the Pattern of Bridegroom: Mystery and Calendar Lamb

The Pattern of the BridegroomWho is the Bridegroom-and why does Scripture reveal Him through the image of the Lamb?Throughout Scripture, God has been painting a picture.The Bride is not the beginning of the story. The story begins with the Bridegroom.From the earliest pages of the Old Testament, glimpses of Him appear through the lives of men and women, through covenant, sacrifice, priesthood, kingship, and the prophetic feasts of the Lord. What may appear to be separate stories begin to reveal a single divine pattern-a Bridegroom preparing to redeem, gather, and ultimately receive His Bride.In The Pattern of the Bridegroom, Timothy R. Gilbert follows that pattern from the shadows of the Old Testament into the revelation of Jesus Christ as the Lamb.The Lamb is not merely a figure who appears at the end of the story. He was there all along.He is the Lamb revealed in sacrifice, the Lamb worthy of worship, the Lamb whose blood redeems, the Lamb who opens the seals, the Lamb whose voice calls, and the Lamb who ultimately comes for His Bride.Along the way, the biblical feasts begin to take on prophetic significance. Passover, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles become part of a larger pattern pointing toward God's prophetic plan.As the mystery unfolds, the reader is invited to look beyond the events themselves and behold the One standing behind them all.The Bridegroom is coming. The Lamb is worthy. The Bride is being prepared. And the pattern has been there all along.The Pattern of the Bridegroom is the second book in Timothy R. Gilbert's trilogy exploring the biblical portrait, pattern, and prophetic destiny of the Bride of Christ.