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SONG OF SOLOMON Solomon - Christ in His Glory Rev 14:3-5 FOUR SPIRITUAL PLANES:
INTRODUCTION Solomon spoke 3000 proverbs and composed 1005 songs, and the Song of all songs, the greatest song of all times is this song. This song depicts the deep relationship of two lovers, and expresses the love relationship of Christ and His Church (1Ki 4:32). It speaks of King Solomon in his full glory, with 60 queens, 80 concubines, altogether 1000 wives and countless virgins yet the Shulamite, a Palestinian gentile woman, was the only one (Song 6:8) that pleased Him above all . Just as Christ, the creator, and owner of all heavens and earth, in all heavenly splendour and majestic glory has set His heart to love His Church which was born out of darkness and spiritual poverty. There are 4 things too wonderful for the wisest man on earth to understand, and one of them is the way of a man with a virgin - the way of Christ and His Church (Prov 30:19). No wonder it is the Song of all his songs and the song of all times. It speaks of how the wisest man, in all his wisdom transformed a simple gentile young woman into a beautiful queen of royalty and spendour. Just as Jesus, by His manifold infinite wisdom transforms the gentile church, and each individual into the glory of His image, fitted to sit with Him on the throne. And only through and by Her, that the mysteries that were hidden from the foundation of the earth were revealed and made understood by all creation, including the angels (Eph 3:9,10). Contrary to the belief of many that it is only meant to be a book to be read by couples before marriage, it is a highly spiritual allegory, illustrating the union of Christ and the Church and each individual Christian, as expressed by the closest human relation possibly known to man, the relationship of two lovers, a man and a woman, a husband and a wife, namely marriage. The King in His full glory, is attracted by a gentile young woman, and had come to love her so dearly. He lured her, dealt with her with His manifold wisdom, riches, beauty, power, and His all, transforming her from her simplicity and backwardness into the glorious beauty and splendour of the heavenlies. It is not a mushy story of blind love but one of true courage, the story of a faithful virgin, who, for love's sake, laid down all that she had to pursue after her Beloved to win His heart. She had to go through fiery trials of hard dealings and purification before finally reaching the Promised Land of glory and the Pinnacle of spiritual height to reign with the King of Eternity. It illustrates the power of divine love and the working of the Holy Spirit in the life of those who are absolutely surrendered to Him. It reveals:
It is the Song in Revelation that no one can sing except the 144,000 spiritual virgins on Mount Zion, who are absolutely surrendered to Him, who will follow Him wherever He goes (Rev 14:4). It is not a song to be learned by singing with the mouth, but a song to be learned and sung with the heart, the entire life, as a 'music' and 'worship' unto God. That is why it is a song that no one else can learn. It is not a worship song we learn on Sunday service, but a worship song sung with a life of absolute consecration. It is a life of sweet incense unto God, 'sung' only by a people that can move His heart, to prevail with Him and to win Him. The Song of Solomon Copyright © Israel CS Lim, 1995 |
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