^6 (A)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For ^(B)the^[a] Lord God Omnipotent reigns! ⁷ Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for ^(C)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” ⁸ And ^(D)to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, ^(E)for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

⁹ Then he said to me, “Write: ^(F)‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, ^(G)“These are the true sayings of God.”

The Beast and His Armies Defeated

¹⁷ Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, ^(A)“Come and gather together for the ^[a]supper of the great God, ^18 (B)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, ^[b]free and slave, both small and great.”

^19 (C)And I saw the beast, 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 (D)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and ^(E)those who worshiped his image. ^(F)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire ^(G)burning with brimstone. ²¹ And the rest ^(H)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. ^(I)And all the birds ^(J)were filled with their flesh.