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Revelation 15:1-8 - Events in Heaven, Preparing for the Final Judgment

Sep 3, 2019 · 59 min · Gideon Levytam

Revelation 15:1-8 - Events in Heaven, Preparing for the Final Judgment

The book of Revelation

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Shabbat Shalom, everyone. We are going to look today into the 15th chapter of the book of the Revelation. And I'd like you to turn to this 15th chapter. We are going to read that chapter. In fact, Revelation chapter 15 is the shortest chapter in the book of Revelation. It has only eight verses, but these verses, of course, as we are aware, are not verses that have been divided or divinely divided. The scripture has not been given to us in such a way as chapters and verses. Nevertheless, it is important for us to get some help through those divisions of the chapters to help us to kind of distinguish one portion from another.

Well, let's turn to chapter 15, Revelation. And I'm reading beginning with verse one. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass, mingled with fire. And them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sang the new song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "And marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, just and true are thy ways, thou King of ages.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy, for all nations shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are made manifest. After that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was open. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues closed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdle. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who liveth forever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke, from the glory of God, and from his power, and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled." And this is chapter 15, and verses 1 to 8.

Actually, dear brothers and sisters, chapter 15 really goes along with chapter 16. Because those two chapters are really leading us to, in a sense, to the end of the tribulation period. What we're going to have later on, in chapters 17 and 18 and 19, is additional information, how there will be the conclusion of the tribulation period. But really, chapter 15 and chapter 16, leading us to the end of the seven year tribulation, which we call, in Hebrew, Tzarat Yaakov, Jacob's trouble. Seven years, seven years, can you imagine, where God is going to unleash upon this universe, this world that rejected the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world. God is going to unleash judgments that are going to be so tremendous, such as have never been before.

In fact, Yeshua, if you remember, said this in chapter 24 of the Gospel of Matthew. There will be such tribulation, that have never been such as those, nor from the beginning of the world, nor to the end. There will be those tremendous times of difficult seven years in this universe, when God is going to unleash upon this world the righteous indignation against sin. And so, here in chapter 15, we are here having a prelude, in other words, an introduction to what is going to happen in chapter 16. And what does that mean, an introduction? Because in chapter 16, there will be, finally, God is going to pour the seven bowls, which in each bowl, they kept a judgment of its own.

And God is going to pour it upon this world through the seven angels, that we will read about them in this chapter and the next chapter. And these are the final judgment, the final judgment of God. The intensity is going to be so terrible that the world is going, as you're going to see, what's going to happen here in this world. You can see that, of course, in chapter 16. But in chapter 15, we have a prelude. We have an introduction. In fact, in this chapter, we have been taken to heaven, and there is a sight in heaven that Yohanan, John, sees while he was on the island of Patmos.

He sees a vision. It is an unfolding vision of what's going on in heaven in the preparation of this judgment, the seven last judgment of God. And so we read, actually, in verse 1, that John sees this great sign in heaven. What does he see? Look at this. It says here in verse 1, And I saw another sign, another sign in heaven. Notice the word in heaven. It mentioned more than once in this chapter. In fact, in verse 5, it's also mentioned in heaven. So he looks in that vision. What does he see? That sign. The sign occurs in heaven. Then he says, it was a great and marvelous sign.

It was an amazing sign in heaven. What does he see? He sees seven angels having seven last plagues. Now, just pause here for a moment. The number 7 is mentioned so many times in the scripture, and especially in the tribulation. The tribulation will be seven years. There were seven seals that had to be opened. There were seven trumpets that had to be sounded. Now we're going to talk about seven bowls later on that will be poured. And we see seven angels there in heaven. And they have seven last plagues. The number 7 is a number that speaks of the fullness of God. In fact, what we learn from this number 7, that the righteous indignation of God is rising to its fullness when he is going to unleash his final judgment upon the face of this earth.

And so, John is looking and he sees in heaven this marvelous sight. Seven angels having the seven plagues. Notice they are called plagues. You know, when we think about plagues, we think about the ten plagues that God have unleashed upon the Egyptians when our own nation, Israel, were in slavery there. And in order to redeem, to take our people out of the land of Egypt, God have unleashed upon the Egyptians who rejected the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He unleashed upon them those ten plagues. When you think of plagues, you think of diseases, you think of judgment, you think of that which is not wholesome, not desired at all, and unwanted.

And as far as God's concerned, we read of those seven last plagues that will fall upon the face of this earth. And then notice now, what it says in verse 1 still, it uses this expression, the seven last plagues, for in those seven last plagues, is filled the wrath of God. Now, what's happening is that John looks to glory, to heaven, and he sees that sight, he sees those seven angels, they are carrying with them those seven plagues, and subsist in those plagues, are the wrath of God that had been come to a fool. It's like having a cup that you pour and pour until it gets to the rim, until it gets filled to the top.

In other words, God's wrath, God had been so gracious with men, he had been so faithful to the human race, the human history, is an evident of the grace of God, and he had been so patient with mankind. It's just like, in a human way, to look at it, when parents are patient with the children, when a boss or an employer is patient with the employee, God had been patient with the human race, until the final judgment has to come, because the iniquity of men, the sin of men, the rebellions of men, have been risen up, and God's righteous judgment against men, which is called in the Bible here, the wrath of God, the wrath of God.

If you just go back for a moment, one chapter back, we looked at, let's ministry meeting together, in chapter 14, and notice that in verse 9 and 10, it says, And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink, now notice that, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out, without mixture, into the cup of his indignation. And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

You see what John is really seeing? He's seeing a sight. It is an amazing sight in anticipation of the final judgment, that are going to come in the end of the second half of the tribulation. That sight he sees in anticipation. And look at this expression, dear beloved brothers and sisters, this expression, the wrath of God. Just turn for a moment to the book of Romans, in chapter 1, for a moment please, and you will see what we read in Romans chapter 1, in verse 18. You know, the book of Romans is an essential book to understand, because the book of Romans shows us God's ways with men, and it brings us to the reality of the dealing of God with men.

And the apostle says in verse 18, See, God is a loving God, but he is also a holy God. And if men will reject the truth of his grace and love, God will have to unleash his righteous indignation against sin. And here is the anticipation. You know, the Hebrew psalmist said this, if you just also for a moment turn to Psalm 75, verse 8, it says, look what the psalmist of Israel said years ago, in the book of Psalms, it was a song of Asaph, and look what he says in verse 8, in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red, it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same cup, but it drags the wrath.

All the wicked of the earth shall wring them out and drink them. In the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and it is filled with red wine. And it speaks to us of God's righteous indignation against sin. You see, God is going to unleash his indignation against sin. And so John looks at heaven. He sees those seven angels. He sees in their hands seven plagues. And then what he is saying, he sees that in those plagues that are in the hand of those seven angels, in them is filled up the rest of God. And he is going to be ready now to unleash it.

And remember, brothers and sisters, we just finished to look into chapter 6, chapter 7, chapter 8, chapter 9, and we saw how judgments were coming. We saw the seven seals open, and every seal was a judgment of God. We saw the seven trumpets being sound by the angels, and every trumpet sound was a judgment of God. And now it's coming up to the end, to the climax, before God is going to unleash his final judgment upon man. It is the wrath of God that is filled in those. Now, for a moment, just look at chapter 16 of Revelation, where it says there in verse 19, which we're going to look at in our next session together.

In verse 19, we read, And a great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and great Babylon came in remembrance before God to give unto her, listen to this, the cup of the wine of his fierceness of his wrath. Here is again mentioned, the wrath of God, when God is angry with men. Now, this anger, dear brothers and sisters, it's not like you and I getting angry. You know, we get angry when we don't get our own way. We get angry when things are not pleasing to us. We have sinful anger that rises out of our sinful heart. But here is God.

This is not a sinful anger. This is a righteous indignation. This is righteous anger. You remember when Yeshua went to the temple in Jerusalem, and he saw the buyers and the sellers, and they buy and sell in the temple, while the people coming to worship the Lord, they're making business there, and they're not recognizing the importance of the place of God. It is the holy temple of God, when God has his name there. And Yeshua took the tables, and he turned them upside down, and he chased from there those who bought and sell there. Why? That was not an anger that came out of sinfulness.

That was righteous indignation against sin. And God is just in doing so. God is right in doing so. So that's the sight that John sees. This great sign in heaven. This sign of those seven angels having the seven plagues, which in them are filled the wrath of God. But then notice immediately in the next verses, verses 2, 3, and 4. Now John, again, notice again, he says, I saw. Remember verse 1, I saw. Verse 2, I saw. And then later on, verse 5, I looked and I beheld. And you can see this again. I saw, I saw, I saw. And John now sees in verse 2, 3, and 4. What does he see now?

