Lesson 56
Revelation - Study of Things to Come
The
Return of Christ - Chapter 19
19:1
- 20:3 Centers on the Return of Christ, all that is
involved with 4 major elements to His return.
1. Hallelujah chorus 19:1-6
2. Marriage feast 19:7-10
3. The King, His Person and His conquest
4. Satan, his main operatives the Beast/False
Prophet dealt with
1.
Hallelujah chorus 19:1-6
- Hallelujah is a transliterated Hebrew word; hallel
= praise; jah = YHW
This praise section forms a bridge between the
darkness of the judgment of God in the Tribulation, with particular focus on
the destruction of
- It's interesting to note the first use in
scripture of Hallelujah;
- its an appropriate and similar
context to Rev 19
Who is involved here? In vs:1-3 it is the
"great multitude in heaven"
(vs:1)
This is the same group we met in 7:9, 13-14;
Content of their praise begins in 19:1b
"Hallelujah! Salvation
and glory and power belong to our God";
Salvation: deliverance from evil; 19:2c "and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her."
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Glory: moral
glory of God as seen in His judgment of sin.
19:2a "because his judgments are true and
righteous;"
they are true, genuine, and reliable
Power: OmPo displayed in
the execution of judgment; (unique display of)
19:2b "for He has judged the
great harlot
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In vs:3 we find the second
part of their praise:
- looks at the fact, the
reality of the judgment of
The next praise is seen in vs:4
by the 24 elders and the 4 living creatures.
- The identity of the 24 elders = representatives
of the Church.
- The 4 "living beings" are
cherubim!
- that
they're associated so intimately with the execution of God's justice; and their
praise points all through Rev to the reality that:
#1 God's justice is to be established.
#2 His righteousness is to be established.
#3 His holiness is to be vindicated
* The Function of these 4 living beings can be
summed up:
To protect, to vindicate,
to affirm God's righteous judgment.
- When God said to Adam
and Eve, because you have sinned and are going to have to leave the garden, what happened?
Note: These 4 living
beings; cherubim; form the inner core; closest to the throne; that makes sense, they have the responsibility to protect, to
vindicate and affirm the righteous judgment of God;
The Final Hallelujah; 19:5-6
- A voice calls out from the throne, exhorting
Praise to our God,
What is being addressed here in vs:5-6 is the same time frame as
The rule of earth is about to pass from man to God; namely His
Christ! And it's an eternal rule.