Revelation 19:7 Cross References - Moffatt

⁷ Let us rejoice and triumph, let us give him the glory! For now comes the marriage of the Lamb; his bride has arrayed herself,

² "The Realm of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a marriage-banquet in honour of his son.

¹ Then shall the Realm of heaven be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. ² Five of them were stupid and five were sensible. ³ For although the stupid took their lamps, they took no oil with them, ⁴ whereas the sensible took oil in their vessels as well as their lamps. ⁵ As the bridegroom was long of coming, they all grew drowsy and went to sleep. ⁶ But at midnight the cry arose, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' ⁷ Then all the maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ The stupid said to the sensible, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' ⁹ But the sensible replied, 'No, there may not be enough for us and for you. Better go to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' ¹⁰ Now while they were away buying oil, the bridegroom arrived; those maidens who were ready accompanied him to the marriage-banquet, and the door was shut.

³⁶ and be like men who are expecting their lord and master on his return from a marriage-banquet, so as to open the door for him at once when he comes and knocks.

²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is heartily glad at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Such is my joy, and it is complete.

² for I feel a divine jealousy on your behalf; I betrothed you as a chaste maiden to present you to your one husband Christ,

²³ for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ also (though he is the saviour of the Body) is the head of the church;

³² This is a profound symbol, I mean as regards Christ and the church.

³ We are the true Circumcision, we who worship God in spirit, we who pride ourselves on Christ Jesus, we who rely upon no outward privilege.

⁹ Then I was told, "Write this: — 'Blessed are those who have been called to the marriage-banquet of the Lamb!'" The angel also told me, "These are genuine words of God."

² And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.

⁹ Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues; and he spoke to me thus, "Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb."