January 28 - Doxology (pt. 4)

January 28 - Doxology (pt. 4)

Revelation 15:2-4 - The Sixth Doxology

And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and over the number of his name. They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb:
"Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.
Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

This doxology brings us to the final period of the wrath of God, the emptying of the seven last plagues onto the earth.

We are told that this song is the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb. The Song of Moses is the song they sang as the Israelites were being delivered from the Egyptians. The Song of the Lamb is the final story of our deliverance from the King of Evil.

In Exodus 15, Moses and the Israelites sang a song of victory to the Lord. Though this song in Revelation is greatly condensed, it reminds us of the stories of the Exodus and the parting of the Red Sea.

Each phrase comes from the Old Testament.

Great and Marvelous are your deeds. (Psalm 11:3) "Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures for ever."

Lord God Almighty. (Amos 4:13) "He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth - the Lord God Almighty is his name."

Just and true are your ways (Deuteronomy 32:4) "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."

King of the Ages (Jeremiah 10:7) "Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you."

Who will not fear you, O Lord (Psalm 86:9) "All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord: they will bring glory to your name."

You alone are holy (Psalm 2:2) "The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One."

All nations will come and worship before you (Psalm 86:9) "All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord: they will bring glory to your name."

For your righteous acts have been revealed (Psalm 98:2) "The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations."