http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBq8-A-YNzQ
The Wedding and the Jewish Bridegroom/Bride
Before Jesus left earth at his first advent, he gave his beloved disciples a most precious promise. It was the promise of a Jewish bridegroom to a bride: “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:3).
Jesus’ disciples knew the words because they were the traditional words of a man to his bride at the time of engagement, or betrothal. After those words, there was a time of great anticipation, and much work to accomplish. The bridegroom would “prepare a place” for his bride by building on to his father’s house a dwelling for the new couple, and plan for a seven-day wedding feast. Meanwhile, the bride planned for her move to a new home when her bridegroom would return, and prepared her special attire for the occasion.
The return of Christ to take his bride is
referred to in the parable of the wise and foolish virgins.
After a long engagement, up to a year or more, the day would
come when the bridegroom would snatch away his bride in a
romantic nighttime procession.
Perhaps Paul had this custom in mind when he
wrote, “We which are alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them ... so shall we ever be with the Lord”
(1 Thessalonians 4:17). 
The virgins were close friends of the bride. They were to be ready when the bridegroom, at the direction of his father, would come to retrieve his bride and return for the marriage feast. This happened during the night, keenly anticipated, yet suddenly, at a time unknown. When awakened, these friends of the bride would trim their lamps and attend to the bride while proclaiming to the people that the groom had arrived to snatch away his bride and commence a week-long celebration.
The presence of the
bridegroom was initially alarming, waking the town’s people
with the sound of a shofar and loud voices,
proclaiming “behold the
bridegroom,” he has returned for his bride. A
wedding processional would emerge starting with the close
friends of the bride and bridegroom
and eventually extend an invitation to the marriage feast to
all the people. With torches in hand, the
sound of a trumpet and shouts of excitement
and joy, it was a festive night. In other ways it was quite
disconcerting to those who were suddenly awakened and then
tried to fall back to sleep in spite of the celebration
going on in their streets. This sudden march of loud people
in the middle of the night was the only method of invitation
to the week-long event commencing in earnest the next
morning.
Once the procession reached the bridegroom’s
home, after an intimate midnight celebration with friends
and servants, the happy couple entered the nuptial chamber
to celebrate their union. The bride remained in their
private room for seven days enjoying the exclusive 
company of her
groom, still attended by her friends (the virgins). During
this time, the groom, his family, friends and servants would
attend to the guests. The
bride would be revealed to waiting guests at the end of
seven days. In some cases the identity of the veiled
bride was unknown until the last day of the feast. The
bride is revealed to the universe on the LAST DAY of the
FEAST. Romans 8:19: The creation
waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be
revealed.
Venus is the "Bright and Morning Star" and
symbolic for Jesus. After the transit of Venus on June 5,
2012, Venus moved into the morning sky and will remain as a
MORNING STAR
until the end of 2012. "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give
you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the
Offspring of David, and the BRIGHT MORNING STAR."
Revelation 22:16. On October 1, 2012,
Venus passes directly into the paw of Leo the Lion (Lion of
Judah). Venus then moves into the constellation of VIRGO on
October 2, 2012. So here we have the Bright Morning Star
moving into the constellation that represents the VIRGIN, who
represents the PUREHEARTS,
the BRIDE OF CHRIST,
the WOMAN who
is given eagle's wings and taken to a place prepared for her
out of the serpent's reach for 1260 days. On the first or
second day of Tabernacles, we have Venus, representing
Jesus, the Bright Morning Star, entering the Bridal chamber
of the virgin. On the 7th day of the FEAST, the BRIDE is REVEALED to the
world. If you study the Jewish wedding customs, the wedding
feast was 7 days long and the Bride was usually not revealed
until the last day of the feast, on the 7th day. Many people
around the village did not even know who the Bride was until
the last day of the wedding feast. The Bible tells us that
all of Creation is waiting in eager expectation for the sons
of God to be revealed. The Bridegroom would not bring the
Bride out of their private room until the 7th day of the
wedding feast and would then reveal His Bride to everyone.
“The heavens
are proclaiming the glory of Yah; and the
expanse is declaring the work of His hand. Day to day
pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech, and there are no words, their voice is
not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world. In them He SET UP A TENT
for the sun, and it is like a BRIDEGROOM COMING OUT OF
HIS ROOM, It rejoices like a strong
man to run the path.”
The tent is SET UP
on the FIRST day of Tabernacles, when Venus
enters the constellation of Virgo, representing His virgin
Bride. The Bridegroom
comes OUT OF HIS ROOM on the 7th day, when
the Bride is revealed to the world (those taken in the
Rapture).
So now we have Venus representing another
astronomical sign on the first or second day of Tabernacles,
aside from the meteor shower in the constellation of Draco, the Dragon on
October 7, 2012. There are 3 other planets that move into
different constellations on October 5 and 6, 2012. I do not
know about Biblical astronomy or what planets symbolize. I
only have heard that Venus represents Jesus, the Bright
Morning Star, and that Mars represents the "war planet". If
anyone has understanding as to what these 3 planets and the
constellations might symbolize, please share with us on
Fivedoves. I believe they are probably significant since
they all take place so close to October 7/8, 2012:
Oct 5th: Mercury enters Scorpio 6:35
AM
Oct 5th: Saturn enters Scorpio 4:34 PM
Oct 6th: Mars enters Sagittarius 11:21 PM
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Blessings,
Renee