One set of things around us is going on to a city that suits man—Babylon; the other to a city that suits Christ—the new Jerusalem. Which are you going to? It is a great question. We get the picture of the future bride—how she will be adorned for her husband; and this is put before us when everything has failed in the church. The nuptial garments are brought out before the wedding-day in order that we may try them on. The bridal costume is shown us in order that we may acquire the characteristics of the bride. We are presented in Revelation 21 with all the beautiful features in which the Lord will have us stand before Him on the wedding day.
J. B. S.