Chapter Thirty-One-Jehovah's Works - Great and Wonderful

Continue with The Song of Moses and of the Lamb

These loyal overcomers have harps of God.  In this, they are like the temple Levites of old, who worshiped Jehovah with son to the accompaniment of harps.  Some also prophesied to a harp accompaniment.  (1 Chronicles  15:16; 25:1-3) The beautiful strains of the harp embellished Israel's songs of joy and prayers of praise and thanksgiving to Jehovah.  (1 Chronicles 13:8; Psalm 33:2; 43:4; 57;7, 8) In times of depression or captivity, the harp was no heard.  (Psalm 137:2)  The presence of harps of God in this vision should whet our anticipation for an exultant, triumphant song of praise and thanksgiving to our God." 

That is what John reports:  "And they are singing the song of Moses the slave of God and the song of the Lamb, saying:  'Great and wonderful are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty.  Righteous and true are your ways, King of eternity.  Who will not really fear  you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, because you alone  are loyal?  All nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous  decrees have been made manifest.' " -Revelation 15:3, 4. 

These victors sing "the song of Moses," that is, a song similar to one that Moses sang in like circumstances. After the Israelites had witnessed the ten plagues in Egypt and the destruction of the Egyptian armies in the Red Sea, Moses led them in such a song of triumphant praise to Jehovah, proclaiming "Jehovah will rule as King to time indefinite, even forever."  (Exodus 15:1-19) How fitting that the singers in John's vision, coming off victorious from the wild beast and being involved  in proclaiming the seven last plagues should also Sing "to the King of eternity"! -1 Timothy 1:17. 

In another song, composed as Israel prepared for the conquest of Canaan, the aged Moses told that nation:  "I shall declare the name of Jehovah.  Do you attribute greatness to our God!" The last verse of this song also gave encouragement to non-Israelites, and Moses' inspired  words reach right down to the great crowd of today:   "Be glad, you nations, with his people."  And why  should they be glad?  Because now Jehovah "will avenge the blood of his servants, and he will pay back vengeance to his adversaries."  This execution of righteous judgment will bring jubilation to all who hope in Jehovah.  -Deuteronomy 32:3, 43; Romans 15:10-13; Revelation 7:9.  

Next time: Chapter Thirty -One -Jehovah's Works -Great and Wonderful -Conclusion of The Song of Moses and of the Lamb 

From the book of Revelation