Heavenly Husband

When the Lord decided to create our world, He did not do it in secret. All angels were invited to such an event, and a great Universal presentation began.

The heavenly beings flew with interest to an empty place in the center of the boundless Universe and waited to see what would happen next.

The Lord spoke a word, and out of nothing appeared a new planet, all covered with water. And the Spirit of God hovered over these waters.

The angels exclaimed with delight from the unexpectedness, not imagining how one could live in such an environment. Since God had not initiated the heavenly beings into all His plans, they had to guess about what would happen next, and what significance this had.

And God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. Gen. 1:3. How beautifully everything became visible!

What suppositions were not expressed. Some daredevils even tried to plunge into the boundless ocean, wishing to understand what was in it, but found nothing except water.

All the angels understood that some kind of surprise awaited them, and they never stopped discussing their assumptions.

The Lord determined the time of day for the new planet, dividing them into day and night, into evening and morning. How new and interesting all this was!

On the morning of the next day, the Lord spoke a word, and part of the water began to rise in a beautiful dome and enveloped the planet with a dense transparent shell.

The space between the waters was filled with air. And the Lord called the expanse heaven.

So another day passed.

The tension of expectation increased. The invited guests joyfully discussed the new events.

The next morning God spoke a word, and the water went underground, exposing the amazing surface of the new planet.

The sons of God exclaimed with joy at the grandeur of what was happening. All these processes were accompanied by the cheerful babbling of water and the noise of the earth's surface opening up.

Not all the water went underground. Rivers formed on the new surface, which crossed everything visible to the eye and merrily ran to beautiful lakes, so that, passing through them, they could flow further, to larger accumulations of water.

All those present were invited to descend to dry land. The angels, without ceasing, sang beautiful hymns and joyfully chirped, filling all visible space with their exclamations. What an interesting world appeared before their eyes! A boundless desert on which one could walk.

But the Lord spoke a word, and grass and fresh shoots of various plants began to come out of the earth. The whole world began to transform, filling all visible space with unusual colors and smells.

The joy of the heavenly beings knew no bounds. Angels merrily circled above the earth's surface, constantly descending to new areas to explore them.

The next morning the Word of the Lord created the Sun and the Moon. Pleasant warmth enveloped the entire earth, warming the happy angels with its rays.

The sons of God decided that this planet was being created for them, and waited for this to be announced.

The next morning God gave a command to the water, and it began to produce fish and birds. New species began to form from ordinary liquid, striking with their beauty and grace. Lakes and rivers filled with living creatures. Merry flocks of birds began to cut across the sky, which, like angels, could fly and swim, making unusual sounds.

The angels lost the gift of speech from amazement, listening to the music of the new world, and then merged with the voices of the new inhabitants of Earth in joyful praise to the Creator. Someone among the angels made a suggestion to stay here and live, and they supported him in this matter. But everyone waited for God's orders and carefully watched the development of events.

The next morning the Lord commanded the earth to produce various animals, and the entire surface began to bulge, bringing forth from dust unusual beasts, cattle and creeping things, which began to merrily run after each other and study the amazed angels, inviting them to games. The sons of God again exclaimed with joy, and some of them took part in unusual games with unusual creatures.

And behold, the Son and the Father announced that they would now create man in Their image and likeness. Everyone was told that a man and a woman would be created. The angels did not understand what this meant, what kind of new type of heavenly beings this was. Silence fell, and everyone began to observe what was happening. The Lord took dust from the earth and molded from it a figure similar in appearance to His own image.

When the deed was done, the Lord bent over the product of His creation and breathed His breath into the mummy. And man became a living soul.

Joyful exclamations resounded throughout the entire Universe. A man named Adam appeared in the world, which means humanity. And a little later the Lord took part of the flesh from the man and created from it a woman, who became Adam's wife.

Everyone understood that God had some special plan. In these new people, some lesson was to be taught to the entire Universe, the meaning of which no one yet understood.

A mechanism to produce their own kind was embedded in people and all living creatures. What did this mean?

In the relationship of husband and wife, something new could be seen that was very similar to the relationship of the Deity within Itself. The mutual tenderness and love of man and woman gave the heavenly beings a figurative idea of what kind of relationship exists between the Heavenly Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Sin attempted to destroy the image of the Lord in man, but God's Son by His death stopped the inevitable catastrophe and made it clear to the entire Universe that saved man would become His bride, with whom He would spend all Eternity.

What an amazing plan the Lord is carrying out in this last time! He is preparing for Himself one who does not even understand what awaits her in the near future!

When the appeal was made to Laodicea, then all the angels were amazed at how wonderfully the Lord presented Himself in unusual symbols, offering His people His hand and heart. Such a step amazed all the heavenly beings.

Everyone waited for the time to come when this message would take effect. All the angels anticipated how the bride would joyfully rush into the arms of her Beloved, never to leave again.

Family life, arranged according to God's laws and principles of love, is a clear example of the relationship that the Lord desires to have with His redeemed people.

The throne that He offers to share with the one who overcomes speaks of the mysterious power that will be given to the victors. And victory itself consists in establishing trading relationships with the Faithful Witness and close knowledge of one's Savior. It is difficult to comprehend such proposals in the mind.

I would be content to simply be someone in God's Kingdom, but the Lord desires to have me as His bride. What does this mean?

From the structure of our society, I understand that a wife is legally equal to her husband in all spheres of their family life and has the power of a spouse. I think that the Heavenly family will have a special legal status in the eyes of Heaven. This mystery is very great.

The Lord does not simply offer us to buy something from Him, but to enter into special relationships with Him that will delight our hearts and bring us special pleasure. The Lord will take care that first of all we feel good, and He will receive immeasurable joy from this. Oh, how to convey this news to all God's children, so that they desire such relationships, seek them and enter into communion with their Heavenly Friend!

1. Please read Job 38:4-7; Isa. 54:5; Jer. 51:19; Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-25; Eph. 5:22-33; Eccl. 7:29; John 3:16; Rev. 3:18-22; 19:7-9; 21:2-3,9-10; 22:17 in light of this lesson.

2. What did you understand from this topic?

3. What other verses from the Bible came to your memory?

4. Did you enjoy reflecting on the process of creation?

5. Do you understand how deep a plan about us was conceived by the Creator?

6. Why does the Lord desire to become a Husband, and call His chosen ones the Bride?

7. Do you think the bride of Christ will have some special status? Or will she have the same rights as all heavenly beings?

8. Why does the Faithful Witness promise His throne only to those who will buy goods from Him and have close relationships with Him?

9. Is there any connection between the overcomers and those who make purchases from the Faithful Witness from Rev. 3:18?

10. What does God mean when He calls Himself a Husband and us His bride? Does He say something just like that?

11. Does this special closeness with God that He desires to have with us, expecting our decision and consent, bring you joy?

12. Is it necessary to enter into relationships with Christ now, or should we wait until He comes?

13. Have you noticed that the mystery of the family and Christ with the church has many common parallels?

14. What revelations do you have on the topic of our lesson?

15. Is it important for family happiness to have personal and close relationships with Christ?