The New Song.

[March 3, 2019]
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In the vulnerable texture of the law, and the encompassing domain of Jewish history: we find that the elements of worship exclusively were hinged around the attributes of Jehovah - His power, wisdom and the glory that is preponderant upon the awesome work of His deliverence.

In Psalm 96:1 and as well as in Psalm 98:1, we have an exhortation proclaimed by the Psalmist to sing a *new song*. In other words, the tuning of worship was directed towards a new song - that carried a vestibule of different themes from what was already revealed in creation and the law as regards to divine glory.

This new song itself was unknown to the old dispensation - the themes and the script itself was not still captured by the heart of the worshipper under the law. The exhortation still remained - to sing a new song, i.e. a riveting experience of such an occasion to sing this new song has itself become a prophetic blessedness, to be looked for in the future.

 The occassion itself appears in the new testament, post cross and in the aftermath of Christ' resurrection an ascension - we are talking here about Revelation 5:9: 'And they sing a *new song*...'.

For the first time in the operations of history over a time scale; do we get to hear some actually *sing* this *new song* finally. In other words, the worshipper of the new testament under the shadow of the cross has risen to the blessedness of new mutant themes of this new song, that has wider sparkles of glory than the song of creation and national politics in the law dispensation.

Let us enquire what themes constitutes this new song? We get to know that it is about redemption (Rev 5:9) and melchizedek priestly blessing (Rev 5:10). These precious themes are docketed over a higher platform of privileges than the privileges known under the law. Yes. It is a new song of succulent verdure and energetic spasms.

There is also a difference between Rev 5:9 and Rev 14:3, with the former actually *singing the* new song, while the latter were employed in singing *as it were a* new song.

Both cases, it's the new song that is sung: but the singers are different. The Rev 5:9 correspond to the heavenly council of resurrection saints at the time of the rapture, while the latter feature the persecuted Jewish remenant, which pass through the tribulation unlike the church that is raptured before the tribulation begins.

The new song features fresh insights and new thematic expressions of grandeur revolving around the subjects of redemptive love and priestly consecration: themes that are new and unknown to the old covenant under the law.

P.B.

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