Again, brothers and sisters, it is in anticipation of the end of the tribulation. So now John sees in verses 2, 3, and 4, he sees the saints, the Hebrew tribulation saints, who have been victorious over the beast. In other words, what John is seeing now, as if the second half of the tribulation is over, and he sees the Jewish believers, and not only Jewish believers, also others from the nations, those who believed and have been victorious over the second half of the tribulation. he sees them now in heaven. Look what it says here. In verse 2, he says, And I saw as it were, it looks like, a sea of glass, mingled with fire, and notice that, and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Now again, you see, you see, he sees vision. It is unfolding vision. He was just talking about, the rest of God is going to come upon this world, but then he says, listen, I also saw, as it were, a sea of glass, mingled with fire. Now, when you think about the sea, and sea of glass, it's like, exactly what we saw earlier, in chapter 4, that sea of glass, that we saw the saints, the church there, in chapter 4, and verse 6, with Yeshua the Messiah, there, this expression, the sea of glass, is the multitude, that were there, that were redeemed company, of the church saints.

In chapter 4, we read of it, in verse 6, it says, and before the throne, there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal, and in the midst of the throne, around about the throne, there were four beasts, full of eyes, and before, and behind, and so on, and then, there were the 24 elders there, the sea of glass, will represent to us, the presence of God, for those who were redeemed, by God, they were right around him, and so, at this time, what we see, those that have been victorious, over the beast, this antichrist, or counterfeit Mashiach, the one, that have situated himself, in the temple, in the city of Jerusalem, in the middle

of the tribulation, the one that had an image, made unto him, and situated as well, in the temple in Jerusalem, and he's the one, that was persecuting, the people, who did not take, the mark, of his name, on his forehead, or on the hands, and so what's happening, we see in verse 2, the sea of glass, mingled with fire, and them, that had gotten, the victory, how they were victorious, how do you think, they gotten the victory, you see, beloved brothers, and sisters, these people, that have gotten, the victory, over the beast, are people, that were left here, during the second half, of the tribulation, they did not take, the mark of the beast, they

say, no, we do not believe, that you are the Messiah, that you are the Savior, the Redeemer, we will not bow our knees, before you, and you know, what happened to these people, they have paid, a price, in their life, when they, did not take, that mark of the beast, you remember, if you again, please go back, to chapter 13, where we have looked at already, and in chapter 13, you remember, it says there, in verse 14, at the end, he said that they should, make an image, to the beast, and that the one, that was wound, with a sword, and did live, verse 15, and he had power, to give life, unto the image,

of the beast, and the image, of the beast, should speak, and cause, that as many, as would not, worship, the image, of the beast, that they should be killed, verse 16, and he causes, all both small, and great, and rich, and poor, free, and born, to receive the mark, in their right hand, or in their forehead, and that no man, might be able, to buy, or sell, except, he, that had the mark, or the name, of the beast, or the number, of his name, so apparently, dear brothers, and sisters, those individuals, that have, have been, victorious, over the beast, have been, the one, who have, suffered, for the name, of Yeshua, the Messiah, during the

second, half, of the tribulation, period, in other words, there were those, who could not, buy, and sell, there were those, who would not, worship the beast, there were those, according to the end, of chapter 13, those, were the people, who suffered, have been persecuted, some of them, have been killed, some of them, have been tormented, and they have, suffered, for the name, of Yeshua, the Messiah, in the second, half of the tribulation, some of them, died, but the point, is that, what we see, John see, in that vision, he sees them, along, with, the Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, at the sea of glass, mingled with fire, and he saw them, that had gotten, the victory,

and notice, there are four times, the word, over, is mentioned, in verse 2, they got victory, over the beast, that's number 1, they got victory, over his image, that's number 2, they got victory, over his mark, that's number 3, and they got victory, over the number, of his name, in other words, they have, successfully, by the grace of God, did not, allow themselves, to be subjected, to the counterfeit Messiah, they did not, submit themselves, to the false, Messiah, and the false, prophet, and of course, the devil himself, Satan himself, who was already, cast down, to this earth, at that time, in the middle of the tribulation, now, that is a wonderful, fact, that teaches us,

