Revelation 19 · Verse 7

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.

Revelation 19:7, King James Version

Revelation 19:7 in other translations

BSB	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.
WEB	Let’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.”
ASV	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.
YLT	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;
DARBY	Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
BBE	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.
Webster	Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

What does Revelation 19:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. glad ... rejoice--Greek, "rejoice ... exult." give--so B and Andreas. But A reads, "we will give." glory--Greek, "the glory." the marriage of the Lamb is come--The full and final consummation is at Re 21:2-9, &c. Previously there must be the overthrow of the beast, &c., at the Lord's coming, the binding of Satan, the millennial reign, the loosing of Satan and his last overthrow, and the general judgment. The elect-Church, the heavenly Bride, soon after the destruction of the harlot, is transfigured at the Lord's coming, and joins with Him in His triumph over the beast. On the emblem of the heavenly Bridegroom and Bride, compare Mt 22:2; 25:6, 10; 2Co 11:2. Perfect union with Him personally, and participation in His holiness; joy, glory, and kingdom, are included in this symbol of "marriage"; compare Song of Solomon everywhere. Besides the heavenly Bride, the transfigured, translated, and risen Church, reigning over the earth with Christ, there is also the earthly bride, Israel, in the flesh, never yet divorced, though for a time separated, from her divine husband, who shall then be reunited to the Lord, and be the mother Church of the millennial earth, Christianized through her. Note, we ought, as Scripture does, restrict the language drawn from marriage-love to the Bride, the Church as a whole; not use it as individuals in our relation to Christ, which Rome does in the case of her nuns. Individually, believers are effectually-called guests; collectively, they constitute the bride. The harlot divides her affections among many lovers: the bride gives hers exclusively to Christ.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 7. Let us be glad and rejoice. Let all in heaven rejoice--for all have an interest in the triumph of truth; all should be glad that the government of God is set up over an apostate world.

And give honour to him. Because the work is glorious; and because it is by his power alone that it has been accomplished. Rev 5:12.

For the marriage of the Lamb is come. Of the Lamb of God--the Redeemer of the world. Barnes on "Re 5:6". The relation of God, and especially of the Messiah, to the church, is often in the Scriptures represented under the image of marriage. Isa 54:4, seq. Isa 62:4, Isa 63.5; 2Cor 11:2, Eph 5:23,seq. Compare Jer 3:14, 31:32, Hos 2:19-20. The idea is also said to be common in Arabic and Persian poetry. It is to be remembered also, that Papal Rome has just been represented as a gay and meretricious woman; and there is a propriety, therefore, in representing the true church as a pure bride, the Lamb's wife, and the final triumph of that church as a joyous marriage. The meaning is, that the church was now to triumph and rejoice as if in permanent union with her glorious head and Lord.

And his wife hath made herself ready. By putting on her beautiful apparel and ornaments. All the preparations had been made for a permanent and uninterrupted union with its Redeemer, and the church was henceforward to be recognised as his beautiful bride, and was no more to appear as a decorated harlot--as it had during the Papal supremacy. Between the church under the Papacy, and the church in its true form, there is all the difference which there is between an abandoned woman gaily decked with gold and jewels, and a pure virgin chastely and modestly adorned, about to be led to be united in bonds of love to a virtuous husband.

(b) "marriage" Mt 25:10 (c) "ready" Isa 52:1

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 The marriage of the Lamb is come - The meaning of these figurative expressions appears to be this: After this overthrow of idolatry and superstition, and the discomfiture of antichrist, there will be a more glorious state of Christianity than ever was before.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 19:1-10

Chapter Outline The church in heaven and that on earth triumph, and praise the Lord for his righteous judgments. (1-10) A vision of Christ going forth to destroy the beast and his armies. (11-21) Verses 1-10 Praising God for what we have, is praying for what is yet further to be done for us. There is harmony between the angels and the saints in this triumphant song. Christ is the Bridegroom of his ransomed church…

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Revelation 19:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

χαίρωμενchairōmenWe may rejoiceG5463

καὶkaiandG2532

ἀγαλλιῶμενagalliōmenwe may exultG21

καὶkaiandG2532

δώσωμενdōsōmenwe may giveG1325

τὴνtēntheG3588

δόξανdoxangloryG1391

αὐτῷ,autōto Him,G846

ὅτιhotibecauseG3754

ἦλθενēlthenhas comeG2064

ὁhotheG3588

γάμοςgamosmarriageG1062

τοῦtouof theG3588

ἀρνίου,arniouLamb,G721

καὶkaiandG2532

ἡhētheG3588

γυνὴgunēbrideG1135

αὐτοῦautouof HimG846

ἡτοίμασενhētoimasenhas made readyG2090

ἑαυτήν.he'autēnherself.G1438

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Revelation 19:7

Revelation 21:9
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.
Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 19:9
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Ephesians 5:32
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Hosea 2:19-20
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.
Psalms 45:10-16
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. …
Matthew 25:1-10
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

be glad.
De 32:43; 1Sa 2:1; Ps 9:14; 48:11; 95:1-3; 100:1,2; 107:42; Pr 29:2
Isa 66:10,14; Zec 9:9; Joh 3:29; Php 3:3
for.
21:2,9; Ps 45:10-16; So 3:11; Isa 62:5; Ho 2:19,20; Mt 22:2
Mt 25:1-10; 2Co 11:2; Eph 5:32
and his.
Isa 52:1

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Context

Revelation 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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.
Revelation 19:8
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

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Revelation 19:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Gocémonos y alegrémonos y démosle gloria; porque son venidas las bodas del Cordero, y su esposa se ha aparejado.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Réjouissons-nous et tressaillons de joie, et donnons-lui gloire; car les noces de l’Agneau sont venues; et sa femme s’est préparée;
German Elberfelder 1871	Laßt uns fröhlich sein und frohlocken und ihm Ehre geben; denn die Hochzeit des Lammes ist gekommen, und sein Weib hat sich bereitet.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Gaudeamus, et exsultemus: et demus gloriam ei: quia venerunt nuptiæ Agni, et uxor ejus præparavit se.