Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
the Second Week after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Read the Bible

Simplified Cowboy Version

Revelation 21:9

One of the bowl angels came up and said, "Saddle up. I'm going to take you to see the bride of the Lamb."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bride;   Church;   Heaven;   Jesus Continued;   Lamb of God;   Readings, Select;   Righteous;   Types;   Scofield Reference Index - Bride;   Thompson Chain Reference - Church;   Future, the;   Heaven;   Heavenly;   Home;   Names;   Titles and Names;   The Topic Concordance - Jerusalem;   Newness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;   Titles and Names of the Church;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Solomon's Song;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christians, Names of;   Church, the;   Create, Creation;   Jesus Christ;   Last Day(s), Latter Days, Last Times;   New Jerusalem;   Song of Solomon, Theology of;   Touch;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bride;   Solomon, Song of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canticles;   ;   Marriage;   Noah;   Thousand Years;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Art and Aesthetics;   Bride;   Heaven;   Heavenly City, the;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bowl;   Dependence;   Family;   Lamb;   Love;   New Jerusalem;   Parousia;   Plague;   Revelation, Book of;   Type;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bride;   Lamb;   Revelation, the;   Vials;   29 Light Lamp Candle;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bride;   Church;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamb;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Church;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jerusalem, New;   Revelation of John:;   Song of Songs;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eschatology;   Gems;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
King James Version (1611)
And there came vnto me one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the Bride, the Lambes wife.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, full of the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
New Century Version
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last troubles came to me, saying, "Come with me, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
THE MESSAGE
One of the Seven Angels who had carried the bowls filled with the seven final disasters spoke to me: "Come here. I'll show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb." He took me away in the Spirit to an enormous, high mountain and showed me Holy Jerusalem descending out of Heaven from God, resplendent in the bright glory of God. The City shimmered like a precious gem, light-filled, pulsing light. She had a wall majestic and high with twelve gates. At each gate stood an Angel, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the Twelve Tribes of the sons of Israel: three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, three gates on the west. The wall was set on twelve foundations, the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb inscribed on them. The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City was laid out in a perfect square. He measured the City with the measuring stick: twelve thousand stadia, its length, width, and height all equal. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: 144 cubits. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. The foundations of the City walls were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl. The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night. They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life will get in.
English Standard Version
Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Berean Standard Bible
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Contemporary English Version
I saw one of the seven angels who had the bowls filled with the seven last terrible troubles. The angel came to me and said, "Come on! I will show you the one who will be the bride and wife of the Lamb."
Complete Jewish Bible
One of the seven angels having the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues approached me and said, "Come! I will show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb."
Darby Translation
And there came one of the seven angels which had had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Easy-to-Read Version
One of the seven angels came to me. This was one of the angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues. The angel said, "Come with me. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there came vnto mee one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with mee, saying, Come: I will shewe thee the bride, the Lambes wife.
George Lamsa Translation
And there came to me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and he talked with me, saying, Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Good News Translation
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, "Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Lexham English Bible
And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Literal Translation
And one of the seven angels came to me, he having the seven bowls being filled with the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Amplified Bible
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven final plagues came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
American Standard Version
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Bible in Basic English
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Hebrew Names Version
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride."
International Standard Version
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, "Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb."Revelation 15:1,6-7;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, came and spake with me. saying, Come, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Murdock Translation
And there came one of those seven angels, who have the seven cups filled with the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there came vnto me one of the seuen angels whiche had the seuen vyals full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come hyther, I wyll shewe thee the bryde, the lambes wyfe.
English Revised Version
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
World English Bible
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven phials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then there came one of the seven angels who were carrying the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the Bride, the Lamb's wife."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And oon cam of the seuene aungels, hauynge violis fulle of `seuene the laste veniauncis. And he spak with me, and seide, Come thou, and Y schal schewe to thee the spousesse, the wijf of the lomb.
Update Bible Version
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there came to me one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
New English Translation
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb!"
New King James Version
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me [fn] and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." [fn]
New Living Translation
Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
New Life Bible
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven jars full of the seven last troubles came to me and said, "Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
New Revised Standard
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there came one of the seven messengers which had the seven bowls, that were full of the seven last plagues, and spake with me, saying - Hither! I will point out to thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there came one of the seven angels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Revised Standard Version
Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And there cam vnto me one of the vii. angels which had the vii. vyals full of the vii. laste plages: and talked with me sayinge: come hydder I will shewe the the bryde the lambes wyfe.
Young's Literal Translation
And there came unto me one of the seven messengers, who have the seven vials that are full of the seven last plagues, and he spake with me, saying, `Come, I will shew thee the bride of the Lamb -- the wife,'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there came vnto me one of the seuen angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plages: and talked with me, sayenge: come hydder, I wil shewe the the bryde, ye labes wyfe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Then there came to me one of the seven angels, who 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."