of the preservation, of God, you see, they have been preserved, in other words, God, had promised, that those, that belong to him, will ultimately, be with him, even if they will, lose their life here, they are going, to be with him, even if they are suffering, going through trials, they are going, to ultimately, be with him, some, will end up, losing much, but ultimately, they are going, to be with him, with the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, in the sea of glass, now, that is very interesting, here as well, brothers and sisters, because, what we see here, those, believers, of the second half, of tribulation, before the sea, of glass, representing, in a similar way, what

our own nation, Israel, have experienced, when they, by the grace of God, have experienced, the victory, through the power of God, you remember, when we just read, in Exodus chapter 14, you remember that, Israel, have been delivered, out of the land of Egypt, and God, have delivered them, in the power of the blood, of the lamb, he passed by, every home, of Hebrew, family, who had the blood, on the doorpost, and the linter, and then, the next morning, if you remember, Israel, were called, to leave Egypt, and to head, on towards, the wilderness, and later on, towards the promised land, and in Exodus chapter 14, which we have read, earlier, in the reading, of the

scripture, we notice, how Israel, have been now, in a dilemma, they are coming, they left Egypt, they have arrived, finally, to the sea, what we call it, the red sea, in Hebrew, we call it, Yam Suf, the red sea, that's the accurate word, for the red sea, well, they arrived there, and what do they see, God now, have hardened, the heart of Pharaoh, and now, Pharaoh is getting, he says, wow, look, the Hebrews have left, we don't have, any more slaves here, so he began, to pursue them, and if you remember, we read actually, in chapter 14, from verse 13, that as the armies, of Pharaoh, pursuing the Hebrews, and the Israelis, is looking now,

there are the sea, the red sea, is before them, the mountain, on the left, the mountain, on the right, and they are looking, in the back, and what do they see, the Pharaoh's army, is in multitude, of just pursuing, after them, and they are ready, to take them, and the people of Israel, were fearful, they were afraid, what's going to happen, and it says, in the same chapter 14, they cried unto the Lord, and they said to Moses, because there is, no more graves in Egypt, that you have taken, us away, to die, in the wilderness, and then Moses, had to, tell them something, that the Lord, said to Moses, Moses, you tell the people

of Israel, to stand still, and see the salvation, of the Lord, and here Israel, is before, before the sea now, looking back, they see the military, of Pharaoh coming, and Moses said, unto the people, he says, fear not, don't be afraid, verse 13, of chapter 14, of Exodus, stand still, and see, the salvation, of the Lord, which he will show, unto you, today, so Israel, stood still, waited, on the Lord, and all of a sudden, dear brothers, sisters, this is something, that a lot of people, don't believe, but we believe, because we believe, the Bible, all of a sudden, what happened, that the sea, opened, and in a miraculous way, God have, opened the Red

Sea, before the people, of Israel, and as they, marched forward, it was opening, before them, and they were, marching forward, and it was opening, before them, and the Bible, teaches us, that the people, of Israel, was walking, on dry land, dry shod, all along, coming on the other side, of that opening, of the Red Sea, but then, it was not the end, because the military, the army of Pharaoh, is pursuing them, and we find out, that all Pharaoh's horses, and his horsemen, they were pursuing, after them, they were continuing, to go after, the people of Israel, but then, something else, has happened, as Israel, have crossed, to the other side, what happened, Moses of course,

was told by the Lord, to put his rod, and then, the sea, came right over, and all, the armies, of Pharaoh, were drowned, in the sea, and Israel, is now, on the other side, the Hebrews, are on the other side, and what do they see, they see the sea, S-E-A, and they view, what do they see, the military of Pharaoh, is in the sea, and totally consumed, as it says, in verse 29, of Exodus chapter 14, by the children, of Israel, walked upon dry land, in the midst of the sea, and the waters, were wall, unto them, and on the right hand, and in the left hand, thus the Lord, saved Israel, that day, out

of the hand, of the Egyptians, and Israel, saw, the Egyptians, dead, upon the seashore, and in a very similar way, dear brothers and sisters, there was a victory, that God, had provided, for his people Israel, there is a victory, that God, had provided, for the church, of Yeshua, the Messiah, there is a victory, that God, had provided, for the tribulation saints, and ultimately, the people of Israel, in the future day, that sea, represent to us, the victory of God, and the people, are there, by the seashore, enjoying the fact, that God, had provided, the victory, for them, and so I'm back now, in chapter 15, and look at this again, we read in verse 2,

