◄ Revelation 15:4 ►
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed."
Study Bible
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
This phrase emphasizes the universal recognition of God's sovereignty and holiness. The rhetorical question implies that all creation should naturally fear and glorify God. The fear of the Lord is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with wisdom and reverence (Proverbs 9:10). The glorification of God's name is a call to acknowledge His supreme authority and majesty, as seen in the Psalms (Psalm 86:9). This reflects the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan where every knee will bow and every tongue confess His lordship (Philippians 2:10-11).

For You alone are holy.
This statement underscores the unique holiness of God, setting Him apart from all creation. Holiness in the biblical sense refers to God's purity, moral perfection, and separateness from sin. The declaration that God alone is holy is a central tenet of biblical theology, seen in passages like Isaiah 6:3, where the seraphim proclaim God's holiness. This holiness demands reverence and worship, as only God is worthy of such honor.

All nations will come and worship before You,
This prophecy points to a future time when all peoples and nations will recognize and worship God. It echoes the vision of a united worship found in Isaiah 2:2-4 and Micah 4:1-3, where nations stream to the mountain of the Lord. This universal worship is also seen in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19), where the gospel is to be preached to all nations, leading to a global acknowledgment of God's sovereignty.

for Your righteous acts have been revealed.
The righteous acts of God refer to His just and faithful dealings throughout history, culminating in His redemptive work through Jesus Christ. These acts are a testament to His character and serve as a basis for worship. The revelation of God's righteousness is a theme throughout the Bible, seen in His deliverance of Israel (Exodus 15:11) and ultimately in the salvation offered through Christ (Romans 3:21-26). This revelation calls for a response of worship and submission to God's will.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Lord
The central figure in this verse, representing God as the object of reverence and worship.

2. All Nations
Refers to the collective peoples of the world who will ultimately recognize and worship God.

3. Righteous Acts
The deeds of God that demonstrate His holiness and justice, prompting worship from all nations.
Teaching Points
The Universality of God's Holiness
God's holiness is unique and unparalleled, prompting universal reverence and worship.

The Inevitability of Worship
All nations will eventually recognize God's righteous acts and respond in worship, highlighting the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom.

The Call to Fear and Glorify God
Believers are called to live in reverence of God, acknowledging His holiness in their daily lives.

The Revelation of God's Righteous Acts
God's deeds are a testament to His character, and believers should seek to understand and proclaim these acts.

The Global Scope of God's Plan
God's plan encompasses all nations, encouraging believers to participate in global missions and evangelism.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the recognition of God's holiness influence your daily worship and reverence for Him?

2. In what ways can you participate in the fulfillment of the prophecy that all nations will come to worship God?

3. How do the righteous acts of God, as revealed in Scripture, inspire you to live a life that glorifies Him?

4. What are some practical steps you can take to cultivate a deeper fear and reverence for God in your personal life?

5. How can the understanding of God's global plan for all nations shape your perspective on missions and evangelism?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Philippians 2:9-11
This passage speaks of every knee bowing and every tongue confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord, which parallels the universal worship described in Revelation 15:4.

Psalm 86:9
This verse prophesies that all nations will come and worship before God, echoing the theme of universal worship.

Isaiah 66:23
Describes a future time when all flesh will come to worship before God, reinforcing the idea of global recognition of God's sovereignty.
Sermons
Divine Severity and Human HeroismDavid Thomas, D. D.Revelation 15:1-4
Divine Severity and Human HeroismD. Thomas Revelation 15:1-4
God's Ways Just and TrueRevelation 15:1-4
God's Wonderful WorksJ. T. Hughes.Revelation 15:1-4
Israel in EgyptC. H. Spurgeon.Revelation 15:1-4
The Hymn of the VictorsW. M. Johnston, M. A.Revelation 15:1-4
The Rectitude of GodHomilistRevelation 15:1-4
The Song of God's HeroesE. L. Hull, B. A.Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of Moses and of the LambFred. Brooks.Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of Moses and the LambA. Maclaren, D. D.Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of Moses and the LambH. Mellvill, B. D.Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of the GlorifiedN. Jennings.Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of the RedeemedR. Green Revelation 15:1-4
The Song of TriumphJames Thew.Revelation 15:1-4
The Works of God, as King of Saints, Great and MarvellousJ. Lathrop, D. D.Revelation 15:1-4
The Wrath of GodS. Conway Revelation 15:1-8
The Prelude of the Plagues - the Beginning of the EndS. Conway Revelation 15:3, 4
People
John
Places
Patmos
Topics
Acts, Afraid, Alone, Bow, Bring, Clear, Fear, Glorify, Glory, Hast, Holy, Homage, Judgments, Kind, Manifest, Manifested, Nations, O, Revealed, Righteous, Righteousness, Righteousnesses, Worship, Wouldn't
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Revelation 15:4

     1065   God, holiness of
     1403   God, revelation
     7031   unity, God's goal
     7942   ministry
     8334   reverence, and God's nature
     8440   glorifying God

Revelation 15:2-4

     5332   harp
     8642   celebration

Revelation 15:3-4

     1075   God, justice of
     4010   creation, renewal
     7960   singing
     8624   worship, reasons

Library
Israel in Egypt
May God the Holy Spirit enable me to exhibit the parallel which exists between the condition of Israel when passing through the sea, and the position of the church of Christ at the present day. Next, we shall compare the triumph of the Lord at the Red Sea with the victory of the Lamb in the great and terrible day of the Lord. And lastly, I shall point out certain prominent features of the song of Moses, which will doubtless be as prominent in the song of the Lamb. I. First, it is our business to …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 3: 1857

