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Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory.
For the wedding day of the Lamb has come,
    and the bride has made herself ready.
She has been permitted to wear
    a bright and clean garment of fine linen.”

(The fine linen represents the righteous deeds of the saints.)

Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed[a] are those who are invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb.’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:9 Blessed: the fourth beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(A)
For the wedding of the Lamb(B) has come,
    and his bride(C) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(D) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(E) of God’s holy people.)

Then the angel said to me,(F) “Write this:(G) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(H) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(I)

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