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GTM – A Universal Language In God’s Realm - Lindsay Stephens– 08/24/2024 This message discusses the role of music in God's realm and its impact on our emotions. It explores the different types of music, the involvement of God in music, and the historical development of music. It also highlights how music can be influenced by society's rejection of God and the negative effects of certain types of music. The message emphasizes the importance of using our time wisely
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GTM – A Universal Language In God’s Realm - Lindsay Stephens– 08/24/2024 This message discusses the role of music in God's realm and its impact on our emotions. It explores the different types of music, the involvement of God in music, and the historical development of music. It also highlights how music can be influenced by society's rejection of God and the negative effects of certain types of music. The message emphasizes the importance of using our time wisely
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This message discusses the role of music in God's realm and its impact on our emotions. It explores the different types of music, the involvement of God in music, and the historical development of music. It also highlights how music can be influenced by society's rejection of God and the negative effects of certain types of music. The message emphasizes the importance of using our time wisely and being mindful of the music we listen to, as it can either benefit or harm us spiritually. It concludes by mentioning scriptures that caution against music that goes against God's purpose. Hello everybody, welcome to GoToMeeting2 and thank you for the opportunity to present something for you on this occasion. Just repeating the title of this message, A Universal Language in God's Realm. On the surface, one would think that I would be referring to the verse in Zephaniah 3 verse 9 where it says, Then I will give a pure language to the people that they may call upon the name of the Lord to serve him with one accord. And this will certainly happen on the sea of glass. However this is not the universal language that I'm going to be referring to in this message. God has instilled into the human mind a great variety of emotions with the spirit in man. And one of the most influential on our emotions is with music which has many variations. How much variety depends on the type of music, environmental background, the mood at the time and personality of all people individually. And this is something of the spirit unseen with no full explanation for it. Today I intend to ask some questions and answer them about music. For example, is music good for our well-being and our emotions? Does that include all types of music, the whole range, or are there certain types of music for different occasions? How much is God involved in music? To what extent does it feature in God's plan for us? Or is God content to allow all human beings to play or listen to any music they feel like at any time? Now I'm not a musician, nor do I have much practical musical talent or natural skills. However, I have looked into the theoretical side a fair bit with the fundamentals such as major and minor scales, music notation, pitch, melody, tempo, rhythm, bars, dynamics and other aspects of theory. And I've also read a fair bit into the history of music, how it has developed and become more complicated down through the centuries. For example, when the Renaissance came in the 15th and 16th centuries, the quality changed to the brass sounds of Gabrielli and Monteverdi. It then progressed into the Baroque period of composers such as Bach, Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi, who composed the Four Seasons, and Telemann. From there it progressed into the classical period of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven as the main composers. In that period the piano replaced the harpsichord as the most common keyboard instrument. The 19th century saw the Romantic period with many composers such as Brahms, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann, Wagner, Strauss, Dvořák, Schnittmeyer, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, among many others. Composers during this era wrote increasingly more emotive and intense music inspired by nature, literature and poetry. The post-Romantic period of the 20th century saw classical music become more abstract and less melodic. It saw the birth of modernism, impressionism, serialism and minimalism further influence from non-classical styles and experiments with recorded sound. All these composers and musicians had such magnificent natural talent that God had given them. And there were very many others, many others that I haven't mentioned. There are many references in God's Word where music and singing are mentioned, but let's go to the beginning of creation where we pick it up in Job. Pick it up in Job, in Job chapter 38 and the beginning of verse 4. And this is where Job had his reckoning with God. He wanted God to talk to him. Well he had his moment. In 38 verse 4, where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare it if you have understanding. Who has determined its measurements, if you know, or who has stretched the line upon it? On what are the foundations fastened to, or who laid its cornerstone? Then the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. So right there at creation we have the angelic realm praising God with singing. Can you imagine the inspiring positive reaction that occurred back then? This was of course with the spirit realm way before the creation of man. The first reference to music of any kind with physical beings is recorded in Genesis 4. And this was after Satan had deceived Eve and mankind as a whole was choosing the tree of the knowledge of good and evil as a way of life. So let's turn to Genesis 4, Genesis chapter 4, and we pick it up in verse 21. His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who corruptly play the lyre and the pipe. Where did Jubal come from? What was his background? If we read further back in the chapter, we find that Jubal was descended from Cain. As a result of Cain killing his brother