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The Marriage of the Lamb
In this vision, the narrator hears thunder-like praise, receives a wedding announcement about the Lamb, and is corrected about worship. The passage uses joyful wedding language while also giving a direct command about who must be worshipped.
Understanding the passage
The setting of this message
These verses present a vision filled with loud praise, the announcement of the Lamb’s wedding, and a correction from the speaker when the narrator falls down to worship. The passage also explains one image directly: the bride’s fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.
Revelation 19:6–10Main takeaway
This vision calls God’s people to rejoice in the Lamb, trust God’s true words, and worship God alone.
Explore the message
Open a card to explore the full explanation and its Bible references.
01A great cry of praiseThe voice sounds immense: like a great multitude, many waters, and mighty thunders. What is heard is “Hallelujah!”
Explanation
The voice sounds immense: like a great multitude, many waters, and mighty thunders. What is heard is “Hallelujah!” The reason for this praise is stated clearly in the same verse: “For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!” The passage begins by fixing attention on God’s rule.
02The wedding of the LambThe voice calls for rejoicing, great gladness, and giving glory to God. The reason is that “the wedding of the Lamb has come”.
Explanation
The voice calls for rejoicing, great gladness, and giving glory to God. The reason is that “the wedding of the Lamb has come”. The Lamb’s wife is described as having made herself ready. In this vision, wedding language communicates joy, honour, and readiness connected with the Lamb.
03Fine linen explainedVerse 8 explains part of the image directly. The wife is given bright, pure, fine linen to wear.
Explanation
Verse 8 explains part of the image directly. The wife is given bright, pure, fine linen to wear. Then the text states its meaning: “the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints”. This keeps readers from guessing, because the passage itself interprets this symbol.
04A blessed invitation and true wordsThe narrator is told to write a blessing: those invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb are blessed.
Explanation
The narrator is told to write a blessing: those invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb are blessed. The speaker then adds, “These are true words of God.” The vision is full of celebration, yet it is also presented as reliable and weighty, not casual or uncertain.
05Worship God aloneWhen the narrator falls down to worship at the speaker’s feet, he is stopped immediately. The speaker says he is a fellow bondservant with the narrator and with those who hold the testimony of Jesus.
Explanation
When the narrator falls down to worship at the speaker’s feet, he is stopped immediately. The speaker says he is a fellow bondservant with the narrator and with those who hold the testimony of Jesus. The command is short and clear: “Worship God.” The verse ends by mentioning “the testimony of Jesus”.
Questions to explore
Pause, look back at the verses and talk together.
01Why do the voices cry “Hallelujah” in this vision?
Use the reason given in the verse itself, which points to who God is and what he does.
02What does the fine linen mean in this passage?
The text explains this image directly, so answer with the words the verse gives.
03What does the narrator learn when he falls down to worship the speaker?
Notice both how the speaker describes himself and the command he gives about worship.
Read the Bible passage
World English Bible ClassicScripture quotation · Public domain
Revelation 19:6–10
6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
7Let’s rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let’s give the glory to him. For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”
8It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
9He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.’ ” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”
10I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”