solution to sin and death, and can expect the holiness of God to execute judgment. The hymn of the angels also reveals the one on the throne as the LORD, the God of the covenant who called Moses at the burning bush and is the eternal I AM (Exodus 3:14, 15). The angels further identify him as “the LORD Almighty.” He is the Lord of hosts, master of the host of all spiritual beings, ruler with absolute power. One more thing must be said about the one seated on the throne. He is the second person of
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