The End Time Mystery of The Bride & Bridegroom – First Wedding In The Bible | Jonathan Cahn Sermon
“The Bride, The Spirit, and The End-Time Mystery: God’s Eternal Love Revealed”
Jesus said, “If you, being human and flawed, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
This truth becomes alive in the first wedding ever described in Scripture—the union between Isaac and Rebekah. But it’s more than just a story. It’s a divine mystery that points to the relationship between God the Father, His Son, and the Spirit who seeks out the Bride—us.
After Abraham’s testing in Genesis 22, when he was asked to offer his only son, God established a covenant of love that foreshadowed the cross. Abraham, the father, carried his son Isaac on a donkey to Moriah—the very mountain where one day God the Father would send His own Son to Jerusalem. Abraham laid the wood of sacrifice upon Isaac, just as God placed the cross upon Jesus. Abraham prepared to pierce his son, but God stopped him. Yet centuries later, God Himself would not hold back His hand. He would pierce His Son for our salvation.
But the story doesn’t end there. After the sacrifice, Abraham turned his attention to finding a bride for his son. In the same way, after the crucifixion, the Father began His search for a Bride for His Son—the Church. That Bride is you.
Abraham sent his oldest servant to find her. That servant, Eliezer—whose name means “the help of God”—is a prophetic symbol of the Holy Spirit, the Helper sent by the Father. The Spirit is the divine matchmaker, sent into the world to find and prepare the Bride for the Son. Just as the servant carried all the treasures of Abraham to give as gifts, the Holy Spirit brings the gifts of God into our lives, offering joy, wisdom, and power to those who receive Him.
When Eliezer arrived at the well, it was evening—the time when the women came to draw water. The Spirit also meets us at the wells of our need, at the end of our strength, in the twilight moments when life feels dry or dark. It’s there, in the quiet ache of our hearts, that He comes to fill us with living water.
The Spirit whispers, “Come.” But just like Rebekah, the Bride must choose. God will never force His love upon anyone. Salvation is an arranged marriage—planned before the foundation of the world—but we must still say “yes.” If the Spirit calls, we must follow. If He convicts, we must respond. Don’t say, “Maybe tomorrow.” Say, “Now, Lord—I will go with You.”
When Eliezer prayed, God answered even before he finished speaking. Rebekah appeared, carrying her water jar—a vessel ready to be filled. That’s what God desires of us: an empty vessel, a humble heart willing to be filled with His Spirit. Out of brokenness, He brings beauty. Out of the ruins of this fallen world, He calls forth His Bride.
Every time we thirst, He meets us at the well again. Every time the sun sets on our dreams or our strength fades, the Spirit comes softly, saying, “Let Me fill you again.”
This is the eternal mystery of love—that the Father gave His Son, the Son gave His life, and the Spirit now seeks us, the Bride, to bring us home. The story began in Genesis, but it will end in Revelation—with the wedding of the Lamb and His Bride, radiant, pure, and finally complete.
So when the Spirit calls—go with Him. When He stirs your heart—follow. For this love is not just ancient prophecy; it is your invitation to eternal union with the Bridegroom who gave everything for you.
