"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."
(Revelation 15:3-4)
The saints praise God for the greatness and awesomeness of his power, but also for his justice in these powerful, miraculous acts. God’s acts of judgment are never arbitrary or spiteful, but just payment for evil deeds.
When God manifests his greatness in his deeds, people from all nations see who he is. They may nevertheless continue unrepentant, as the Egyptians did during the plagues of the exodus. But there may also be a favorable response. Nations formerly in the darkness of paganism see the light of God’s revelation (Isa. 60:1-3). The coming of "ALL NATIONS", fulfilled in (Rev. 21:24-26), answers the promise to Abraham (Gen. 12:3) "I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
(Vern Poythrees)
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