What Is The Song of Songs Doing in the Bible? | Christopher West on The Song of Solomon

[@mortensimonsen1645]

Very good! This is so valuable for a lot of us "modern" men. I have felt so confused in a sense about my sexuality - as a burden many times. I think I need to see that it was not simply a "nice" (or troublesome) thing God gave us to procreate, but something more profound and good.

[@Ylemonade]

You will never feel the melding of two souls without this kind of intimacy. And I don't imagine many people get to that level. It's a shame. It also requires full trust and letting go of all notions of guilt about one's own sexuality and sexual preference.

[@bohdan_zoshchenko]

I guess, the book of Protestant author John Eldredge, "Wild at Heart" brought me here.

[@wendyfield7708]

Song of Songs is a beautiful metaphor for God’s love for his creatures.

[@maria.1313]

This was so well put together! God has changed so much in me around sexuality and eros and even earlier I was mentioning something about this to my cousin. Sex and true eros is Holy, God has a beautiful design for sexual erotic intimacy within marriage and in Love, we have a hard time seeing it because its fairly rare, unfortunately. And I feel the inflaming love that arises within me for God. Listening to The Erotic and the Holy by Marc Gafni helped me understand better where sex models the erotic but it doesn't exhaust it. Thank you for this beautiful video, God bless you!

[@priscillaazavedo8960]

Very well put indeed. I like the example of the twisted piece of paper.

[@dashriprock5720]

I'm on my second read through of the bible this year. The first timebI read that, I thought this doesn't belong in here.. I had just finished ecclesiastes today and almost decided to skip the song. But I read it, and this time it began to occur to me this might be about the marriage of Christ to the church..which is why I'm here now... the Lord must be opening my eyes..thanks for posting

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Thank you for sharing. Glory to God!

[@sebas2258]

Oddly enough, my mother told me about this book in the Bible. I was feeling so bad about how I dream about my wife. I thought I was lusting for my wife. But she told me it’s a good thing that I dream and desire my wife. That’s how it should be. And she told me to read this book and it helps me feel better about my dreams and desire for my wife!

[@timmisukanis1176]

Thank You, Christopher, for this wonderful (and timely!) presentation. I am currently studying JPII's "Theology of the Body" here in the Twin Cities under the outstanding tutelage of Ms. Jen Messing. She is fantastic! (I am so Blessed and privileged to be a student of hers!) We just finished discussing the audiences on "The Song of Songs" ("A garden closed, a fountain sealed") and are currently reflecting on how "the conjugal life becomes liturgical" in the Book of Tobit, with the marriage prayer of unity between Tobiah and Sarah. Wow! Christopher, I own both "The Theology of the Body Explained" as well as "Heaven's Song", and these books have been indispensable to me in my studies of JPII's Theology of the Body. I enjoy listening to your podcast and I Thank You (and Wendy!) for sharing your weekly "ACW" clips on KZbin. Blessings on your week!

[@ChopinIsMyBestFriend]

When I first came across it I questioned the idea of celibacy. I would think God would want us to love a woman’s body and to find it beautiful and to ultimately make children. It’s just sexuality immorality which is the problem.

[@jesusisgodislove9912]

I think it's God letting us know that erotic emotions are okay. Personally I don't think it has to do w/ God & humans because that's UNCOMFORTABLE. 🥴

[@joeymad777]

Christopher, got recommended to your page from Matt Fradd. This is the commentary I was looking for. Can you give me some book recommendations so I can study this more?

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

I'm so glad! Yes, I suggest you start with my introductory book to John Paul II's teaching: _Theology of the Body for Beginners_ (shop.corproject.com/products/theology-of-the-body-for-beginners?_pos=1&_sid=e8a5e406a&_ss=r) For a more in-depth look at the Song of Songs , see _Heavens Song: Sexual Love As It Was Meant to Be_ (shop.corproject.com/products/heaven-s-song-sexual-love-as-it-was-meant-to-be?_pos=1&_sid=db5a3e195&_ss=r&variant=6386289410075)

[@eleanor7242]

The whole Bible is a great love story. God loves us so much that He gave his only Son , Jesus to die for us , so we redeemed and be with Him in heaven . The Marriage between a believer and God , as marriage between a man and a woman.

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Indeed, it's the greatest love story!

