vior: otherwise there would be more than one Savior, which is contrary to Scripture.
Again: Jesus Christ is frequently spoken of in the New Testament as Bridegroom and Husband, for He is the Husband of the Church; and those who are conjoined to Him by love and faith, and who, therefore, constitute His Church, are spoken of as His Bride and Wife, and as being married to Him. Thus in Matt. 9; 15, "Jesus said unto them, can the children of the bride-chamber mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the Bridegroom shall be taken from them and then shall they fast." And in John 3: 29; it is said, "He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom." And that the Lord Jesus Christ is He that hath the Bride, is plain from the 19th chapter of the Revelation, where his second advent, and the preparation of the Church to receive Him and become conjoined to Him, are treated of. It is there said, "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His Bride hath prepared herself." We presume all christians will acknowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ is here meant by the Lamb; and the Church, which is prepared to receive Him, and become married to Him, is spoken of as His Bride. He therefore, is the Bridegroom—the Husband of the Church.
