The use of a bridal veil dates back to the dawn of history, but the biblical idea of a veil symbolizes something partially seen and hoped for, as in something yet to be fulfilled.
That worked for both bride and groom, who were limited to a foretaste of what would yet be. Traditionally, once she accepted his contract, he would go to prepare a place for her, but they used two halves of a medallion to hold each other true. She also kept a candle burning in her window to confirm it was so.
When ready, he would steal her away like a thief in the night, to signal the start of festivities. That then led to her unveiling and the face-to-face consummation of their union.
The love chapter, 1 Cor 13, says, "Now we see through a glass darkly (as in a veil), but then we will see (our Redeemer) face-to-face, and we will know (Adam knew his wife and she had two sons), even as we are known". Get your mind around that.
Life and its struggles, veils us to what will yet be, until consummation of the greatest love story ever: when the hope set before Jesus, at the cross, and the "contract" that resulted from His death, will be fulfilled in glory.
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