pursue

A man of God pursues: Righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

1 Timothy 6:11

the covenantal relationship

What is actually in view here? It is the final exodus and the ultimate, eternal establishment of a covenantal relationship between God and His people. It is what we see at the end of the Revelation. “Now I will be their God and they will be my people…”

Revelation 5:9-10

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God’s covenant to Abraham fulfilled

Here is the climax of God’s redemptive purpose, fulfilling God’s covenant to Abraham to bless the children of promise through his seed (Gen 12:2; Rom 9:6-13). This is why God has commanded the church to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth (Matt 28:18, 19) that He might gather those he has set apart for Himself in every city and town (Acts 18:10; John 17:9, 20) 

Revelation 5:9-10

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do not fear

The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:8

know when to run

flee from the love of money.

Why?  

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

1 Timothy 6:9-11

points back to that Passover event

This event also uses language similar to the Exodus of the Jews. It not only points forward to the final consummation but also points back to that Passover event. This passage actually lifts language from the Book of Exodus, interpreting its ultimate meaning. What actually took place on the evening of the first Passover? A lamb was slain and painted on the doorposts of every Jewish home. That was the event. But what was the meaning of that event?. The text is clear. The purchase of the firstborn for God. The firstborn in Israel were just as guilty as any Egyptian. The Jews were not saved because they were more righteous than anyone else. They were saved because God made them a provision of atonement. They too were liable to the death blow of the angel, but were purchased by the blood of an unblemished sacrifice that pointed to the ultimate sacrifice. To what end, and with what final consequence in mind? In their language: “That out of all the nations of the world they would become the personal possession of God, purchased out of Egypt to be made a kingdom and priests” (Ex 19).

Revelation 5:9-10

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the great and final exodus!

The great, ultimate, and final exodus is here being declared in song. Three reasons to define the lamb’s worthiness to open the scroll:

1) You were slain.

2) With your blood your purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. (That is the meaning of the event.)

3) (v10.) You have made them to be a kingdom of priests and to reign on the earth. (That is the consequence of the event.)

Revelation 5:9-10

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