1. The Harpists playing before the throne. 14:1-5
V.1 a) Sealed Standing with the Lamb -
I. The 144.00 thousands servants now stand on the spiritual mount Zion - The heavenly Jerusalem, Heb.12:22-24
or on the real mount Zion in Israel with Christ. Psalms 2:6
II. Not even one of the 144.000 thousands is missing: The Great Shepherd redeemed them, sealed them and kept them. John 6:39
III. The physical mount Zion was a place where God had His dwelling place in Israel, it was where David raised a tabernacle
for God’ s presence and where man came to worship God - The tabernacle of David. IV. The 144.00 thousands servants have the Father’ s name on their foreheads, which is the seal they got in chapter 7
V. In chapter 7 the 144.00 thousand servants where on the earth, now they are in heaven before the throne of God v.3,
perhaps some or all of them were killed by the Antichrist. 12:17; 13:15
V.2 b) Sound of harpists -
I. God speaks to the 144.00 thousands servants, but the words is not mentioned.
II. The 144.00 thousand servants begin playing on their harps to God.
III. They are ministering as priests before God. 1.Chron.25:1
V.3 c) Song of the redeemed -
I. They are singing a Song of Symphony instead of a Song of Sympathy.
II. Only the 144.00 thousands servants can learn the new song, not even the 24 elders or the 4 living creatures can sing it,
it perhaps means that they alone can appreciate the song.
III. References to new songs. Psalms 33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9;149:1; Isaiah 42:10
V.4 d) Selected to God -
I. They didn’ t Commit Fornication - They Remained Sexual clean.
To be married is not defilement, but fornication and adultery is. 2.Cor.11:2; Isaiah 37:22; Jer.18:13; 31:4, 21; Lam.2:13; Amos 5:2
II. They Closely Follow the Lamb - Matt.4:19; John 21:19; 1.Thess.1:6
III. They are Counted as Firstfruits to God - They are Redeemed and Selected.
A. These are the firstfruits of Israel during the great tribulation, the firstfruits of the harvest belongs to God.
B. The firstfruits are the very finest of the harvest.
C. In verses 1-5 the Messianic Jews is harvested.
In verses 6-20 the unbelievers is harvested.
V.5 e) Sanctified to God -
Not only were they Sexual pure but also pure in Speech. Psalms 32:2; Zeph.3:13; 1.Pet.2:22
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