One Husband ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me, for I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." (2Cor.11:1-4) I. Espoused A. Our culture "engaged" B. This is getting ready / preparation for the future C. For the last 2,000 years waiting D. The serpent has been trying to corrupt this
II. For I have espoused you to one husband A. The first Eve was presented to one husband B. the first Adam (Gen.2:22, 1 Cor.15:45-46) as a "figure" (type / ensample of Him, Jesus). Mary was presented to one husband, Joseph. (Matt.1:20) So shall the Church will be presented to one husband (Rom.5:14, 1 Cor.15:45-46, Eph.5:21-31, Note.v.30-32 / Gen.2:22-25) (PHASES 1-12)
A. Why "one husband?" It is a further confirmation that God's Redemptive plan is to bring us back to where the "first Adam" and Eve fell from. (Eph.5:21-32) God has already begun with the "last Adam" Jesus, and will conclude with the "espoused" Church / Eve being presented to Him in marriage. Then The Lord Jesus Christ (Acts.2:36) and His Church will complete Gen.1:26-28. 1. There is another Jesus / counterfeit husband, bridegroom (2Cor.11:4-15)
This is not strange ("no marvel" 2Cor.11:13-15) because Lucifer (serpent. devil, satan Rev.12:9) wants to be just like the Most High. (Isa.14:11-14) This purpose will be manifest in his man of sin (Lucifer's son Rev.13:4) who intends to "shew himself that he is God. (2Thes.2:4) The "spirit of antichrist," (teaching the counterfeit Bridegroom) is now already is it in the world, (1 John.2:18-20; 4:1-4, 1 Thes.5:1-8, 2 Thes.2:7) competing against Christ and His Church / Bride with his false bride with a false husband / the antichrist. (Matt.13:24-30, 36-43, Jude.1:1-13) We need to watch and pray and have a love for the truth because wants to cause saints to fall away (apostate 2Thes.2:3) from the true Bride.
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
The "serpent" knows (Gen.3:15-16) that the seed of the woman (Bride) will bruise his (the serpents) head. (Gen.3:15-16) Since the fall (Gen.3:1-24), he has been trying to destroy this truth.
a. Falling away / apostate - Strong's NT# 646 / defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy"):— falling away, forsake. Eng. Dict. "apostate" - a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle. b. Bruise - Strong's Con. NT#7779 / a primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm:—break, bruise, cover his head.
2. Another / just like (sound and look like Jesus, the Bridegroom)
a. Powered by the serpent . Devil, Satan. (Rev.13:) b. Lucifer wants to be like the Most High (Isa.14:11-14) c. No marvel / angel of light / ministers of righteousness / false apostles. (2Cor.11:1-15) d. Jude.1:1-13 Turning the grace of God into... (they preaching "grace" but meaning something totally different) e. This is why we need to try the spirits. (1 John.4:1-4)
f. Rev.17 Woman is a counterfeit Eve / Church / Rev.12 Woman
B. The first Adam a "figure"
Strong's Con. NT# 5179 / týpos, too'-pos; from G5180; a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning):—en-(ex-)ample, fashion, figure, form, manner, pattern, print.of Him that was to come.
C. The same Greek word is translated "ensamples" 1 Cor.10:11 E. How do we identify (discern) "another Jesus?"
1. By the Word of God when The Word (John.1:1-14) came and became flesh, (John.1:14, Matt.1:18-25) as the only begotten of the Father (Jesus John.1:18) He did not come to destroy the Old Covenant, The Law and the Prophets Matt.5:17-19) He came to fulfill them in the New Covenant. This is the Word that the true Jesus will use to "sanctify and cleanse" (Eph.5:26-27) the Church to be His Bride. 2. More to come....
F. You can only tell the difference by being lead by the anointing of God and a love for truth of the written Word of God. (a) 1 John.2:16-27 (b) 2 Thes.2:19 (c) 1 Cor.2:1-14 (d). Acts.17:11