Abel in verse 8, God pronounced the consequence of this in verse 11. So we go to verse 11. And now you are cursed on the earth, this is referring to Cain, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you, and you shall be a wanderer and fugitive upon the earth. And in verse 16, and Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, to the east of Eden, that is, wandering. Land of wandering. In other words, Cain was completely exiled from God's presence. When we come down to Jubal in verse 21, we have six generations of people completely cut off from God. And as we know through history, each generation where God is not in the picture, everything deteriorates, such as laws, standards, morals, etc. By the time of Jubal's generation of the descendants of Cain, the standards of society were so far removed from the standards of, and any thoughts of, God. With this setting, to what extent would God be involved in the music of that time? Absolutely none. And we progress down to Genesis 6, verse 5, which is the verse we all know well. Genesis 6 and verse 5. And the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Now 1,500 years since the creation of Adam and Eve, sin had not applied so far. Well we can imagine that wild, loud and corrupt music would have played a major part in influencing the emotions of people to be stirred up and to commit violent crimes of evil according to their imaginations. So we can say without any doubt that none of the music, or so-called music of that time, will have any part in God's realm. Since the flood we have seen the gradual decline of civilisation with moral values because it has rejected God. I just want to give one example of where the children of Israel rejected God in Exodus 32, and this is the golden calf debacle. And we just pick up one verse here, of Exodus 32, and verse 6, we go back to verse 5. When Aaron saw the calf, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early the next morning, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. The indication here is they had a sex orgy. In a classic film, The Ten Commandments, the scene that was presented was quite likely an accurate description of what happened. God's music would have influenced the emotions of the people, and influenced them into their lack of control, and mesmerised them into worshipping the golden calf. When God is not in the picture, music is more likely to become less structured, more disorganised, and with less understanding of the true values that this world so desperately needs. When we look at music in today's Western society, we can ask questions, what's it all about? Is it based on an outgoing concern for one another? Or is it based on selfishness, rebellion, fulfilled in angry and wretched noise, not pleasant to listen to? How many of us have experienced some crazy driver tearing up the road in his car? With the radio up at full volume, with some heavy metal or heavy rock beat or rap music that tends to make us angry and turn off? People like that don't care what the rest of us have to put up with, as long as the rest of us have to hear it and draw attention to themselves. Most music in the world today is not based on God's values, but on Satan's wavelengths. One group I can recall is KISS, K-I-S-S, which means Knights in Satan's Service. Perhaps there is a correlation with the music of today's society and what it was like in the days of Noah, where there was so much evil intent. I can provide two reasons why it is not good for us to spend a lot of time listening to the music of the world. One, time is short, and we don't want to waste it on bullish things contrary to godly pursuits. Ask ourselves, is this a profitable use of our time, or are we overindulging in entertainment that does not benefit us or anybody else? Point two, it is not edifying and can be destructive to us. If it appeals to our flesh or pride, it can desensitize us to evil and dull our conscience. We would be more likely to give ourselves permission to think, speak, or act in a carnal way that is contrary to the spirit of God and mind of Christ. We know that there is plenty of destructive music in the world today that entices many young people into destructive thoughts and actions, into drunkenness, drugs, sex, and violence. We come to a couple of scriptures in the book of Amos, where music is mentioned from a negative point of view. So we're just looking at the book of Amos, chapter 5 and verse 23. Take the noise of your songs away from me, so this is God talking here. Take the noise of your songs away from me, for I will not hear the melody of your hearts. Do they perform this to God? Some of this might be nice music to listen to, but if it is contrary to God's purpose, He is not interested in it. For example, it could be Christmas carols. We go to the next chapter in Amos 6, Amos 6 and verses 3, beginning at verse 3. You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near, who lie upon beds of ivory, and those sprawling upon their couches, and eating lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and invent instruments of music for themselves, like David, and certainly not like the way David was towards God, and this is idle music not towards God. In verse 6, who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best of oils, but do not grieve for the afflictions of Joseph. Yes, my musicians might be proficient in doing their own thing, but have no concern for the moral decline of our people. I would like us to turn to Isaiah 5, and I just want to go into one of the six woes that are in this chapter. Isaiah chapter 5, and verse 11, Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, to go after strong drink, who continue late into the night, while wine inflames them, and the lyre, and the harp, and the drum, and the pipe, and the wine, are at their feasts, but they do not regard the work of the Lord, yea, they do not see the work of his hands. So it could be rock concerts, or nightclubs, and strong drink, of course, could expand into all kinds of drugs. There is certainly no regard for God. In the book of Daniel, I want to turn to a couple of verses in chapter 3, and that was brought out in the last message. Daniel 3, in verse 4, and this was at the time of