Revelation 19:7
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The announcement 'the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready' crowns the heavenly chorus of Revelation 19 with the consummation of the covenant metaphor that runs from Hosea through Ezekiel, Song of Songs, and Ephesians. The bride's readiness is immediately explained as righteousness granted to her — 'to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints' — balancing divine gift and human response. John 3:29's image of the Baptist as friend of the bridegroom and 2 Corinthians 11:2's presentation of the church as a pure virgin betrothed to Christ provide earlier expressions of the same nuptial ecclesiology. The passive 'was granted' (edothē) guards against any suggestion that the bride's white garments are self-achieved merit.
Other Translations
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.
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;
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.
Cross References
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance …
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth …
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in …
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.