Revelation 21:2 already described the New Jerusalem as a bride; here the same image is reintroduced when the angel offers to show the bride.

Revelation 15:1-7 introduces the seven angels with the seven last plagues; one of these same angels now shows John the New Jerusalem.

Revelation 16:1-17 details the pouring of the seven bowls; the same angel who carried one of these bowls now shows the bride.

Revelation 19:7 announces the marriage of the Lamb and his bride, directly tying to the bride imagery in 21:9.

In Revelation 15:7, the seven angels receive the bowls of wrath; the angel speaking here is one of those seven.

In Revelation 17:1, the same angel shows the prostitute; here he shows the bride—a deliberate contrast.

In Revelation 22:17, the Bride (the church) invites the thirsty—the same bride imagery as here.

Psalm 45:9 presents the royal bride at the king's side, a wedding portrait that foreshadows the Bride of the Lamb in the New Jerusalem.

Isaiah 61:10 pictures God's people as a bride adorned in salvation and righteousness, directly anticipating the Bride of the Lamb in glory.

Isaiah 62:4 promises that God's people will be called 'Married' and 'Delight', foreshadowing the ultimate union of the Lamb and His Bride.

Hosea 2:19 portrays God betrothing His people forever, a covenant marriage that culminates in the Lamb's wedding feast.

John 3:29 calls Jesus the bridegroom who has the bride, directly linking to the Lamb's bride in Revelation.

In Romans 7:4, Paul uses marriage imagery for believers' union with Christ—the same bride metaphor applied to the church here.