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General Information:
An angel begins to speak to John. This is likely the same angel who began to speak to John in Revelation 17:1.
those who are invited
You can state this in active form. AT: "the people whom God invites" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
the wedding feast of the Lamb
Here the angel speaks of the joining of Jesus and his people forever as if it were a wedding feast. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I prostrated myself
To prostrate oneself is to lie on the ground, face down, to show respect and willingness to serve. See note in Revelation 19:3.
your brothers
The word "brothers" here refers to all believers, male and female.
who hold the testimony about Jesus
Here holding stands for believing in or announcing. AT: "who speak the truth about Jesus" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy
Here "spirit of prophecy" refers to God's Holy Spirit. AT: "for it is the Spirit of God who gives people the power to speak the truth about Jesus" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lamb
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wordofgod
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet