ELTBefore Samech ס
The *ס* (Samekh) is a letter that can be seen as a *כ* (Kaf) joined to a *ז* (Zayin) at the top and bottom with rounded corners, symbolizing the idea that the marriage has been fully completed in the Spirit. This represents the final completion of the union between Christ and His bride, brought to fullness in the spiritual realm.
Here are some verses that reflect this idea of a completed marriage in the Spirit:
**The Marriage of Christ and His Bride is Completed in the Spirit**
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 speaks to the completed purification and sanctification of the church, which is the bride of Christ, made holy through Christ’s sacrifice and the washing of the Word, indicating a spiritual marriage that is fully completed.
2. ▸ ± Revelation 19:7-9
*"Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.) Then the angel said to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' And he added, 'These are the true words of God.'"* - The wedding of the Lamb and His bride is described here as a completed event, where the bride has made herself ready, symbolizing the full spiritual union between Christ and His church.
3. ▸ ± 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’s words reflect the idea that the church, as the bride of Christ, is prepared and presented in purity to Him, symbolizing the completed marriage in the spirit.
4. ▸ ± John 17:23
*"I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."* - Jesus prays for the unity of His followers with Himself and the Father, indicating the spiritual union and completion of that relationship in the Spirit, fulfilling the marriage covenant.
5. ▸ ± Colossians 1:22
*"But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation."* - This verse emphasizes the reconciliation of the bride (the church) to Christ, presenting her as holy and without blemish, which signifies the completion of the marriage covenant in the spiritual realm.
Conclusion
These verses emphasize the completed nature of the spiritual marriage between Christ and His bride, where the bride is fully sanctified, purified, and united with Christ in the Spirit. This aligns with the symbol of the *ס* (Samekh), representing the completed union of the marriage in the spiritual realm, brought to fullness through Christ's sacrifice and the work of the Spirit.
