Connect Revelation 15:2 with Exodus 15:1-2. How do both passages celebrate victory? Revelation 15:2 – Conquerors beside a Fiery Sea “I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and standing beside the sea, those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They held harps given them by God.” Exodus 15:1-2 – Redeemed beside the Red Sea “Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.’” Shared Portraits of Victory • Both scenes unfold on a shoreline—one earthly (Red Sea), one heavenly (“sea of glass”). • Each group has just watched the enemy overwhelmed by God’s power: – Pharaoh’s chariots drowned (Exodus 14:27-28). – The beast’s regime judged (Revelation 14:9-11; 15:1). • The response is identical: a spontaneous song of triumph. • Instruments appear in both settings—tambourines in Exodus (15:20) and harps in Revelation (15:2). • The victory is entirely the LORD’s doing; the redeemed simply stand and sing. The LORD: Warrior Then and Now • Exodus 15:3 “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is His name.” • Revelation 19:11-16 shows the same Warrior-King riding out to finish the battle. • Hebrews 13:8 ties the two events together: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” From Red Sea to Crystal Sea – Progression of Redemption 1. Physical deliverance of a nation (Exodus) 2. Final deliverance of all believers (Revelation) 3. The first points forward to the second: what God began with Israel He completes in Christ. Key Parallels • Enemy: Pharaoh’s tyranny ↔ the beast’s global tyranny • Medium: Water that swallows foes ↔ fire in the glassy sea that speaks judgment • People: Israel “who crossed over” ↔ saints “who conquered” (1 John 5:4) • Song: “Song of Moses” (Exodus 15) ↔ “Song of Moses and the Lamb” (Revelation 15:3) Why the Song Matters • Declares God’s character—strength, salvation, holiness (Exodus 15:11; Revelation 15:4) • Reinforces faith—what He has done becomes the basis of trust for what He will do (Psalm 77:11-15) • Unites the redeemed—Israelites together on the shore; all nations together before the throne (Revelation 15:4; 7:9) Living the Victory • Remember past deliverance: Christ’s cross is our Red Sea (Colossians 2:15). • Anticipate future triumph: the crystal sea awaits every overcomer (Revelation 21:7). • Worship now as they did then—singing truth, exalting the LORD’s deeds (Psalm 96:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:57). |
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