[@gaypigeon5365]

​@@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute the greatest love story of the bible is a gay poem lol

[@michaelciliadebono8316]

Beautiful analogy with the crumpled paper! I do not remeber John Paul 2 much since he passed away when I was young but now through his books and your reflections I have come to know and love him! God bless you!

[@GraceColeman-bb2vm]

God wrote song of songs to his bride of Christ a woman living on Earth who is his soulmate his eve her name in Grace amen

[@sharathshinoy4495]

This is a really good channel .

[@onelostsheepfoundhall5985]

This was an excellent teaching... especially the paper. I want to encourage you friend to ask the Lord Jesus if Mary is a Lord? Just as you mentioned the enemy crumbles up the original painting the enemy does the same concerning our Lord Jesus as Lord and Savior. The enemy draws attention away from the True Lamb of God by making a decoy Lord. Not sure if you believe mary is a deity but in scripture it says she was just a human being. Man and the enemy like to draw attention away from the original Version. My encouragement would be it does not hurt to ask the Artist if this was His original intent. As you already know He will speak back to those who ask. I asked the Lord something and He answered me audibly. That was a phenomenal lesson! Makes perfect sense how you explained it. Thank you! We both agree Jesus is the Lord of Lord and king of Kings! Amen

[@RexKochanski]

Mary is "the mother of the Lord" (Luke 2). She is also the mother of those who follow the Lord (cf. Revelations 12). She is a human being. However, she is respectfully addressed by the angel Gabriel as the "Kecharitomene" (to use Luke's koine Greek dialect). That's a title, meaning "Full of Grace", that she needed to take time to ponder (Luke 1)...[possibly because angels generally start off with something closer to "Hey, you! God orders you to do this!"] Instead, she is allowed to respectfully ask "how" and give her consent to letting God take on her human nature as well as the Divine Nature He already possessed. So, she is no "decoy Lord." On the contrary, her last words recorded in the Bible are: "Do whatever He tells you." (John 2). She points to her Son, the LORD.

[@anthonyorji536]

SONG OF SONGS From the book of Song of Solomon 1 vs 1a, it says: The song of songs, From the scripture above, the Bible recorded the song sang by a MAN of WISDOM. The song was known as the BEST of all SONGS to be sang by ANYBODY because this song was given to HIM by the HOLY GHOST. The song has SPIRITUAL MEANING to a MAN of WISDOM but to a man in the FLESH, the song will always have a SINFUL MEANING to him. The song was inspired by the HOLY GHOST by this MAN of WISDOM in order to EXPOSE mysteries of the KINGDOM of GOD. According to the SON of MAN(JESUS), He said that the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field ;the which when a man hath found he hideth ,and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath , and buyeth that field (Matthew 13: 44). In the song of Solomon, there is a treasure hid in the songs which when men who have WISDOM read they will find a GREAT TREASURE which they will make use of in this world and in the world to come. This treasure is EVERLASTING LIFE. That is life without end. I have seen song sang by men yet I have not seen song sang by ANGELS( IMMORTALS). The song sang by men is earthly after they finish singing , it is either gestured by the listeners, by either clapping or shouting which is used to show that the song was at least interesting . Yet I have not seen ANGELS sing BUT I have seen ANGELS sing whenever I open the book of the Song of Songs. The song was sang by IMMORTALS yet by a MORTAL was the song written and inspired by the HOLY GHOST. The ANGELS sing before the THRONE OF GOD with instruments. They sing EVEN when it is FOOLISH for them to do so because they are CHARGED by GOD to do so ( Job 4: 18b). The song they sing before GOD is in HEAVENLY LANGUAGE yet HOLY GHOST has to translate it to earthly through his servants he put no trust in ( Job 4:18a) in order to make MORTALS sing song of ANGELS in EARTHLY meaning. A man that is LIVING in sin, when he sings the song is just like when MANNA was left after the children of Israel were told not to leave any left OVER till the next day . Yet some left and it bred worms and stank( Exodus 16 :20). Likewise a SINNER who reads the song of Solomon will only get the EARTHLY MEANING ( heavenly manna that fell on earth) and just like how those DISOBEDIENTS ( SINNERS) ones left the MANNA till the next day and it stank and bred worms LIKEWISE those SINNERS that read the song of Solomon will GET MORE POLLUTION rather than SANCTIFICATION. 1vs 1b, it says : which is Solomon’s From the scripture, This BEST song sang by man( SOLOMON) belongs to the IMMORTAL( ANGELS) . Yet it was the will of the HOLY GHOST that it is sang by a MORTAL( SOLOMON). Any song that was sang on earth and that will be sang in times to come is not to be compared to the song of Solomon because it is the song of songs The song is meant for MEN of WISDOM ( BORN AGAIN). It becomes EDIBLE to SINNERS when the MYSTERIES are understood by HOLYMEN by the help of the HOLY GHOST in PLAIN LANGUAGE. Books by the writer is available on Amazon( Search - books by Anthony Orji)