the grave image, in verse 4, Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, at the time you hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that never could the king had set up. So this is quite an array of instruments here. Babylon was the highest of societies on earth at that time, so you would imagine that it would be quite an impressive ceremony each time people were to bow down to the great image Nebuchadnezzar had set up. But it had nothing to do with the true God. And just one more scripture in this part of the message, in Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes chapter 7, and verse 5, Solomon had a lot of wisdom, chapter 7 verse 5, It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools. So if one spends too much time on the songs of fools, then he is more likely to become a fool himself. So what is the role of music? Music is supposed to be made first to God, and only secondly to each other. Music should communicate and express a sense of awe and wonder in the presence of God, having our thoughts projected towards God rather than ourselves. In our modern Western society of today, think of the influence of rock concerts and nightclubs. It is just a way of Satan's wavelengths to be put into people to influence them into bad attitudes, violence and drugs. Now while mankind has taken of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil since Adam and Eve, some good has been generated, and music is no exception to that. And although not called in this age, God has inspired some fine composers to write some inspiring music for his purpose. For example, Joseph Haydn composed The Creation. Now anyone can go outside at night and look up at the stars and be inspired. And this is only a small fraction of the range that is available on the James Webb telescope, to view far more of the greatness of the known universe. Felix Nettleson took about a decade on and off to compose Elijah, a two-and-a-half-hour oratorio masterpiece based on scripture. In this 1847 oratorio, the scenes between Ahab and Elijah, Elijah and the prophets of Baal, and between Elijah and Jezebel come across as quite dramatic when presented in this performance. The scriptures used in this masterpiece are from 1 Kings 17 through to 2 Kings 2. Another inspiring example I want to present here is George Frederick Handel. In 1727, he composed Zadok the Priest for the coronation of King George II in 1727. And I believe that every English monarch since then has been coronated with this music, including the current king, Charles III, last year. But between August 22nd and September 14th in 1741, Handel composed The Messiah. This is a two-hour and 20-minute oratorio done in just 24 days. The popularity of this masterpiece has endured all this time, over 280 years, because many of the songs are ageless. The whole oratorio is based on scriptures from both Old and New Testament, with the climax in Revelation 5 verse 12, and finally concludes with the Amen Chorus. There are many examples in scripture where music reflects a positive approach to God in praise and thanksgiving. Among the talents of David is that he was a fine musician. We come to 1 Samuel 16, where we find that King Saul needed relief from the evil spirit that came upon him. This is in 1 Samuel 16, and beginning at verse 15. And Saul said to his servants, Now look for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me. And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, and a mighty warrior, and a man of battle, and prudent in speech. And he is a person of good form, and the Lord is with him. So at this early stage of his life, shortly after Samuel anointed him to be king, David was recognized as a fine musician. So Saul sent for him. Continuing in verse 21, And David came to Saul, and stood before him, and he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. And Saul sent for Jesse, saying, Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight. And it came to pass, when the Spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a lyre, and played with his hand, and there was relief for Saul, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him. So in this case, David's playing had the power to relieve spiritual and physical suffering. Perhaps we can imagine some quiet and soothing music, perhaps with the sound of flowing water or birds singing in the background, could be quite soothing from the frenetic stress of life. We know that David was a man after God's own heart, 1st Samuel 13, verse 14. He used this also in his musical abilities, in 1st Chronicles 13, we read this, 1st Chronicles 13, verse 8. But before we go there, I'd like to add something that ties in with music. There is so much that we don't know regarding how God created the earth and the universe. But we do know that there are laws of all sciences involved, and connected with all these are all sorts of areas such as physics, numeric connections such as time cycles with the calculated Hebrew calendar, mathematical and geometric laws. Within all this, the scale of music is intricately connected. David would have been given divine inspiration with the way many of the psalms were arranged. This provides further evidence of what a wonderful creator and master designer God is. Now, 1st Chronicles 13, verse 8, And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with lyres, and with harps, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with silver trumpets. And this was a special occasion, with quite a wide range of instruments, not just a half-hearted gig. Now, I want to come to the account of when the Ark of God was brought to the place where David had prepared. And I want to emphasize the preparation of the music for the occasion. So this is 1st Chronicles 15, 1st Chronicles 15, beginning with verse 16, And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with the instruments of music, lyres, and harps, and cymbals, sounding loud and lifting up the voices with joy. So this was going to be well organized, with lots of instruments and singing. And the Levites appointed Hermon, the son of Joel, and of his brethren Asaph, the son of Bereshiah, and from the sons of Merari, their brethren was Ethan, the son of Cushiah. And excuse, please