Who Shall Not Fear You O Lord? Revelation 15:4

As John continued to share about the events which will occur during the tribulation, He wrote about the antichrist, the false prophets and angels who were involved in the reaping of the harvest of believers who received the Lord Jesus during that time. In chapter fifteen and verse one of Revelation John wrote, “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 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. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of saints”, and in chapter fifteen and verse four of Revelation John continued their songs as they asked, “who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name?” where we read:

Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name? for you only are holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for your judgments are made manifest.

The verse reads, “Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name?” John began with the words, “who shall not fear you” which means “what person whether male or female will not reverence, be in awe of and be afraid of God”, “O Lord” or “the One to whom a person or thing belongs about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah”, “and glorify” which means “and praise, extol, magnify, celebrate and honor” “your name” or “everything in God which His name covers including the thoughts or feelings which are aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing and remembering”? The rhetorical question posed within this “song” is “who could avoid being in awe, reverence, fear and glorify” Almighty God?

The verse continues, “for you only are holy: for all nations shall come and worship before you; for your judgments are made manifest.” John added the words, “for you” which means “because and since God” “only” or “solely, without help and alone” “are holy” which means “are pure, morally blameless, undefiled by sin, free from wickedness and pious”: “for” or “because and since” “all nations” which refers to “each, every, the whole and everyone of the companies, troops, multitudes of individuals, tribes and people groups” “shall come” or “will be present, arrive and seek intimacy” “and worship” which means “and adore, show homage and reverence to and prostrate themselves” “before you” or “in front and in the presence of God”; “for” which means “because and since” “your judgments” or “God's judicial decisions, sentences, righteous deeds and acts” “are made manifest” which means “are made known, revealed, made actual and realized”. The “song” also proclaims God to be the “only” One who is “pure, undefiled and without sin”, and “each and every” people group will come to “worship” Him because of His “righteous judgments”.

When we think through upon John's words in this verse, we see how God is glorified because of His “holiness” and “righteousness”, and no one will be exempt from “worshiping” Him. Every people, tribe, tongue and language shall bow before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus, and all of creation shall honor Him. The looming question is “when”? Will it be now while there is opportunity to receive God's Son Jesus Christ as a personal “Savior and Lord”, or will it be when all the world bows in reverence and honor to Him regardless of their previous beliefs? May today be the day everyone reading these words submit themselves to the Lordship of Jesus.

Next time John shares how they continued the song with the question, “who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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