Why do wedding ceremonies blow out two candles and light one?
The two extinguished candles and single lit candle in a wedding ceremony picture two separate people becoming one in marriage. This symbolizes the spiritual union where husband and wife, though two individuals, become one, just as believers become one with Christ as members of His Body.
Les explains that in a marriage relationship made in heaven, the husband and wife are two people, but they become one. Many wedding ceremonies point this out by blowing out two candles and lighting one, and that is exactly what it is supposed to show. He then applies the same truth to believers’ union with Christ: we are two separate entities, but once we have entered in and enjoy our position in Christ, we become one with Him, like husband and wife. This is a deep spiritual concept, comprehended only by faith, as the Book teaches and God expects us to believe.