[§256] Rev 15:3-4: 144,000 Sing the Songs of Moses and the Lamb

Revelation 15:3-4: And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 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.

Exaltation-worthy saints in heaven on mount Zion at the start of the Third Woe will sing two songs with the harps of God mentioned in Revelation 15:2.1 This heavenly choir is the same group of 144,000 Servants that stand with Christ on mount Zion in Revelation 14:1,2 and that sing with harps in Revelation 14:2-3.3 They are members of the Church of the Firstborn,4 gathered at the Second Coming from one end of heaven and earth to the other.5 These elect persons sing the song of Moses the servant of God in praise for their deliverance.6 They separately sing the Song of the Lamb7 as a new and different song in a Second Coming context,8 but to the same effect.9 Only the redeemed saints on heavenly mount Zion10 can sing this new song at the Second Coming11 because they alone have cause to celebrate their final triumph and redemption as exaltation-worthy saints.12

The song of the Lamb at the start of the Third Woe is a new song,13 but it is also the antitype for the ancient song of Moses.14 The ancient song of Moses was a song of deliverance15 that the Israelites sang after the armies of Pharoah were drown in the Red Sea.16 The exalted saints (144,000 Servants) on mount Zion will sing the song of Moses at the start of the Third Woe when Christ delivers17 them from the Second Beast, which is Modern Babylon,18 just as the Israelites praised Jehovah for their deliverance from Egypt.19

The lyrics to the song of the Lamb begin with the words: Great and marvellous are thy works.20 John used the same words to describe the Grand Sign of the Son of Man in Revelation 15:1.21 This is to be expected since the Grand Sign and singing occur simultaneously at the start of the Third Woe.22

The lyrics to the song of the Lamb understandably focus on Jesus Christ. The Lord God Almighty23 refers to Christ.24 King of saints is commonly translated as King of nations25 and sometimes as King of the ages.26 These names reflect Christ's right to rule and reign both politically and ecclesiastically at the Second Coming and throughout the millennium.27 The lyrics also express that the ways of God are both just and true.28 Christ is just in his destruction of the wicked,29 as he is merciful in his redemption of the righteous.30 Christ is holy and true31 in all his judgments.32

People that remain on earth at the start of the Third Woe may have the ability to hear the saints in heaven when they sing the song of the Lamb.33 The lyrics to the song include this question: Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name?34 Terrestrial survivors of the great earthquake at the end of the Second Woe would logically be among those that give glory to God35 because in that earthquake God's judgments are made manifest.36 Celestial-worthy people still on earth who are not exaltation-worthy may also be among those that will fear God and glorify his name more earnestly. These more righteous survivors37 of the great earthquake will fear God38 and recognize that the Lord Jesus Christ is holy.39

Survivors of the Second Woe will also fear (reverence)40 God when Christ's righteous judgments41 are made manifest during the Third Woe.42 The more righteous people43 that survive the Third Woe shall come and worship.44 These words anticipate the millennium, when all people will eventually come to God's holy mountain45 (temple)46 and worship before47 Jesus Christ.48 The survivors of the Third Woe will be those people that have lived at least a terrestrial law before the Second Coming.49


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[§256] Rev 15:3-4: 144,000 Sing the Songs of Moses and the Lamb