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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — One of the seven angels holding the seven bowls of final plagues addresses John, inviting him to witness a revelation immediately following the declaration of the second death.

The words — The Greek term ἦλθεν (ēlthen) denotes the angel's arrival, while εἷς (heis) specifies that he is one of a defined group.

The thread — The angel’s invitation to view the bride connects to the marriage of the Lamb in Revelation 19:7 and the depiction of the new Jerusalem as a prepared bride in Revelation 21:2.

Why it lands — The text commands immediate attention to a revealed reality, requiring the reader to recognize the shift from judgment to the presentation of the Lamb’s bride.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

Cross-references

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.
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 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
Revelation 15:1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.