“HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is the LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, who was and who is and who is to come.”
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THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY is “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”. God is not holy just in some particular moments. He is holy all the time. God does not need to hide any flaws or imperfections. He is perfectly holy. Today’s Scripture states that four living creatures “are full of eyes around and within”, they would know if there were any lapses or flaws in God’s holiness, but “day and night they do not cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”
THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY is “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”. In today’s Scripture, we also hear “flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder”. We are reminded of Mount Sinai where “… there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with thunder.” Exodus 19:16-19.
THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY is “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”. In today’s Scripture, we also see “seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God”. We are reminded of Deuteronomy 4:24: “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”. But, we are also reminded of the time when God appeared “… in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he (Moses) looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. So Moses said, “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said also, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Exodus 3:2-5.
THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY is “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”. In today’s Scripture, we also see a “sea of glass, like crystal”. God surrounds Himself with holiness, perfection, and glory symbolized by the “sea of glass, like crystal”. “O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.” Psalm 89:8 “As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. …” Ezekiel 1:28
THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY is “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”. Putting it together, today’s Scripture reminds us of Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel Chapter 1. Let us not take God lightly or in vain, but rather let us properly fear (respect with awe) God. When Ezekiel had his vision, Ezekiel fell on his face. When Isaiah had his vision of God, “Then I (Isaiah) said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah 6:5
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