HIS FINAL WORD
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Featured Scriptures: Revelation 19:17-18, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 19:21
The armies have gathered. The beast has risen. Kings have taken their positions against Christ. Everything appears prepared for the ultimate battle. But Revelation gives us something unexpected: there is barely a battle at all. When the King speaks, rebellion simply ends.
"His Final Word", featured on The End Is Glory, confronts the closing judgement of Revelation 19 and the absolute authority of Jesus Christ. The song begins with an angel standing in the sun and issuing the chilling invitation to the birds for "the supper of the living God". Kings, captains, mighty men, slave and free are stripped of the distinctions that once defined earthly power. Before the sovereign judgement of Christ, status offers no protection.
Revelation 19:17-18 records the angel summoning the birds to gather for the great supper of God. Revelation 19:20 describes the beast and false prophet being captured and thrown alive into the lake of fire. Revelation 19:21 completes the scene as the remaining opposition is destroyed by the sword proceeding from the mouth of the Rider. Together, these verses present Christ's victory as decisive and complete. The authority that defeats rebellion proceeds from the One whose word cannot fail.
An angel standing in the sun. The armies of earthly kings assembled for war. The beast and false prophet seized. A sword proceeding from the mouth of Christ. Then, almost suddenly, silence. "His Final Word" deliberately removes the expectation of a prolonged contest between equal powers. Its starkest line may be "No battle cry, no lingering sound". Evil has gathered everything it possesses against Christ, yet nothing can contend with the King once His judgement is spoken.
For anyone searching for Christian songs about Revelation 19, the battle of Armageddon, the beast and false prophet, the lake of fire, the sword from Jesus' mouth, God's final judgement, the great supper of God, end-times prophecy, Christ defeating evil, the Second Coming, Jesus as Judge, the defeat of the Antichrist, the final battle, God's sovereignty, or the authority of God's Word, "His Final Word" brings those themes together around one uncompromising truth: what God has spoken will stand, and no earthly or spiritual power can overturn His verdict.
Human history has heard the words of emperors, kings, armies and false rulers. All of them eventually fall silent. "His Final Word" looks towards the moment when rebellion itself has nothing left to say. The beast falls. The false prophet falls. The gathered powers fall. Christ remains. And His word is final.
Listen to "His Final Word", featured on The End Is Glory, on all major streaming platforms.
Song Credits
Lyrics by Shimron Fernando
Music and production by Gresha Schuilling
Mastering by Shimron Fernando