6 Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters,n and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying,

Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,

reigns!o

7 Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory,p

because the marriage of the Lamb has come,

and his bride has prepared herself.q

8 She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.r

For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.s

9 Then he* said to me,t “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feastu of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”v 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that!w I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.x Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spiritC of prophecy.”

THE RIDER ON A WHITE HORSE

11 Then I saw heaven opened,y and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,z and with justice he judges and makes war.aa 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame,ab and many crownsD were on his head.ac He had a name written that no one knows except himself.ad 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood,ae and his name is called the Word of God.af 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharpE swordag came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.ah He will ruleF them with an iron rod.ai He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,aj the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.ak