What kind of bride is Christ calling out while He is exiled in heaven?
The bride Christ calls out while exiled in heaven is a Gentile bride. This follows the Old Testament pattern of Joseph and Moses, men of God driven from their original setting, who each married a Gentile woman. Christ, rejected and exiled, is calling out a bride from the Gentiles.
Les explains that Moses fled to the east country and met the daughters of the priest of Midian. After he stood up and helped them against the shepherds, Reuel gave Moses one of his daughters to wife. Les points out this is the perfect picture all through the Old Testament: Joseph experienced it, Moses experienced it, and other men of God driven away from their original setting married a Gentile girl. Likewise, when Christ was rejected, He was literally exiled back to heaven. While in exile, He is calling out a Gentile bride.