Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for (A)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and (B)his Bride has made herself ready;
(C)it was granted her to clothe herself
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is (D)the righteous deeds of the saints.

And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (E)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (F)“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then (G)I fell down at his feet to worship him, (H)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to (I)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (J)heaven opened, and behold, (K)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (L)Faithful and True, and (M)in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 (N)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (O)many diadems, and he has (P)a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in (Q)a robe dipped in[b] blood, and the name by which he is called is (R)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (S)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (T)were following him on white horses. 15 (U)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (V)with which to strike down the nations, and (W)he will rule[c] them with a rod of iron. (X)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh (Y)he has a name written, (Z)King of kings and Lord of lords.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
  2. Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
  3. Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd

Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(A)
For the wedding of the Lamb(B) has come,
    and his bride(C) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(D) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

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

Then the angel said to me,(F) “Write this:(G) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(H) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(I)

10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him.(J) 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!(K) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”(L)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(M) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(N) is called Faithful and True.(O) With justice he judges and wages war.(P) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(Q) and on his head are many crowns.(R) He has a name written on him(S) that no one knows but he himself.(T) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(U) and his name is the Word of God.(V) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(W) white(X) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(Y) with which to strike down(Z) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](AA) He treads the winepress(AB) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(AC)

king of kings and lord of lords.(AD)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9