This 'elect lady' is mentioned in the following verse:
2_John_1:1">2 John 1:11The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;Two main possible interpretations have been advanced for this.
Firstly, she may be an unnamed individual in the early church.
Secondly, and this is deemed to be the most likely, this term is an analogy for the church.
the elect lady could be the church and her children is the people in it. As i read it could be that great city Jerusalem.
The Elect Lady was created in 1902 by George MacDonald.
what does elect mean
Second John - see below where chosen is used instead of elect. 2 John 1: The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth-and not I only, but also all who know the truth - 2because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
Many commentators think the "elect lady" and her "children" are a sort of code name for the church, which is the Bride of Christ. Other commentators think John was literally writing to a Christian lady and her family.
Eve was the first lady in the bible.
President Abraham Lincoln's bible.
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Eddie Long has written: 'The elect lady workbook' 'The elect lady' 'Taking over' -- subject(s): Church renewal 'Este Es Su Momento / Its Your Time'
Barack used former President Lincoln's bible.
Adam out of the Bible is much more famous than Lady Gaga, because in third world countries, they don't know who Lady Gaga is, but most do have the Bible i would have to say the bible as it has been around thousands of years longer than lady gaga... and old people know what the bible is... not all old people would know who lady gaga is!! :)