175 The Revelation of Jesus Christ suffer martyrdom. But in the presence of the Lord, they will sing the song of redemption and of victory; and the 144,000 upon the earth will rejoice with them. It is a wonderful thing, my friends, to have in heaven those who have been brought there as a result of your ministry. The song of some in heaven will mean more to you than the song of others. The great rejoicing of those whom you have brought to Christ will add to your own joy. just as the song of this great body of harpers filled the hearts of the 144,000 with singing. Will you have any in heaven whose presence and song will make you rejoice? Paul wrote to the Thes salonian Christians, saying, "Ye are our glory and joy," our "crown of rejoicing" (I Thess. 2:19, 20). Can you say that to any you have led to Christ? The son~j"which this "great multitude" will sing in heaven, as already intimated, is the song of redemption. All music in heaven gathers around the theme of redemption, but men who have lived in different ages will have different notes in their songs. These singers, therefore, have a certain song that no other men can sing. The "elders" do not sing it. When you and I get to glory, with all the Old Testament saints and those saved in this day, we shall together praise God for re demption, and center all our worship upon the Lord Jesus Christ, but there will be a little difference in the way we shall worship God, because our experiences will have been dif ferent. It is said of this great company that "these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb withersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God" (verse 4, 5). The reference to their being virgins does not mean that they are all women or that they are unmarried. Spiritual adul tery, in the Old Testament, is associated with the worship of idols: and in the New Testament, it results from friendship with the Christ-rejecting world. It is clear, then, that the members of this heavenly company have refused to worship the image of the beast, and have chosen the pathway of sepa-
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