and I saw, as it were, a sea of glass, mingled with fire, and them, notice, underline the word, them, and them, that had gotten, the victory, over the beast, and over his image, and over the mark, and over the number, of his name, they stand, on the sea of glass, having the harp, of God, here they are, those victorians, of the second half, of the tribulation period, there we see all of them, who have not, bowed their knees, to Satan, and to the beast, and did not worship him, we see them now, there, in the presence of God, on the sea of glass, having the harps, of God, and what do we do, now we

find out, in verses 3 and 4, that they were singing, they were singing, you know, singing, is wonderful, every believer, in Yeshua, the Messiah, had to have a desire, to sing, in his heart, now, there is a difference, between the song, of creation, which we read about it, in Job 38, and the song, of redemption, which we read about it, in scripture, of all those, that have been redeemed, by the blood of the lamb, there is two different songs, the song of creation, is a song, that angels have sung, we read in Job, chapter 38, when the sons, of God, have sung, they were singing, the creation song, because God, have created, the universe, but

only believers, only forgiven people, only sinners, saved by grace, can sing, the song, of redemption, what is redemption, redemption, to be redeemed, it means, that somebody, bought me, somebody, paid the price, for my sin, and sin, somebody, took the judgment, that I deserve, to receive, that is the song, of redemption, and only believers, in God, in Yeshua, the Messiah, whether it is, Old Testament, or New Testament, whether prior, to the coming, of the Messiah, or after the coming, of the Messiah, only redeemed, people, can sing, that song, of redemption, and the Bible, calls it here, in chapter 15, of Revelation, it's called, the twofold song, it says in verse 3, and they sang, first of

all, the song of Moses, the servant of God, and secondly, it is the song, of the Lamb, the two aspects, if you will, or the two songs, that we have, in the Bible, one of them, called the song, of Moses, the servant of God, the second one, called the song, of the Lamb of God, the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah, those two songs, and those two songs, you can find them, the first song, the song of Moses, can be found, in Exodus, chapter 15, from the beginning, to verse, I think, 21, and the second song, we can find, the song of the Lamb, we can find it, in Revelation, chapter 5, and verses 8, to 11,

and 12, those two songs, that are being sung, and I want you to notice that, brothers and sisters, Israel, could never sing, as long, that they were in Egypt, in fact, the only sighed, the only wept, they could not sing, when you are in bondage, to sin, and to fail, and to his taskmaster, they could not sing, they could not sing, beloved brothers, and sisters, why?

Because they were, in a sense, away from God, they were in bondage, in Egypt, because of, disobedience, they were in bondage, in Egypt, there, because, of the fact, that they have gone, left the promised land, and have entered, to be, then, in Egypt, in the beginning, it was glorious, because Joseph was there, as the second to Pharaoh, but once Joseph died, and the nation remained there, a new Pharaoh came, and he made them slaves, no wonder, today, in the world, in which we live in, the unbelieving world, they cannot sing, the songs, of redemption, oh yeah, they can sing, about all kind of music, and songs, and maybe beautiful melody, but it is a song,

that link with earth, it is a song, that cannot lift up, your heart, and lift it up, to a God, who love you, and care for you, and provide for you, it is a song, that ultimately, going to die, but there is a song, that Israel could sing, only after they've left Egypt, it is a song, that in the Bible, is called, the song of redemption, look at that for a moment, if you turn back, to Exodus, for a moment, again, Exodus chapter 14, earlier, look at Exodus, chapter 15, we read, look, after, the defeat, of the armies, of the Pharaoh, of the Egyptian, Israel, standing, on the other side, of the shore, of the

Red Sea, Yamsuf, the Red Sea, and then looking, and they see, the military of Pharaoh, defeated, they look at themselves, and they know, that they have been, on the other side now, and now, in Exodus chapter 15, and verse 1, they can sing, and we read in verse 1, then sang Moses, and the children of Israel, this song unto the Lord, and they spake, and they said, I will sing unto the Lord, for he has triumphant gloriously, the horse, and the rider, he has thrown into the sea, the Lord, the Lord is my strength, and song, and he has become, my salvation, he is my God, and I will prepare him, in habitation, he is

