DAY 54Afraid or Inspired?2 Timothy 1:7Jesus Christ is returning to judge the living and the dead. Here’s my question: Does that scare you, or does that inspire you?If you’re scared, why? Dig a little ...  Read More

DAY 53Each of Us Will Give an AccountRomans 14:10-13The old confession of faith shared by Christians everywhere, the Apostles’ Creed, says, “Jesus Christ shall return to judge the living and the dead....  Read More

DAY 52We Will Be JudgedRevelation 20:7-15Jesus Christ will return to finish God’s victory over sin, death, and the devil. Revelation 19 and 20 are just one place in the New Testament to say so. We don...  Read More

DAY 51He Shall Come AgainRevelation 19:11-16“He shall come again to judge the living and the dead.”Christians all over the world confess this truth about Jesus Christ. We believe Jesus is coming back ...  Read More

DAY 50Renew Your VowsJohn 21:15-22Breakup with Babylon and quit compromised Christianity. From time to time, we need in-your-face confrontations like Revelation that question our commitment. From time...  Read More

DAY 49Get Out!Revelation 18:4-8Let’s review.Babylon is a powerful spiritual force that infects big groups just as much as individuals. Babylon is powerful and seductive. Babylon is arrogant, hostile, ...  Read More

DAY 49Why is Babylon So Bad?Revelation 18:1-3 Why is Babylon so bad?We can summarize Babylon from Revelation with four ingredients. They’re not Babylon on their own but together make a Babylon cocktai...  Read More

DAY 48Why a Wild Woman?Revelation 17:7-18Why does John call Babylon a prostitute?It’s fair to ask if this picture unfairly makes women look like villains. It’s true that the Bible has been used to hur...  Read More

DAY 46The Wild Woman on a DragonRevelation 17:1-6“Don’t be a quitter!” Many of us have heard that message. But we’re also told plenty of times to be a quitter: quit smoking, quit sitting around, quit ...  Read More

DAY 45God’s Just-nessRevelation 15:3-4God’s wrath in Revelation shows us the ugliness of evil and God’s delight for us. The third and final thing it shows us is God’s just-ness. “Just-ness” is a good ...  Read More

DAY 44God’s DelightHosea 11:1-9God’s anger shows God’s delight.In fact, Revelation’s talk about God’s wrath shows us is God’s delight for us. Modern people love to quote “God is love” but squirm to sa...  Read More

DAY 43God’s Wrath1 Thessalonians 5:4-11 Is God angry?The short answer is, “Yes!” But we have to answer this question more carefully. Let’s look closer at what the Bible says.Pastor John talks about Go...  Read More