The Bride of Christ Today’s passage: Revelation 21:9–27 Focus verse: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:9) An angel—one of the angels who carried a bowl filled with one of the seven plagues—invites John to come with him. The messenger has something exciting to share. The angel whisks John […]
A New Heaven and a New Earth Today’s passage: Revelation 21:1–8 Focus verse: Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. (Revelation 21:1) We receive John’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth with much excitement. The original version, courtesy of God’s […]
The First Resurrection Today’s passage: Revelation 20 Focus verse: Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:6) With the beast and the false prophet thrown into the lake of fire, only the dragon remains. An angel comes down from heaven. He holds the key to the Abyss and carries a huge chain. […]
Jesus Is the Word Today’s passage: Revelation 19:11–21 Focus verse: His name is the Word of God. (Revelation 19:13) Though the invitations to Jesus’s wedding have been sent, this doesn’t mean the wedding is ready to take place. Not yet. Jesus has more to do first. The next thing John sees in his vision is heaven opening […]
Hallelujah Today’s passage: Revelation 19:1–10 Focus verse: “For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” (Revelation 19:7) How many times do you think the word hallelujah appears in the Bible? Like me, you may have guessed many times, even hundreds. Yet hallelujah only shows up four times throughout all […]
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 […]