Deeper Reflection
In the beginning, the Maker of the nations was the One God of the nations. But the nations forsook the Lord, and instead worshipped gods that they had made. The Philistines had Dagon, the Ammonites worshipped Molech, the Greeks had Zeus and a pantheon of gods. We see the same idolatry today.But the day shall come when “the Lord will…famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations” (Zeph 2:11). In faith, the Psalmist proclaims, “There is none like you among the gods, O Lord…All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you” (Psa 86:8-9). Once again and forevermore, there shall be but One God of the nations.In his majestic vision of heaven’s throne room, John sees “a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages”, along with the entire heavenly entourage of angels, elders and living creatures, worshipping God in everlasting praise (Rev 7:9-12)! Every nation is gathered in His presence, dwelling in His Hands, bowing at His feet and worshipping before His throne. “The redemption of the human race, that ultimate purpose of God in creation, has at last been realised.”²⁸ All nations will come and worship the Lord God of the nations (Rev 15:3-4)! All nations!Indeed, may all creation remember and turn to the LORD, and may all the nations worship the God of the nations (vv.27–28)! For we are in His hands alone

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²⁸ Robert H. Mounce, The Book of Revelation, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1997), 163.