The Escapological Wedding in the Gospel of John

The escatological wedding is depicted in scripture as an event of cosmic joy to which all are invited. As love is brought to its fullest flowering, it brings more and more people into its orbit. The inseparable bond between the two lovers prevents any final division of the lovers. In john's gospel, jesus is buried in a sealed and previously untouched tomb in a garden filled with the richest spices. Mary, coming to the tomb in the darkness of the very early morning, finds the stone removed and the bridegroom nowhere to be found. Distraught, she tells others weeping in the garden. After the s have left, she is addressed by one whom she initially presumed to be