[@dnwdreamersneverwakeup3894]

Just reading this blew my mind. I am a sinner who has fallen time and time again. Lately I’ve been trying to build self discipline and restrain from sexual immorality and perverse lustful thoughts. I have been reading a chapter of proverbs a day and just recently read ecclesiastics fully through. I’ve been praying for strength while also embracing guilt and shame for my sinful ways and reading your comment has me extremely nervous about reading the Song of Songs. I want to read it by being led by the Holy Spirit and not the flesh! Asking for prayers of strength discernment discipline and guidance 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️

[@simonford5399]

This is brilliant..thanks😊

[@annnaelizaa]

Beautiful way You explained the love and passion of God and with people. It's healing for the soul to hear this and how you wrapped this message in words and methaphors! Thank you! 🕊

[@MattisWell.20]

The paper analogy is also a good analogy in regards to why it’s ridiculous to think a soul made in the image and likeness of God can be truly depraved because of sin.

[@josephjackson1956]

I mean God created sex and sexual intimacy. Where else in the Bible does good marital intimacy show itself?

[@angetodac]

cantarea cantarilor oglindeste pasiunea divina pt creatia sa cea devenita constienta de Creatorul Sau moment in care inevitabil cade prada unei atractii irezistibile, ce transcende moartea fizica.

[@ShawshankSpirituality]

The famous "Opera Scene" in The Shawshank Redemption (The Marriage of Figaro) contains verses from the Song of Songs. The translated, non-repeated lines are: “On the breeze…what a gentle little zephyr…this evening will sign…Under the pine trees…and the rest he’ll understand.” These lines closely resemble the following from the Song of Songs: “When the day’s cool breeze comes up and the shadows lengthen, [evening] I will get myself to the mountain of myrrh to the hill of Frankincense. Everything about you is beautiful, my love; you are without a flaw” (Song of Songs 4:6,7 CJB). Both the Opera and the Song of Songs reference a breeze that is either gentle or cool and a meeting that is to take place in the evening. This scene anticipates Red's arrival in Buxton, where in Andy's letter, we read: "If you're willing to COME a bit further." This is a modified version of Song of Songs 4:8: "COME with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon." Andy's reunion with Red is symbolically the "Mystic marriage" alluded to in the Song of Songs. See ShawshankSpirituality.com for more details.

[@poppyde7314]

Beautiful! Loved it. In future, maybe on Hosea....

[@mbathroom1]

Very interesting, I always forget this book is in the Bible and isn't inappropriate

[@TheFunfolks]

God created everything.... the Devil can only pervert Creation. Be aware !!!

[@kentethliles916]

Watching this video and the one one eros is like catching the fine scent of aged wine.

[@luisdeanda2464]

Amazing explanation, in 2008 I bought a set of CDs of the theology of the body recorded by you. Now that I found this video You renewed a desire to belong to Him. God bless you

[@SantoshKumar-cu5gx]

Great explained sir really appreciate

[@anthonytoujours9182]

The question itself almost makes me angry. God is Love. It's not so difficult. Yes, love means love. God hunts us down. And that's the reason to rejoice.

[@joaneberhart5519]

Great explanation 🙂

[@RenataCantore]

I really enjoyed your presentation ❤. Pope John PAUL II also told (married ) folks to not lust after eachother. You must respect your spouse.

[@jennicuervo8265]

I read it as a married 35 year old and I was shocked.

