John
the apostle wrote concerning the “antichrist” and the “false
prophet”, and he described how, “a
Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and
four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.”
In
chapter fourteen and verse two of Revelation John, “heard”
“voices from heaven” where
we read:
And
I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters,
and
as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps:
The
verse reads, “And
I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters,
...”
John
began with the words, “And
I heard”
which means “and John was given and granted the faculty of hearing,
understanding and perceiving” “a
voice”
or “a sound or tone of uttered words and speech”
“from heaven”
which means “out of the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat
of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells
and other heavenly beings”, “as
the voice”
or “like unto or similar to the tone or sound” “of
many waters” which
refers to “like abundant and huge running waters like in rivers,
fountains or pools”. John listened as he “heard”
a loud and boisterous “voice”
that sounded like “rushing waters”.
The
verse continues, “...
and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps.”
John
added the words, “and
as the voice”
which means “and like unto or similar to the tone or sound” “of
a great thunder”
or “like loud thunder in the sky”: “and
I heard”
which means “and John was given and granted the faculty of hearing,
understanding and perceiving” “the
voice” or
“the tone or sound” “of
harpers”
which refers to “ones who play the harp and accompanies it with
their voices” “harping”
which means “playing upon a harp” “with
their harps”
or “with their stringed instruments or lyres which were used to
give praises to God and are sung in heaven”. John was given the
capacity to “hear”
people playing their “harps”
in the heavenly realm.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we can imagine his
entrancement at this visual and audible scene. Not only did John see
the “Lamb
– Jesus”, the “one
hundred and forty four thousand”
people with God's seal in their “foreheads”, but also heard “loud
voices”
and “harpers”
playing their lyres before God. What a glorious incident this must
have been for John, and this demonstrates how God desires for
everyone to enjoy His Heaven through a relationship with His Son
Jesus. When a person receives Jesus as their personal “Savior and
Lord”, the sights and sounds reserved for them are unmatched in
this present world. May all who read these words “yield” to God
and prepare for the most glorious “sights and sounds” the world
has never known.
Next
time John heard , “sung
as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts,
and the elders”,
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 Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" 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 Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" 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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