excuse me for mispronunciation of all names here. With them were their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jeziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unai, Eliab, Benaiah, and Messiah, and Mattesiah, Elisha, and Micaniah, and Obed-Edom, and Jehl, the gatekeepers. So these people in verse 18 were subordinates of the three mentioned in verse 17, and they were instructed to keep the doors of the tabernacle and courts, but they were also instructed in music to play a supporting role. And the singers Hermon, Asaph, Ethan were appointed to sound with cymbals of bronze, and Zechariah, Eziel, Shemiroth, and Jehiel, Unai, and Eliab, and Messiah, and Benaiah, with harps set to Alamoth. And in the margin it says the women's higher rate on the scale. So it was for a soprano or female voice. In verse 21, Mattesiah, and Elialeph, and Micaniah, and Obed-Edom, and Jehl, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Shemiramoth. So the margin says the men's lower rate on the scale sang by the male voices. In verse 22, and Shennaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the music. He instructed about the songs because he was skillful. And Bereshiah, and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark. And Shevaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nathanael, and Amosih, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the silver trumpets before the ark of God, and Obed-Edom, and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark. And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. So this was a major occasion involving a lot of people, which was highly organized and orchestrated. David, as king, knew it was important to bring out the ark and get things right before God. And it came to pass when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they offered seven bulls and seven rams. And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen of all the Levites who carried the ark and the singers, and Shennaniah, the master of music with the singers, David also had on an ephod of linen. So he was certainly dressed for this important occasion. In verse 28, Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with sounding of the ram's horn, and with the silver trumpets and the cymbals sounding aloud with harps and lyres. I believe this sort of occasion would be far more in line with a symphony orchestra with a choir. It certainly wasn't some emotional rock concert. When the exiles came out of captivity from the decree of Cyrus the Persian, music had an influence in the proceedings there. We pick this up in the book of Ezra. So in Ezra 3, we come to Ezra chapter 3, and picking up in verse 10. And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their robes with the silver trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals to praise the Lord according to the ordinance of David, king of Israel. So this was done following the example of David from many generations previously. And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, because he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, and they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, ancient men who had seen the first house, or the first temple, when the foundation of this house was laid, before their eyes wept with a loud voice. So they remembered the glamour of the previous temple. And many shouted aloud for joy. In the Psalms, David often gives praise to God by both singing and with instruments. And I'll mention just a few of the many examples in the Psalms. I'm going to go through a few Psalms here, beginning with Psalm 31. Psalm 31, and picking it up in verse 2. Praise the Lord with a lyre. Sing unto him with a harp of ten strings. You would need to be quite skilful to play this instrument proficiently. In verse 3. Sing unto him a new song, play skilfully, with shouts of joy. And we'll sing a song of Moses, and a song of the Lamb on the sea of glass. Continuing in verse, in Psalm 68. Psalm 68. Just bear with me, I'm taking time to get there this time. Psalm 68, and beginning with verse 4. Sing to God, sing praises to his name, extol him who rides upon the clouds, whose name is the Lord, and rejoice before him. And go down to verse 24. They have seen your goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. The singers went in front, and the musicians came last. In between them were the maidens playing the tendrils. O bless God in the congregation, even the Lord, you who are from the fountains of Israel. This was highly organized in praise of God. So it wasn't some party for people to have a good time with while dancing. Go down to verse 32. Sing unto God, you kingdoms of the earth, who sing praises unto the Lord, Selah. So stop and meditate, think about it. When the Sabbath begins at one end of the earth, for example in New Zealand, it will be praising God with songs, prayers, and joy as it goes around the world to complete the Sabbath in places like Hawaii or Alaska. In Psalm 81. Go to Psalm 81. Psalm 81 and verse 1. Sing aloud unto God our strength, shout the joy to the God of Jacob. Take up a melody and strike the drum, the pleasant lyre of the heart. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, also at full moon, on our solemn feast day. So the only new moon, holy day, is trumpets. The full moon could be at tabernacles or at Passover. In any case, music was an important part of God's holy days. Psalms 95 and 96 involve singing and praising the God of creation with a Sabbath millennial theme. This next psalm has much the same theme, but I want to mention some verses in it. So this is Psalm 98. Psalm 98. O sing to the Lord, verse 1. O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things. His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Okay, we know that Jesus Christ is at the right hand of the Father. The Lord has made known his salvation. He has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. And we see this is worldwide, all through the millennium. It will be 24 by 7. Time zones won't matter. He has remembered his steadfast love and his faithfulness towards the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. So this is the fulfilment of Acts 1, verse 8. Will occur during the