my father's God, and I will exalt him, the Lord is a man of war, the Lord is his name, Pharaoh's chariot, and his host, as he cast into the sea, his chosen captains, also, are drowned, in the Red Sea, the depths have covered them, they sank into the bottom, as a stone, thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power, thy right hand, O Lord, has dashed them, in pieces, the enemy, and in the greatness, of thy excellency, thou has overthrown them, that rose up, against thee, and we can go on, and sing, so notice in verse 11, they said, who is like thee, O Lord, among the gods, who is like thee, glorious,

in holiness, fearful, in praises, doing, wonders, you know, they were singing, because they were delivered, from the judgment, that they deserved, and God brought them out, all the way, through the wilderness, and took them, and took care of them, and brought them, crossing the reed sea, to the other side, and he showed them, right into the sea, he says, look, look at the enemies, who sought to destroy you, he delivered his people, it was a song, of redemption, that only, a redeemed nation, could sing, a redeemed person, can sing, and that's why, and that's why, if a person here, is not a believer, you cannot sing, that song, you cannot sing, that song, because one

need to be, experience the forgiveness, of God, for all our sins, that we have committed, in our life, that's what we learn here, from this song, so they sung, the song, of Moses, the servant, of God, there is another song, that some suggest, that Deuteronomy chapter 32, that may be, also, the song, where Moses, rehearsed, before Israel, all the faithfulness, of God, all the goodness, of God, and what he has done, for the people of Israel, so it may be, either one of them, or both of them together, one was in the beginning, of their journey, out of Egypt, the other one, was at the end, of the journey, out of Egypt, as they are

anticipating, to enter, into the promised land, so this is the song, of Moses, you can imagine, how they must, have felt Israel, years ago, when they have been, delivered out, of the land of Egypt, so they sung, that song, of Moses, the second one, that we read here, they also sung, the song of the lamb, you notice that, now if you turn back, to chapter five, of the revelation, and in chapter five, you will notice, the song, that they were singing, around the throne, around the lamb, that's the church, is singing there, and look at this, how beautiful, in chapter five, and then, the verse, there specifically, is verse eight, and on, it says, there

like this, and when he had taken, this is Yeshua, the lamb of God, when he had taken, the book, the four beasts, and the four and twenty elders, fell down, before the lamb, and they having, every one of them, harps, and golden vials, full of odors, which are the prayers, of the saints, and they sung, a new song, saying, thou art worthy, to take the book, and to open, the seals, thereof, for thou was slain, and has redeemed, us to God, notice the word, redeemed, you have redeemed, us to God, by your blood, out of every kindred, and tongues, and peoples, and nation, and made us, unto our God, kings and priests, and we shall

reign, over the earth, this is the song, of the lamb, that the people, were singing, the church is singing, there in heaven, singing, because of the fact, that the Messiah, redeemed us, with his precious blood, redeemed us, brothers and sisters, realized, that the basis, of our redemption, is the finished work, of Yeshua, the Messiah, whether it is for Israel, whether it is for the church, whether it is for the saints, of the tribulation period, whether it is for the 144,000, whether it is, every one of us, were redeemed, on the basis, of the shed blood, of Yeshua, the Messiah, and we can sing, that song, and the central portion, of that song, is the fact,

that you have saved us, I don't know, if you took a note, of it, in Exodus, chapter 15, where it says, in verse 2, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, is my strength, and my song, and he, has become, my, salvation, that's the thought, that we have, he, had become, my salvation, Isaiah, also, mentioned this, also, in chapter 12, about the future, restoration of Israel, that they will sing, behold, God, is my salvation, I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord, my God, is my song, my strength, and my song, he has become, my salvation, and that's the reason, why they sung, that song, and saw that song, twofold aspect,

of this song, the song of Moses, and the song, of the Lamb, and now, notice that, I'm reading now, verse 3, look at the words, of this song, that they sung here, in verse 3, and 4, the second half, of verse 3, look, great, and marvelous, are thy works, Lord God Almighty, just, and true, are thy ways, thou King, of ages, who shall not, fear thee, O Lord, and glorify, thy name, for thou, only, art holy, for all nations, shall come, and worship, before thee, for thy, just, judgment, or thy righteous, acts, are made, manifest, you notice that song, though they were redeemed, it is a song of redemption, but the theme, of the song,

is God, is the Messiah, you know, here, in these two, verses, verse 3b, and verse 4, you find, so many times, the word, thou, or thee, or you, God, notice, and repeat that, allow me that, to do that, great, and marvelous, are thy works, Lord God Almighty, just, and true, are thy ways, or thou, king of ages, or king of saints, verse 4, who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name, for thou, only art holy, for all nations, shall come, and worship before thee, before you, for thy judgments, are made manifest, everything, here, in that song, is centered, in the person, of God, in the person, of the Messiah, in the person,

