After the destruction of Babylon, John heard a huge crowd praising God for saving his people and announcing the marriage of the one who is like a lamb.

Revelation 19:1-8

19 After these things I heard what sounded like a huge crowd in heaven. They were shouting things like,

“◄Hallelujah!/Praise our God!►” “He has saved us!”

“He is glorious and mighty!”

2 “Praise him because he judges truly and justly!”

“He has punished the very evil cities that are like a prostitute,

because their people persuaded the other people of earth [MTY] to act immorally and idolatrously like they do.”

“Praise him because he has punished them for murdering his servants [MTY]!”

3 The crowd shouted a second time saying:

◄Hallelujah!/Praise God!► The smoke of the fire that is burning the cities will rise forever!

4 The 24 elders and the four living creatures ◄prostrated themselves/knelt down► and worshipped God, who sits on the throne. Then they said, “It is true! ◄Hallelujah!/Praise God!►” 5 Someone spoke from the throne and said, “All you who are our God’s servants, praise him! All you who reverence him, whether you are socially significant or insignificant, praise him! Everyone!” 6 I heard something like the noise of a huge crowd of people, like the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water), and like the sound of loud thunder. They were shouting:

◄Hallelujah!/Praise God!► Because the Lord God, the Almighty One, reigns!

7 We should rejoice, we should be extremely glad, and we should honor him,

because it is now time for Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, to be united

permanently with his people, which will be like a man [MET] marrying his bride, and

because those who belong to him have prepared themselves to be united with him.

8 God has permitted them to be completely pure, like a bride who [MET] dresses in fine linen that is bright and clean.

Fine bright and clean linen represents the righteous acts of God’s people.