Salvation is of the Lord

 

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,

Thanksgiving and honour and power and might,

Be to our God forever and ever.

Amen.” – Revelation 7.9-12

 

Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb

 

It couldn’t be much clearer than that! Since the Fall man has been trying to placate and to find their way to some form of deity. All kinds of false gods have cropped up and people have tried everything to gain access to their own ideas of god.

 

But they all find themselves falling short.

This is one of the major themes of Revelation. In all the mess being revealed and all the sin and all the judgement there is still a hope of salvation, but it is an exclusive salvation – it is only through Jesus Christ. There is no other hope.

 

And guess what? There is only one way for the world to see it. We have to share it. We must tell others about the only hope of salvation. God allows that hope until the end, but we have the chance to do it now. Let’s be about the task.