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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Two Shall Be One
The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. (Genesis 2:23,24—NIV)
After creating Paradise the Lord God said, concerning Adam, "It is not good for the man to be alone."
When the Lord God brought forth the Word, at some point in timeless infinity, God envisioned a helper suitable for Him, a counterpart with whom the Word can enjoy the new heaven and earth that are the actual world God has had in mind from the beginning. The helper is the Christian Church.
All that has transpired since, from the creation of the spirit realm with its creatures to the present hour, has had as its focus and highest purpose the forming from the living Word of a counterpart fashioned from His body and blood.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:31,32—NIV)
"But I am talking about Christ and the church."
Human marriage is not a mystery but the marriage it foreshadows indeed is a mystery. The mystery has to do with the oneness of Christ and His Church.
It is interesting that the Lord Jesus, when He appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, said, "A spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."
And in the two passages above: "The two will become one flesh." Perhaps because of the influence of Gnosticism, a philosophy that stresses the spiritual nature of man, we do not realize the importance of the flesh and bones body with which we have been endowed. What an angel wouldn't give to have a flesh and bones body so it could enjoy the material creation!
Comparing the two passages above gives rise to a very profound thought, a mystery. It causes us to see a parallel between Adam and Eve, and Christ and His Church.
It appears at some point in timeless infinity before the spirit or material realms were created, the Lord Jesus Christ came forth from God. The Lord Jesus, the eternal Word, is the Son of God.
He now is also the Son of Man, having been born of Mary. The Lord Jesus Christ is Son of God and Son of Man.
We too, having been born of woman and also born of God, are son of man and son of God. This is why we can be wed to the Lamb. Like must marry like.
So the Lord Jesus was brought forth from God in timeless infinity. Then through Him God created the universe of spirit creatures, such as the angels, the cherubim, and the seraphim. Even Satan was created by the Word. Now the Lord had many companion spirits but not a helper suited to Him.
This would be comparable to Adam being surrounded with animals but not having a helper suited to him.
To be continued.