An
“angel”
from heaven showed John the apostle many things which will occur in
the tribulation time on the earth, and John wrote about commercial
Babylon's destruction and the people who were affected by it. In
chapter nineteen and verse one thru three of Revelation, John wrote,
“And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power,
unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are
his judgments: for he has judged the great whore, which did corrupt
the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his
servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke
rose up for ever and ever.”,
and in verse four John hares how, “the
four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped
God”
where
we read:
And
the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
worshiped God
that
sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
The
verse reads, “And
the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
worshiped God ...”
John began with the words, “and
the four and twenty elders”
which means “the twenty-four
presbyters, judges or rulers”
“and
the four beasts”
or “four
living beings like animals”
“fell
down”
which means “descended from an erect to a prostrate position to pay
homage” “and
worshiped”
or “” “God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John
watched as the “twenty-four
elders” and
the “four
living beings”
prostrated themselves and gave homage to God Almighty.
The
verse continues, “...
that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.”
John added the words, “that
sat”
which means “who was seated, fixed, established and dwelt” “on
the throne” or
“upon the chair of state having a footstool and power”, “saying”
which means “uttering, declaring and proclaiming” “Amen”
or “so it is, so be it and may it be fulfilled”; “Alleluia”
which means “praise you the Lord”. The worship and praise from
the “twenty-four
elders”
and the “four
beasts”
was directed toward God Almighty who was seated upon His throne as
they declared “So be it” and “Praise the Lord”!
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we can imagine the
excitement within heaven as these “twenty-four elders” and
“four living beings” joined the worship of the “great
multitude”. John the apostle must have been totally amazed as
he watched these things transpire. God Almighty desires for every
person to join in worshiping Him, and this is completed by receiving
His Son Jesus as a personal “Savior and Lord”. Anyone who truly
considers this wonderful scene in heaven will want to be a part of it
and by accepting Jesus Christ, God will make them a part of it.
Next
time
John heard, “and
a voice came out of the throne“,
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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