Posts with the tag “revelation”

Daily Devotional from Revelation 8--Verse 6Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.For the first and most likely the last time ever, there will be silence in Heaven. At that time, seven angels will be standing ready to complete their specific assignments. They will blow trumpets and a third of the earth, sea, and fresh water will be destroyed, and a third of the sun w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 7—Verses 9-12 (excerpted)…a great multitude…, clothed in white robes… crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels were standing around the throne…and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and po...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 6--Verse 9I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.From John Gill's Exposition of the Bible:“Christ may be meant by the altar here, as he is in Hebrews 13:10 – [he is] the altar that sanctifies the gift, and from which every sacrifice of prayer and praise comes up with acceptance before God; ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 5—Verse 9And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” AMPHow does it feel to know that we are purchased by the sacrifice of a perfect life? We a...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 1--Verses 17-18When I saw him [Jesus], I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”Do you know what’s different between our God and every other “god” of every other religion? Ours is the only...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 22--Verse 5They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light.Isn’t it interesting that the Bible begins and ends with a world filled with light, yet with no sun?On the first day, God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. Yet the sun wasn’t created until the fourth day. And then at the end of time, the sun will no longer render ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 21--Verse 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.”‭‭This is the hope of the entire book of Revelation! When the new heaven and earth are created, we will physically dwell with God. The whole earth will be re...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 20--Verse 15And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.Reading through this chapter judgment may seem harsh. If we see it as harsh though we are missing the point. If you have truly repented and believed in Jesus your name is in the book of life. God has to remain true to who He is and that means that there m...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 19--Verse 20And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.The blessed hope of Jesus is knowing that he has already defeated the beast. Satan w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 18--Verses 14-15"The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!” The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud...One day in the future, Babylon (symbolic of an evil global religious, economi...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 17--Verse 14They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those with him are called the chosen and faithful.Have you taken league with the lamb?Of all the critters we should link up with in a great war, why in the world would you want to? A lamb is not going to do anything for you. Maybe you’d be...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 16--Verse 15“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!” There is some scary imagery of God’s judgment in this passage—BUT this is for those who do not call on the name of the Lord and who worship the beast. For us, the warning is to keep our garments on! And wha...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 15--Verse 4Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.That’s what this book is all about; revealing Jesus to us. Over and over again this book reveals to us God’s power, His mercy, and glory. Everyone will one day bow before God and His majesty. I don’t ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 14--Verse 12Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.In the film “Facing the Giants,” there’s a scene where a high school football coach is trying to motivate the team captain. While blindfolded, he has to plank walk across the field with another student on his back. The entire time, the coach e...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 13--Verse 8And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.In the last days, the Bible says a “beast” will rise out of the sea and all who dwell on earth will worship it. Well, not everyone.There will be some alive on earth at this time, whose names...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 12--Verse 10Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before God.Do you know you have an accuser? That’s right. His name is the devil. And that’s what his name means – “Accuser.” You might not know it, but he stands before...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 11--Verse 15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” With all the intense imagery in this chapter, and all the mystery within it, this verse is what I’m the most excited about. Jesus will rule and reign o...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 10--Verses 5-7And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven  and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 9--Verse 20The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Sometimes, we feel as if God’s judgment would help people turn to him. But what we see in scripture is that God’s judgment d...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 8--Verses 3-4And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.Right in the midst of a time of judgement we find the prayers of the...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 7--Verses 9-10Behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne, and before the lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”Take a moment to imagine t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 6--Verse 9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. There is a special honor in heaven for those who are martyred. They will be avenged. While in the USA the likelihood of us being a martyr is very low, unless you go to another country as a missionary, it is imp...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 5--Verse 5And I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”Jesus has already conquered, all things will work out the way God has planned! And l...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 4--Verses 10b-11They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”I love the picture Revelation 4 paints for us. This image of heaven is far beyond what our minds can imagine. But in verse 10, it says that the 24 elder...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 3--Verse 2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.Sometimes we run out of energy, sometimes we forget, sometimes it’s just easier to let a dream die. But when the dream or job is from the Lord, it is our responsibility to constantly remind ourselves, provide it with focused energy and...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 2--Verse 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.Have you ever tried to give away some furniture, and can’t seem to get anybody to take it? But once you put a price on it, it’s gone by the end of the day! Same principle applies to the things of God. If the Lord made his will painfully clear, nobody would seem to value it. But if he wer...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 1--Verse 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Jesus is coming back for us! I am so excited for the Day when we get to be with Jesus. I know sometimes thinking of the Lord’s Day can give us anxiety, but be encouraged, the heart of this letter is God’s love for His Church and His desire to be re-un...  Read More

