SCRIPTURE: Revelation 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would…
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super-power witnesses
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. [Revelation 11:6] In the time that the judgments…
sweet and sour
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Revelation 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’” I took the little scroll…
prayer that gets results
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God…
God’s dream comes true!
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. [Revelation 7:9] In this vision, John sees the culmination of God’s rescue operation, from the old testament (the fullness of old…
witness while we wait
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the…
the Lion and the Lamb
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. [Revelation 5:6] Once again…
on earth as it is in heaven
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They lay their crowns before the throne and say: You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” [Revelation 4:10-11] John is given a glimpse of the center of the Universe –…
open the door!
SCRIPTURE: Revelation 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. [Revealtion 3:20] In these words to the churches, Jesus is both encouraging and challenging. He warns them about being lukewarm, or…
worship jesus!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Revelation 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” [Revelation 1:8] Who is saying this? – is it not Almighty God, the Lord God? Then who appears to John, like a son of…