If we look at Revelation 7:9-12 we see an awesome description of the Lord in heaven.
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
The saints are crying out in a loud voice praising God saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" Here we see the end game of all of human history. All the saints from all over the world throughout all time are praising God for their salvation. It is so glorious of Jesus that even the angels, the elders, and the four living creatures all fell on their faces and worshiped God. Jesus is the object of the Christian faith for he is the one who has made it happen, and it is unto his glory that the human race is giving praise.
We who are given such wonderful grace are the subjects that are glorifying Christ the object of our faith. We see clearly in the text that the center of attention is the object being worshiped. He is worthy of our praise. And our calling is to be Christ-centered, to be lifted up from our brokenness, and to focus our lives upon him. Therefore we must not be subjective in our orientation to the people of the world but be objective in our faith focusing on Christ and his kingdom. This is the paradigm in heaven and God's will for us here on earth.
Our call in ministry is to help people see this vision of Christ lifted up and glorified. This vision is meant for us here and now, that's why it was given to us in Scripture. And, this vision is what will lift up our faith out of the brokenness of the here and now so that we are not bogged down with despair. We need a healthy dose on a daily basis of the reality of heaven and the glory of Christ. He is worth living for so that all of our lives would be conformed to him. He alone can change us to become diligent disciples today through the inspiration of his glory.
FAITH TODAY: Rev. 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
The saints are crying out in a loud voice praising God saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" Here we see the end game of all of human history. All the saints from all over the world throughout all time are praising God for their salvation. It is so glorious of Jesus that even the angels, the elders, and the four living creatures all fell on their faces and worshiped God. Jesus is the object of the Christian faith for he is the one who has made it happen, and it is unto his glory that the human race is giving praise.
We who are given such wonderful grace are the subjects that are glorifying Christ the object of our faith. We see clearly in the text that the center of attention is the object being worshiped. He is worthy of our praise. And our calling is to be Christ-centered, to be lifted up from our brokenness, and to focus our lives upon him. Therefore we must not be subjective in our orientation to the people of the world but be objective in our faith focusing on Christ and his kingdom. This is the paradigm in heaven and God's will for us here on earth.
Our call in ministry is to help people see this vision of Christ lifted up and glorified. This vision is meant for us here and now, that's why it was given to us in Scripture. And, this vision is what will lift up our faith out of the brokenness of the here and now so that we are not bogged down with despair. We need a healthy dose on a daily basis of the reality of heaven and the glory of Christ. He is worth living for so that all of our lives would be conformed to him. He alone can change us to become diligent disciples today through the inspiration of his glory.
FAITH TODAY: Rev. 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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