[@anthonyorji536]

DIVINE KISS From the book of Song of Solomon 1: 2a, it says: Let him Kiss me with the Kisses of his mouth: From the scripture, the man said that God should kiss him with the Kisses of his mouth. If GOD wants to kiss a man HE does not kiss him at just one spot BUT more than one SPOT that is why from the scripture above , the kiss of the LORD was in plural which is KISSES. When a mother carries her baby and throws it up, she holds that baby and with strong affection, she kiss the baby on the cheek. When God Almighty kisses a man , the man RECEIVES a complete turn around. The man becomes EMBARRASSED with the GOODNESS of LIFE. The man becomes a NEW PERSON both physically and spiritually because He who controls the UNIVERSE has kissed a mortal man. The man begins to OPERATE in another LEVEL. Men see him and GLORIFY God who is in HEAVEN. Kings bow for the man and princes bring GIFTS to him( Isaiah 49: 23, Isaiah 61: 5-11). Sometimes because of the BLESSINGS of God in that man’s LIFE some people may tend to nickname him. When God kisses a man, the man’s name ring in the mouths of men .When God kisses a man even his enemies become at PEACE with him( Proverbs 16: 7) . When God kisses a man people’s life around him are touched financially and spiritually. When God kisses a man ANGELS of the MOST HIGH GOD will be at his SERVICE ( Psalm 91:11). When God kisses a man he will be a problem solver. Where there is conflict, when he comes in there will be LOVE, where men are in darkness( SINNERS) when he comes they shall receive the LIGHT of GOD( SALVATION- Matthew 28: 19-20). The KISS of GOD is the deliverance from the powers of darkness and translation into the kingdom of God. When God kisses a man, he has WISDOM that OLD MEN that are on top of three hundred storey building will not be able to understand. Wisdom is not of aged but by the HOLY GHOST. When God kisses a man he removes his name from the book of death to the book of life. When God kisses a man he begins to OPERATE at a LEVEL different from ordinary human. When God kisses a man, satan becomes afraid of that man, he(devil) only uses SINNERS to persecute that man physically. When God kisses a man his destiny becomes ten times BRIGHTER. When God kisses a man , his enemies will be at his SERVICE( Esther 6: 1-12). When God kisses a man, where ever he goes men want to associate with him because he is carrying the ANOINTING of GOD. He is a BLESSING to his generation. 1 : 2b, it says : for thy love is better than wine. From the scripture, the man said that the LOVE of GOD is BETTER than WINE. WINE is a drink gotten from grapes which may be ALCOHOLIC or NON ALCOHOLIC. During the process of its manufacture , yeasts may be added in order to make it alcoholic. Non alcoholic wine is that one gotten and manufactured naturally from the grape fruits. When God created the world he put man in the Garden of Eden, because of his LOVE for man he made the earth bring forth fruit tree yielding fruits( Grapes) which is used in making the wine. LOVE comes first and then wine. Without LOVE there will be no wine( Grapes) BUT SINNERS have turn it about , WINE then LOVE. They love the wine( things of the world ) more than the LOVE( GOD). Have you seen a man that is in the church and he receives a call inside the HOUSE of WORSHIP of GOD ALMIGHTY about a business deal and he immediately leaves the church (LOVE) in order to accomplish the business deal ( wine ). Do you remember Esau who sold his BIRTH RIGHT( THE POWER TO BE THE SON OF GOD-LOVE) against a MESS of POTTAGE( Wine -sinners still living in sin-Hebrews 12 : 16). Some people because of the FILTHY RICHES of this world ( MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!-WINE) they sold their LIVES( LOVE) to the devil by joining one thing or the other and as such they cannot sleep as normal human at night. Some people LOVE the wine more than the LOVE OF GOD and as such they donate some parts of their BODIES( LOVE of GOD) to the devil in order to get the FILTHY MONEY of this world. They later develop an incurable illness that would not be EASILY cured, they move from one hospital to the other knowing fully well they have sold their LIVES to the devil( Matthew 16: 26). For those ones, the devil has PROPERLY cheated them because the scripture in Matthew 16: 26b says or what shall a man give in exchange of his soul? The highest those ones that were cheated by the devil gets is at least one- millionth of the earth , that is to say if you divide the earth into one million you only get one part if it were to be possible BUT JESUS is telling YOU that even if they were to give you the WHOLE earth it is not to be COMPARED to your SOUL that shall NEVER, NEVER die. Books by the writer is available on Amazon( Search - books by Anthony Orji)

[@lubegaismael8846]

😂✌️🏳️ secret, her bride exist before physical things , world 😂 God can dating man 😂 love letter of God , God can sing to the bride 😂

[@csongorarpad4670]

Godspeed, Mr West!

[@99slayer99]

I love what you did with the piece of paper, our cultural sucks and I think you explained very well the proper way we should look at the Song of Songs.

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ramonstein8957]

Obrigado. Assistindo do Brasil.

[@rahmaidrisabdillahi4654]

I have read it once ,it did not make much sens but it was rich If it is a love story i would like to know betwen whom because it doesn t say Solomon.I think we have to read it in a spiritual way.Christians take a word from the text and amplify that,We have make research ,find out about the context around the story

[@lubegaismael8846]

It's hidden 😂

[@karosicreativediy5610]

Me i dont still understand

[@Massacre32]

This gets very good after 7 minutes.

[@AllanRochez]

This is beautiful bro thanks for posting

[@Stickings90]

Does this lose anything in the translation from the original languages to English?

[@nicosavedbygrace2721]

I find it uncomfortable thinking about God loving me in a erotical way. I don’t know but when I will have children one day, I want to love them in a agape way but not with Eros, because Eros has to do with sexual intimacy… I don’t know how to put it but when I want to give my all in an erotical way I can’t think outside of sex because I am a sexual being. So portraying that to God makes me uncomfortable because how can God love me erotically perfectly in that way? Will I lose my sexuality In heaven? That’s not nice. I want to embrace it with my wife in a perfect way without sin but I guess that I will never be able to sing that song to my wife in a way where we are perfect and free from sin. I always hear that it’s all about Jesus and the church and that our marriage will end in Gods kingdom and our sexual intimacy too. That’s not good news for me. I want to kiss my wife and I want to love my wife with a pure heart and with an Eros and agape love that knows no sin. On this earth in the flesh it’s impossible. In heaven it would be passable, but people tell me that Jesus will be my bridegroom… So it’s all about loving him, have feeling for him and being attracted to him. But I want to be attracted to my wife and I want to be able to kiss her and to be erotical intimate with her in heaven to… that gets very distorted for me and it hurts my thinking about never being able to love my wife the way God that designed me in the beginning. My image is very distorted about Gods love for me…

[@CelestialKnight-vm9th]

You know loving God in erotic your loving god as if that was your pouse. Abstarcts of Love.

[@internautaoriginal9951]

God doesn’t love you in an erotic way, is an image and is not literally.

[@Musukuvick]

QUESTION: DID JESUS EVER QUOTE SONGS OF SOLOMON? OR DID HIS 12 DISCIPLES QUOTE IT AS SCRIPTURE?....... IF NOT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE IT'S NOT INSPIRED SCRIPTURE

[@anthonyorji536]

THE LOVER’S GROOM From the song of Solomon 3: 2a, it says: I will rise now, From the scripture, the bible says that the HOLY MAN will rise now. From the night of love, the HOLY MAN died and was taken to heaven by the power of the HOLY GHOST on reaching into the kingdom of God, he was welcomed by saints and angels. But where is his LOVE (CHRIST)? The HOLYMAN had to rise and look for his LOVE (CHRIST) . For a HOLY MAN to rise does not necessarily mean to stand up, because he was welcomed by the angels and saints while he was standing. But to rise means to ascend from the dead and walk in the midst of the LIVING (John 11: 24). 3: 2b, it says: and go about the city in the streets, From the scripture above, the HOLY MAN has to go about the streets in the city. If you observe from the scripture above, the city is in the “SINGULAR”, which means we BELIEVERS when we shall sleep in the LORD, we will have one city( CHURCH) and no longer cities. There will not be mountain of fire nor will there be living faith or Christ embassy BUT one city (CHURCH) for OVERCOMERS. Yet in this city( CHURCH, JERUSALEM- Revelation 3: 12) there are MANY streets which means there are many MANSIONS for saints, for there to be streets in this city( John 14: 2-3). Streets made of PURE GOLD, streets made with the HANDS of GOD ALMIGHTY , streets that is not named after anybody’s name as it is on earth BUT each streets that the over comer passes by is the name of that street provided that he is the only one along the street. It is very unfortunate that many who died without CHRIST have missed this LIFE TIME opportunity. Although there won’t be time again when the trumpet will SOUND but OVERCOMERS will LIVE from ETERNITY to ETERNITY, life without end. 3: 2c, it says: and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth. From the scripture above, the HOLY MAN that died and was risen by the POWER of the HOLY GHOST had gone about the streets in the HOLY CITY but within this city there are BROAD WAYS for the PRINCE of PEACE to walk. The broad ways are linked to the THRONE of GOD which are the only ways OVER COMERS can walk in order to see the GREAT KING. Souls of men that are still LIVING on EARTH walk either on the narrow road or broad road depending whether the person is HOLY or a SINNER. But souls of over comers walk in the BROAD WAYS because they have to come out from various streets and converge on these BROAD WAYS in order to come before the throne of God to WORSHIP. This HOLY MAN that died after he was welcomed by SAINTS and ANGELS, had to come before the THRONE of GOD to worship him whom when he was on earth had not seen EYE to EYE but now he has seen HIM( CHRIST) with his two eyes and will be with him for ETERNITY. 3: 2d, it says: I sought him, but I found him not. From the scripture, the HOLY MAN that died and was risen by the POWER of the HOLY GHOST who was welcomed by SAINTS and ANGELS and had walked about the streets before walking on the BROAD WAYS that lead to the THRONE of GOD looked / sought for CHRIST but he did not find him. Books by the writer is available on Amazon( Search - books by Anthony Orji)

