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Revelation 19:7

"Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bride;   Church;   Jesus Continued;   Marriage;   Praise;   Righteous;   Vision;   Scofield Reference Index - Bride;   Church;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bride;   Church;   Honour;   Honour God;   Honour-Dishonour;   Marriage;   Names;   Readiness;   Readiness-Unreadiness;   Titles and Names;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Excellency and Glory of the Church, the;   Titles and Names of the Church;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Solomon's Song;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Joy;   Lamb;   Marriage;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christians, Names of;   Church, the;   Marriage;   Song of Solomon, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Solomon, Song of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canticles;   ;   Flax;   Horse;   Marriage;   Mephibosheth;   Oil;   Pomegranate;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ephesians, Epistle to;   Hallelujah;   Joy;   Marriage;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Dependence;   Family;   Glory;   Hallelujah;   Joy;   Lamb;   Love;   Marriage;   Parousia;   Praise (2);   Revelation, Book of;   Wandering Stars;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Lamb;   Marriage;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Church;   Espoused;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Marriage;   Solomon the song of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Wedding;   Wife;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Divorce in Old Testament;   Ephesians, Epistle to the;   Husband;   Revelation of John:;   Song of Songs;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 26;   Every Day Light - Devotion for June 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory,because the marriage of the Lamb has come,and his bride has prepared herself.
King James Version (1611)
Let vs bee glad and reioyce, and giue honour to him: for the mariage of the Lambe is come, and his wife hath made herselfe readie.
King James Version
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
New American Standard Bible
"Let's rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself."
New Century Version
Let us rejoice and be happy and give God glory, because the wedding of the Lamb has come, and the Lamb's bride has made herself ready.
English Standard Version
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready."
Berean Standard Bible
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Contemporary English Version
So we will be glad and happy and give him praise. The wedding day of the Lamb is here, and his bride is ready.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Let us rejoice and be glad! Let us give him the glory! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his Bride has prepared herself —
Darby Translation
Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
Easy-to-Read Version
Let us rejoice and be happy and give God glory! Give God glory, because the wedding of the Lamb has come. And the Lamb's bride has made herself ready.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Let vs be glad and reioyce, and giue glory to him: for the marriage of that Lambe is come, and his wife hath made her selfe ready.
George Lamsa Translation
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give glory to him: for the time of the marriage feast of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Good News Translation
Let us rejoice and be glad; let us praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself for it.
Lexham English Bible
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.
Literal Translation
Let us rejoice and let us exult, and we will give glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb came, and His wife prepared herself.
American Standard Version
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Bible in Basic English
Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.
Hebrew Names Version
Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready."
International Standard Version
Let us rejoice, be glad, and give him glory,Matthew 22:2; 25:10; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:32; Revelation 21:2,9;">[xr] because the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.
Etheridge Translation
Let us rejoice and exult and give glory unto him; Because the marriage feast of the Lamb hath come, And his bride hath made herself ready.
Murdock Translation
Let us rejoice and exult, and give glory to him: for the marriage supper of the Lamb hath come, and his bride hath made herself ready.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let vs be glad, & reioyce, & geue honor to hym: for the mariage of the lambe is come, & his wyfe made her selfe redy.
English Revised Version
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
World English Bible
Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Let us be glad and rejoice and give the glory to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Weymouth's New Testament
Let us rejoice and triumph and give Him the glory; for the time for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ioye we, and make we myrthe, and yyue glorie to hym; for the weddingis of the lomb camen, and the wijf of hym made redy hir silf.
Update Bible Version
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory to him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.
Webster's Bible Translation
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
New English Translation
Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
New King James Version
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
Let us be full of joy and be glad. Let us honor Him, for the time has come for the wedding supper of the Lamb. His bride has made herself ready.
New Revised Standard
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Let us rejoice and exult, and give glory unto him, because the marriage of the Lamb, is come, and, his wife, hath made herself ready;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb is come: and his wife hath prepared herself.
Revised Standard Version
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Let vs be glad and reioyce and geve honour to him: for the mariage of the lambe is come and hys wyffe made her sylfe reddy.
Young's Literal Translation
may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let vs be glad and reioyce, and geue honour to him: for the mariage of the labe is come, and his wife made her selfe ready.
Mace New Testament (1729)
let us rejoyce, and triumph, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the lamb is come, and his spouse is already adorn'd.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Be happy all of you and praise God's greatness! The time of the wedding for the Lamb has come. His bride has prepared herself for this time.

Contextual Overview

5Then from the throne there came a voice, saying, "Praise our God, all you bond-servants of His, you who fear Him, the small (common) and the great (distinguished)." 6Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns. 7"Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself." 8She has been permitted to dress in fine linen, dazzling white and clean—for the fine linen signifies the righteous acts of the saints [the ethical conduct, personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character of believers]. 9Then the angel said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he said to me [further], "These are the true and exact words of God." 10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, "You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy]."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

be glad: Deuteronomy 32:43, 1 Samuel 2:1, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 48:11, Psalms 95:1-3, Psalms 100:1, Psalms 100:2, Psalms 107:42, Proverbs 29:2, Isaiah 66:10, Isaiah 66:14, Zechariah 9:9, John 3:29, Philippians 3:3

for: Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:9, Psalms 45:10-16, Song of Solomon 3:11, Isaiah 62:5, Hosea 2:19, Hosea 2:20, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 25:1-10, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:32

and his: Isaiah 52:1

Reciprocal: Psalms 45:9 - queen Psalms 45:13 - king's Psalms 68:3 - But Song of Solomon 1:8 - O thou Song of Solomon 2:10 - Rise Song of Solomon 4:9 - my spouse Isaiah 61:10 - will greatly Hosea 2:16 - Ishi Zechariah 3:4 - and I will Matthew 24:44 - General Matthew 25:6 - go Mark 2:20 - the bridegroom Luke 5:34 - the children Luke 12:40 - General John 1:29 - Behold Acts 21:20 - they glorified Romans 7:4 - that ye Romans 11:36 - to whom Revelation 19:9 - Blessed

