Revelation 19

After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! ²For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” ³Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” ⁴And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” ⁵Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”

After these things -This indicates time progression

heard a loud voice- Here the inhabitants of heaven are rejoicing over the fall of the false religion in chapter 18

true and righteous…His judgments– he was not overlay harsh, but his judgment was correct and proper for the crimes committed against him

⁶And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! ⁷Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” ⁸And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

And I heard-This rejoicing is not about what has happened (chapt 18) but what is about to happen.

For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns- The second coming of Christ

9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”

who are called to- there are no levels in heaven but that does not mean we are all the same!

Israel- is not the Bride

Gentiles before the cross – not the bride

The Church – The Bride of Christ

Tribulation saints- not the bride