Revelation Chapter 15
VERSE 2 and 3 continued “And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!”
Having the Harps of God
Since the harp of God usually represents the Word of God in its present use here on earth, someone might ask,
“How can the harps be played on the other side of the veil? Why would they even be needed there?”
The answer is fully explained under Rev 14:2, 3. (See, The Study of Revelation, Part 212 for a review).
The point to be observed, which bears repetition, is that this is a song of deliverance in the fullest sense of the word. It is true that many Christians sing on this side of the veil. They have a melody in their hearts for the Lord; they rejoice and glory in Him. However, the song in Verse 3 is a victory song, and not merely a song of the harmony of God’s Word. The faithful saints are thrilled to realize that the former promises of assurance and help in God’s Word have now been fulfilled to the utmost in their lives; the promises have indeed proved true and just in their former statements. The very same plagues that are to be visited upon the evildoers in proportion to their guilt are angels of mercy to the obedient.
Cannot, then, one sense the feeling of what the destruction of the pursuing host meant to the Israelite's?
It was designed to represent a full and final separation from the land of bondage, a complete freedom from anxiety ever again arising from that quarter. So likewise in the antitype, the more than over-comers of this age, those found faithful, who will possess immortality, will experience a similar freedom from all fear, a peace and tranquility beyond words to express, and a complete and everlasting release from sin, death, and demoniac power. The waters of the sea beneath will have wrought turmoil and destruction upon the enemy, but to the saints above, they bring victory, peace of spirit, and tranquility of soul compared to a “sea of glass.”
King of Saints
The Sinaitic manuscript renders the phrase “King of saints” as “King of the ages,” which appears to be the proper thought. The emphasis indicates that as God brings to a successful conclusion His purposes with respect to the Gospel Age, so likewise He will bring to a triumphant climax at the end of the Millennial Age His purposes in regard to mankind. This is the song and this is the confidence of the saints in Verse 3.
We move on to Verse 4 in our next post.
