We are now ready to hear the rest of the story written by John as revealed in chapter 15 of Revelation. This having to do with seven plagues similar to those of Egypt's under Moses. Lets drop in to discover what is now up.
Revelation 15:1, 2-4 "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.
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 marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 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." (KJV)
Revelation 15:1, 2-4 "Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed." (ESV)
Revelation 15:1, 2-4 "Then next symbolic picture I saw in the heavens was again a fantastic spectacle. I saw seven Angelic Shepherd-Messengers representing the completeness and finality of the passion of GOD in concluding every detail of the final seven symbolic plagues. (Reminding of some of the same plagues which convinced Pharaoh to free Israel from slavery, which again, prophetically points to the judgment that Jesus suffered on the part of humanity's behalf.)
Then I saw something that looked like an ocean on fire; Its liquid waters became a solid surface like transparent glass [1] molded in its heat. Standing tall in triumph on top of this glassy sea, with their GOD-harps, were the redeemed ones who [2] emerged victorious [3] out of the grasp and claim of the false trinity-system of religious indoctrination-the Beast, its image, its character imprint and its password name and number-coding. (The word, [1] nikoontas, is the Present Participle of (G3528) nikao, to conquer; The Present Participle describes an action thought of as simultaneous with the action of the main verb, [1] memigmenen - a victory having been forged in fire, which is the Perfect Passive Participle of mignumi, to mingle, to mix. The Perfect Tense denotes an action which was completed in the past, but the effects of are regarded as continuing into the present.
A reminder of the prophetic picture of Israel walking as it was on dry land through the ocean of waters when GOD led them out of Pharaoh's claim!
The preposition ek denotes origin - here, clearly pointing to the fact that these have escaped the tyranny of slavery to the corrupt religious systems of a false identity!
This is the transaction of the ages, where the Lamb that was slain enters the market place where slaves are sold and he redeemed humanity--purchased us back out of the hands of the claim of accusation ---Satanas---the Dragon, the Beast of religion, the false Prophet---humanity is redeemed from the idolatry of centuries of devotion to an image of their own making, reflecting a lost identity. The transaction-idea is to persuade our minds of our unredeemed value. Jesus didn't buy us back from the Devil! A thief and liar never became our owner! Ps. 22:27 and 24:1. See also notes on the Counterfeit Religion - the Wold in shep's clothing at the end of chapter 13.) This song of the redeemed echos the song of Moses, GOD'S servant and the song of the Lamb, singing: "The things you do are spectacular and amazing, LORD GOD Almighty. Righteousness and truth are Your trademarks! You are the King of the ages and of the Nations. ( In the prophetic drama of the first Pacha, celebrating freedom from slavery, the people are suddenly faced with a replay, as it were, of an old enemy that still seemed undefeated and unwilling to let them go! Plus the circumstances of a flooded river blocked their way, all seemed to play into the hands of their enemy; Then Moses is told that, what seems as a setback, GOD will turn into the final defeat of every threat or claim of Pharaoh! "These Egyptians you see toady, you will never see again!" Ex. 14:13-16, And Moses said to the peole, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will work for you today; For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be still." The LORD said to Moses, 'Why do you cry to Me? Tell these people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your Shepherd staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that these people of Israel may go on dry ground through the sea.' That which could drown and destroy you, becomes your pedestal of triumph; The cross of humiliation became the greatest elevation!
Then the triumphant song of Moses is recorded in: Ex. 15:1-2, 11 "I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; This is my GOD, and I will praise Him; GOD is my Father and I will exalt Him."....."Who compares with You, Oh LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awe-inspiring in glorious deeds, working wonders!"
Please note, Egypt are like Lucifer as symbolic example, and serve as a prophetic picture. They are not "the Enemy!" The enemy is whatever mindset enslaves one to an inferior life, the life of our own design acquired by perverse and corrupted mind perspectives. This is not GOD'S design at all. For Israel and Egypt are all equally included in the Lamb's triumph and Agape of GOD! Rev. 7:9.
Deuteronomy 32:3, 18, "I will proclaim the name of the LORD. ascribe greatness tp our GOD! The Rock, his work is perfect. even though we have forgotten that we are His workmanship - we have forgotten the Rock that has begotten us...[see Isaiah 51:1, "Look to the Rock from which you were hewn and the quarry from which you were cut!"]
David echos the Lamb's song in conclusion to his graphic, prophetic picture of the cross in Psalm 22 and in verse 22 and in verse 27 he sings, "The ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD!" And in his Shepherd song, David sings in Ps. 23, By the waters of reflection my soul remembers who I am!" And in the next song, Ps. 24:1 he proclaims: "The earth is the LORD'S and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell in it!") Who will not be awestruck by you oh LORD as they recognize their identity in your glorious name? all your work confirms the truth of who you are. You have no competition! Therefore all the nations will arrive at the same conclusion and they will worship you since your righteousness has been openly shown!" (Sing unto the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have gotten Him the victory! The LORD has made known His salvation, His righteousness has he openly shown and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our GOD! Psalm 98:1.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
This being part of the revelation of Christ and His active forces again the humanity of His design of which He provided redemption. The LORD willing we shall pick this back up in our next post at verse 5.
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