Fourfold Hallelujah

FOURFOLD HALELLUJAH (REVELATION 19)

Queen Elizabeth and her bodyguard once met an American hiker who did not recognize her in the hills near her Scottish castle at Balmoral. The hiker asked the queen, “where do you live?” to which she said, “London, but I have a holiday home just over the hill and I have been visiting the area for more than 80 years since I was a little girl.”

The hiker then asked, “Have you ever met the queen?” to which the queen replied: “I haven't, but my bodyguard here meets her regularly.'”

The hiker than asked the man what the monarch was like in person. The bodyguard answered, “Oh, she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humor."

Delighted, the hiker then put his arm around the bodyguard's shoulder and asked if he could have a picture of the two of them together. The man then gave his camera to the queen and said, “Can you take a picture of us?'" The queen obliged, and then Griffin took the camera and took a picture of her with the pair of hikers.

Later, the queen told the bodyguard: "I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to friends in America and hopefully someone tells him who I am."

https://us.yahoo.com/news/queen-elizabeth-said-asked-ever-193842166.html

(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Mike Collett-White)

Do recognize the Lord’s attributes, authority and activity everywhere?

I love Chapter 17-20 with the punishment of the great prostitute (Rev 17:1), the fall of Babylon the Great (Rev 18:2) and now the capture of the beast and the false prophet

(Rev 19:20). The great whore (v 2), the nations (v 15), kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men (v 18), the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies (v 19), the beast and the false prophet (v 20) and the remnant (v 21, KJV) are contrasted with the Lord our God (v 1), the Lord God omnipotent (v 6), the Lamb (v 9), Faithful and True (v 11), the Word of God (v 13), Almighty God (v 15), King of Kings and Lord of Lords (v 16), and the great God (v 17). Chapter 19 is the only chapter with the convergence of people/multitude (vv 1, ), 24 elders and the four beasts (v 4), the voice (v 5) and angel (v 17).

The great whore (v 2) The Lord our God (v 1)

The nations (v 15) The Lord God omnipotent (v 6)

Kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men (v 18) The Lamb (v 9)

The beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies (v 19) Faithful and True (v 11)

The false prophet (v 20) The Word of God (v 13)

The remnant (v 21, KJV) Almighty God (v 15)

King of Kings and Lord of Lords (v 16)

The great God (v 17)

What would it be like to meet our King? How would you greet the King of Kings? How would our lives be different then and even now?

PRAISE THE LORD OUR GOD

1 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2 for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.” 3 And again they shouted: “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.” 4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: “Amen, Hallelujah!” 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!” 6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.) 9 Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” 10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”