The term “bride of the Lamb” in Revelation 19 signifies Heavenly Mother. However, there are those who argue that it refers to the church (saints).
“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” Rev 19:7
The Bride and Those Who Are Invited in Revelation 19
In the heavenly wedding banquet described in Revelation 19, there are the bridegroom, the bride, and the invited guests who partake in the wedding supper.
Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.” Rev 19:9
Since they are referred to as “those who are invited,” they cannot be identified as the bridegroom and the bride. This is because it is the role of the bridegroom and the bride to extend invitations to their guests, not themselves. Thus, it is clear that the bride and the invited guests are distinct entities.
If the bride were to represent the saints, then who would be the invited guests? Those who are invited are indeed the saints who will receive the blessing of eternal life. Therefore, in Revelation 19:7, the bride of the Lamb does not denote the saints, but rather Heavenly Mother—the Savior who extends invitations to the saints and bestows blessings upon them.
Jesus’ Parable of the Heavenly Wedding Banquet
In the Parable of the Heavenly Wedding Banquet that Jesus narrated, the saints are consistently depicted as “those who are invited”—the guests, not as the bride.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. . . . The wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. . . . For many are invited, but few are chosen.” Mt 22:1–14
In this parable, the son of the king symbolizes Jesus, who came as the Son of God. As for the guests who are invited, they represent the saints, as indicated by the term “chosen.” In another parable, Jesus compared the saints to the guests at the wedding banquet.
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.” Mk 2:18–20
When questioned by some people about why His disciples were not fasting, Jesus responded by saying that the guests of the bridegroom could not fast while they had him with them. This implies that Jesus’ disciples were the guests of the bridegroom. In essence, Jesus likened the saints to the guests at the wedding banquet, not to the bride.
Hence, in the heavenly wedding banquet, the wife of the Lamb—the bride—does not represent the church (saints), but Heavenly Mother.
