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6. And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude and as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, 
        "Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
    And I heard, as it were,
    -- the voice of a great multitude (the Redeemed as in verse 1) and as
    -- the sound of many waters (as Jesus in Revelation 1:15) and as
    -- the sound of mighty peals of thunder (as Jesus in Revelation 14:2), saying,
Thus, this is the combined voices of the Bride and the Bridegroom whose marriage will soon be celebrated (next verse).
    "Hallelujah!
The happy couple shouts, "Praise to the One Who Is"! The kingdom has been delivered to God the Father, the Almighty (1 Corinthians 15:20-24-28). The fall and complete destruction of Babylon (materialism) also fulfills the earth's redemption process (Revelation 5:1).
    For the Lord our God, the ALMIGHTY, REIGNS.
This isn't like the wedding vows you hear in churches today, but this is a vow, nevertheless, which recognizes the KINGLY AUTHORITY of God, the Father. As One Couple (Philippians 3:17-21), they recognize God using His fullest and mightiest name, the ALMIGHTY (Revelation 4:8, Revelation 1:8). If you are among the REDEEMED, then someday, you, too, will take this vow.

The word, REIGNS, really would have been better translated, "has begun to REIGN."  This is the beginning of God's kingly REIGN over the earth both spiritually and physically (Revelation 20:4-6).
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