The Church is symbolic as the Bride of Christ.
The church is the bride of Christ mentioned in Revelation 19.
Apostate Israel.
True Israel.
Wrong St. John. It was the Apostle which wrote the Book of Revelation. The Bride was the Church.
Yes, the Book of Revelation was written during a time of Christian persecution under the Roman Empire. Christians were being persecuted and killed for their faith during that period. The author of Revelation, believed to be John the Apostle, wrote to provide encouragement and hope to the persecuted Christians.
Those who truly believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Gave his life as payment for our sin and was raised from the dead are collectively known as The Church. The Church will be joined with Christ during " End Times" in a symbolic wedding that will link Christ to His " Bride" ( The Church) for eternity. This is my understanding of the scriptures found in the book of Revelation concerning the Bride of Jesus Christ. Hope this helps.
No. Nobody deserves to be persecuted.
The Puritans were persecuted for religious reasons.
Smith and Young were persecuted for being the leaders of an unpopular faith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded in 1830 with Joseph Smith as the president and prophet of the church. The church and all its members were persecuted from the start because of the doctrine. The LDS church teaches that revelation is ongoing and God has chosen a prophet in modern times to lead his people by direct revelation. This was the most controversial doctrine at the time that Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob. Latter Day Saints believe that Brigham Young was called by God to take Smith's position as prophet and president of the church. He lead the saints west to Utah where they would be alone. Brigham Young was persecuted in his own right more specifically because of polygamy (the practice of marrying more than one woman.)
Nobody likes to be persecuted.
Happy or Pleased is the opposite for persecuted.
Judaism was persecuted by the Soviet Union. Jews have been persecuted almost constantly.