millennium. Being witnesses to the ends of the earth. And continuing verse 4. Make a joyful noise to the Lord. All the earth break forth and rejoice and sing praise. So whether we have musical ability or not in this physical life, as spirit beings, we're going to be given the ability to instantly know perfect pitch, harmony and scales to make a joyful noise to glorify God and Jesus Christ. And we will have the angels there to support us. Think of what sort of choir and ensemble that will be. Let's go to Psalm 108. Psalm 108. Psalm 108. And beginning with verse 1. Oh God, my heart is fixed. I will sing and give praise even with my glory. Our heart is fixed with love, mercy and trust. We won't deviate from that as spirit beings. Awake harp and lyre, I will awake early. And this could be a type of resurrection. There will be music present at the resurrection. I will praise you, oh Lord, among the people and I will sing praises to you among the nations. The whole world will know about the praises of God, the Father and of Jesus Christ through inspiring music. We go to another Psalm. Here, 147. Psalm 147. And verse 7. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the liars unto our God. And it emphasizes thanksgiving to our Creator. And just a few psalms back, 144. Psalm 144. And verse 9. I will sing a new song to you, oh God, on a harp of ten strings. I will sing praises to you. And so just a few psalms back. Psalm 144. And verse 9. And so this harp of ten strings, it would take quite some skill to play this instrument well. And another psalm here is 149. Psalm 149. Which pictures the saints on the sea of glass. So... Psalm 149. And verse 1. O praise the Lord, sing to the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of the saints. So it's the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. Let Israel rejoice in his Maker, let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with a drum and lyre. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people, he crowns the meek with salvation. The meek people are receptive, they are humble, and are willing to be taught God's ways. Let the saints be joyful in glory, let them sing aloud upon their beds. So this is at the first resurrection. Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand. And indicating how we will rule. The word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. Hebrews 4 verse 12. And the last psalm I'm going to go to is the next one, 150. The whole of this psalm is on praising God with music. So Psalm 150. Praise the Lord, praise God in his sanctuary, praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts, praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the ram's horn, praise him with a harp and lyre. Praise him with a drum and dance, praise him with stringed instruments and pipes. Praise him on the loud cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that breathes, praise the Lord, oh praise the Lord. So that's the whole creation. And we can see the whole range of instruments here for the purpose of praising God. Now I don't think there will be any problem whether we'll have the arts, whether or not we'll have the arts in the millennium. Now I would like to come back to my original question on music. Is music part of God's plan for us? Well from what I see in scripture, it overwhelmingly forms a part of God's plan to glorify him and to glorify Jesus Christ. We even have a reference on Jesus himself performing before the resurrected saints on the sea of glass when we are resurrected. And we see this in Zephaniah 3 and this is the same chapter, in the same chapter that I got the title of this message from. Zephaniah 3 and verse 17 The Lord your God is mighty in your midst, he will save, so Jesus is our Saviour, he will rejoice over you with joy, he will rest in his love, he rejoices over you with singing. Wouldn't that be something to witness? Christ will proclaim the resurrected saints to the Father on the sea of glass. And in Hebrews, Paul says this in Hebrews 2 verse 12 there's no need to go there saying, I will declare your name to my brethren in the midst of the church I will sing praise to you. We can be guaranteed that this presentation will be of the utmost highest quality. What else does the apostle Paul say? Well, we come to Colossians 3 Colossians chapter 3 Colossians 3 and in verse 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord and in everything whatever you do in word or in deed do all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God and the Father by him. That is complete conversion not like the lust and carnal nature of the world we live in today if we have inspiring music or songs of praise to which we can listen or even sing ourselves such music can be instilled into our minds having this in our minds instead of evil thoughts it assists us in our spiritual development it assists us in overcoming sin especially if the words are based on God's word Why is that? Because it fills our minds with God's plan and helps us to overcome in all aspects of life Our final scripture is in Revelation 14 and this involves the second the second of the 144,000 the second 144,000 Revelation 14 verse 2 Then I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of great thunder I heard the sound of lyre players playing their lyres this will be an awesome experience and certainly something to look forward to and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders and no one was able to learn the song except the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth so we read this in Psalm 149 verse 3 From the scriptures that we have seen that music will feature in God's plan to a great extent to glorify him and to glorify Jesus Christ As resurrected spirit beings we will have the power and the ability to contribute to this ourselves far beyond the physical limitations we have today we can be inspired with what God has in store for us in his great plan as spirit beings we will all have the opportunity to perform conduct, compose and teach to perfection to glorify God the Father and Jesus Christ music in the kingdom of God will most certainly be a universal language in God's realm throughout the ages of time
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