REVELATION 15

Part 1

1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues;

for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the

 beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,  having the harps of God.

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous

 are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

4 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.

5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen,

and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

To worship Him Who is worthy of all worship and praise is our duty and purpose of existence.  The Father seeks only one thing, and that is that we might worship Him.  To truly worship Him is to ascribe to Him that honor, praise, glory, and majesty that He is worthy of – a true “worthship.”  This day, join me as

we stand in the vestibule and peer through the door into the chambers of the Most High.

Through the eyes of that faithful and true disciple of love who alone remained, heir of the apostolic band and with his pen, tried to capture that which when Paul saw it, said it was inexpressible.

* Let us listen to the choirs of angels in numberless circles about the glassy sea and its Throne as they say His worthy praise.

* Let us listen to those eternal creatures chant “Holy, holy…holy,” and by faith’s eye let us see with John that band which no man could number and listen to their songs of adoration and praise.  Do you know Him, Christ the Lord, Who merits such praise?

* Let us see Him now—worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to be praised this day by us who owe Him our all!

Discover the BEAUTY OF JESUS as we worship Him in the splendor of His Redeeming Love as He demonstrates His Perfect Patience, Perfect Holiness, His Perfect Redemption, His Perfect Justice (which has no mercy),  and His Perfect Wrath

There is always a majestic backdrop to remind us of God’s unfailing purpose! What do I mean?  Hold on now!

 There are 11 songs that make up the background music to the story. They are songs of worship and triumph.

4:8         Holy (3 Times)                  1. Living Creatures

4:11      Worthy Art Thou In Creation  2. 24 Elders

5:8-10     Worthy Art Thou In Redemption  3. Living Creatures And 24 Elders

5:11-12  Worthy Is Lamb                  4. Living Creatures, Elders, Angels

5:13 Unto Him That Sitteth          5. Every Created Thing

7:9-10 Salvation To Our God          6. Great Multitude

7:11-12   Amen…Blessing              7. Angels

11:15 Kingdom Of This World          8. Great Voices

11:16-18 We Give Thee Thanks          9. Elders

15:2-4 Great And Marvelous          10. Victors Over Beast

19:1-8 4 Hallelujahs                  11. Great Multitude, 24 Elders, Living Creatures, Great Voices

Whew! But what is all that? First, look them all up this week.

But importantly, these majestic declarations of God’s glory and greatness in praise by the angels, creation,

 redeemed and all together show the constant backdrop for the shifting scenes: WORSHIP.

Behind the shifting scenes of man’s changing World of human history, portrayed by the symbols of this Book,

 is an unchanging and vivid reality. In God’s eternal world:

* God’s purposes don’t fail.

* God’s plan doesn’t change.

* God’s Christ is victorious!

CHRIST JESUS IS PATIENT

APPLICATION: Do we have this? PATIENCE is the absence of personal irritation at the actions of others.

 It is that bearing long with people that Paul spoke of in I Corinthians. Patience is also one of the

 Supreme attributes of God. It is His character that is revealed as being gracious and longsuffering.

* Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,

* Numbers 14:18 ‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression;  but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third  and fourth generation.’

* Romans 15:5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another,  according to Christ Jesus,

* 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Ask yourself, am I more patient than I was three months ago, or less? If we are not increasing in patience it is only that we are not yielding and submitting to the Holy Spirit.

“The word  never means the spirit which sits with folded hands and simply bears things.  It is victorious endurance, masculine constancy under trial.  It is Christian steadfastness, the brave and courageous

“Only one life to live and soon is past

Only what’s done for Christ will last!”

Hoping to make the time I have left count for the glory of God.