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15 He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. Part of the sequence of events that will close out this chapter of history contains some terrible persecution of believers. One of theContinue reading “12Dec2008 Rev 13:15”

9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. One of the features of the literary style of apocalyptic literature that can confuse readers is the use of imagery. In previous chapters aContinue reading “11Dec2008 Rev 12:9”

19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm. God’s dwelling place in heaven is so holy, so magnificent, that when it is opened for John to look into,Continue reading “10Dec2008 Rev 11:19”

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.” There will be a point in time when what is reality in heaven will beContinue reading “9Dec2008 Rev 11:15”

6 These men have power to shut up the sky 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. For those who are familiar with the OldContinue reading “8Dec2008 Rev 11:6”

7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets. There is coming a day when all the prophecies of the whole Bible will be fulfilled. Right now, however, there are some promises andContinue reading “7Dec2008 Rev 10:7”

21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts. The purpose of all these disasters outlined in this whole chapter of the book of Revelation is to bring people to repentance. People are running headlong into disaster and God wants to save them from themselves. They areContinue reading “6Dec2008 Rev 9:21”

16 The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number. That’s a lot of troops! That number of troops could overwhelm any defensive force, short of nuclear weapon deployment. They could come so fast that the bullets could not be loaded in the weapons fast enough to stop the attack.Continue reading “5Dec2008 Rev 9:16”

11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon. Did you ever go on a vacation to a place called “Disaster”? Would you ever? Fly on a plane called “Crash”? Date someone called “Rapist”? Move into a neighborhood titled “Arson Hill”? BuyContinue reading “4Dec2008 Rev 9:11”

6 During those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them. When God’s judgment finally arrives, people who are not in proper relationship with Him will be in trouble. Their fate is so painful that they will long for death. The previous verseContinue reading “3Dec2008 Rev 9:6”