THE SONG OF MOSES & THE LAMB
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The song of Moses & the Lamb
a) Where? Revelation 15:1-8
i) 1I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations. 4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” 5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. (Revelation 15:1-8 NIV)
2. Purpose of song
i) The song of all the redeemed in praise of the Lamb who redeemed them.
3. What is the text all about?
a) The 7 last plagues are also called the 7 bowl judgments. They actually begin in chapter 16. Unlike the previous plagues, these are universal, and they will culminate in the abolition of all evil ("in them the wrath of God is complete") and the end of the world.
b) This is similar to the "sea of glass" described in Revelation 4:6, located before the throne of God. Here it is mixed with fire to represent wrath and judgment. Those who stand beside it are victorious over Satan and his evil beast.
c) The song of Moses celebrated Israel's deliverance from Egypt. The song of the Lamb celebrates the ultimate deliverance of God's people from the power of Satan.
d) The tabernacle of the testimony is a Greek translation for the Hebrew "tabernacle of meeting". The imagery brings us back to the time of the Exodus in the wilderness when the ark of the covenant (the symbol of God's presence among his people) resided in the tabernacle. The angels coming our of the temple are clothes in pure bright linen with golden bands around their chests. Their garments, reminiscent of the high priest's clothing, show that they are free from corruption, immorality, and injustice. The smoke that fills the temple is the manifestation of God's glory and power. There is no escape from this judgment.
e) Our eternal reign with Christ won't begin until all evil is destroyed by his judgment. The faithful must wait for his timetable to be revealed.
The End ...
1. The song of Moses & the Lamba) Where? Revelation 15:1-8
i) 1I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations. 4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” 5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. (Revelation 15:1-8 NIV)
2. Purpose of song
i) The song of all the redeemed in praise of the Lamb who redeemed them.
3. What is the text all about?
a) The 7 last plagues are also called the 7 bowl judgments. They actually begin in chapter 16. Unlike the previous plagues, these are universal, and they will culminate in the abolition of all evil ("in them the wrath of God is complete") and the end of the world.
b) This is similar to the "sea of glass" described in Revelation 4:6, located before the throne of God. Here it is mixed with fire to represent wrath and judgment. Those who stand beside it are victorious over Satan and his evil beast.
c) The song of Moses celebrated Israel's deliverance from Egypt. The song of the Lamb celebrates the ultimate deliverance of God's people from the power of Satan.
d) The tabernacle of the testimony is a Greek translation for the Hebrew "tabernacle of meeting". The imagery brings us back to the time of the Exodus in the wilderness when the ark of the covenant (the symbol of God's presence among his people) resided in the tabernacle. The angels coming our of the temple are clothes in pure bright linen with golden bands around their chests. Their garments, reminiscent of the high priest's clothing, show that they are free from corruption, immorality, and injustice. The smoke that fills the temple is the manifestation of God's glory and power. There is no escape from this judgment.
e) Our eternal reign with Christ won't begin until all evil is destroyed by his judgment. The faithful must wait for his timetable to be revealed.
The End ...
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