of the Lamb, you know, when we, are going to go to heaven, we will be so, taken up, by the person, of the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah, by the person, of God the Father, that we are going, to be totally, occupied, with him, and what, he have done, his works, are marvelous, his deeds, are amazing, he is almighty, he is just, and he is true, and everything, he does, he is just, you know, the world tells us today, that God is not just, he is not fair, if God, would have been, dealing with us, according to justice, and fairness, we will be consumed, because of the holiness of God, but God, reached out in grace,

provided way, of redemption, and here, you can see, that the song, is that God's way, are just, in verse 4, he says, everyone is going to be, fearful, and acknowledge you, in verse 4, everyone will recognize, and glorify, his name, in verse 4, he said, you alone are holy, you know, brothers and sisters, all have gone astray, all have sinned, there is unholiness, in the nature, of the human race, but God is holy, is pure, his eyes, cannot look at iniquity, he cannot look upon sin, but we are the opposite, we are sinners, who need to be judged, by God, and yet, he provided for us, a way of escape, look at the end, of

verse 4, he says that, all the nations, shall come, and worship him, you know, the nations today, who reject him, who reject the Messiah, one day, in the coming day, at the end, of the tribulation, in the millennial age, they are all going to come, and worship him, the Bible tells us, that every knee will bow, and every tongue, will confess, that Yeshua, the Messiah, is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father, the prophet, Zechariah, the Hebrew prophet, says in chapter 14, that all the nations, will send representation, to the city of Jerusalem, to worship the King, they will have to come, the Apostle Paul, in Philippians chapter 2, says, that in the name

of Yeshua, every knee will bow, every tongue, will confess, that Yeshua, the Messiah, is Lord, to the glory, of God the Father, today, he is despised, he is rejected, but there is a day coming, when everyone, will worship him, everyone, and your righteous deeds, going to be made manifest, everyone will see, that God, is just, in what, he have done, in this universe, they will all, have to behold it, and acknowledge that, well, this is the thought, that we have here, in the prelude, before, the actual, seven bowls, are being poured, upon the face, of this earth, so this is up to, verse 4 right now, brothers and sisters, now look quickly, at the end

of the chapter, the second half, of chapter 15, we look at the, first of all, we see, again, John sees, the temple in heaven, notice that now again, in verse 5, after I looked, and behold, in verse 5, the temple, of the tabernacle, of the testimony, in heaven, was open, now remember that, when, Moses, went to the mount, in the book of Exodus, God gave him instruction, to build the tabernacle, and the instruction, that he had given to him, he was told, in chapter 25, of the book of Exodus, to build the tabernacle, according to the pattern, that God had given him, on the mount, and Moses built the tabernacle, and the tabernacle, was exactly,

in accordance, with the plans, that God had given to him, on the mount, he couldn't change it, you know why, he couldn't change it, beloved brothers and sisters, because the tabernacle, and the temple, are a picture, of the Messiah, every article, in the tabernacle, speaks of the Messiah, whether it is the ark, whether it is the law, whether it is the man, whether it is the rod, of Aaron, that budded, all the colors, and the material, everything, speaks, of Yeshua, of Yeshua, the Messiah, he couldn't change it, because God, have an order, God have set an order, and here, what does he see, he see the very same, in a vision, the temple, and the

tabernacle, of the testimony, in heaven, it was open, and he sees it, John in vision, and this is exactly, what Moses, and what Solomon, had to do, as they build the ark, and the tabernacle, and the temple, it's got to be, in according, with the pattern, that they have seen, that they received, the revelation, from the Lord, but then, what does he see there, now, after it says, it's open, in verse 5, in verse 6, he see those same, seven angels, that we read about, in the prior verses, and they have, the seven plagues, in their hands, you see that, and the seven angels, came out of the, temple, the tabernacle, out of the temple,

they have, the seven plagues, and notice that, they were closed, in pure white linen, and having their breasts, girded, with golden girded, now, they are going now, to act, in a sense, as the servants, of God, they were going out, of the temple, to do, what they were, bidden to do, by God, the temple was open, they are coming out, they are closed, in white, the breasts are girded, with golden girdle, and now, notice that, in verse 7, there, verse 7, they, receive now, from one of the beasts, or one of the, living creature, they received, those vials, or those bowls, and one of the, four beasts, you remember, there was four beasts, or four

