Rev 14:2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as first fruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. 6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, language and people. 7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."
The sound descried here is the voice of God. Read it, "roar of rushing waters"; loud thunder; harpist playing their harps. Description of power, of a sound like no other, and gentleness.
Verse 3: When your in a certain "club" or you have a certain profession, there are things only you know. As a woman, I know things my husband will never experience and the same for him. There are things I will never know about being a male. As a nurse, there are things I can do and learn that would not make sense to a cashier. This is how it was for the 144,000, they were an elite group that experienced many things. One if which was this song because they had passed through experiences we have not, and will not because we are already God's kids! Remember, they were not. They went through some suffering and had stayed loyal.
Verse 4: We are being taught who and what these people represent. This first part of the statement describes the purity of the people who are with Christ. They are pure. It does not mean they abstained from sex, it says they are virgins, meaning they have never experienced sex.
look back in the Old Testament where there is talk of the Israelites. I t speaks of them "a whoring after other gods". Now look at this passage, it is not written metaphorically, so it is not meaning spiritually.
Those days after the Church was taken was so horrible, so defiled, so deviant. There was uncleanness, sexual immorally, killing, swearing, filthiness, stealing, etc. if you can imagine it, it happened, and many things I hope you cannot imagine...sin abounding. And these people abstained from it all. These people followed the Lamb of God. these were to be the first fruits of the new kingdom age.
THE THREE ANGELS
Verse 6 tells of John seeing an angel. This angel is preaching the gospel to everyone on Earth. In Mathew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. This is the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Notice the word "eternal", some versions use the word "everlasting". This is saying that even in these conditions, the Word is still true, still valid.
In Romans 16:25 Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,. This could be the "mystery hidden", that the Gospel is the eternal, everlasting purpose of our God for man? We will find out, someday.
We will save the next two angels for the next blogg.
Blessings on all till next time,
Calabash
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