Sunday, May 13th, 2018 - AM - Four Hallelujah's & a Blessed Bridal Invitation
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Rejoicing Through Revelation • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 1:09:34
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Introduction
Introduction
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.—.
I WOULD rather die to-night and be sure of sharing the bliss of the purified in you world of light than live for centuries with the wealth of this world at my feet, and miss the marriage supper of the Lamb. I have missed many appointments in my life, but by the grace of God I mean to make sure of that one. Why, the blessed privilege of sitting down at the marriage supper of the Lamb, to see the King in His beauty, to be forever with the Lord—who would miss it? [D. L. Moody, The D. L. Moody Year Book: A Living Daily Message from the Words of D. L. Moody, ed. Emma Moody Fitt (East Northfield, MA: The Bookstore, 1900), 165–166.]
Main Thought:
What assurance to know I rest in the arms of an all-powerful God. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigns! Amen. -Tozer
Sub-Introduction:
Connecting Context:
The Devil and his Vicious Whore and their temporal empire destroyed together are directly contrasted with Christ and His Virtuous Queen delivered the eternal Kingdom of God.
Background/Intro Material:
Chronologically, Chapter Nineteen follows Chapter Sixteen and the Seven Vial Judgments, although literarily it transitions appropriately from Chapter Eighteen. Chapter Nineteen revealed the saints in Heaven rejoicing, following the command to “rejoice” (cf. ), and then revealed the Second Coming of Christ as He will conclude the Battle of Armageddon with His swift and judicious judgment on the Beast and his armies ().2993 [Isaiah predicted the summary judgment on Satan, saying, “In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea” ().] The Second Coming of Christ is the bridge between the Tribulation () and the Millennium (), as Daniel predicted (cf. ). With Satan’s kingdom destroyed, typified by the annihilation of the city Babylon, the armies of the world defeated, the Beast and the False prophet consigned to the Lake of Fire, and Satan bound for a thousand years, the Lord began to unfold the blessings that His Coming will bring, including the resurrection of the saints, the Millennial state, and the New Jerusalem in the Millennial and eternal states (see ). [Thomas M. Strouse, To the Seven Churches: A Commentary on the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ, Selected Works of Dr. Thomas M. Strouse (Bible Baptist Theological Press, 40 Country Squire Rd., Cromwell, CT 06461, 2013), 795.]
I. Four Alleluia’s ()
I. Four Alleluia’s ()
A. First Two Alleluia’s ():
A. First Two Alleluia’s ():
Hallelujah! praise the Lord! praise God. Transliteration of the Heb. הלל, a piel imp. of הָלַל־2, H2146 (hll) w. the suff. יָה (yh), a shortened form of Yahweh. The basic meaning of the vb. is “to be bright,” and the causative meaning of the piel imp. means, lit., “make Yahweh bright,” that is, “illuminate the Lord by casting a bright light on Him and His works!” “Praise Yahweh!” “Praise the Lord!” (Oda Hagemeyer, “Preiset Gott!” BibLeb 11 (1970):145–49; THAT; TDOT; DCH). [Linguistic & Exegetical Key to GNTThe New Linguistic and Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament (GNT Key)Cleon L. Rogers, Jr. & Cleon L Rogers IIICopyright © 1998 by Cleon L. Rogers, Jr.Electronic text hypertexted and prepared by OakTree Software, Inc.Version 1.2]
1. Alleluia of Redemption ().
1. Alleluia of Redemption ().
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
An Ascription to the Lord Our God.
Of What God Is Worthy?
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Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul.
Praise ye the Lord.
That they might observe his statutes,
And keep his laws.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:
For his mercy endureth for ever.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting:
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
I will praise the Lord with my whole heart,
In the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
Ps. 106
Praise ye the Lord.
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise, O ye servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye the Lord.
In the courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye the Lord.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the name of the Lord;
Praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
The Lord shall reign for ever,
Even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord:
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
He hath not dealt so with any nation:
And as for his judgments, they have not known them.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens:
Praise him in the heights.
He also exalteth the horn of his people,
The praise of all his saints;
Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Sing unto the Lord a new song,
And his praise in the congregation of saints.