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
But before they lay down [to sleep], the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house, all the men from every quarter;
Genesis 19:9
But they said, "Get out of the way!" And they said, "This man (Lot) came [as an outsider] to live here temporarily, and now he is acting like a judge. Now we will treat you worse than your visitors!" So they rushed forward and pressed violently against Lot and came close to breaking down the door [of his house].
Genesis 19:11
They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted themselves trying to find the doorway.
Genesis 19:23
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the LORD out of heaven,
Leviticus 18:22
'You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive.
Leviticus 20:13
'If a man lies [intimately] with a male as if he were a woman, both men have committed a detestable (perverse, unnatural) act; they shall most certainly be put to death; their blood is on them.
Deuteronomy 23:17
"There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute (a sodomite) among the sons of Israel.
Judges 19:23
Then the man, the master of the house, went out and said to them, "No, my fellow citizens, please do not act so wickedly. Since this man has come to my house [as my guest], do not commit this sacrilege.
Acts 17:26
"And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let us be glad, and rejoice, and give honour to him,.... The saints particularly; the converted Jews will call upon one another to express their gladness at the glorious display of Christ's kingly power and authority, and at the destruction of his enemies, and the happy and comfortable state of his church and people; and to rejoice in him as the Lord their righteousness and strength, and to give him the honour and glory of salvation, and to return him thanks for all the benefits they shall have received from him, particularly on account of what follows:

for the marriage of the Lamb is come; that is, of Christ, the Son of God, with the Jewish church more especially; there was a secret betrothing of all the elect to Christ before the world began; and there is an open espousal of every individual of them at conversion; but the public and general solemnization of the nuptials will not be until the new Jerusalem church state takes place in the personal reign of Christ, hereafter mentioned, Revelation 21:1 but here, and as previous to that, there will be a very general and open marriage of Christ with the people of the Jews, who have long rejected and forsaken him; for if the conversion of a single person may be called a marriage with Christ, much more the conversion of such members; and which is often prophesied of under this metaphor of a marriage, as in Isaiah 62:4. And now the time will be come for the accomplishment of it, the evidence of which follows:

and his wife hath made herself ready, or "dressed herself"; by decking herself with jewels, and putting on her wedding garment provided for her, and given to her by her husband, the Lamb, as appears from the next verse: this preparation will lie partly in the number of converts that will be brought into the Jewish church, which she will receive and clothe herself with, as with the ornament of a bride, Isaiah 49:18 and partly by the exercise of the several graces of the Spirit upon Christ, comparable to the jewels of a bride, with which she will be adorned for her husband; and also by putting on the robe of his righteousness, hereafter mentioned, which the old Jewish synagogue rejected, and therefore was cast off,

Romans 10:3. The Arabic version reads, "the marriage of the Lamb is now come with his spouse, prepared for him"; and the Ethiopic version, "the marriage of his Lamb is come, and the wife is prepared"; and that her preparation is not by her own merits and works of righteousness, but by the grace of her husband, is clear from the following verse. Mr. Daubuz, by "the marriage of the Lamb", understands the first resurrection, and the state of the church at that time; and by "the fine linen", the dress of the church, next mentioned, the incorruptible body of the saints compared to a garment, 1 Corinthians 15:53 and by those who are afterwards said to be "called to the marriage", the converted nations in a mortal state: but all the saints will share in the first resurrection; besides, as yet the beast and false prophet are not destroyed, which must be before the first resurrection, as the following vision shows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let us be glad and rejoice - Let all in heaven rejoice - for all have an interest in the triumph of truth; all should be glad that the government of God is set up over an apostate world.

And give honour to him - Because the work is glorious; and became it is by his power alone that it has been accomplished. See the notes on Revelation 5:12.

For the marriage of the Lamb is come - Of the Lamb of God - the Redeemer of the world. See the notes on Revelation 5:6. The relation of God, and especially of the Messiah, to the church, is often in the Scriptures represented under the image of marriage. See the Isaiah 54:4-6; Isaiah 62:4-5 notes; 2 Corinthians 11:2 note; Ephesians 5:23-33 note. Compare Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 31:32; Hosea 2:19-20. The idea is also said to be common in Arabic and Persian poetry. It is to be remembered, also, that papal Rome has just been represented as a frivolous and meretricious woman; and there is a propriety, therefore, in representing the true church as a pure bride, the Lamb’s wife, and the final triumph of that church as a joyous marriage. The meaning is, that the church was now to triumph and rejoice as if in permanent union with her glorious head and Lord.

And his wife hath made herself ready - By putting on her beautiful apparel and ornaments. All the preparations had been made for a permanent and uninterrupted union with its Redeemer, and the church was henceforward to be recognized as his beautiful bride, and was no more to appear as a decorated harlot - as it had during the papal supremacy. Between the church under the papacy, and the church in its true form, there is all the difference which there is between an abandoned woman gaily decked with gold and jewels, and a pure virgin chastely and modestly adorned, about to be led to be united in bonds of love to a virtuous husband,

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 19:7. The marriage of the Lamb is come — The meaning of these figurative expressions appears to be this: After this overthrow of idolatry and superstition, and the discomfiture of antichrist, there will be a more glorious state of Christianity than ever was before.


 
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