The Song Of The Saints

Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For you alone are holy... Your judgements have been manifested. - Revelation 15:4


We've all heard the expression, "I don't get mad; I just get even." Reading about the judgements described in Revelation, one might assume that God will get "even" with sinners for their phenomenal offenses throughout the history of mankind.

The truth is that God's final judgement is a necessary expression of His holy jusitve. He can't turn a blind eye to sin. In fact, if He doesn't finally carry out justice as described in Revelation, it would be a denial of His holy character. That's why in the midst of His judgement, the saints will sing His praise: "Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy... Your judgements have been manifested" (15:4). Those who know God best do not judge Him for His judgements; rather, they worship and affirm His actions.

What should surprise us is not the massive scale of God's judgements, but that He's waiting so long! Desiring that none should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), God is now mercifully restraining His judgement and giving maximum space to His marvelous mercy and grace. Now is the time to repent and take advantage of His patient love. And when we do, we'll join the saints in praising Him for all eternity! - Joe Stowell


O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure -
The saints' and angels' song. - Lehman

When God's justice is finally and fully revealed, His praises will resound.

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Revelation 15

I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God's wrath is finished. I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcome the beast, his image and the number of is name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, an the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations. Who wouldn't fear you, Lord, And glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed."

After these things I looked, nad the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes aroung their breasts.

One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven gold bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter int the temple, until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
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