21st September 2025 - "What is the Church?" - Revelation 19:6-9

Ephesians 5:25-30 ESV 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27so that he might present the church to himself in splendour, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. a 28In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30because we are members of his body.  Footnotes: a 27 Or holy and blameless   Revelation 19:6–9 ESV The Marriage Supper of the Lamb 6 Then I heard what seemed to be wthe voice of a great multitude, like xthe roar of many waters and ylike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty zreigns.  7  Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for athe marriage of the Lamb has come, and bhis Bride has made herself ready;  8  cit was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is dthe righteous deeds of the saints. 9 And the angel said2 to me, “Write this: eBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, f“These are the true words of God.” Footnotes w Da 10:6Re 19:1 x Re 1:15 y Re 6:1Re 14:2 z Re 11:15Re 11:17Ps 97:1 a Mt 22:2Mt 25:10Lk 12:36Lk 14:8Jn 2:1Eph 5:22–32 b Re 21:2Re 21:9Is 54:5Ho 2:19Ho 2:20 c Ps 45:13–15Eze 16:10 d Ps 132:9Is 61:10 2 Greek he said e Lk 14:15Re 19:7 f Re 21:5Re 22:6