The Scriptures we look at today focus our attention on the praise in heaven in anticipation of Christ's triumphal return. Four times there is a proclamation, "Hallelujah" (19:1,3,4,6). The word Hallelujah means "Praise Jehovah." There is a din of the great multitude, the roar of rushing waters, the peals of thunder. The triumph of God over the beast is celebrated in the marriage supper of the Lamb. His bride is the Church in all her beauty and purity.
Whenever we look to heaven, whether in the picture of Jesus in chapter one, the picture of heaven in chapter four or at the end of the great conflict depicted in chapters 6-18, in heaven, God is always the center, always recognized as supreme and always worshipped.
There is a day soon coming when "at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:9-11).
Sing is praise in your hearts today. Say with the multitude of heaven, "Hallelujah." Shout His praise. Worship Him. He is worthy of our praise.
The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.
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