What does the Bible teach about election?
Romans 9:16
To begin with, let's look at the Biblical evidence.
The Bible says prior to salvation, all people are dead in sin--spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1-3).In this state of death, the sinner is utterly unable to respond to any spiritual stimulus and therefore unable to love God, obey Him, or please Him in any way.
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John hears a “loud voice” of a great multitude offering praise in heaven. Revelation 7:9-10 —
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
The imminent second coming of Christ may be among the reasons for this eruption of praise. “His judgments are true and just” (19:2): This is another reason for the outbreak of praise in heaven. God’s people yearn for God’s holy and true judgments against sin and rebellion.
Recall that in Revelation 6:10 the souls of the martyrs that were under God’s altar cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Now that God has brought about this just judgment, praise erupts in heaven.
Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah!” (19:3): The multitude exclaims again, for Babylon has justly been destroyed. The rising smoke represents the effects of the fire that will destroy Babylon (Revelation 17:16; 18:8-9,18). This smoke “goes up forever and ever,” symbolizing that Babylon’s destruction will be permanent. One of the more sobering aspects of Scripture is that the enemies of God will be punished forever and ever.
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (19:6):
From the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God” (19:5): It is apparently a voice of an angel that calls out, inviting all who serve God—regardless of their rank, position, or heavenly status (“small or great”)—to participate in praising God (compare with Psalms 113:1; 115:13).
Revelation 19:6-8 The voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder (19:6): The proclamation sounds like Niagara Falls and a Texas thunderstorm. “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (19:6): The term “Almighty” is a common title for God in the book of Revelation (1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7,14; 21:22).
The acclamation that God reigns should not be taken to mean that He has just started to reign. The verse simply means that God is now about to actively and sovereignly overthrow the thrones of earthly kings, the antichrist, and Satan. God’s sovereign kingship is about to kick into high gear. God’s will is now going to be done on earth as it has been in heaven!
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