Contextual Overview

9One of the bowl angels came up and said, "Saddle up. I'm going to take you to see the bride of the Lamb." 10He took me in the spirit to the top of a tall mountain. He had me look at the New Jerusalem as it descended out of heaven. 11It shone with the glory of God. It looked to be made of expensive stone and was clear as crystal. 12It had a big wall with twelve gates. Each gate had an angel watching over it. Each gate was named after one of the twelve clans of Israel. 13Three gates adorned each side. 14The walls were built on twelve foundation rocks. These rocks had the names of Jesus's twelve cowboys who rode with him while he was on earth. 15The angel I was with had a golden staff with measuring marks on it. It was used to measure the walls, gates, and the city itself. 16The town was a perfect square measuring 1500 miles on each side. 17He measured the wall to be 216 feet high. 18The wall was built of jasper and the city itself was made of such pure gold that it looked like glass.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Revelation 15:1-7, Revelation 16:1-17

the Lamb's: Revelation 21:2, Revelation 19:7

Reciprocal: Psalms 45:9 - queen Song of Solomon 4:9 - my spouse Song of Solomon 6:9 - The daughters Isaiah 61:10 - as a Isaiah 62:4 - Beulah Hosea 2:19 - And I will Matthew 25:1 - the bridegroom Mark 2:20 - the bridegroom John 1:29 - Behold John 3:29 - hath Romans 7:4 - that ye Revelation 15:7 - seven Revelation 17:1 - one Revelation 22:17 - the bride

Cross-References

Galatians 4:22
Abraham had two sons. The first son was from a slave woman and the second was from a free woman.
Galatians 4:29
But Abraham's other boy, Ishmael, the one born normal, caused a lot of problems for the promised child, Isaac. The same thing is happening today.
Hebrews 11:36
Many cowboys and cowgirls were made fun of and ridiculed. Their backs were torn to ribbons by the whip while others wasted away in chains.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there came unto me one of the seven angels,.... Either the first of them, as one of the four beasts is the first of them, Revelation 6:1 or it may be the last, and very likely the same as in Revelation 17:1

which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues; that is, the wrath of God poured out by them on the antichristian party; see

Revelation 15:1.

And talked with me, saying, come hither; see Revelation 17:1.

I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. The "Lamb" is Christ, who is often so called in this book; see Revelation 5:6

Revelation 19:7 and is the Son of God, the heir of all things, the Maker and Governor of the universe, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; and who, as Mediator, has all accomplishments and qualifications to recommend him as a bridegroom, such as beauty, riches, and wisdom: the bride, his wife, is not any particular believer, nor any particular church; not the Gentile church, nor the Jewish church only, but all the elect of God, consisting of the raised and living saints at the coming of Christ; who will make up one body, one general assembly, and be as a bride, prepared and adorned for her husband: these were first betrothed to Christ in eternity, and were openly espoused by him, one by one, at conversion; and now being all gathered in by the effectual calling, the dead being raised, and the living changed, and all glorified, the marriage is consummated, and they are declared publicly to be the bride, the Lamb's wife; Revelation 19:7- :. And now, though John had had a sight of her before, Revelation 21:2 yet that was but a glimmering one, at a distance, he being in the wilderness, Revelation 17:3 wherefore the angel calls him to him, and proposes to give him a clear, distinct, and particular view of her, in all her glory; and a glorious sight this indeed! to see the bride brought to the King in raiment of needlework, and the queen stand at his right hand in gold of Ophir. This is a sight of a quite different nature from that of the filthy strumpet, which the same angel proposed to give to John in Revelation 17:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there came unto me one of the seven angels ... - See the notes on Revelation 16:6-7. Why one of these angels was employed to make this communication is not stated. It may be that as they had been engaged in bringing destruction on the enemies of the church, and securing its final triumph, there was a propriety that that triumph should be announced by one of their number.

And talked with me - That is, in regard to what he was about to show me.

I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife - I will show you what represents the redeemed church now to be received into permanent union with its Lord - as a bride about to be united to her husband. See the notes on ver. 2. Compare Revelation 19:7-8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 21:9. The bride, the Lamb's wife — The pure and holy Christian Church.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile