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Revelation 15 — Great and Marvellous Are Thy Works, Lord God Almighty
Another sign — seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God. A sea of glass mingled with fire; them that had gotten the victory over the beast standing on the sea with harps. They sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb — Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven is opened. The seven angels come out clothed in white, girt with golden girdles; one of the four beasts gives them seven golden vials full of the wrath of God. The temple fills with smoke; no man could enter until the seven plagues are fulfilled.
“And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.”
— Revelation 15:3
- v.1-4 The victors' song
- v.5-8 The seven angels with the vials
Two songs blended into one — Moses' song at the Red Sea (Exodus 15) and the Lamb's. The Old and New Testament redemptions are one melody.
Just and true are thy ways. Even at the threshold of the worst judgments, the saints declare His ways just. The verse is the cure for every accusation that God is unfair.
All nations shall come and worship. Even through judgment, the goal is the worship of every nation. The plagues are not the end of His desire for the world; they are the dismantling of what stands between the world and worship.
Thou only art holy. The exclusive holiness of God. He is the only legitimate object of worship.
Verse 3 is the song you may need at a hard moment. Just and true are thy ways. When circumstances tempt you to accuse God of unfairness, the song of Moses and the Lamb is the corrective. The saints who have suffered most sing it most clearly.
The song the saints sing is the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. The two redemptions are one. Christ is the One who led His people through the deeper Red Sea — out of bondage to sin, through judgment, onto the shore of glory. The chapter's worship is His.
The same saints whom the beast appeared to defeat (13:7) are seen as victors — gotten the victory over him. Heaven's ledger reverses the world's.
A sea of glass mingled with fire — the Red Sea imagery, but flickering. The redeemed stand having come through judgment, like Israel on the far side.