to be "cheer"ful · verb — present active subjunctive, 1st person plural
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
rejoice
ἀγαλλιῶμενagalliōmen
G21
properly · verb — present active subjunctive, 1st person plural
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
give
δώσωμενdōsōmen
G1325
to give (used in a very wide application · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural
honour
δόξανdoxan
G1391
glory (as very apparent) · noun — accusative singular feminine
him
αὐτῷ,autō
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
for
ὅτιhoti
G3754
demonstrative · conjunction
marriage
γάμοςgamos
G1062
nuptials · noun — nominative singular masculine
Lamb
ἀρνίου,arniou
G721
a lambkin · noun — genitive singular neuter
come
ἦλθενēlthen
G2064
to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
his
αὐτοῦautou
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
wife
γυνὴgunē
G1135
a woman · noun — nominative singular feminine
made
ἡτοίμασενhētoimasen
G2090
to prepare · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
herself
ἑαυτήν.he'autēn
G1438
him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
ready
ἑτοιμάζωhetoimázō
G2090
to prepare
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
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 hi…
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.
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.
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 tru…
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…
Ephesians 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:5-10
The triumphant song being ended, and epithalamium, or marriage-song, begins, Rev 19:6. Here observe,
I. The concert of heavenly music. The chorus was large and loud, as the voice of many waters and of mighty thunderings. God is fearful in praises. There is no discord in heaven; the morning stars sing together; no jarring string, nor key untuned, but pure and perfect melody.
II. The occasion of this song; and that is the reign and dominion of that omnipotent God who has redeemed his church by his own blood, and is now in a more public manner betrothing her to himself: The marriage of the Lamb has come, Rev 19:7. Some think this refers to the conversion of the Jews, which they suppose will suc…
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 Rev 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 Mat 22:2; Mat 25:6, Mat 25:10; Co2 11:2. Perfect unio…
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.
John Gill on Revelation 19:7
Let us be glad, and rejoice, and give honour to him,.... The saints particularly; the converted Jews will call upon one another to express their gladness at the glorious display of Christ's kingly power and authority, and at the destruction of his enemies, and the happy and comfortable state of his church and people; and to rejoice in him as the Lord their righteousness and strength, and to give him the honour and glory of salvation, and to return him thanks for all the benefits they shall have received from him, particularly on account of what follows:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come; that is, of Christ, the Son of God, with the Jewish church more especially; there was a secret betrot…
The Church Fathers
And let us give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come. The marriage of the Lamb is when the Church will be united with the Lord in the bridal chamber of the heavenly kingdom.
And his wife has made herself ready. By constantly engaging in works of righteousness, she has shown herself worthy of the spiritual feast and eternal kingdom. This can also be understood according to the parable of the Gospel, which narrates the virgins rising at the arrival of the bridegroom, adorning their lamps, that is, accounting for their works, for which they expect to receive eternal beatitude.
The fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. After thanksgiving has been given and after the voice of exhortation has been heard, the praise to God, as though the sound of claps of thunder, is loudly proclaimed by those who rejoice that the marriage feast of the Lamb has come. This will occur when, after the consummation of the world, "every rule and authority will have been destroyed and he will have delivered the kingdom to God the Father, so that God will be all in all." This will occur, that is, when his wife, namely the catholic church, will be joined to him in the purity of faith. Concerning this the holy apostle said: "For I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure virgin to one husband." And so, the fine linen which she [the church] wears does not represent the beauty of a vestment, but the righteousness of the saints.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Antichrist — Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), “Even now are there many…
Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Solomon, Song of — Called also, after the Vulgate, the “Canticles.” It is the “song of songs” (1:1), as being the finest and most precious of its kind; the noblest song, “das Hohelied,” as Luther calls it. The…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Bride · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Excellency And Glory Of The Church, The · Consist in its: Being the bride of Christ — Consist in its: Being the bride of Christ
Titles And Names Of The Church · Lamb’s wife — Lamb’s wife
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
the wedding feast of the Lamb: This event—the wedding of the Messiah with his bride, the church (see Isa 54:5; 61:10; Jer 31:32; Ezek 16:7-14; Hos 2:16-20; Mark 2:19-20; 2 Cor 11:2)—symbolizes complete victory and eternal fellowship.
