Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Revelation Chapter 19 (R19a)

         Scene in Heaven

Rev 19:1  After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
    These are simple truth :-
1. Salvation - is from God, and at this moment only in the name of Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:10,12  let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole... Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

2. Glory - God's glory is brighter than millions of suns and more glorious than the milky way and the whole universe for He is their Creator. Yet all His work is for the benefit of man's eternal inheritance with Him. All glory belongs to Him alone.

3. Honor  - Though God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, yet He came as a servant in the form of the frail and weak human being. Being in complete obedience to God the Father, He overcame all the deceptions and temptations of the devil. God honoured His name that at the mentioned of Jesus Christ all knees should bow.
    We thank God that He has given us His name to overcome the deceptions of the devil when we humble ourselves to the lordship of Jesus by believing in Him and keeping His words.
Phi 2:8-11  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

4. Power  - Our Lord is the Almighty God and our Father in heaven. Apart from His approval and knowledge, nothing including the devil, demons, diseases, accidents and even angels can harm nor hurt any born again Christian (His beloved child).
    Unfortunately, unlearned and faithless Christians always attribute the testings of their faith by our beloved Lord (using problems, sicknesses, bankruptcies) to demonic attacks. 
Note  Be humble before Him for deliverance and victory.
I Pet 5:6-7  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Vengeance of God (4th Seal)
Rev 19:2-3  For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her." Again they said, "Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!"
    God will avenge everyone, including depraved, worldly and untransformed so-called Christians, according to their persecutions, deceptions and corruptions (heresies and destructive doctrines) mete upon His servants or saints.

God's Throne (6th Seal)
Rev 19:4-6  And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen! Alleluia!" Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!" And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

those who fear Him  - thank God that His servants and all those who fear Him (those who will not go against His words and commandments) are worthy to appear before His throne.
    Unfortunately Christians nowadays, fearful of losing their jobs, friendships and benefits will rather fear men, devil, bosses, church leaders and friends (accepting worldly wisdom, immorality, sinful practices, worldliness, heresies) than God in rejecting His words.   
Note  Fear the Lord thy God