The *Lamb on
the hill called Zion - Revelation 14:1-5
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Verse 1 Then John saw the *Lamb standing on the hill
called Zion. The 144 000 *Jews were with the *Lamb. These all believed in Jesus
their *Messiah. They were from all the 12 *tribes of the *Jews.
These *Jews had the mark of God on them (Revelation
7:4). That mark was the name of the *Lamb and of the Father. Since they had
received the mark, the *Lord had protected them. Not one of them had been lost.
The hill called Zion was the hill where the city
called Jerusalem stood. But here the hill called Zion is not the one on the
earth. It is the place of the city of God in heaven.
Verses 2-3 John heard a wonderful sound, which came
out of heaven. It was loud, like the sound of a great river or of *thunder. But
it was sweet music, like the sound of *harps. He heard a new song. The singers
were there in front of the *throne. They were in front of the four *creatures
and the *elders.
John does not say who the singers were. But it seems
that they were the 144 000. God had rescued them from the earth. They sing a
new song that only they can learn.
Verse 4 The *Lord had selected these men for a task
(Revelation 7:3). They would serve God on earth during the final years before
Christ returns. In order to concentrate on that service they did not have sex.
They did what the *Lamb said. They obeyed him and they
were loyal to him. They were his agents on the earth. They believed in Christ
and they belonged to God and the *Lamb.
They gave themselves to God. From their work, many
more came to know the *Lord. The 144 000 were like the first ones of that
number.
Verse 5 During all the troubles of those times, they
always spoke the truth. They lived good lives. Nobody could blame them for
anything that was wrong.
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