Sovereign Grace Chapel, located at 135 Annabel Lane in Beaver, West Virginia, invites you to listen to a gospel message concerning Jesus Christ our Lord. Welcome to today's broadcast. Listen to my text for this message. My text is found in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 19. That's Revelation chapter 19, and I want to read the first six verses. Listen to what God's holy word says.

This is what John recorded, having been given this through Jesus Christ. And after these things, I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying, hallelujah, salvation and glory and honor and power. unto the Lord our God. For true and righteous are his judgments. For he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up forever and ever.

And the four and 20 elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God that sat on the throne saying, Amen, Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thundering, saying, Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. which Jesus Christ gave to John here is one of a yet future event. There is no real question onto that.

It is one of a call of collective praise being cried out to the Lord by all of God's blood-bought, gospel-called people. They rejoice in God's salvation. God's glory, God's honor, and God's power. One day this will take place in a way of which, as John says here, as he records here, the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, like thousands of large waterfalls, and as the voice of mighty thunderings. So these God called, God, God gospel called people will rejoice for God's glory, God's honor and God's power. But even more than that, it's more than that.

These people will rejoice and praise God for his true and righteous judgment against all anti-Christ seduction religion. And that's clearly pointed out by John here in verses two and three. They cry out, alleluia, salvation. That is in verse one, I'm sorry. Alleluia, salvation, and glory, and honor, and power unto the Lord our God. Four, you see it, four. Here's why we cry this, four.

True and righteous are his judgments, for he hath judged the great whore. which did corrupt the earth with her fornication and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand." So they cry out unto God and give him honor and glory for his power even in his true and righteous judgments against all anti-Christ seduction religion. this word here, think of it, alleluia. It's the same word, it means the same thing as the word we have hallelujah. And that word could be translated praise be to Yahweh. That's what that would mean, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Alleluia, praise be to Yahweh.

And this is their, this collective cry of these people is a threefold cry. Three times they cry out, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Do you see that? I'm just of the mind that they cry this out because he is the thrice holy God. And as the angels in heaven, those angels that were round about the throne of God cry out, holy, holy, holy. God's people cry out, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. They cry these and their crescendo is with this. This third hallelujah has this with it. You see it? Look at it in verse six.

And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, And as the voice of mighty thundering saying, alleluia for, here's why we cry this. Remember they cried it because of God's true and righteous judgments. But they also cry this alleluia for this reason. Saying alleluia for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Isn't that marvelous? Hear it again. The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

Now, having read this and looked at this, and even having said that this is a future event, even future for us today. Let us never think that, since this, even though this, and since this is yet future, let us never think that the persons described here are all future, okay? The persons described here are not all future. God certainly isn't all future. The Lord Jesus Christ certainly isn't all future. The great anti-Christ whore isn't all future. And these people crying out to God, hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, are not all future.

I have four things I want to give you in this message for the day. Here's my first thought from this passage. The Lord God, That is the God that these people one day will collectively, as they're gathered together, will cry out, hallelujah. Alleluia, alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. The Lord God, here's the first thing, the Lord God has always, does always, and will always be omnipotent. He will always and has always and shall always omnipotently reign.

We read even of that in the Old Testament. through an old heathen king named Nebuchadnezzar, whom God had brought down in his pride, whom God had brought down low to the ground because of his pride. And God, in mercy and in compassion toward him after he had brought him low, he brought Nebuchadnezzar back into his right mind. And look at what Nebuchadnezzar wrote.

It's recorded by Daniel. In Daniel chapter four and verse 34, I'll begin there. And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. Do you see it?

It don't just begin in the book of the Revelation in that future event. He says whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing. And he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay his hand or say unto him, what doest thou? Nebuchadnezzar is acknowledging the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. You see it? It's not something that would just happen in the future. This was who God was way back then. And Nebuchadnezzar is honoring him at the same time, verse 36. And at the same time, my reason returned unto me. And for the glory of my kingdom and my honor, brightness returned unto me. And my counselors and my Lord sought unto me. And I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

Now here's his summary of this. Here's this summary of Nebuchadnezzar. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the king of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment, and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. And he can do that in one of two ways. And he does do that in one of two ways. He'll either bring down an individual in his good time and bring that individual down in that individual's time and cause him to seek after and praise and honor the Lord God omnipotent that reigneth, or one day he will do as this, for true and righteous are his judgments.

For he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, hallelujah. And her smoke, that's the smoke of this great whore, this anti-Christ seduction religion, and her smoke rose up forever and ever. So remember, the first thought in here, the Lord God has always, does always and will always omnipotently reign. But he doesn't just reign in some general overall way. According to my brother Isaiah the prophet, the Lord God omnipotent reigns in salvation.

