Revelation 21:9

unto me. The texts omit.

seven . . . plagues. See Revelation 16:1 .

talked. App-121 .

bride. Greek. numphe. See Revelation 21:2 .Matthew 10:35 . 3 John 1:3; 3 John 1:3 :29 . John 18:23 ; Joh 22:17 . The "wife" and the "bride" here must not be confused with "the wife" of Revelation 19:7 . The wife of Revelation 19:7 is Israel, called out from all the nations for blessing in the Land, the earthly consort of "the great King" (compare Psalms 45:0 .Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 3:14 ). The "bride, the Lamb's wife" here is still of Israel, but that Israel of the "heavenly calling" (Hebrews 3:1 ); all those connected with the "heavenly" country and "the city which hath the foundations", for which "they looked" (Hebrews 11:13-16 ). See App-197 .

wife. Greek. gune, always rend. "wife", or "woman". The wife of Revelation 19:7 is not called numphe. Here she is both numphe and gune (first occurrence Matthew 1:20 ). See App-197 .