What is the meaning of Revelation 19:7? Let us rejoice and be glad • Revelation 19:7 opens with a call to overflowing joy: “Let us rejoice and be glad”. This echoes the heavenly chorus earlier in the chapter where “a great multitude in heaven” shouts “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God” (Revelation 19:1). • Such rejoicing is the natural response of God’s people whenever His plan advances. Psalm 118:24 urges, “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Paul repeats the same sentiment, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4). • The scene in Revelation shows joy that is corporate, not private. Every believer is included—just as Jesus foretold when He said many will “come from the east and the west and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 8:11). and give Him the glory • True celebration never centers on us. All honor flows upward: “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name” (Psalm 96:7-8). • Isaiah 42:8 reminds us God will not share His glory with another. Even in eternity, the focus remains on Him: “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power” (Revelation 4:11). • Practically, this directs every act of worship now: “Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). For the marriage of the Lamb has come • The reason for the celebration is clear: “the marriage of the Lamb has come.” Jesus, the Lamb who was slain (Revelation 5:6), now takes center stage as Bridegroom. • Throughout Scripture God pictures His covenant with His people as a marriage (Hosea 2:19-20). John the Baptist called Jesus “the bridegroom” (John 3:29). • Parables such as the wedding banquet (Matthew 22:2-14) and the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) point ahead to this very moment. • Its timing affirms a literal future event when Christ visibly unites Himself with His Church after His victorious return (Revelation 19:11-16). and His bride has made herself ready • The bride is the redeemed Church. Paul told believers, “I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:2). • Readiness involves purity and holiness. Immediately after verse 7 we learn, “She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure” (Revelation 19:8), symbolizing “the righteous acts of the saints.” • God supplies the garments, yet believers cooperate by living in obedience and expectancy. John writes, “Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 John 3:3). • Jesus warned that only prepared followers enter the wedding feast (Matthew 25:10-12). Ephesians 5:25-27 reveals His goal: “to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle.” summary Revelation 19:7 paints a vivid, literal future scene: Heaven erupts in shared joy, all glory returns to God, and the long-anticipated wedding of Christ and His purified Church finally arrives. The passage calls believers today to join the chorus of rejoicing, live for God’s glory, and pursue the purity that befits the Bride who will soon stand before her triumphant Bridegroom. |
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