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"Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens."

Song of Songs 2:2

Introduction

e live in a most exciting day. Yahweh is preparing a Bride for His Son. He is
washing her with the Word. He is removing every stain, wrinkle and
Wblemish. He is clothing her in robes of righteousness, and one day soon He
will call her forth to reveal her beauty to the world.

Yahweh has given us many earthly examples of spiritual truth. When Yahshua
walked this earth He often spoke in parables, relating the realities of the Kingdom
of God to things that were naturally observable to his audience. The Kingdom was
compared to a mustard tree, to a vineyard, to a field of wheat. The members of the
Kingdom were compared to servants in a great house, to virgins both wise and
foolish, to a prodigal returning home.

As Yahweh prepares a Bride for His Son, He has similarly given us natural examples
to reveal this spiritual process that is occurring. There is no clearer revelation of this
preparatory bridal work than to look at what is transpiring in the lives of women
today who were created to be the brides of men.

At first glance, one might wonder how women today could possibly be a picture of
the Bride that is being prepared for Christ. Modesty is largely rejected today, having
given place to sexual allure and sensuality. A quiet spirit has been replaced with
ceaseless activity, clamor, and an effusion of words. Gentleness has been substituted
for abrasiveness, forcefulness, an “in your face” attitude, and a demand that personal
rights be honored. The clarion call of the woman’s movement today is “We will
submit to no one! We are equal to all, and we demand recognition!” The woman’s
movement seeks to convince all that there is no difference between man and woman.

Absent from the majority of women today is any trace of the humility that is pleasing
to God. Gone is an understanding of Yahweh’s original intent in creating Eve to be
a helper and completion for Adam. Instead, the majority of women want to be like
Adam. They want a world where there is Adam and Adam, not Adam and Eve. Even
in the church, this trend is seen in women. There are women in the church who are
pressing to be recognized as equals to men in every way. They want the same
authority as men. They want the same roles as men. They essentially want to be like