AboutRev Steve Parish Expertise I hope to answer questions on the theology, history, and constitution (there isn`t one!) of the Church of England (but not necessarily on the wider Anglican Communion)
Experience A priest in the Church of England for over 25 years, with some specialist knowledge of the 19th century
I hold a Master's degree in Applied Theology Publications Church Times; Church of England Newspaper; Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible
Expert: Rev Steve Parish Date: 8/21/2008 Subject: Throne and Lamb
Question Hi, According to Anglicans
Who is sit on the Throne in Revelation 4:10
and who is the lamb in Revelation 5:6
and who will be the bride of Lamb ?
Answer First, Anglicans/Episcopalians have no "authorised" understanding of any of scripture but do have historic doctrinal understandings of what scripture teaches.
When it comes to the Revelation to St John, there is unlikely to be an agreed interpretation of some of the more obscure passages.
However, it seems fairly clear that God is on the throne (from the worship offered in 4:11) and that the Lamb represents Christ (from the description of the mission in 5:9/10).
In Revelation 21 the bride is explicitly the new Jerusalem after the final judgment rather than the earthly church, and in its context is more likely a simple contrast between the new Jerusalem and the whore of Babylon (a symbol for the Roman Empire). As to the justification for calling the Church the "Bride of Christ" see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Christ (which I've just edited!)
