… It was like the sound of rushing water and of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like people playing music … This large group sang a new song. They sang … in front of the four living beings and the twentyfour leaders.” (Revelation 14:2, 3, NLV)
Nearly 2000 years ago the apostle John saw in a vision the Eurovision Song Contest. He heard “people playing music” and drumbeats like “loud thunder,” since drums are playing a major role at this event. The musicians played “in front of the four living beings,” the usually two hosts and the cameramen. The “twentyfour leaders” depict the jurors who decide about the final score. Every participant sings “a new song” because according to the official rules the song “may not have been released publicly before 1 September of the year preceding.”
John also saw an “angel flying in midheaven.” (Revelation 14:6). “Angel” means “messenger,” and obviously the angel symbolizes a modern communication satellite. The European Broadcasting Union and its members use such satellites “to declare [the Eurovision Song Contest] as glad tidings to those who dwell on the earth.” (Revelation 14:6, NWT 1984) But God’s Word says regarding the TV viewers: “Day and night they have no rest, whoever receives the [TV program].” (Revelation 14:11) God even adds, “Happy are the dead,” because they do not have to endure the TV program anymore. – Revelation 14:13.
Fortunately, the whole event lasts only for a few days. Finally John “saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire” – obviously the stage that is equipped with modern LED technology. “Those who had won the victory … were standing on the glassy sea. They were … singing.” (Revelation 15:2, 3, GWT) So the Eurovision Song Contest ended in John’s vision; “and there came out of the … [concert hall] the seven … [musicians] who were bringing the seven plagues” and went home. (Revelation 15:6, WEY) And “the whole … [population of Europe] now rests, free of disturbance” – Isaiah 14:7.
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