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Revelation 15:3-5 The Song of Moses & The Preparations for the Vial Judgments
Feb 21st, 2010
Exploring RevelationArt Sadlier
Categories: Commentary;Prophecy;Book Study

"And they sing  the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are they thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints."

Recall that when Israel fled from Egypt, Pharoah was set to destroy them, and God opened up the sea and they escaped. In the process God drowned Pharoah and his army in the sea. They were free at last, free after 400 years, free from slavery and bondage. We read then that Moses and all Israel sang a song of victory. That's what happens in heaven at this point.

"The song of the Lamb, saying great and marvellous are thy works", their song exhalts Christ!  Some people say, I can worship a God of love, but I can't worship a God of judgment. As we look at all the judgments of the book of Revelation it leaves us with  heavy hearts. Notice, these people have seen it all from the very midst of it. They have witnessed at close hand. What do they say about the judgments of God? Do they say God is unfair, no, they say,  "Just and true are are thy ways thou king of saints" The judgments of God are fully deserved and it would be unfair if they were not poured out. These saints are now in heaven and they are seeing God's judgments from a heavenly perspective. They can see clearly that sin is such an afront to a Holy God.

Notice the two names ascribed to God. Lord God Almighty, our Heavenly Father is the Sovereign Lord of the universe. The creator and sustainer of all things.

King of Saints, this Almighty God is my heavenly Father, my intimate friend and my King.

Verse 4 looks ahead to the millenium, "Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

This is a forward look into the millenial kingdom. He is absolutely Holy and Just and as a result all nations shall come and worship before Him. This is the fulfilment of Phillipians 2:9-11, the nations will recognize Him to be what He really is after so many years of dishonoring Him and disobeying him.

The Preparations for the Vial Judgments

"And after this I looked and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened." Verse 5:

This is the scene in heaven. We see God's dwelling place, where He is approached and worshipped and the place from which He issues His righteous judgments.

Remember the Tabernacle in the wilderness was patterned after the true Tabernacle in Heaven where God dwells.

"The Tabernacle ..... in heaven was opened",  heaven is opened. We are now being made aware that the vial judgments are coming directly from the hand of God. Remember that the seal judgments came from God through the hands of men. The trumpet judgments came from God through the hand of Satan. These final bowel judgments come directly from the hand of God. They will be the ultimate in severity and will fill up, or complete, the wrath of God as far as earthly judgments are concerned.

Matthew 1: Pt. 3
Feb 21st, 2010
Weekly Bible StudyArt Sadlier
Categories: Commentary;Inspirational;Book Study

We have looked at 'The King in Matthew', now we want to look at 'The King on the Throne'.

1 - The Present Throne

At this moment Christ is seated  at the right hand of the Father as co-regent of the earth. Paul said in Colossians 3:1 "...seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God".

2 - His Future Throne

The angel said in Luke 1:32, "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of His Father David.``

There is a yet future day when the King will sit on His throne in Jerusalem. He will rule in glory over a literal earthly kingdom.

3 - Another Throne

In Galatians 4:6 Paul said to the Galatians, "God has sent forth the spirit if His Son into your hearts...."

There is no visible throne of Christ in the world today and there is no visible kingdom of Christ in the world today. There is an unseen throne and an unseen kingdom in our world today. Today there are multiplied thousands of hearts in this world in which Christ is crowned undisputed king! There are multitudes of hearts where the will of Christ is the final authority. Christ reigns sovereign Lord and King of those lives, His throne is in their hearts.

Though it is not visible to the eyes of the world, nevertheless, it is a very real kingdom and a very real throne.

May I respectfully ask you, who really runs and controls your life?  Is Jesus Christ the undisputed King and ruler of your heart and life?  We have an example of what it means to crown Christ king of your life. it is found in Luke 5:11, "And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him."

I stood alone at the bar of God in the hush of the twilight dim, 

And faced the question that pierced my heart: What will you do with Him?

Crowned or crucified? Which will it be? No other choice was offered to me.

I looked on the face so marred with tears that were shed in His agony;

The look in His kind eyes broke my heart, T`was so full of love for me.

"The crown or the cross," it seemed to say, "For or against me, choose thou today."

He held out His loving hands to me, While He pleadingly said, "obey"!

"Make me thy choice, for I love thee so"  And I could not say Him nay.

Crowned, not crucified, This it must be! No other way was open to me.

I knelt in tears at the feet of Christ, In the hush of the twilight dim,

All that I was or hoped  or sought, I surrendered unto Him.

Crowned not crucified!  My heart shall know no King but Christ, who loved me so.