The Lamb on the Throne

God’s mission cannot fail, so we go with urgency and confidence.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Revelation 7:9–10

In John’s vision, the redeemed stretch beyond the horizon, a vast multitude as far as the eye can see. They wear white robes, washed clean in the blood of the Lamb. They carry palm branches, symbols of victory and celebration. They unite in a single cry: “To our God and to the Lamb, we owe our salvation!” They know their deliverance rests on God and the redemptive activity of His Son.

This great assembly, as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the shore, fulfills God’s ancient promise to Abraham—that through him, all nations would be blessed (Genesis 12:3).

It also completes Christ’s Great Commission. Jesus commanded us to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19), and we see the result of our obedience in this scene. God’s redemptive plan, foreshadowed in Daniel’s vision—“And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him” (Daniel 7:14)—has reached its glorious culmination.

The vision is not only a glimpse of the future but also a summons to the present. We have not yet finished our task of reaching the nations. People groups remain unreached. The gospel must cross borders and take root where Christ is unknown. The certainty of God’s mission fuels our urgency. Because we know the outcome, we go forward with confidence.

Revelation 7:9–10 reminds us that the mission will not fail. God will complete what He began. The gospel will reach the ends of the earth. This certainty does not make our role unnecessary—it makes it meaningful. The God who sovereignly accomplishes His plan calls us to participate in it. He sends us to speak, labor, and give, knowing that one day, the redeemed from every nation will stand before the throne.

Until that day, we go.

Where has God called you to go?

Reflection

The Great Commission is ongoing—there are still unreached people groups. What fears, excuses, or obstacles keep you from being more involved in global or local missions, and how can you overcome them?

Application

Pray about how God is calling you to be generous in advancing the gospel, and consider one way you can financially invest in God’s global mission.

Pray

Lord, the world is yours, and your mission cannot fail. You have promised that one day, a great multitude from every nation will stand before you, singing “Salvation belongs to our God and to the Lamb!”

Until that day, send us with urgency and confidence. Let our feet carry good news to those who have not heard and our voices proclaim the gospel boldly.

Strengthen your church to labor, give, and go, for the work is not done. The road may be hard and the task, but your promise is sure. Keep our hands steady and our hearts true so the gospel can go where it has not gone. Amen.