[LukeL]

His wife could refer to the Church which is called the Bride of Christ.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

I hadn't thought of that, but you could well be right on the money. The analogy of a wife is even used in the old testament between God and Israel, for example see Hosea. If that the phrase mentioned is all they have to go on, they are making a serious mountain out of less than a mole hill.