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Praise 116
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshipped.(Revelation 5:13-14)
The creatures which are "under the earth" add their praise. That can mean in a spiritual sense the dead who are in Hades, and here is something totally new. In the Old Testament, the idea is that the dead are separated altogether from God and live a shadowy existence. "In death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who can give thee praise?" 1 "Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth? What profit is there in my death if I go down to the pit?" 2
"Dost thou work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise up to praise thee? Is thy steadfast love declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in Abaddon? Are thy wonders known in the darkness, or thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness?" 3 "For Sheol cannot thank thee, death cannot praise thee; those that go down to the pit cannot hope for thy faithfulness." 4
1 Psalm 6:5 2 Psalm 30:9 3 Psalm 88:10-12 4 Isaiah 38:18
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ to John."
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