The Lord God Omnipotent Reigns!

‘And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!’ – Revelation 19v6

Revelation chapters 16-18 are discouraging words. They are not pretty and they are not seemingly edifying. They are full of blood and gore and death and destruction and rebellion and violence. They are hard to read.

The problem is that in those verses we read of the total destruction of the world system and man’s response to that destruction. From an earthly perspective it certainly is a time of doom and gloom.

But when we get to chapter nineteen the scene changes. If we were watching a sporting event on the telly the camera would pan from the dejected losing side to the winning side. Instead of showing despondent fans with the heads held low or glaring in anger we would see the cheering fans on the victorious side jumping up and down and shouting in jubilation. Scenes of defeat are replaced by total victory. An extra time goal changes the whole scene. Victory is snatched from the jaws of defeat.

In chapters sixteen through eighteen we see the end time events from a human earthly perspective. In chapter nineteen we see them from a heavenly perspective. Instead of the crushing judgements on the earth and its people we see the Lord God Omnipotent reigning in all of His power and glory.

We have a lot to look forward to. The match may seem hopeless and we may look like our defeat is sure, but the victory is already assured – the Lord God Omnipotent reigns and one day we will reign with Him!