ELTBefore Chet ח
The *ח* (Chet) represents understanding, as it is a **ד** (Dalet) with a **ו** (Vav) that reaches the top, symbolizing the opening of understanding. In the context of the bride of Christ, this speaks to the church being made to understand God's truth or having her eyes opened to His revelation. Here are some verses that align with this concept:
**Verses Suggesting the Bride Was Made to Understand or Have Her Eyes Opened**
1. ▸ ± Luke 24:31
*"Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight."* - This moment, after Jesus' resurrection, symbolizes the opening of the disciples' eyes to fully understand and recognize Christ. This can be understood as the bride (the church) coming into a deeper understanding of Christ as the Bridegroom.
2. ▸ ± Ephesians 1:18
*"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people..."* - Paul prays for the church's eyes to be enlightened, leading to a deeper understanding of the hope, inheritance, and calling they have in Christ. This speaks to the opening of spiritual understanding for the bride of Christ.
3. ▸ ± 2 Corinthians 4:6
*"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ."* - This verse speaks to the revelation of God's glory through Christ, opening the eyes of the believers (the bride) to His truth and understanding. The light of Christ reveals the truth to those who were previously in darkness.
4. ▸ ± Acts 26:18
*"To open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."* - Paul's mission to open the eyes of the Gentiles parallels the idea of the bride having her eyes opened to the truth of the gospel and the salvation found in Christ.
5. ▸ ± Matthew 13:15
*"For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them."* - This verse highlights that the eyes and ears of the people are closed, preventing them from understanding. In contrast, the bride of Christ has her eyes opened to understand and receive God's truth, leading to healing.
6. ▸ ± John 16:13
*"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."* - The Holy Spirit is sent to guide believers into all truth, opening their understanding. This process of revelation and understanding is central to the church, the bride, coming into deeper communion with Christ.
7. ▸ ± 1 John 5:20
*"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true—and we are in him who is true—by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life."* - Christ has come to give understanding, enabling believers to know God and His truth. This reflects the opening of the eyes of the bride to know and understand Christ as the true God.
**Conclusion**
The *ח* (Chet) represents understanding and the opening of the eyes to God's truth. These verses emphasize how the bride of Christ, the church, was made to understand God's revelation through Christ, leading to spiritual enlightenment and a deeper relationship with the Bridegroom.
