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Day 1 Letter to Philadelphia READ Revelation 3:7 7 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open.   Philadelphia was about 28 miles southeast of Sardis. The Greek words that are the basis of the name mean “brotherly love” and likely came from two earthly Roman rulers who loved each other. The Lord Jesus

Day 1 Letter to Laodicea READ Revelation 3:14 14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation.”   This is the last letter to the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3. Laodicea was about 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The seven churches were in a geographical arc beginning with Ephesus and ending with Laodicea. Makes one wonder if they resemble

Day 1 A Door in Heaven READ Revelation 4:1 1 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”   The book of Revelation now comes to the third item of what John was told to write about.  In Revelation 1:19, John was told to write about “what you have seen” (chapter 1); “the things that are now happening” (chapters 2 and

Day 1 The Scroll READ Revelation 5:1-3 1 Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: “Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it.   In those days the writing was done on a s

Day 1 Heavenly Worship READ Revelation 5:13-14 13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.” 14 And the four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.   This is a great picture of worship in heaven. The millions of angels, living beings and elders had worship

Day 1 Souls of the Martyrs READ Revelation 6:9-10 9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony. 10 They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?”   This passage reveals the outcry of those who have died for their faith in Jesus

Day 1 Who Can Stand? READ Revelation 7:1-2 1 Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea,   The winds of judgment are held back from the North, South, East and West. Revelation 6 had ended by

Serving Before the Throne READ Revelation 7:15 15 “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.”   One of the 24 elders continued to tell the apostle John about those who had been martyred during the Tribulation and were now praising God before the throne. They serve God “day and night in his temple.” They are also promised that God “who sits on the throne will give them shelte

Day 1 Hail and Fire READ Revelation 8:6-7 6 Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts. 7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.   There is no reason to assume this language is symbolic and means something it does not say. The plagues in Egypt were real before the Pa

Day 1 The Bottomless Pit READ Revelation 9:1-2 1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. 2 When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.   The first of the three terrors, or woes, are now poured out on the earth. The “bottomless pit” or “abyss” was likely inhabited by demons (see Luke 8:31

Day 1 The Four Angels READ Revelation 9:13-16 13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God. 14 And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River.” 15 Then the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of all the people on earth. 16 I

Day 1 No More Delay READ Revelation 10:5-7 5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven. 6 He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and everything in them, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, “There will be no more delay. 7 When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God’s mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announc

Day 1 War Against the Prophets READ Revelation 11:7-8 7 When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. 8 And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem, the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified.   This passage refers to the two witnesses, or prophets, who appear with great power on earth. The referenc

Day 1 The Temple of God READ Revelation 11:19 19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.   The apostle John now saw in his vision the temple of God in heaven with the ark of the covenant inside of it. Both the temple and ark related to the nation Israel. The Church does not have a physical building known as the

Day 1  Thrown to Earth READ Revelation 12:10 10 Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last—    salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses them before our God day and night.”   These verses reveal a climax is coming as a heavenly voice makes it known. This anticipates the 1000-year rule of Christ on earth. In this

Day 1  The Wounded Beast READ Revelation 13:3-4 3 I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast. 4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?”   This first beast in Revelation 13 is the greater of the two mentioned

Day 1  The Mark READ Revelation 13:16-17 16 He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. 17 And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.   The false prophet will require everyone to have the mark of the beast. The mark will be placed on the right hand or on the forehead. Religion will then use economics to enfo

Day 1 Babylon Is Fallen READ Revelation 14:8 8 Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.”   Another angel announces that Babylon is fallen. This is given in more detail in Revelation 18. Note the reason for the fall of this great city—“because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.”

Day 1  Trampling Out the Vintage READ Revelation 14:19-20 19 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God’s wrath. 20 The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle.   This passage records what an angel was told to do. It is a picture of God pouring out His wrath. This likely has to do with the campaign of Arma

Day 1  Bowls of Wrath READ Revelation 16:1 1 Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”   Seven angels are commanded to pour out their bowls on the earth. The bowls contain God’s wrath. He has worked for centuries to draw people to Himself through His goodness in sending His own Son as a sacrifice for sin. That has been largely rejected by those on earth during the Tribu

Day 1 The River Dried Up READ Revelation 16:12 12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.   This prophecy reveals the alignment of armies leading to the final great conflict. These “kings from the east” will march their armies toward Israel. This is all in preparation for the last great world war. Even now there have been dams constructed,

Day 1 Heaps of Rubble READ Revelation 16:19 19 The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath.   Some may sin and think God does not know it, but this passage reveals He not only knows it but also remembers the sins. Notice also that “the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble.” This

Day 1  The Mystery Revealed READ Revelation 17:7-8 7 “Why are you so amazed?” the angel asked. “I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits. 8 The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the

Day 1 God's Word Fulfilled READ Revelation 17:17-18 17 “For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled. 18 And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world.”   The angel continues to tell John about the ten kings serving with the scarlet beast. Scholars differ in their opinion about the