When christ comes for the church 2 cor 112 just as a bride looks forward eagerly to her coming marriage when she will begin her life with the bridegroom so a believer in christ even though he is thrilled with the fellowship he has with christ now looks forward to that fuller fellowship that will be his when he is in christs . We know that at the return of christ for his bride there will be a resurrection for those that are alive will not go ahead of the believers in christ who have died before he returns no the dead in christ shall rise first and then the believers who are alive will be caught up to meet jesus in the air 1 thes 417. The bride of christ one day jesus christ the bridegroom will return and rapture his bride the church and the dead in christ shall rise first then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and thus we shall always be with the lord he will return for his bride . The bride of christ or the bride the lambs wife is a term used in reference to a group of related verses in the bible in the gospels that ye should be married to another even to him who is raised from the dead that we should bring forth fruit unto god emphasis added. I dont believe this is what christ had in mind when he gave his life on the cross of calvary free returns books other media books religion spirituality religious studies deal mark heikkila the dead bride write a review sorry this item is currently out of stock but well have it back soon