The Friends of the Bridegroom
(FOTB) Chicago meet every Monday night
from 7:00 to 9:00 for teachings on the Forerunner
spirit and the beauty of God through
in-depth verse by verse studies focusing
on the Bridal paradigm of the Kingdom
of God, using the Song of Solomon as
the main platform. In the Song of Solomon
the beauty of the Lord is revealed and
the Bride feels such pleasure. She describes
her initial delight, at her initial
discovery of the beauty of the Lord.
The romance of God begins to touch her;
it begins to draw her into that holy
fire of romance. She first declares
that “I’m love sick”
in chapter 2:5.This kind of “love
sickness” is a very powerful reality
when it touches the heart. God intends
for us to live in that revelation in
this age.
John the Baptist, the one in whom the
Holy Spirit titled him “Friend
of the Bridegroom.” introduced
a new reality in the spirit that is
available to others to live in. We believe
the Lord is raising up forerunners with
this same focus before His Second Coming.
The forerunner spirit declares a 3-fold
revelation of the beauty of Jesus as
a passionate Bridegroom, transcendent
King, and righteous Judge. These emphases
are vital themes for preparing the end-time
church. This teaching is to help equip
people to receive the embrace of the
Bridegroom King who will empower His
people to walk out the first commandment
as wholehearted lovers of God.