Listen to Isaiah 46, the last few verses, eight through 13. Remember this, and show yourselves men. Bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is none else. I am God, and there is none like me. Declaring the end from the beginning. And from ancient times, the things that are not yet done saying, my counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure. That's the Lord God omnipotent reigning.

Do you see it? Not just what he will do one day, but what he has always done. calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country, yea, I," do you see it? I have spoken it. I also will bring it to pass. I have purposed it. I will also do it.

And I have no doubt here this is a direct reference to Cyrus the king that would come along years later and deliver the people out of Babylonian bondage, the one who would sign the decree for them to go back to Jerusalem. But that was indicative of God's power to save his people at any age, under any dispensation, in any time, according to the fact of this, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. He goes on, hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted that are far from righteousness. I bring near my righteousness.

It shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry, and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel, my glory. And as God Almighty did that for that collective nation of Israel in time past, God has done that for his elect people in Christ of all ages. The Lord God omnipotent reigns, and he always has reigned. He is reigning, and he shall ever reign, and he does so specifically in the area of salvation.

But here's the second thought. The Lord God reigns distinctly, now listen to me, the Lord God reigns distinctly in the blessed person of his dear son, Christ Jesus. And this is exactly what the Apostle Paul was saying when he wrote to the church at Colossae, and he wrote these words, Colossians, Chapter one, he says this, Colossians chapter one, verse 13. Remember the second thought, the Lord God reigns distinctly in the blessed person of his dear son, Jesus Christ. Colossians one, verse 13. who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.

Now listen, this is speaking of Jesus Christ. who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature, for by him were all things created that are in heaven, that are in earth, visible or invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created by him and for him.

And listen, and he is before. That means not just in front of, but superior to. That's the word there. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. That is, they are held together. It is no wonder that one day the saints of God, having been joined together by God, will all cry out, hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. And remember, he does so. He reigns distinctly in the blessed person of his son. But again, I want to point out, he does this distinctly in the person of his son, distinctly concerning salvation. Listen to what the Lord himself said. The Lord Jesus Christ in John chapter 10 and verse 16.

Listen to his words. and other sheep I have. I already possess them. They're mine, they're called sheep and they're mine. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold, that is not of the sheep that were Jews, the Jewish sheep that he was speaking to in this chapter. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold, them also. I must bring.

Do you see that? The responsibility of their salvation lies at the feet and in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Them also I must bring and they shall hear. Do you see that? This is what the Lord Jesus Christ himself said. And they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold. not two sheepfolds, but one fold and one shepherd. So it's clear from the scripture, the Lord God has always. does always and will always omnipotently reign, and especially in salvation. And secondly, the Lord God reigns distinctly in the blessed person of his dear son, Jesus Christ, and he does so especially in salvation.

But here's the third point, still staying in line with our text, Revelation chapter 19, verses one through six. where the saints cry out collectively as a voice of mighty thunderings, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Here's a third one.

Antichrist, seduction religion, and what is that? It's all religion. all religion that does not have and declare and preach Jesus Christ to be preeminent over all things, especially salvation. Anti-Christ seduction religion is even now in the world. As I pointed out to you, this account of what will happen recorded in Revelation 19 verses one through six. It is yet to take place in the future, but yet I'm saying that the people and the God here are not a whole future. Anti-Christ seduction religion is even now in the world.

This is exactly what Paul told the church at Thessalonica. When writing to them, he wrote these words in 2 Thessalonians, And I know this is a passage familiar to many, but they don't really read what Paul wrote. They don't really seek after what Paul actually was saying. Look at what Paul wrote, 2 Thessalonians 2, and let me begin in verse three.

Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. So he's saying here, even in Paul's time, there was still yet to be this man of sin revealed. He wasn't revealed yet. Look, who opposeth and exalteth. Now notice, he's not revealed yet, but he's already opposing and exalted. Do you see it?

People say, well, this is all future. No, it's not all future. The revelation, the revealing, the unmasking of him will be future. But he is not future, look, who opposeth, present tense, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. And it's all manifest in this, if I could just take a moment to say it. It's all in will worship. men and women worshiping their own will rather than worshiping the Lord God omnipotent who reigns. Let's go on.

Remember you not that when I was with you I told you these things and now you know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. Notice he's indicated that this Not just individual, but this anti-Christ seduction religion already exists. Do you see it? That he might be revealed in his time. Now look, for the mystery of iniquity, talking about that same person and persons, that same great whore, for the mystery of iniquity doth already work. Do you see it? It's not all future. It's even present. It was present in Paul's day, and it's still present in our day.

