Revelation 19:6–9
Revelation announces the wedding supper of the Lamb
Study it word by word6And I heard what sounded like the voice of a great crowd and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord God the Almighty has begun to reign.
7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory, because the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself.
8And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.”
9And he says to me, “Write: Happy are those who have been invited to the supper of the wedding of the Lamb.” And he says to me, “These are the true words of God.”
In its context
4And the twenty four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
5And a voice came out from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all his slaves, and you who fear him, the small and the great.”
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10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he says to me, “See that you do not! I am a fellow slave of yours and of your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
11And I saw heaven opened, and look, a white horse, and the one who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Its words in the original
- ἤκουσαēkousa· hear, listen
Hear, listen; also heed.
- φωνὴνphōnēn· voice, sound
Voice, sound.
- ὄχλουochlou· crowd
Crowd, throng; the people.
- πολλοῦpollou· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- ὑδάτωνhydatōn· water
Water.
- βροντῶνbrontōn· thunder
Thunder.
- ἰσχυρῶνischyrōn· strong
Strong, mighty.
- λεγόντωνlegontōn· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἉλληλουϊάHallēlouia· hallelujah
Hallelujah: a Hebrew word meaning "praise Yah", a call to praise God.
- ἐβασίλευσενebasileusen· reign, be king
Reign, be king, rule; also begin to reign.
- κύριοςkyrios· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- θεόςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- παντοκράτωρpantokratōr· Almighty
Almighty: the one who has power over all things.
- χαίρωμενchairōmen· rejoice
Rejoice, be glad. As a greeting, "hail!" or "greetings!".
- ἀγαλλιῶμενagalliōmen· rejoice greatly
Leap for joy, rejoice greatly.
- δώσομενdōsomen· give
Give.
- δόξανdoxan· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- ἦλθενēlthen· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- γάμοςgamos· wedding
Wedding, wedding feast.
- ἀρνίουarniou· lamb
Little lamb.
- γυνὴgynē· woman, wife
Woman; with a possessive, wife.
- ἡτοίμασενhētoimasen· prepare
Prepare, make ready.
- περιβάληταιperibalētai· clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
- βύσσινονbyssinon· of fine linen
Made of fine linen, a costly white cloth.
- λαμπρὸνlampron· bright, splendid
Bright, shining, splendid; also clear.
- καθαρόνkatharon· clean, pure
Clean, pure.
- δικαιώματαdikaiōmata· requirement, righteous act
A righteous decree or requirement of God; also a righteous act, or a verdict that declares someone right.
- ἁγίωνhagiōn· holy
Holy: set apart for God, pure, belonging to him.
- ἐστίνestin· be
Be, exist.
- ΓράψονGrapson· write
Write. "It is written": that is what the Scriptures say.
- ΜακάριοιMakarioi· blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
- δεῖπνονdeipnon· supper, dinner
Supper, banquet.
- κεκλημένοιkeklēmenoi· call
Call; name; invite.
- λόγοιlogoi· word
Word, saying, message; also reason, cause, account.
- ἀληθινοὶalēthinoi· true
True, genuine, real.