Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Revelation 14:1-5

또 내가 보니, 어린 양이 시온 산에 서 있었습니다. 그 어린 양과 함께 십사만 사천 명이 서 있었는데, 그들의 이마에는 어린 양의 이름과 그의 아버지의 이름이 적혀 있었습니다. 그리고 나는 많은 물이 흐르는 소리와도 같고 큰 천둥소리와도 같은 음성이 하늘에서 울려오는 것을 들었습니다. 내가 들은 음성은 거문고를 타고 있는 사람들의 노랫가락과 같았습니다. 그들은 보좌와 네 생물과 그 장로들 앞에서 새 노래를 부르고 있었습니다. 땅에서 구원을 받은 십사만 사천 명 밖에는, 아무도 그 노래를 배울 수 없었습니다. 그들은 여자들과 더불어 몸을 더럽힌 일이 없는, 정절을 지킨 사람들입니다. 그들은 어린 양이 가는 곳이면, 어디든지 따라다니는 사람들입니다. 그들은 사람들 가운데서 하나님과 어린 양에게 드리는 첫 열매로서 구원을 받았습니다. 그들의 입에서는 거짓말을 찾을 수 없고, 그들에게는 흠잡을 데가 없었습니다.Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

1 comment:

Won-Min Lee said...

It's really not clear who the 144,000 people are. This could signify the firstfruit of all Christians incl. the Gentiles. Or these could be people that God appointed as servants. One thing for sure is that they are "signed, sealed and delivered" by the time Christ returns and reckoned as without guile and faultless through God's work in them to produce His holy character. Similarly, we as God's people and Christ's disciples on this earth should do our best to not defile ourselves with lust and sins but should rather focus on keeping ourselves pure and clean so that He can continuously work in our lives. We should keep in mind that we were purchased from among men too and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. Amen!