Praise Jah for His Judgments! - 'Hallelujah-Jehovah Is King!'

 There are further reasons for rejoicing, as John goes on to tell us:  "And I heard what was as a voice of a great crowd and as a sound of many waters and as a sound of heavy thunders. They said:  "Hallelujah, because Jehovah our God, the Almighty, has begun  to rule as king."'  (Revelation 19:6)  This last Hallelujah is the one that makes the proclamation foursquare,  or symmetrical.  It is a mighty celestial sound, more magnificent than any human choir, more majestic   than any earthly waterfall, and more fear-inspiriing than terrestial  thunderstorn.  The myriads of heavenly voices celebrate the fact that "Jehovah our God, the Almighty, has begun to rule as king." 

How is it, thouhg, that Jehovah begins to rule?  Millenniums have passed since the psalmist declared: "God is my King from long ago."(Psalm 74:12)     Jehovah's kingship was ancient even then, so how can the universal chorus sing that "Jehovah . . . has begun to rule as king"?  In that when Babylon the Great is destroyed, Jehovah will no longer  have that presumptuous rival to distract from obedience to him as the Universal Sovereign.  No longer  wil false religion incited earth's rulers to oppose him.  When ancient Babylon fell from the world dominance, Zion heard the victorious proclamation:  "Your God has become king!" (Isaiah 52:7)  After the Kingdom's birth in 1914, the 24 elders proclaimed:   "We thank you, Jehovah God . . . because you have taken your power and begun ruling as king."  (Revelation 11:17)  Now, after the devastation of Babylon the Great, the cry is again uttered: "Jehovah . . .  has begun to rule as king."  No man-made god remains to contest the sovereignty of the true God, Jehovah!

Next time: Praise Jah for His Judgments! - The Lamb's Marriage Is at Hand!

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