Hallelujah
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Series: Borrowed Language
DescriptionBorrowed Language #3a “Hallelujah!” Revelation 19Intro: “Hallelujah!” Say it out Loud with Me! • Imperative • Plural • “Praise, Boast, (rejoice)” “Yah…. Yahweh” • On side of room challenge the other side to join you in Praising the LORD ILL – Children’s song… as contest… Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah! Praise Ye the Lord! t/s – Regular in OT, especially Psalms. 15 Psalms begin and/or end with Hallelujah! Used only Four Times in NT All four in One Paragraph Revelation 19: 1-6 Note: Borrowed language ---Untranslated Use Reveals Familiarity Vs. 2 – “Judgment” = Righteous and All Powerful Vs. 5 – “Give Praise to our God” ---Imperative and Plural Vs. 6 – Loud! --- Sound of Waves Crashing or Waterfall The Fourfold Hallelujah! Why Here? (Of all places in NT) “The Fall of the power that Opposes God’s purposes and oppresses God’s people.” (Hershcell Hobbs) (Alliteration) A Cry of Delight! Exp – Natural, Release of Joy (“Rejoice”)! The Climax of the Story….Grand Cosmic Drama “Reigns” (Vs. 6) = Ingressive Aorist The beginning, dramatic, definite, decisive Start His Kingdom CAME! ILL – Crowd Noise at Thunder Basketball --- A Cry of Delight when Team Wins! App – Hallelujah always punctuated with (!) A Cry of Deliverance Exp – Remember Hobbs’ description of chapter 18 (above) Old Testament Use == Hallel Psalms…Psalms 113-118 Sung before, during and after Passover meal. Praising God for Deliverance from Oppressor. Gospels, “And they sang a hymn and went out…” Lord’s Supper Marriage Supper of the Lamb (vs. 7ff) App – Hallelujah! Is a Cry of Deliverance… Praise God Almighty “Salvation, Glory and power belong to Him” (vs. 1) Conclusion: Hallelujah! Is a Cry of Victory! |