on at this marvelous thing, and examine her, there will not be a single blemish, there will not be a spot upon her. The most careful examination will not be able to detect the slightest speck of unworthiness or of sin."

You and I will be without spot or wrinkle, we will be beautiful beyond comprehension.

Can you imagine the scene? This wedding is the purpose, the highlight, of all Creation.

There stands King Jesus, His heart full of joy. And here comes His bride - the redeemed of mankind - dressed in pure white, wearing the righteousness of Christ!

The King of Creation, Jesus, the Lamb of God, is looking for His bride to rule and reign with Him.

Some were amazed at the wedding ceremony of Prince Charles and Diana. It was royalty in all of its splendor. The wedding ceremony in heaven will be infinitely grander!

One thing I’ve noticed about couples who are engaged to be married.

They become obsessed with preparation.

They want to make sure that everything is right, the dresses, the hair, the makeup, it all needs to be just right.

Why? Is it so that their fiancée will want to marry them? No. Just the opposite. They want to look their best because their fiancée is marrying them. Because they are head over heels in love with their groom!