Parenthetical Scene 6.3: We meet the people who have come out of Mystery Babylon and get their new garments for the wedding supper of the Lamb. They are the bride of the Lamb.

19And after these things I heard a great voice of a multitude of many in heaven [r.0], saying, Alleluia [r.1]; Salvation (g), and glory, and honor, and might, unto the Lord our God [r.2]:
[r.0]

Re 19:1, Re 19:6

[r.1]

Re 19:1, Re 19:3, Re 19:4, Re 19:6

[r.2]

Re 19:1, Hebrews 9:28 — This "salvation" in 19:1 may be a possible prophetic fulfillment of the "salvation" in Hebrews. In Hebrews 9:28, it says, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." If this moment of "salvation" in 19:1 is connected to the salvation of the "second coming", then the second coming will correspond to events that happen at the start of the tribulation of 7 years. And then in 19:11, after the 7-year tribulation, he can come a third time without problem. There is nothing in scripture preventing many comings of Jesus. If Jesus is to appear the second time specifically to provide salvation, His second coming does not prevent him from coming a third and a fourth time, each for a different reason. Only His second coming needs to be for "salvation".

(g)

Re 19:1, Re 7:10, Re 12:10 — The proclamation of “salvation” (σωτηρία, sōtēria) forms a distinct thematic link across Revelation 7:10, 12:10, and 19:1—the only occurrences of this term in the book. In each case, it is declared in a heavenly context: the immense multitude before the throne (7:10), the heavenly voice following the accuser’s casting down (12:10), and the great multitude in heaven (19:1). This shared language and setting suggest a deliberate literary and theological unity, and may indicate that these passages present the same heavenly reality from complementary perspectives, though the text does not explicitly require them to be the same chronological moment.

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Parenthetical Sections in Revelation
[time]
Salvation
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great whore [r.3], who did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
[r.3]

Re 18:8, Re 18:20, Re 19:2

3 And again they said, Alleluia [r.4]. And her smoke ascends forever and ever [r.5].
[r.4]

Re 19:1, Re 19:3, Re 19:4, Re 19:6

[r.5]

Re 17:16, Re 18:8, Re 18:9, Re 18:18, Re 19:3 — Mystery Babylon is gone forever; her smoke is not the same as that of the lake of fire.

4 And the four and twenty elders [r.6] and the four beasts [r.7] fell down and worshipped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia [r.8].
[r.6]

Re 4:4, Re 4:10, Re 5:6, Re 5:8, Re 5:11, Re 5:14, Re 7:11, Re 11:16, Re 14:3, Re 19:4

[r.7]

Re 4:6, Re 4:8-9, Re 5:6, Re 5:8, Re 5:11, Re 5:14, Re 6:1, Re 6:6, Re 7:11, Re 14:3, Re 15:7, Re 19:4

[r.8]

Re 19:1, Re 19:3, Re 19:4, Re 19:6

5 And a voice came out of the throne [r.9], saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, and all you who fear him [r.10], both small and great [r.11].
[r.9]

Re 19:5, Re 21:3, Re 22:1, Re 22:3 — Shared throne of the God and the Lamb.

[r.10]

Re 11:18, Re 14:7, Re 15:4, Re 19:5

[r.11]

Re 11:18, Re 19:5

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a multitude of many [r.12], and as the voice of many waters [r.13], and as the voice of strong thunders [r.14], saying, Alleluia [r.15]: for the Lord God Almighty reigns.
[r.12]

Re 19:1, Re 19:6

[r.13]

Re 1:15, Re 14:2, Re 19:6

[r.14]

Re 6:1, Re 14:2, Re 19:6 — Thunder sound.

[r.15]

Re 19:1, Re 19:3, Re 19:4, Re 19:6

7 Let us be glad and rejoice [r.16], and give glory to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
[fn]

Even if the great multitude is not the church, the church is clearly present here, since she is the wife of the Lamb and would necessarily be in attendance at the wedding.

[r.16]

Re 12:12, Re 18:20, Re 19:7

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Mystery Babylon and Jerusalem — Two Cities, Two Judgments
[art]
Wondering About "The Rapture"?
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, bright and clean [r.17]: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints [r.18].
[r.17]

Re 15:6, Re 19:8

[r.18]

Re 3:4, Re 3:5, Re 3:17, Re 4:4, Re 5:11, Re 6:11, Re 7:9, Re 7:13, Re 19:8, Re 19:14

[time]
Coming out of great tribulation

Important Note: After John sees the Bride and her appearance at the wedding of the Lamb, he starts to worship the angel.