To execute upon them the judgment written:
This honour have all his saints.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary:
Praise him in the firmament of his power.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord:
For he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
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2. Alleluia of Retribution ().
2. Alleluia of Retribution ().
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
The Ascension of Eternal Incense of Justice.
John uses repetition to bring home the point: God is truly victorious and thus truly worthy of our praise! The phrase for ever and ever emphasizes the idea of completeness and permanence (compare ). The destruction of those who reject God’s authority will be just that. [Jonathan Underwood and Ronald L. Nickelson, eds., The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2006–2007 (Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2006), 307.]
Why God Is Worthy?
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God?
Let him be known among the heathen in our sight
By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance,
And the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch,
And the dust thereof into brimstone,
And the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
It shall not be quenched night nor day;
The smoke thereof shall go up for ever:
From generation to generation it shall lie waste;
None shall pass through it for ever and ever.
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make,
Shall remain before me, saith the Lord,
So shall your seed and your name remain.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another,
And from one sabbath to another,
Shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
And they shall go forth, and look
Upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me:
For their worm shall not die,
Neither shall their fire be quenched;
And they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
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Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mk. 9:
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:
He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
B. Final Two Hallelujah's ():
B. Final Two Hallelujah's ():
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
1. Alleluia of Reaffirmation ().
1. Alleluia of Reaffirmation ().
The Leaders of Worship.
a. The Example of Their Worship ().
a. The Example of Their Worship ().
Rev. 19:4
For the last time in Revelation we meet the elders and the living creatures, the angelic worship leaders who in this context lead all of creation in celebration of God’s justice (cf. ; ; ; ; ; ). We have come full circle back to and the magnificent worship of the sovereign Lord, seated on his throne. [J. Scott Duvall, Revelation, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2014), 247.]
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting:
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
b. The Exhortation to Praise ().
b. The Exhortation to Praise ().
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said,
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts:
The whole earth is full of his glory.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
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And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
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2. Alleluia of the Reigning Almighty ().
2. Alleluia of the Reigning Almighty ().
Rev. 19:6-8
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
The Participants In Worship.
a. The Sounds of Their Praise - Deafening ().
a. The Sounds of Their Praise - Deafening ().
Thus John shows us why we can have courage to be faithful, even in the midst of great trouble: our God reigns over all and will always be able to deliver us. No wonder the praise from the multitude is thunderously loud! How can it be anything less? [Underwood and Nickelson, 308.]
Note - ...for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth - Ingressive Aorist, Lit. "...has begun to rule"
And the Lord shall be king over all the earth:
In that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude… and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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I suppose the first thing to do would be to define omnipotence. It comes, of course, from omni, meaning “all,” and potent, meaning “able to do and to have power.” And so omnipotent means “able to do all and to have all power.” It means having all the potency there is.
Then we come to a second word, Almighty…. Now that means exactly the same thing as omnipotent…. Almighty means “having an infinite and absolute plenitude of power.” When you use the words infinite and absolute you can only be talking about one person—God.
There is only one infinite Being, because infinite means without limit. And it is impossible that there should be two beings in the universe without limit. So if there is only one, you are referring to God. Even philosophy and human reason, as little as I think of them, have to admit this….
God has power and whatever God has is without limit; therefore, God is omnipotent. God is absolute and whatever touches God or whatever God touches is absolute; therefore, God’s power is infinite; God is Almighty. AOGII072, 074
What assurance to know I rest in the arms of an all-powerful God. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigns! Amen. [A. W. Tozer and Ron Eggert, Tozer on the Almighty God: A 365-Day Devotional (Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2015).]
b. The Songs of Their Praise ().
b. The Songs of Their Praise ().
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
i. Rejoicing in God ().
i. Rejoicing in God ().
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
ii. The Reasons for Rejoicing ().
ii. The Reasons for Rejoicing ().
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
a) Because the King Is Victorious (v. 7b).
a) Because the King Is Victorious (v. 7b).
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all powders of the merchant?
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s;
Threescore valiant men are about it,
Of the valiant of Israel.