Revelation 22:5They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light. Isn’t it interesting that the Bible begins and ends with a world filled with light yet with no sun? On the first day, God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. Yet the sun wasn’t created until the fourth day. And then at the end of time, the sun will no longer render its services for the Lord Hi...  Read More

Revelation 21:5Behold, I am making all things new. Glory! Hallelujah! What a promise! He’s making all things new. He’s not coming in to replace things, but to renew things. And not just to its original intent. But to something much greater than we could ever imagine. When God created the world, He saw everything that he had made, and behold, Genesis tells us, it was very good. But think about it. ...  Read More

Revelation 20:10Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. Death will one day die! Yes, that ole Grim Reaper will have reaped his last. And with one fell swoop, he and his tired looking sickle will be plunged over the precipice of time and eternity and will splash into the lake that burns with fire. And our mortal enemy will be gone forever. And a new age will dawn. One that will be u...  Read More

Revelation 19:11-13Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name of which he is called is The Word of God. What an a...  Read More

Revelation 18:4-5Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues, for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. No one wants to be the odd man out, but sometimes, as a follower of Christ, that’s exactly what we’ll need to be. We don’t want to cause rift or upset friends and acquaintances, but it will likely happen once you ...  Read More

Revelation 17:14They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those with him are called the chosen and faithful. Have you taken league with the lamb? Of all the critters we should link up with in a great war, why in the world would you want to? A lamb is not going to do anything for you. Maybe you’d be better off with a wolf or ...  Read More

Revelation 16:15Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed! Being prepared for something most people aren’t even thinking about takes courage and resolution. Think about Noah. Here’s a man who builds a boat in the middle of the wilderness. It makes no sense. The sea is miles away and the old codg...  Read More

Revelation 15:3Great and amazing are your deeds,     O Lord God the Almighty!Just and true are your ways,      O King of the nations!Noble words for a noble King. If you haven’t taken some time just to reflect on the God we serve, now might be a good time to do that. His deeds are amazing. His ways are wonderful. And He rules the nations with equity and the affairs of man with justice. Every earth...  Read More

Revelation 14:13“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Sprit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” Wikipedia says a ripple effect occurs when an initial disturbance to a system propagates outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system. Do you know that as a believer in Christ, you are here to “disturb” the...  Read More

Revelation 13:10Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Sometimes life calls for endurance. The weather may not be fair. And the sun may not shine. The clouds may hang low. And the wind may blow against you. People may speak ill of you. And you might be infirm in body or mind. Your finances might be in tatters. And you cherished plans blown to heck. But the Scriptures issues to u...  Read More

Revelation 12:10Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before God. Do you know you have an accuser? That’s right. His name is the devil. And that’s what his name means. “Accuser.” You might not know it, but he stands before the throne of God day and ni...  Read More

Revelation 11:15The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever. You’ve probably seen the cartoons that depict heaven as this airy, misty experience, where the saints go floating by on clouds and playing harps. However, nothing could be further from the truth. We are not going up to heaven, but rather heaven is coming down to earth...  Read More

Revelation 10:10I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. Sometimes things take a little while to set in. What first sounds like a juicy morsel can turn out to be a bit bitter. Information can be much this way. We meddle and pry to stay in the know. We try to connect the dots to solve a dar...  Read More