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One of the seven angels (heis ek tōn hepta aggelōn). As in Rev 17:1 with the same introduction when the angel made the announcement about the harlot city (Babylon), so here the description of the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, is given by one of the same group of angels who had the seven bowls. Thus the numphē (Bride) is placed in sharp contrast with the pornē (Harlot). The New Jerusalem was briefly presented in Rev 21:2, but now is pictured at length (21:9-22:5) in a nearer and clearer vision.
The bride the wife of the Lamb (tēn numphēn tēn gunaika tou arniou). Twice already the metaphor of the Bride has been used (Rev 19:7; Rev 21:2), here termed “wife” (gunaika), mentioned proleptically as in Rev 19:7 if the marriage is not yet a reality. For the use of the same metaphor elsewhere in the N.T., see note on Rev 19:7.