They all hold swords, being expert in war:
Every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
He made the pillars thereof of silver,
The bottom thereof of gold,
The covering of it of purple,
The midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon
With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him
In the day of his espousals,
And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
b) Because His Queen Is Virtuous (v. 8).
b) Because His Queen Is Virtuous (v. 8).
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
...the resurrection of the saint will consummate the marriage union (cf. ; ), and so all caught up to be with the Lord (cf. ) will constitute the Bride of Christ in the NT dispensation. Since NT saints are espoused to Christ awaiting resurrection and final consummation as Bride (cf. ), presumably so are the OT saints espoused to Christ (cf. ) and awaiting their consummation at the end of the Tribulation (cf. ). Therefore, all saints constitute the Bride and will await their respective consummation (NT saints at Rapture and OT saints at Resurrection). ...The divine Bridegroom is currently in espousal Contract with His Bride (the OT and NT saints), He will Consummate the marriage union of Himself with His Bride at the saints’ respective resurrections, and Celebrate the wedding for a thousand years on earth. [Strouse, 809-810.]
"The Bride’s attire will be in marked contrast with the gaudy and garish garb of the Harlot, who will be dressed in purple, scarlet, and gold ()." - Strouse
Application:
We can trust God’s promise to vindicate his people
Human Experience: When buying a home, one is usually required to offer an earnest payment, a kind of deposit indicating an honest intention to purchase. The payment signals to the seller that the buyer “means business.” God has done much more than that for us in his promise to vindicate his people. After all, he demonstrated his commitment to this vindication in the blood of his own Son. More than that, he vindicated his Son, bringing him back from the grave. Surely, he is earnest. (See also .) [Duvall, 249.]
Transition: We've heard the Four Hallelujah's, now let's heed:
II. A Blessed Bridal Invitation ()
II. A Blessed Bridal Invitation ()
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
A. Beatitude of Blessing ():
A. Beatitude of Blessing ():
1. The Bridal Invitation (v. 9a).
1. The Bridal Invitation (v. 9a).
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
2. The Word's Authentication (v. 9b).
2. The Word's Authentication (v. 9b).
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
"See , , and , for the Lord’s perpetual invitation to come to Him." - Strouse
B. Mistaking the Messenger ():
B. Mistaking the Messenger ():
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
1. John's Mistake (v. 10a).
1. John's Mistake (v. 10a).
2. Jesus' Martyrs (v. 10b).
2. Jesus' Martyrs (v. 10b).
Could John be longing for his martyred brother James here?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary/Review:
Our song will be Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. What a shouting time we will have in Heaven. Folks who don't believe in shouting and praising God will have to make some adjustment when they get to glory. Dr. Harold B. Sightler said:
"You know, sometimes I get rather amused at people in this life when somebody becomes excited about the Lord or somebody dares to shout the praises of the Lord. Folk will say, that is not being reverent, and I think that we need to be quiet. Let us enter into the house of God in silence, and I do not think that you ought to make much noise and commotion and become so emotional about salvation. Well, my friend, have you ever thought that when you go to heaven, heaven is not going to be a quiet place. The quietest world you will ever live in is this one, and when you get to heaven, you are going to hear many people saying, Hallelujah, to the top of their voices. And not only will you hear many people saying, Hallelujah, but you are going to be one of them yourself. You might have never shouted in this world. You may live a lifetime and never praise God outwardly in this world, but there is one thing for sure. When you go to heaven and see the salvation, and the glory, and the honour, and the power of the Lord our God, you are going to [shout] like all the others... "
What a blessing as we read this passage and realize that those of us who are upon earth now and are redeemed through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose sins are blotted out and paid for by the precious blood of Christ, will be part of that great multitude and will join in singing and worshipping God.
The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. () [Dr. Glen Jr. Spencer, The Expository Pulpit Series: Revelation (WORDsearch, 2013), Re 19:1–6.]
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
“What assurance to know I rest in the arms of an all-powerful God. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigns! Amen.” -Tozer
What assurance to know I rest in the arms of an all-powerful God. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigns! Amen. -Tozer