[@matrxmax]

That is this? theology of the body, redemption through eros?

[@Katya-zj7ni]

Wonderful analogy of human love ❤️

[@turkerhas4164]

You told us a beautiful story. But there is no such complicated wisdom in those songs. This story is just an itiration of the sumerian love song between god and goddess, nearly same. They just took it like they took all the other stories as all abrahamic religions did from sumeria.

[@superiorinsight2202]

WHO INCLUDED THIS BOOK TO THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES IN THE FIRST PLACE?

[@munbruk]

Many vulgar and sex texts are in the Bible, which proves it was corrupted by humans.

[@marksheehan8026]

What a great dialouge thanks mate ...

[@suggestionsbyangie9313]

Amen, right on

[@littlejohn123]

Perfect❤

[@AMDaniel]

Thank you, wonderful

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Thank you for watching! Please pray for us.

[@aboitoo]

What translation/version did you read about the loin?

[@kennethharrison9409]

The Bible has a lot of violence in it, so why not?

[@Naubiko-xj2jd]

We were reading this book during our daily family prayer and I thought to myself "what is this book doing in the Bible?'. We barely got to chapter 6 and had to stop as I felt it is inappropriate for kids. We have to skip to Isaiah

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Hello @Naubiko-xj2jd ! The Song of Songs is the mystical poetry in the Bible. If you'd like to go deep Christopher has a book where he takes the dive. You can find it here: shop.corproject.com/products/heaven-s-song-sexual-love-as-it-was-meant-to-be

[@marilynlaughlin8177]

Love this awakening.

[@SotraEngine4]

I love my boyfriend. But it is probably far from marriage still. We hold most away until, but we do hold hands and do kisses And I admit I look forward to when we are a union, even though that could be more than a year away And I often be like But isn't it sinful to look forward to that?

[@757LAND]

Sex was created for marriage and marriage was created for sex, sex is the union of two souls, marriage is the union of two souls, it is not sinful if it is in the will of God, the closer you are to God the more apparent he will make it to you. You must obey God and all else will be given unto you.

[@matthewkelly3917]

This is good news

[@KeseanMcBath]

SONG OF SOLOMON 1:5 I AM ⚫️ BLACK but COMELY

[@fatherofpoetry]

Love love love 😍

[@rosagoglia4649]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@arthurgearheard4701]

Well, the Bible mentions Abraham's and David's infidelity!

[@ozymandias7592]

If you haven't read the song of songs in Hebrew you did not read the song of songs.

[@melvinedwards9142]

Great advise Great video

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rahmaidrisabdillahi4654]

BUT the way this guy tell it is not bad

[@themysteriousnavi6850]

Yeah, it's erotica! It's Biblical erotica! Period!

[@dajo3032]

Great commentary and narration

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@heatherlea6825]

It's only erotic if you read it from the flesh. 🙄 It's actually a picture of the bride of Christ and Jesus the Bridegroom. Like the book of revelations, most of the things said, have a interpretation. The Word is like an onion, it has layers. From gen, Adam and Eve, to the end revelation, the Spirit and the bride say..... The center layer of the Word, is about a bride prepared for the Lamb.

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

It's gonna take a _lot_ of interpretation to make that part about the palm tree and the clusters of fruit anything else but erotic.

[@ajomagurd]

You are just falling for the stigma of intimacy and eroticism that has befallen the church in modern times. You could also say that the ten commandments are really a metaphor for something unrelated, but you would have no basis for this.

[@Rosa01010101]

I love how for people like you the Bible should all be taken literally and the creation in 6 days can’t possibly be a metaphor for a longer process and the patriarchs totally lived up to 900 years and it is totally not symbolic, but the moment romantic and erotic love is blatantly described in a positive light (between a married couple, mind you) then suddenly its “real” meaning is “mysterious” and “metaphorical” and “open to interpretation” and only sinful-flesh-perverts would think a text that mentions body parts without shame could possibly be about the love between a man and a woman. All that puritan b s is pathetic (and I speak as someone who is in some ways a puritan and hates today’s vulgar and promiscuous culture).

[@burningcandle2098]

Everyone has their own different views & interpretation to the bible meanings! To me its possibility a king Solomon love songs n poems he wrote to his love at the time and it represents a man n woman coming together in union. I don't think it was written towards God but to his love before God who witnessed it.

[@inexp1]

Thanks for sharing your view! I would be careful about slipping up and seeing all views as correct

[@anthonyorji536]

NIGHT OF LOVE From the book of song of Solomon 3: 1a, it says : By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: By night MEN( HUMANITY) sleep in order to WAKE up tomorrow the NEXT day by the GRACE OF GOD. But the man said that by night on his bed he sought whom ( CHRIST) his SOUL loves. In the night, the man slept( HOLY DEATH) in the LORD in order to continue an everlasting EXISTENCE with his LOVE( CHRIST- Matthew 22: 37, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 4: 16). The night of HOLY MEN is a night of JOY maybe on earth BUT MOST especially in the KINGDOM of Heaven because a SOUL( BRIDE) is coming to SEEK his BRIDE GROOM( CHRIST). By night HOLYMEN and WOMEN are always clothed on a GLORIOUS HOLY ROBE( overcomers garment- Revelation 3 : 5) in order to MEET their BRIDEGROOM( CHRIST). When HOLY MEN and WOMEN sleep on their bed ( GRAVE), the corruptible bodies are covered up and by the POWER of the HOLY GHOST they put on an incorruptible bodies. The body that cannot fall sick again FOREVER and EVER, the body that cannot feel pains again FOREVER and EVER, the body that cannot taste death again FOREVER and EVER, the body that radiate like the SUN( Daniel 12: 2-3). For the former things shall pass away. There shall be no need of sun because God Almighty shall be their ( overcomers) everlasting light . There shall be no more seas for God shall be their LIVING WATER. Men shall never grow OLD because their strengths which used to grow old with time shall be no more BUT they shall put on a celestial body. Men shall ONCE AGAIN eat MANNA although now it will be the HIDDEN MANNA which the LORD shall FEED his LOVE ( BRIDE-OVERCOMERS-Revelation 2: 17) . They shall eat this MANNA in the incorruptible BODIES UNLIKE the children of Israel that ate the MANNA in the corruptible BODIES. There is a white flying horse the HOLY GHOST opened my EYES to see and the horse was radiating LIGHT all round its BODY. They that will overcome shall be GIVEN POWER to ride upon this WHITE FLYING HORSE. HOLY MEN that sleep at night ( HOLY DEATH) shall be GIVEN POWER to eat again from the TREE of LIFE that will make them LIVE FOR EVER and EVER. HOLY MEN that shall sleep at night ( HOLY DEATH) shall meet their LOVE( CHRIST) at the BEAUTIFUL GATE where he shall LOVELY welcome them with the saying ‘ GOOD and FAITHFUL servant come into the joy of the LORD( PARADISE-Matthew 25: 21). HOLY MEN that sleep at night are a LOSS to the kingdom of Darkness( HELL) and a GAIN to the kingdom of Light. The prayers of saints in the kingdom of God is put inside a golden vial which is an ODOUR( Revelation 5: 8). If the prayers of overcomers is an ODOUR before THE MOST HOLY GOD, how much less is the prayers of BELIEVERS on EARTH that are still LIVING. BUT because of the LOVE of GOD, the HOLY GHOST purifies our PRAYERS and when it comes before the THRONE of GOD, it will be like a SWEET SAVOUR unto the FATHER. Can you now see that GOD so love HUMANITY that he GAVE his ONLY son ( CHRIST) as a PROPITIATION ( APPEASE -1 John 2: 2) for our SINS. 3: 1b, it says : I sought him, From the scripture above, the Bible says that the MAN seek him( CHRIST). The man sought his LOVE( CHRIST ) because when he was ALIVE on earth, he was always going to CHURCH, attending different prayer meetings, going for house visitation and even giving alms to those that don’t have anything to make life easier for them. Now after his death , he is looking for the MASTER(LOVE) whom he has been following when he was on earth. 3: 1c, it says :but I found him not Once one dies on earth, he immediately loses CONSCIOUSNESS for few minutes before he regains his CONSCIOUSNESS again. That interval of one LOSING consciousness and regaining it is when one becomes AWARE that he is no longer a FLESH BUT a SPIRIT and at that interval, the SPIRITS of the dead will begin to APPEAR at some distance from the man who was once in the FLESH(in the world) but later he begins to feel some UNCONTROLABLE uneasiness because they whom he knows are not the ones coming to him. If the man is a SINNER he sees some people whom he once committed fornication with but with time he sees himself completely covered with a thick darkness which cannot be uttered with words. The more he tries to run away from the darkness , the more the darkness keeps on covering him . When he continues with FUTILE effort, he finally gives up. With time he senses that someone is coming behind him but when he turns , he sees no one . With time he begins to run, immediately he starts running he cannot STOP until he gets into the PIT( HELL). If the man is a HOLY MAN , he sees all the faithful who he once knew on earth coming to him, with time he begins to SEE that the BRIGHTNESS of LIGHT surrounding him is increasing at every interval and those faithful too are also clothed in the same GLORIOUS garments as him. With time he sees them no MORE and he immediately feels a STRONG PULL drawing him UP. As he ascends , he feels as a man WALKING down the LANE yet the SPEED of his ascension is five hundred times the fastest man made craft which is known as Helios 2 as at the year 2015, which has speed of 252, 792km/h. At that speed, the HOLY MAN’S ascension is a walk in the upward DIRECTION unknown to him that he is ascending with this GREAT SPEED. At certain DISTANCE he begins to hear the GLORIOUS SONGS of SAINTS with a voice of thundering as of many waters( Revelation 19: 6). At that MOMENT, an overflowing joy fills the HOLY MAN’S inward being as he is APPROACHING toward the KINGDOM of GOD . He immediately becomes SURROUNDED by SAINTS and ANGELS who welcome him into the KINGDOM of LIGHT. Books by the writer is available on Amazon( Search - books by Anthony Orji)

