Revelation 19:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — A great multitude, having just declared that the Lord reigns (v. 6), now turns to the marriage of the Lamb. The speaker is the assembly of the redeemed, addressing God directly.

The words — ἀγαλλιῶμεν (agalliōmen) is a stronger verb than the preceding χαίρωμεν (chairōmen); it carries the sense of exultation, a step beyond ordinary gladness.

The thread — The bride's preparation is restated in Revelation 21:2, where the new Jerusalem comes down "prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." The invitation to the marriage supper follows immediately in Revelation 19:9.

Why it lands — The verse is an imperative directed at the reader: join the rejoicing and give glory. It also asserts that the bride has already made herself ready, a claim about the church's completed state rather than a future hope.

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The Greek words

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.

Cross-references

Revelation 21:2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:9 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
Revelation 19:9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
John 3:29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
Ephesians 5:32 This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
Hosea 2:19 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.