Revelation 21:9 (DBY)

Passage

And there came one of the seven angels which had had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:7 He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son.

Revelation 21:8 But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Revelation 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels which had had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in [the] Spirit, [and set me] on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 having the glory of God. Her shining [was] like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "seven", "angels", "bowls", "full", and "last". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "seven", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But to the fearful and unbelieving and..." into verse 10's "And he carried me away in the...", so "came" and "seven" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "seven" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.