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The marriage of the Lamb is come
Revelation 19: 1-10
And after these things I heard roar of voices of a large multitude of people in heaven; ‘Alleluia!’, Salvation and glory belong to our God! True and righteous are his judgements! For he judged the whore, the great, which corrupts the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants that attaches to her hand of murder. And again they said: ‘Alleluia!’ And the smoke of her fire rose up from aeons to aeons!
And I fell at his feet, to worship him, and he said to me: Do that not! I am your fellow servant, and one of your brothers, that have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophesy.
And the four and twenty elders and the four animal-like beings fell down and worshipped God, which sat on the throne, and said: ‘Amen! Alleluia!’
And he said to me: Write: Blessed are they which are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! These are the true words of God!
And a voice came out of the throne, saying: Praise our God, all you servants, and you that fear him, both small and great! And I heard voices of a great multitude, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunderclap, saying: ‘Alleluia’, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty ruler, has taken on his kingship. Let us be glad and rejoice and give him the divine glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her is granted a garment of white and fine linen, for this garment of fine linen is the body of resurrection of the saints.
And after these things I heard roar of voices of a large multitude of people in heaven; ‘Alleluia!’, Salvation and glory belong to our God! True and righteous are his judgements! For he judged the whore, the great, which corrupts the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants that attaches to her hand of murder. And again they said: ‘Alleluia!’ And the smoke of her fire rose up from aeons to aeons!
And the four and twenty elders and the four animal-like beings fell down and worshipped God, which sat on the throne, and said: ‘Amen! Alleluia!’
And a voice came out of the throne, saying: Praise our God, all you servants, and you that fear him, both small and great! And I heard voices of a great multitude, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunderclap, saying: ‘Alleluia’, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty ruler, has taken on his kingship. Let us be glad and rejoice and give him the divine glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her is granted a garment of white and fine linen, for this garment of fine linen is the body of resurrection of the saints.
And he said to me: Write: Blessed are they which are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! These are the true words of God!
And I fell at his feet, to worship him, and he said to me: Do that not! I am your fellow servant, and one of your brothers, that have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophesy.
In art
Revelation 19: 1-10
Saint-Sever Beatus, 11th century, God judges the great whore, wedding Lamb
