ELTBefore Final Mem ם
The *ם* (final Mem) is a final form of the letter *מ* (Mem), indicating permanency. It is a combination of *כ* (Kaf) and *ז* (Zayin) joined at the top and bottom, with square corners, suggesting that the marriage has been completed according to the law. This form reflects the unbreakable and enduring nature of the covenant, representing a permanent union that follows divine law and order.
This concept aligns with the idea of the enduring covenant between Christ and His bride, the church, which is secured by His sacrificial act on the cross and established according to the law of God. Christ's fulfillment of the law in His death and resurrection ensures that the marriage between Him and His bride is permanent, sealed eternally.
Here are some scriptures that reflect this idea of permanency, fulfillment of the law, and the enduring covenant:
**The Permanent Covenant of Christ and His Bride**
1. ▸ ± Ephesians 5:25-27
*"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless."* - This passage emphasizes the permanent and sanctifying love of Christ for the church. His sacrificial act, fulfilling the law, ensures that His bride is forever united with Him in a purified, permanent covenant.
2. ▸ ± Matthew 5:17
*"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."* - Jesus' fulfillment of the law ensures that the marriage covenant He established with His bride, the church, is grounded in the law and is permanent. His obedience to the law secures the enduring nature of the covenant.
3. ▸ ± Romans 8:3-4
*"For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."* - Christ's fulfillment of the righteous requirements of the law through His death secures the permanent relationship between Him and His bride. This represents the unbreakable nature of the covenant, completed in accordance with the law.
4. ▸ ± Hebrews 9:15
*"For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant."* - Christ mediates a new covenant through His death, fulfilling the requirements of the old covenant. This permanent and unbreakable covenant secures the bride's relationship with Him eternally.
5. ▸ ± Jeremiah 31:31-34
*"The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah... I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people."* - This prophecy speaks of the new covenant, which was fulfilled in Christ. The new covenant is permanent and inscribed in the hearts of believers, ensuring an eternal union between Christ and His bride.
6. ▸ ± 2 Corinthians 11:2
*"I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him."* - Paul expresses the permanency of the church's relationship with Christ, as He has betrothed her to Himself. This unbreakable commitment, grounded in the fulfillment of the law, assures the church of its eternal union with Christ.
**Conclusion**
The *ם* (final Mem) represents the permanent union of Christ and His bride, the church, grounded in the law and fulfilled through Christ's sacrifice. This final form symbolizes the enduring nature of their covenant, secured eternally by Christ's obedience to the law and His sacrificial act. The marriage between Christ and His bride is unbreakable, permanent, and established for eternity.
