Leave Her Today’s passage: Revelation 18 Focus verse: “‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4) In the fight between the beast and the Lamb, we know that the Lamb is victorious. Now we hear from an […]
The Lamb Will Overcome Today’s passage: Revelation 17 Focus verse: “They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” (Revelation 17:14) With God’s final wrath complete, we can now move steadily […]
It Is Done Today’s passage: Revelation 16:17–21 Focus verse: The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” (Revelation 16:17) Jesus has just warned everyone to remain ready for his return, which will happen as unexpectedly as a thief coming […]
A Thief in the Night Today’s passage: Revelation 16:1–16 Focus verse: “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” (Revelation 16:15) A voice bellows out from the temple, commanding the seven angels to go forth and unleash their […]
Seven Plagues to Complete God’s Wrath Today’s passage: Revelation 15 Focus verse: I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. (Revelation 15:1) Revelation 15 seems out of order. In it seven plagues of God’s wrath are unleashed even though his harvest already […]
The Harvest Today’s passage: Revelation 14 Focus verse: “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” (Revelation 14:15) A heading later added to Revelation 14:6 in some Bibles says, “The Three Angels.” Yet a careful reading of this chapter reveals seven. The first angel […]
Whoever Has Ears Today’s passage: Revelation 13 Focus verse: Whoever has ears, let them hear. (Revelation 13:9) After the expulsion of the dragon (that is, Satan, the devil) from heaven, he comes to earth and waits at the seashore. A beast emerges and the dragon gives him power. The beast blasphemes God, slandering God’s name, heaven, and […]
The Blood of the Lamb Today’s passage: Revelation 12 Focus verse: They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. (Revelation 12:11) The phrase “the blood of the Lamb” only appears in the book of Revelation and then just twice. We referred to the first occurrence in “17: […]
Praise and Worship Today’s passage: Revelation 11:15–19 Focus verse: And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God. (Revelation 11:16) With the second woe complete, the seventh angel sounds his trumpet. Whereas the first six trumpet blasts bring forth immediate death and destruction to the earth, […]
Two Witnesses Today’s passage: Revelation 11:1–14 Focus verse: “And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days.” (Revelation 11:3) As we work our way through the second of three woes, we come across two witnesses. God appoints them to prophesy for 1,260 days, almost three and a half years. In a […]