Can you tell me the where/when Jesus exited the tomb to? Can you tell me the where/when from whence Jesus came to join the disciples in the upper room after His resurrection? I can show you in the Bible how one becomes the Bride of Christ. Can you show me how one becomes a guset at the wedding feast in Heaven and not be ‘the Bride’?... God has a means by which He decides whom that list of guests includes. Can you tell me the criteria of that list?
guset = GUEST ... darn old fingers.
It is written that Jesus, when the tomb was opened, an angel appeared to Mary Magdalene, and the angel told her that Jesus would appear before the Disciples in Galilee; He appeared to Mary Magdalene, and then to others, who did not recognize Him as they walked and spoke with Him, as His body was changed. He also met with the Disciples, appearing before them, as they met in fear because they had learned the Lord's body was missing from the tomb. After a time, He was caught up into heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of the Father.
Can you tell me the where/when from whence Jesus came to join the disciples in the upper room after His resurrection?
Jesus, from my understanding, revealed Himself to others, not just to all the Disciples. I have learned that it is possible that He appeared to others around the world; but I cannot point to any particular Scripture to state that emphatically.
Can you show me how one becomes a guest at the wedding feast in Heaven and not be ‘the Bride’? God has a means by which He decides whom that list of guests includes. Can you tell me the criteria of that list?
The invitation to the Wedding is given to "all who will come that are called by God." [Matt. 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen; for we have been "predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son" (Romans 8:29); Ephesians 1:5: He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will; there are other Scriptures which speak to predestination] (Matt. 22:9-10); in the particular parable about which we speak, the guests who do meet the demands of the King (God) (wearing Christ's clothes of righteousness) are asked why. Their response? "They are speechless." (Matt. 22:12) They have no excuse; and they are then removed from that place and thrown out from God's presence. Additionally, Christ has said that
Therefore, because it is Christ Who reveals Himself to others, upon whom God has given them the ability to have faith ("For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, that no one should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9;---even our FAITH is credit to God, not ourselves], the working of salvation is God's, not ours. Except that we are commanded to "go and tell."
The Parable of the Tares (Matt. 13:24-30) shows, by Jesus own words, that the field is the world upon which Jesus sows the good seed; the good seed, He says, is the "sons of the kingdom." (Matt. 13:36-38) But not every seed is planted by God, some are planted by the evil one. Therefore, though the harvest is to be done throughout the field (the world), not all were God's to begin with.
Was there a particular reason as to why you are asking me these questions? I have never represented myself to be a theologian or minister, but I have studied the word, and, though I do not have the ability to recall, with specificity, every scripture at a moment's notice for instantaneous recitation, my pastors/teachers have been those who I feel great fortune to have learned from, which include names of obscurity, to those such as Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel (when I was in high school), Pastor Ray Ortlund (now deceased) (as a young adult), and J. Vernon McGee (through his Thru the Bible Radio) (as a young parent). I feel these people have taught me sound doctrine.