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Revelation 19:9
ESV And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."
NIV Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!" And he added, "These are the true words of God."
NASB Then he *said to me, 'Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’?' And he *said to me, 'These are the true words of God.'
CSB Then he said to me, "Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!" He also said to me, "These words of God are true."
NLT And the angel said to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.' And he added, 'These are true words that come from God.'
KJV 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.
NKJV Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”

What does Revelation 19:9 mean?

John has heard the praises of a vast multitude singing to God (Revelation 19:6). The angel who has been guiding John through this part of his vision (Revelation 17:1–3) now gives him a specific task: writing the message of this verse.

This statement distinguishes between the bride and other believers. The bride, by definition, is not invited to her own reception. Those who are "invited" are the friends of the bridegroom. John the Baptist, for example, referred to himself as the friend of the bridegroom. He said, "The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete" (John 3:29).

So, John the Baptist will surely be invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be invited too (Matthew 8:11). A common interpretation of this passage is that likely all the Old Testament believers and the tribulation believers will also be included as invited guests. The angel who spoke to the apostle John emphasized the fact that what he said about the marriage supper of the Lamb were the true words of God.
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