Revelation 15:2 - Those who had been victorious over the beast

15:2

Before the plagues come we have quite a description of what is going on in heaven. The plagues come from heaven, they are God ordained. The wrath is also a vindication of those “who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name”. In the early church the day of a man’s martyrdom was sometimes called the day of his victory. Why victory? Because despite all that was thrown against the man by the enemy, he refused to deny Christ. The enemy had failed, the martyr had won. We should also note that they had been victorious. A terrifying picture is painted of the beast, and we should be aware of how terrible the beast will be, but we should be equally aware that by perseverance and faithfulness we are the ones who will overcome the beast. He will be a defeated enemy.