9. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who have been invited to the wedding meal of the Lamb!” And the angel said, “These are the true words of God.”
10. Then I bowed down at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the message of Jesus. Worship God, because the message about Jesus is the spirit that gives all prophecy.”
11. Then I saw heaven opened, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse is called Faithful and True, and he is right when he judges and makes war.
12. His eyes are like burning fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, which no one but himself knows.
13. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14. The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and clean, were following him on white horses.
15. Out of the rider’s mouth comes a sharp sword that he will use to defeat the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will crush out the wine in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the Almighty.
16. On his robe and on his upper leg was written this name: king of kings and lord of lords.
17. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called with a loud voice to all the birds flying in the sky: “Come and gather together for the great feast of God
18. so that you can eat the bodies of kings, generals, mighty people, horses and their riders, and the bodies of all people—free, slave, small, and great.”
19. Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.