Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters,(A) and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying,

Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,
reigns!(B)
Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory,(C)
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has prepared herself.(D)
She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.(E)

For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.(F)

Then he[a] said to me,(G) “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast(H) of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”(I) 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that!(J) I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.(K) Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit[b] of prophecy.”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:9 Probably an angel; Rv 17:1; 22:8–9
  2. 19:10 Or the Spirit

Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:

“Praise the Lord!
    For the Lord our God,[a] the Almighty, reigns.
Let us be glad and rejoice,
    and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
    and his bride has prepared herself.
She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.”
    For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.

And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”

10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters[b] who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 19:6 Some manuscripts read the Lord God.
  2. 19:10a Greek brothers.
  3. 19:10b Or is the message confirmed by Jesus.