Transcriber's Note:
List of corrections and amendments made: Ephesians: Page 36: added closing quote after "the event of our inheritance" (line 3) 102: "gentle words ot" to "to" 154: "it" added in "what it is to hear" 263: [Preached on Whitsunday] was a footnote. 286: (R.V.) to (R.V.). for consistency with other references. 286: "please to understand" to "do" 287: "we shoud be entitled" to "should" 391: added -- and changed Ephes. to Eph. for consistency with other headings 391: added colon after "Mark its …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians, Peter,John

All Fulness in Christ
The text is a great deep, we cannot explore it, but we will voyage over its surface joyously, the Holy Spirit giving us a favorable wind. Here are plenteous provisions far exceeding, those of Solomon, though at the sight of that royal profusion, Sheba's queen felt that there was no more spirit in her, and declared that the half had not been told to her. It may give some sort of order to our thoughts if they fall under four heads. What is here spoken of--"all fullness." Where is it placed--"in him," …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871

The Sixth vision "In Heaven"
H^6, Chap. xv. The Seven Vial Angels. This Sixth Vision is Heaven is very briefly described. It occupies this fifteenth chapter, which consists of only eight verses. The structure of the Vision is as follows:-- H^6, xv. 1-8. The Sixth Vision "in Heaven." The Seven Vial Angels. H^6 A xv. 1. The Seven Angels. B 2-4. Worship offered. A 5-7. The Seven Angels. B 8. Worship no longer possible. It is the Vision which introduces us to the most terrible of all the Visions which affect the earth; …
E.W. Bullinger—Commentary on Revelation

A vision of the King.
ONE of the most blessed occupations for the believer is the prayerful searching of God's holy Word to discover there new glories and fresh beauties of Him, who is altogether lovely. Shall we ever find out all which the written Word reveals of Himself and His worthiness? This wonderful theme can never be exhausted. The heart which is devoted to Him and longs through the presence and indwelling of the Holy Spirit to be closer to the Lord, to hear and know more of Himself, will always find something …
Arno Gaebelein—The Lord of Glory

The Angel's Message and Song
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the LORD came upon them, and the glory of the LORD shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the LORD . And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

The Living One
"I am He that liveth, and was dead" (i. 18). (...) (ho zon), THE LIVING ONE. Like the previous title, it is used as a special designation of the One whose unveiling is about to be shewn to John. Its use is peculiar to Daniel and Revelation. The two books thus linked together by it are linked as to their character and subject matter in a very special manner. It is used twice in Daniel:- Dan. iv. 34 (31 [19] ) and xii. 7; and six time in Revelation:- Rev. i. 18; iv. 9,10; v. 14; x. 6; and xv. 7. [20] …
E.W. Bullinger—Commentary on Revelation

Stedfastness in the Old Paths.
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls."--Jer. vi. 16. Reverence for the old paths is a chief Christian duty. We look to the future indeed with hope; yet this need not stand in the way of our dwelling on the past days of the Church with affection and deference. This is the feeling of our own Church, as continually expressed in the Prayer Book;--not to slight what has gone before, …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII

Notes on the First Century:
Page 1. Line 1. An empty book is like an infant's soul.' Here Traherne may possibly have had in his mind a passage in Bishop Earle's "Microcosmography." In delineating the character of a child, Earle says: "His soul is yet a white paper unscribbled with observations of the world, wherewith at length it becomes a blurred note-book," Page 14. Line 25. The entrance of his words. This sentence is from Psalm cxix. 130. Page 15. Last line of Med. 21. "Insatiableness." This word in Traherne's time was often …
Thomas Traherne—Centuries of Meditations

"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God," &C.
Matth. vi. 33.--"But seek ye first the kingdom of God," &c. II. The Christian's chief employment should be to seek the kingdom of God, and the righteousness thereof. "Seek first," &c. Upon this he should first and chiefly spend his thoughts, and affections, and pains. We comprehend it in three things. First, He should seek to be clothed upon with Christ's righteousness, and this ought to take up all his spirit. This is the first care and the chief concern. Did not this righteousness weigh much …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Covenanting a Duty.
The exercise of Covenanting with God is enjoined by Him as the Supreme Moral Governor of all. That his Covenant should be acceded to, by men in every age and condition, is ordained as a law, sanctioned by his high authority,--recorded in his law of perpetual moral obligation on men, as a statute decreed by him, and in virtue of his underived sovereignty, promulgated by his command. "He hath commanded his covenant for ever."[171] The exercise is inculcated according to the will of God, as King and …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Testimony of Jesus Christ
Now, this may mean the testimony concerning Him (the Gen. of the object or relation); or, the testimony which comes from Him (the Gen. of the subject or origin), i.e., which he bore. If we take it as the former, it then agrees with the whole prophetic word, which is concerning Him as "the coming One." If we take it in the latter meaning, then it refers to the nature of the testimony which the Lord Jesus bore when on earth; and does not go outside it. That testimony related to the kingdom and not …
E.W. Bullinger—Commentary on Revelation

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