And one day, God will expose it all before all the world. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work, only he who now letteth, that is, restraineth, will restrain until he be taken out of the way. So again, remember, Antichrist's seduction religion is even now in the world. And the apostle John made this clear. Listen to what the Apostle John, in several places, the Apostle John said this. First John chapter four, verse three.

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come into the flesh is not of God. Notice the present tense of this. And this is, is, not shall be, but is that spirit of Antichrist whereof ye have heard that it should come and even now already is in the world. Do you see what I just read?

Listen to what John wrote in 2 John, verse seven. Second John, verse seven, for many deceivers are entered, are, not will one day, are entered into the world who confess not that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

And then back to first John again, chapter two. And listen to what John wrote in verse 18. First John 2, 18, little children, it is the last time, and we've been in the last time for the past 2,000 years or so. Little children, it is the last time. And as you have heard that Antichrist shall come, that's what most people say, oh yeah, I believe that Antichrist shall come. But listen to what John said. Even now are there many Antichrists, whereby we know that it is the last time.

So remember, hallelujah, one day all of God's Satan will cry. Alleluia, they will cry. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, they will cry. While that event is future, these people, this judgment, this righteousness, these blood-bought people, this Antichrist's seduction religion is not all future, it is even now. Here's the fourth thing, God's blood-bought. Hear me now. That's who's crying out here, hallelujah. The great whore's not crying out, hallelujah. She's being judged. And the smoke of her torment goes up forever and ever. Why? Because her torment will be forever and ever.

God's blood bought. God's blood bought, they were bought by Jesus Christ on the accursed tree. That's where Jesus Christ bought his people. That's where he paid the sin debt, was on the accursed tree. He was made a curse for them, that they, that they, they was even made sin for them, that they might be made the righteousness of God in him. God's blood bought, gospel called people, are now being called out, not just one day, let's go back to 2 Thessalonians, that passage I read just a moment ago. That passage that so many of these so-called prophetic preachers are preaching about, or they love to preach about all these future events.

But listen to what Paul went on to say when he talked about this Antichrist, who is not yet revealed personally, okay, not yet revealed personally, but was already in the world then. Somebody says, explain that, I can't do it. It just is, it's just so. He goes on to say in 2 Thessalonians chapter two, I'll just continue reading in verse eight.

And then, shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming? Even him who's coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. Now remember, one day he will be revealed. And we can say even they will be revealed, individually, personally, and will be crushed by Jesus Christ. But the spirit of Antichrist is already here and has been here for some 2,000 years.

Going up, go on now. and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned to believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness." And you say, but Pastor, that this seems so horrible. It is horrible from one standpoint.

But remember, when this actually finally takes place, and that great final judgment takes place of all this anti-Christ seduction religion, God's people will cry out, hallelujah, for God's judgments are true and righteous. Do you see it? But look at what else it says.

Verse 13, but we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth, whereunto he called you by our gospel, and there is no other way. You're either one of these people that God Almighty set apart by His Spirit and calls them to believe the truth through the preaching of the gospel, or you're in this other group. You're in this other group who will be given strong delusion. Look, whereunto it called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. I'm saying the Lord God omnipotent reigneth right now and he has forever and will forever reign, reign.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word or our epistle, now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father, which hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and a good hope through grace. Comfort your hearts, establish you in every good word and work, you see. You see, God's servants, that is those that are spoken of in the book of the revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 19, verses one through six. God's servants, God-fearers. They fear God because they know God's in charge.

They know God has the right to judge men and women because of our sin. I said our sin. But he also has the right to show mercy and grace and compassion to whom he will. He has that right, why? Because the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. God's servants, God-fearers, small or great, it doesn't matter.

Small or great, we do not wait to one day cry hallelujah for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. No, we do not wait for that day. That day is even right now. Yes, one day it will culminate in this account we read of, that I read from in the book of the revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 19, verses one through six. But we are not waiting for God to reign one day. He reigns now. He has reigned and will reign forever. He is the Lord God omnipotent that reigneth. Think of it, we're not waiting to cry one day, hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

No sir, no sir, we say it now. That's right, if you're truly God's servant, If you're truly a God-fearer, small or great, if you've truly been called by the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you're one of those that God set his love on in Christ before the world began, and he regenerates you by his spirit, and called you by his gospel, you cry out now, you know it now, you know it inside, and it sometimes comes out of you, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. No, we don't wait to say it one day, but one day, think about it, One day, we'll all say it together. You see that? One day, we'll all say it together. And after these things, why?

Because it says, and after these things, I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying, hallelujah, salvation and glory and honor and power unto the Lord our God. for true and righteous are his judgments, for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

And again they said, Alleluia, and her smoke rose up forever and ever. And the four and 20 elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God that sat upon the throne saying, Amen, so be it. So be it, alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne saying, praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thundering, saying, alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, amen.