In the Gospels, the Holy Spirit, as a best man, proclaims "Here comes the bridegroom!", as a reflection of Day 6<ref>The Catholic/Protestant wedding ceremony is symbolic of the lie. It elevates the flesh of the bride as Christ waits for her walking slowly down the aisle. It is the church, the bride, who waits for Christ to come. The earth was desolate waiting for the incarnate Word</ref>. He obtains his bride from the ground (representing the flesh). He is coming to obtain his bride. There is much wooing, but the marriage is not consummated until the cross, where the church is a 'virgin birth' by the Spirit, in a 'likeness' of her husband.