After
the worship scene in heaven where “the
Lamb”
of God received the “scroll” in God's right hand, the beginning
of the tribulation to come upon the earth began and John the apostle
saw the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and the sixth seals were
opened and great troubles came upon the earth with each of them. He
wrote, “After
this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number,
of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms
in their hands, and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our
God which sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, and
all the angels stood round about the throne, and
about
the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their
faces, and worshiped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and
wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be
unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered,
saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and
from where did they come? And I said unto him, Sir, you know. And he
said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and
have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb.” In
chapter seven and verse thirteen John saw how God's multitude with
“white
robes”
“serve
him day and night in his temple” where
we read:
Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his
temple:
and
he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.
The
verse reads, “Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his
temple:”
John
began with the word, “therefore”
which means “by these means, ground, account and reason” “are
they before” which
means “are the multitude dressed in white robes in front and in the
presence of”, “the
throne” or
“the
chair of state having a footstool which was assigned to kings and
therefore showing kingly power or royalty”
“of God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “and
serve”
or “and minister to, render religious service or homage to and
worship” “him”
which refers to “God” “day
and night”
or “all through the daytime and nighttime” “in
his temple”
which means “in God's sanctuary consisting of the Holy place and
the Holy of Holies”. John heard the “elder”
share how the “white robed multitude” who came out of “great
tribulation” and washed their “garments” in the bloodshed of
Jesus were to “serve”
God
around the clock within His “sanctuary”.
The
verse goes on to say, “and
he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.” John
added the words, “and
he that sits”
which means “and God who is seated, occupies and has a fixed abode”
“on
the throne”
which means “upon the chair of state having a footstool which was
assigned to kings and therefore showing kingly power or royalty”
“shall
dwell”
or “will tabernacle, abide and live” “among
them”
which means “around the multitude dressed in white robes”. John .
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we see how these who came out
of “great tribulation” are to be “servants” in God's
temple continually, and God will “dwell” among them. There
will be nothing on earth that compares to “serving and living with
God” for all of eternity, and those who have received His Son Jesus
as their personal “Savior and Lord” shall know the joy of doing
so. These people who receive Jesus shall be “servants” in God's
temple, and those who receive Him before the tribulation shall “rule
and reign” with Him. Let all who read these words know, today is
the day of “salvation”.
Next
time
we John , “shall
hunger and thirst no more”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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