⁹ Then the angel said to me,^(A) “Write this:^(B) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”^(C) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”^(D)

John and the Angel

⁶ The angel said to me,^(A) “These words are trustworthy and true.^(B) The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,^(C) sent his angel^(D) to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

⁵ He who was seated on the throne^(A) said, “I am making everything new!”^(B) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”^(C)

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts^(E) of God’s holy people.)

¹⁹ “Write, therefore, what you have seen,^(A) what is now and what will take place later.

The Parable of the Great Banquet^(A)

¹⁵ When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast^(B) in the kingdom of God.”^(C)

¹⁶ Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.

² “The kingdom of heaven is like^(A) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. ³ He sent his servants^(B) to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.

⁴ “Then he sent some more servants^(C) and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

The Lord’s Answer

² Then the Lord replied:

¹⁰ At this I fell at his feet to worship him.^(A) But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!^(B) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”^(C)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

¹¹ I saw heaven standing open^(D) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider^(E) is called Faithful and True.^(F) With justice he judges and wages war.^(G)