Hallelujah Revelation 19:1 – 6 Intro:
19 And after these things I heard a great voice of A. Hallelujah - Literally means…Praise the much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Lord (literally - Praise Jehovah) Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, 1. 4 times you see Hallelujah & Amen in unto the Lord our God: this short passage 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he • It has been known as “The Hallelujah hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt Chorus of Revelation” 2. Did you know Hallelujah (Allelujah) & the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged Amen are UNIVERSAL Words the blood of his servants at her hand. They are PRAISE Words - On Loan 3 • And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke to man-kind rose up for ever and ever. • John Phillips tells a story: 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four Two men once met aboard an ocean liner; the beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on one was white, the other black. They had never the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. met before; both were Christians; both felt out of 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, place among the frivolous and pleasure-seeking Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye crowds on deck. Each carried a Bible in his hand. They met, shook hands, and tried to exchange a that fear him, both small and great. few words of Christian greeting. But the barrier of 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great language stood between. Then one of them had multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and an idea. “Hallelujah!” he said, to which the as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, other replied. “Amen!” They had found a Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent common tongue of praise. reigneth.
Phillips, J. (2009). Exploring Revelation: An Expository Commentary (Re 19:1–6). Kregel; WORDsearch Corp. • And the very first focus will be that HE B. Saying Hallelujah and giving Audible HAS SAVED US! Praise to God is what we will do II. Hallelujah God has Judged Sin! (vs. continuously in heaven 2-3) 1. Hallelujah & Amen is in Heaven! 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he • Here it was said in anticipation of hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt Christ Return the earth with her fornication, and ihath avenged 2. Let’s look at the reason for the 4 the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And again Hallelujah’s in Heaven they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for C. Notice the End Times are being faced in ever and ever. our passage 1. We Learn how Christians should face Every Kingdom has a King the end times by what they yell Jesus is our King Hallelujah to in Glory! We are subject to Him
I KNOW THE KING PERSONALLY!! I. Hallelujah - God has Provided Salvation A. Chapter 18 is about Babylon’s Fall (vs. 1) “Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and Man Lamenting and honour, and power, unto the Lord 1. God was not Lamenting - He was our God:” rejoicing A. Salvation is the 1st Reason Hallelujah is said in the New Testament • God hates sin (In the world & in 1. Although it appears 24 times in the Old my personal life!)
Testament, this is the very 1st time in
the New.
2. Praise the Lord That Man Centered
Glory will one day be overcome by God
Centered Worship!
B. God knows what Sin has done
1. In Babylon, Sin has caused
religious deception &
confusion III. HALLELUJAH – God is Reigning (vs. • It had caused Death of multitudes 5-6) 5 And a voice came out of the throne, • Sin is a destroyer!! saying, Praise our God, all ye his
servants, and ye that fear him, qboth 2. Sin is doing the same thing in our small and great. 6 And I heard as it were society and culture the voice of a great multitude, and as the • When I see the death on our voice of many waters, and as the voice roads due to alcohol of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: • Homes torn apart due to for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
immorality A. All of Heaven united because “HE IS GOD” • The addictive/ensaving nature 1. It is accented by His of sin Omnipotence! 3. I understand why They Shouted HALLELUJAH IN GLORY!! • Simply meaning - THERE IS NOTHING HE DOENS’T • We know what Sin has done HAVE POWER TO DO! • We know what Sin is doing
• We know what Sin is going to do
B. “The Lamb”has come 1. Jesus loves being called “The Lamb”
• It speaks of his love for the church
IV. HALLELUJAH - It is FINISHED (vs. 7- • It speaks of the price he paid for the 10) church 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Conclusion: him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and A. Revelation 19 Gives us a Hallelujah his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her Chorus! was granted that she should be arrayed in fine 1. Hallelujah - I am Saved! linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the 2. Hallelujah - God has taken care of righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, sin! Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the 3. Hallelujah - God is in Charge! marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto 4. Hallelujah - It is Finished!!! me, These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. A. “Is Come” is a great phrase 1. Could be translated “Is Completed” • The Bride is now the Wife! • The supper is now begun (Celebration shall begin)