living creatures, around the throne there, one of them, gave, unto the seven angels, the golden bowls, you know, in Israel, historically, there were always, there were always, bowls involved, in, if Aaron would go, to minister to the Lord, to go into the Holy of Holies, there would be, bowls of the blood, of the blood, of the animal, that had been killed, so he will take, and he will sprinkle it, over the ark, and before the ark, and around the ark, the bowls, the bowls, were to carry, vessels, in which you carry, that which you, would need to carry with you, they use water, with bowls, they use blood, in the bowls, and so on, and

here now, they, those seven angels, are going to minister, unto God, in judgment, upon the face, of this earth, so this, living creature, there, gave to those seven angels, the bowls, now again, what those bowls, are filled with, look at that, they were filled, with the wrath, of God, who liveth, forever, and ever, they had these, bowls in the hand, like a bowl, of soup, if you will, they are carrying that, and those bowls, were filled, with the wrath, of God, God is ready, to unleash, the final judgment, upon the face, of this world, and they would need, to pour, one bowl, at a time, as we look, at the final, seven judgments, in chapter

16, and it is the wrath, of God again, is mentioned, God, is just, and God, will have, to judge, sin, in his wrath, in his righteous, indignation, he will, pour out judgment, upon, the face, of this world, and I want you, to notice, brothers and sisters, that wrath, for God, is a strange, judge, he doesn't like, he doesn't enjoy, judging men, he doesn't want, men to be judged, it is a strange, service for God, to do, he rather, to bring men, to himself, he provided, the Messiah, for that, but men refused, and that's the final, and so here, in verse 8, at the end, of this chapter, we find out, that the temple, was filled,

with smoke, from the glory, of God, and from his power, and no man, was able, to enter, into the temple, until, listen, the seven plagues, of the seven, angels, were, fulfilled, that's it, now, those seven, angels, come out, of this, heavenly temple, that were, in a sense, similar to it, built by our people, Israel, and they are, coming out, those seven, angels, with those, seven plagues, the bowls, are ready, to unleash, on this world, the final judgment, of God, and no one, was able, to enter, anymore, into the temple, until, the final judgment, of God, is going, to happen, if you remember, dear brothers, and sisters, when Moses, finished to build, the tabernacle, and the

shekinah, or the shekinah, the glory of God, came, and rested, on the tabernacle, no one, could come, draw near, anymore, because the glory, of God, was there, in the presence, of the nation, of Israel, the priests, could no longer, serve, when Solomon, at the end, of chapter seven, finished, to build the temple, not the tabernacle, now, the same thing, happened, you read it, in chapter eight, of the book of Kings, that no one, was able, to serve, anymore, in the temple, because the glory, of God, the shekinah glory, was there, the temple of God, and then, now, in conclusion, here, you can see, dear brothers, and sisters, here, that the smoke, in verse eight, the

smoke, of the glory, of the glory, of God, and shows his power, no man, was able, to enter, into the temple, until the seven plagues, of the seven angels, were fulfilled, and immediately, we go into chapter 16, which one, step at a time, one ball, at a time, is being poured, unleashed, upon this world, because of the full wrath, of God, because of sin, unleashed, upon this world, that rejected the Messiah, well, with this, we are going to conclude, with chapter 15, but in conclusion, I want to mention this, you know, we can sing today, because we have been forgiven, we don't need to wait, for heaven, to go to sing there, but we can

already, sing today, the song, of the redeemed, the Apostle Paul, encouraged the believers, in Ephesians, in chapter 5, and in Colossians, chapter 3, singing with grace, in your heart, unto the Lord, we don't need to wait, we're going to sing in heaven, that's for sure, but we can sing today, we can sing, when you go through trials, when you go through difficulties, in your life, we can still sing, to the Lord, and thank him, for what he has done, for us brothers and sisters, Yeshua paid, the price for our sins, and we are forgiven, we have a hope today, that unbelievers don't have, we can sing to the Lord, don't get discouraged, to the point,

that you don't sing, to the Lord today, in the day of rejection, let's encourage each other, as we are singing, to him, let us make sure, that we are still, those redeemed people, that can sing, and praise the Lord, for what, he have done for us, can you say amen to that, amen,