The Victory Song

Introduction

Soccer stadiums notorious for victory songs and chants

Victory in Jesus, the church’s victory song

We need to celebrate more in the church.

The Sea of Glass (2a)

And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire...

Stretches out before the throne of God.

And before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass…()

These believers are in the throne room of God receiving their reward.

Mingled with fire...

Persecution

Judgment

Victorious (2b)

And also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing...

Did not worship his image

Did not receive the mark

Did not receive the number of his name, 666

Revolutionaries

The Instruments of Praise (2c)

With harps of God in their hands...

Symbols of celebration of the Lord

“I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.” (, ESV)

A celebration is breaking out around the throne of God.

I love a good old fashioned worship service.

This will be an eternal worship service.

Point: there be be instruments in Heaven.

The Victory Songs (3-4)

“And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”” (, ESV)

Song of Moses…()

Victory over Egypt celebrated

God is glorified, He is worthy!

Song of the Lamb…()

Redemmer

Worthy

It is all about Jesus!

The two songs tie the OT and NT together

Passover

Easter

What did the believers sing...

“And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”” (, ESV)

Praised Almighty God’s works.

Praised the justice and truth of the King of all nations.

Praised the fear and glory of His name.

Praised that God alone is holy.

Praised the day of the Lord, when all nations will bow down and worship Him.

Praised that God had acted righteously in defeating the Devil and his cronies.

Conclusion

Christians must stand firm for Jesus against the temptations and trials of this life.

We must never accept the marks of this world or be identified among the unbelievers.

We must be diligent and bear only the marks of Jesus Christ.

“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” (, ESV)

“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.” (, ESV)

Only Jesus by Casting Crowns