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Revelation 21:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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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 hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

Revelation 21:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 21:9

Theological / Devotional

One of the seven angels. One of the plague-bearing angels had already shown John the judgment of the great harlot (see ch. 17:1). Now, one of them (possibly the same angel, as some suggest) directs John’s attention to the New Jerusalem, the center and seat of the eternal kingdom. It is of interest to note that in the first instance it was a plague-bearing angel that presented mystical Babylon to the prophet, whereas now it is one of them who shows him the New Jerusalem. Historically, ancient Babylon and Jerusalem were traditional enemies, and figuratively they represent the two sides of the great controversy between evil and good. The one is represented as a fallen woman (ch. 17:5), the other as an honorable woman (chs. 19:7; 21:2).

The Lamb’s wife. See on ch. 19:7; cf. ch. 21:2.

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