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# Revelation 19 General Notes
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#### Structure and formatting
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The beginning of chapter 19 concludes the topic of Babylon falling.
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Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with verses 1-8.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter
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##### Songs
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The Book of Revelation often describes heaven as a place where people sing. They worship God with songs. This illustrates that heaven is a place where God is always worshiped. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]])
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##### Wedding celebration
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The wedding celebration or feast is an important image in Scripture. Jewish culture often pictured paradise, or life with God after death, as a feast. Here, the wedding feast is for the Lamb, who is Jesus, and his bride, who is all his people.
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## Links:
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* __[Revelation 19:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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