17 saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.

A. God is praised because:

1. God is Almighty.

2. God is Always. (Was and is)

3. God is in control of all things.

4. God is reigning.

B. The phrase, “and is to come” is omitted from the text here.

C. The reason - Christ has already come. The second coming is over. God is and has always been.

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