Name: In Heavenly Wedding on the Banks of the Jordan
Author: Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty

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Author:Father Tadros Yacoub MalatyPublisher:St. George Church Library, Sporting, AlexandriaPublish Year:2021Pages:16Categories:Patristics، Article، Doctrine and FaithDescription:In Heavenly Wedding on the Banks of the Jordan by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, a unique heavenly wedding takes place: the Bridegroom prepares the wedding party at the Jordan in the wilderness, and St. John the Baptist calls and adorns the bride. The Church thought John was the bridegroom amidst the Church and the Baptist awaiting the true Bridegroom. John awaits the Bridegroom, while the bride adorned with the beauty of repentance and the invited receive the white garment by the Holy Spirit. It explains why the Bridegroom seemed delayed, as John and David explain to the Church about the Bridegroom. John refuses to baptize Christ, but Christ is baptized for the healing of Adam; the grace that called the Lord to birth called Him to be baptized, and Christ confirms that the waters need sanctification: how can I baptize You like the rest, O Baptizer of all?! The coal of fire descended to wash among the waves, revealing the greatness of the divine celebration for the heavenly Bridegroom. The Church asks David to explain his psalm, John places his hand on Christ - the flame, hearing "This is My beloved Son," marking the end of the Levitical priesthood in John and the beginning of the new priesthood in Christ through the Epiphany hymn and its sweet tune, opening a door to bring man into the house of God.