Walking With Christ

⚓ Floatie:  Clothed in Covenant

Revelation 19:7–8  (7)Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; (8)it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.(ESV)

The Bride doesn’t dress herself.  She is granted her clothing.  The story that began with fig leaves in Eden ends with fine linen in glory.

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✒️ Forge:  The Clothing Arc of Scripture

Edenic Coverings

• Genesis 3:7 — Adam and Eve sew fig leaves, a failed covering.
• Genesis 3:21 — God clothes them with garments of skin, a blood-price covenant.
• Hebrews 9:22 — “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”(ESV)
  First attempt fails.  Only blood secures covering.

Priestly Garments

• Exodus 28:2 — “holy garments… for glory and for beauty.”(ESV)
• Leviticus 16:4 — High priest must wear linen to enter God’s presence.
  God-given clothing was required for access.

Wedding Garments

• Matthew 22:11–12 — Guest without wedding garment cast out.
  To stay at the feast, you must be clothed in covenant garments.

The Church’s Clothing

• Galatians 3:27 — “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”(ESV)
• Ephesians 4:24 — “put on the new self… in true righteousness and holiness.”(ESV)
  Christ Himself becomes the Bride’s adornment.

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⚒️ Anvil:  The Veil Torn and the Linen Granted

The Veil Torn at Calvary

• Matthew 27:51 — Curtain torn from top to bottom.
• Hebrews 10:19–20 — We enter “through the curtain, that is, through his flesh.”(ESV)
  The Bride unveiled early because the price was paid in full.

The Linen Granted in Revelation

• Isaiah 61:10 — “he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,”(ESV)
• Revelation 19:8 — “it was granted her to clothe herself…”(ESV)
  Her clothing is a gift, not self-made.  The Bride is covered not in fig leaves, not in linen stitched by men, but in righteousness granted by grace.

The Loop Closed

• Genesis:  fig leaves fail, blood covering succeeds.
• Abraham:  God walks the blood path.
• Temple:  veil keeps access limited.
• Cross:  veil torn, shame borne by the Groom.
• Revelation:  Bride unveiled, clothed in glory.

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🔥 Ember:  From Scandal to Splendor

At Eden:  shame demanded covering.
At Sinai:  holiness demanded veils and garments.
At Calvary:  the Groom bore naked shame so His Bride could be unveiled.
At Revelation:  the Bride stands unveiled in glory, radiant and spotless.

What was twisted in scandal at the cross becomes radiant splendor at the feast.

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🌿 Covenant Triumph:  Eden Restored, Forever

• Revelation 21:2 — “I saw the holy city… prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”(ESV)
• Ephesians 5:27 — Christ presents the Church “without spot or wrinkle… holy and without blemish.”(ESV)
• Revelation 22:4 — “They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.”(ESV)

Eden began with no veil, no shame, unveiled intimacy.  Sin brought coverings, veils, distance.  The Cross tore the veil early, unveiling the Bride in covenant intimacy.  Revelation ends the story:  no more shame, no more veil, no more separation.  The Bride lives unveiled, clothed in covenant glory, forever.

Every veil in Scripture—fig leaves, priestly garments, the Temple curtain—was waiting for one moment:  the unveiling of the Bride.  The question is not whether Christ has paid the price.  He has.  The question is:  are you wearing the linen He grants, or still trying to stitch fig leaves of your own?

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[⚓ Floatie] [✒️ Forge] [⚒️ Anvil] [🔥 Ember] [🌿 Covenant Triumph]
This post follows the Forge Baseline Rule—layered truth for the discerning remnant.