[@jamalbaraja6130]

The distortion is in the whole bible. So many verses prove that God's words had been tampered with by many. It is ridiculous how they look for any non-sense to cover-up for the devil's works.

[@GraceColeman-bb2vm]

Id appreciate kindly if humanity would stop calling themselves the bride, I am the true female aspect of God who you will meet soon in no way are you all marrying my husband.

[@hamisam7651]

IF THIS IS THE BIBLE YOU BETTER LOOK AT DIFFERENT RELIGION, NOT EVEN A SECOND THIS IS A BIBLE

[@tanbandanamanband256]

I clicked on this thinking I might learn something, but there was absolutely nothing of theological, logical, or scholastic value.

[@believeroflight9888]

That is a lame answer.

[@Ha_frances]

Why do you call it erotic? it is holy it is not erotic. a picture of our union with Christ

[@pietropietruszka]

Because it isn't about union with Christ 😭😭😭

[@Ha_frances]

@@pietropietruszka Try read it in the passion translation

[@pietropietruszka]

@@Ha_frances just read the original hebrew man, dont manipulate the context by using different translations

[@Ha_frances]

@@pietropietruszka haha of course you did

[@pietropietruszka]

@@Ha_frances ???

[@jonothandoeser]

Sex is sinful

[@sweetmelon3365]

"god wants to marry us" blasphemous!

[@heresthadude1080]

These are the terms used to approximate God's desire to unite His people to Himself; marriage is a small parable of the glorious reality

[@TheUrbancenter]

If god wants to marry me, I'm gonna need a really nice ring and a lotta lube. Also, no pre-nup. I get half.

[@Lambsown78]

Marriage is union- total and self giving. This is the destiny of our souls- union with God. Christ is the bridegroom. Church is the bride.

[@DavidZHmar]

Blud doesn’t read the bible 💀