9 And he said unto me, Write [r.19], Blessed [r.20] are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
[fn]

This "her" appears to be the same messenger in 7:1.

[r.19]

Re 1:11, Re 1:19, Re 10:4, Re 14:13, Re 19:9, Re 21:5

[r.20]

Re 1:3, Re 14:13, Re 16:15, Re 19:9, Re 20:6, Re 22:7, Re 22:14

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him [r.21]. And he said unto me, See you do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren [r.22] who have the testimony of Jesus [r.23]: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
[r.21]

Re 19:10, Re 22:8-9

[r.22]

Re 1:9, Re 6:11, Re 12:10, Re 19:10, Re 22:9

[r.23]

Re 1:1-2, Re 6:9, Re 12:17, Re 14:12, Re 19:10

[time]
7 Year Tribulation
✶

Linear Scene 1.6: Picking back and smoothly merging the end of the 7-year wedding supper of the Lamb into the supper of the great God. Picking back up at the end of the vials. Thus, we transition from one supper at its completion to the next in very smooth and excellent poetic literature. It is perfect in every way. Further, this bookends the full 7-year tribulation with the final white horse Jesus rides. And, to make it even tighter and more climactic, the two other mentions of "winepress of wrath" all merge here from the end of 14 and 16. This is dense and coherent storytelling.

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse [r.24]; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.
[r.24]

Re 14:10, Re 19:11

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Parenthetical Sections in Revelation
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire [r.25], and on his head were many diadems (dd); and he had a name written, that none knew, but he himself [r.26].
[r.25]

Re 1:14, Re 2:18, Re 19:12

[r.26]

Re 2:17, Re 3:12, Re 19:12

(dd)

Re 19:12, Re 12:3, Re 13:1 — The term διάδημα (diadēma, “royal crown”) appears to signify the possession of ruling authority. Notably, the diadems are first seen upon the fiery red dragon, then upon the sea beast, and finally upon Christ as “King of kings and Lord of lords,” suggesting a progressive transfer or consolidation of authority within the narrative.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean [r.27] [r.28] [r.29].
[r.27]

Re 17:14, Re 19:14

[r.28]

Re 3:4, Re 3:5, Re 3:17, Re 4:4, Re 5:11, Re 6:11, Re 7:9, Re 7:13, Re 19:8, Re 19:14

[r.29]

Re 14:4, Re 19:14 — Only places where follow (ἀκολουθέω) the Lamb is used.

[time]
White Horse
15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword [r.30], that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron [r.31]: and he treads [r.32] the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God (w).
[r.30]

Re 1:16, Re 2:12, Re 2:16, Re 19:15, Re 19:21

[r.31]

Re 2:27, Re 12:5, Re 19:15

[r.32]

Re 14:20, Re 19:15

(w)

Re 19:15, Re 14:19, Re 14:20, Re 16:19 — The timing of the "winepress" event is a convergence of the 7th vial plague, the end of Revelation 14, and the start of 19, all at the same point in time, seen from different perspectives.

[time]
Winepress
16 And he has on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords [r.33].
[r.33]

Re 17:14, Re 19:16

Important Note: This is not the wedding supper of the Lamb.

17 And I saw a messenger standing in the sun [r.34]; and he cried with a great voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
[r.34]

Re 16:8, Re 19:17 — Soft connection to angels and the sun. This is only a note of the connection, but I do not think there is a real one here.

[art]
Mystery Babylon and Jerusalem — Two Cities, Two Judgments
18 That you all may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of strong men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who wrought signs [r.35] before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark [r.36] of the beast, and those who worshipped his image [r.37]. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire [r.38] Daniel 7:11 burning with brimstone.
[r.35]

Re 13:13, Re 13:14, Re 16:14, Re 19:20 — Anytime a sign (σημεῖον) is performed outside of the context of heaven, it is demonic or from the false prophet.

[r.36]

Re 13:16, Re 13:17, Re 14:9, Re 14:11, Re 15:2, Re 16:2, Re 19:20, Re 20:4

[r.37]

Re 13:14, Re 13:15, Re 14:9, Re 14:11, Re 15:2, Re 16:2, Re 19:20, Re 20:4

[r.38]

Re 19:20, Re 20:10, Re 20:14, Re 20:15, Re 21:8

[r.39]

Daniel 7:11

[time]
End of 7 Year Tribulation
21 And the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth [r.40]: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
[r.40]

Re 1:16, Re 2:12, Re 2:16, Re 19:15, Re 19:21