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When Branham spoke of women, positive or negative, wasn't he trying to compare the condition of women to the condition of the church(es)?

Doesn't the bible compare the relationship between a husband and wife to Christ and the Bride? Isn't Christ the head of the church as the husband is the head of the wife?
so we see that a church is a woman or wife.

see these scriptures for an immoral woman...
Rev.17
(1) Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
(2) With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
(4) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(5) And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
(please read for yourselves Rev.17:1-6;15-18, and Rev.18:2-10)

This is describing an immoral woman, but the meaning is the condition of the false church (spiritual fornication), and symbolizing it as an immoral woman. Does the language have to be so strong? Is this calling a spirit filled church, the bride of Christ, a holy and honorable woman, calling her a low-down and filthy WHORE? NO! It sounds like a 'garbage can' to me, a complete 'sex-exposual'. Can you distinguish between the righteous virtuous Bride of Christ, and a Spiritual Prostitute (Satan's Bride)?

Now look at the contrast how it speaks of Christ's Bride...

Rev.19
(7) Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
(8) And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
(9) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Rev.21
(2) And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
(9b) Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
(10) And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
(11) Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

See, she's a beautifully adorned, holy city. She has absolutely nothing in common with the first woman mentioned, except that they are both female.

The point I'm trying to make is you can speak of 'churches' with different descriptions. Bare this in mind that you can do the same for the natural counterpart, the woman.

Holy Church/Immoral Church;
Holy Women/Immoral Women.

I sincerely hope this is understood. If not, and you've really studied it and want to understand, please ask questions respectfully.

truthseeker