Wandering thoughts inspired by O'Brien's commentary on Ephesians...

He writes of marriage as a pledge of God's purposes for the unity of the cosmos...

pledge: n. something delivered as security for the fulfillment of a promise...

Marriage as God's visible promise to us of how He will unite the two realms - heavenlies and earthly things (Christ and Church; husband and wife)

So we look at marriage and see how God intends to unite all in Himself...

marriage: premonition (?) ...foresight... insight... into this coming unity in the end

marriage: coming unity as Jonah in the fish: Jesus' death and resurrection

Any thoughts on this?

what is the application of this?