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SUMMARY:Daniel 2:1-24 and Revelation 2:1-11\n\nThe risen\, glorious Lord Je
 sus tells John to write to seven churches in the Roman province of Asia (m
 odern-day Turkey). Each letter starts with a description of Christ (drawn 
 from chapter 1)\, followed by rebuke and encouragement\, exhortation to li
 sten\, and a promise that points us to our glorious future (described in R
 evelation 21-22). Jesus wants Christians to “overcome” or be “victor
 ious” (different translations of the same word) – but what does that m
 ean? The world defines “victory” in all sorts of ways\; for the Christ
 ian it means a life lived for Jesus\, right to the end. The victorious lif
 e means hard work and perseverance. It means our greatest love is for Chri
 st. It means being faithful during persecution and being opposed to false 
 teaching. Use these first two letters to assess your life and your church.
  What message from the Spirit do we need to hear? \n\n“Your kingdom come
 \, your will be done\, on earth as in heaven.”\nPRAY: Ask God for streng
 th to carry out his will as revealed in these letters. Consider what warni
 ngs or encouragements you particularly need to hear.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 2:25-49** and **Revelation 2:12-29**\n\nSometimes the chur
 ch faces opposition from outside: Pergamum was “where Satan has his thro
 ne” because it was a centre of emperor worship (worshipping Roman empero
 rs as gods). In that context\, being a faithful witness to Jesus could bri
 ng persecution and death. The church also faces danger from within: false 
 teachers/prophets were misleading believers into idol-worship and sexual i
 mmorality. This was a greater threat. Jesus has no tolerance for those who
  tolerate false teaching about sexual behaviour. Remaining faithful to Jes
 us means knowing the bigger picture. It means hearing the promises Christ 
 speaks (Rev 2:17\, 26-27). It means knowing that Christ’s kingdom is ete
 rnal. Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream reveals four k
 ingdoms (Babylon\, Medes and Persians\, Greece\, and Rome) all of which wi
 ll be destroyed and replaced by the kingdom of Christ. If you feel the pre
 ssure to wander from Jesus\, whether to avoid hardship or to pursue sinful
  pleasures\, resist this temptation by keeping your eyes fixed on the eter
 nal kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\n*“Give us this day our daily br
 ead.”*\n**PRAY**: How do you need a bigger vision of Christ’s kingdom 
 to help you through this day or this week? Pray that the Spirit impresses 
 upon you the reality of Jesus’ reign.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 3:1-18** and **Revelation 3:1-13**\n\nCan you see clearly?
  Do you truly know the situation? Jesus knows his churches and he sees you
  clearly. He can see when a church might appear alive but in fact be dead 
 (Rev. 3:1). He sees those who remain true to him (v4). He sees those who a
 re true to his word despite exhaustion (v.8). He sees those who claim to b
 e God’s people but are not (v9). He wants you to use these letters and\,
  wearing them like a new pair of glasses\, look at your church and see wha
 t Jesus sees. Do we need to hear a comfort or a challenge? Back in Babylon
  Shadrach\, Mesach and Abednego could see clearly. They saw the impressive
  gold image as a worthless image of worthless gods. They could see the lud
 icrous pomp and ceremony of an egotistical king. (Read Daniel 3 out loud\;
  you will see it as well.) They could see that the God they serve could sa
 ve them. They could also see that if he didn’t spare their lives\, it wa
 s still right to remain loyal to the living God.\n\n*“And forgive us our
  sins\, as we forgive those who sin against us.”*\n**PRAY**: Confess any
  sins highlighted by today’s or yesterday’s readings in Revelation.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 3:19-30** and **Revelation 3:14-22**\n\nThree faithful bel
 ievers are thrown into the fire but Nebuchadnezzar sees a fourth: an angel
 \, a son of the gods. Or rather\, The Angel\, The Son of God. Jesus Christ
  walks among his churches (Rev. 2:13) and joins his people in their suffer
 ing. John sees his feet “like bronze glowing in a furnace” (2:15) beca
 use Jesus entered the fires of persecution and judgement with us and for u
 s. The presence of Jesus with his church is great comfort when everyone el
 se is worshipping other gods (religious\, material\, ideological or otherw
 ise)\; by his grace we also can become faithful and true witnesses (3:14).
  The presence of Jesus\, the ruler of God’s creation\, should make us tr
 emble if our churches are compromised and blind to their own failures. But
  remember: Jesus’ rebuke is an expression of his love.\n\n*“Lead us no
 t into temptation\, but deliver us from evil.”*\n**PRAY**: Satan tells a
  lie that Jesus’ discipline is unkind. Resist this lie as you pray today
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 4:1-18** and **Revelation 4**\n\nDo you know that “the M
 ost High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone 
 he wishes” (Daniel 4:25)? Recognising this reality is the difference bet
 ween madness and sanity. Look out for this phrase\, and references to God
 ’s eternal kingdom and enduring dominion (4:3) in this and the following
  three chapters. It is a truth we must take on faith (i.e. trusting that G
 od’s word is true) rather than by sight\, because when we watch the news
  and see the world it is far from obvious that the Most High is sovereign.
  What if a door into heaven could be opened so that we could see the highe
 st throne? This is what happens to John as he starts the second of four 
 “in the Spirit” visions that make up the whole book (see 1:1\, 4:2\, 1
 7:3\, 21:10). All of creation (4 living creatures) and all of the church (
 12 tribes\, 12 apostles) are represented in heaven giving praise to the ho
 ly and almighty Creator. Today\, sanity means giving him your praise.\n\n*
 “For the Kingdom\, the Power and the Glory are yours\, now and forever. 
 Amen.”*\n**PRAY**: Use the words of Revelation 4:8-11 to help you celebr
 ate God’s power and glory.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 4:19-37** and **Revelation 5**\n\nJohn has seen the throne
  in heaven but now he weeps: is there anyone worthy to “open the scroll
 ” which unveils God’s purposes for the world? Is there anyone able to 
 open the scroll that brings the blessings and judgements of God upon the e
 arth? There is! John hears the message: there is a Lion. Then he sees a La
 mb. Jesus is worthy to open up the Creator’s plan for the universe becau
 se he is the Lamb who was slain to redeem and save a people for God. There
 fore\, in the Ascension of Jesus\, God has given all the kingdoms on earth
  to “the lowliest of men” (Daniel 4:17). The world is put right when h
 eaven and earth is centred on Jesus\, when people from “every tribe and 
 language and people and nation” find unity in the crucified\, risen and 
 ascended Lord Jesus.\n\n*“Our Father in heaven\, hallowed be your name.
 ”*\n**PRAY**: Worship God with the words of Revelation 5. Add your “Am
 en” to heaven’s praise!
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 5:1-12** and **Revelation 6**\n\nJesus the Lamb is worthy 
 of all praise because\, by his death\, he purchased a people for God: the 
 church. This means that those who persecute the church must face the wrath
  of the Lamb unless they repent. In Revelation 6 the seals of the scroll s
 tart to be opened and judgement is announced. The four horses/riders are s
 ent by God\; in fact the rider on the white horse may be Jesus himself (Re
 v 19:11-12). We hear echoes of Ezekiel (e.g. compare v6 with Ezekiel 14:21
 ) and God’s destruction of Jerusalem for its idolatry. Jesus warned his 
 generation that they would be judged for all the righteous blood that had 
 been shed throughout Israel’s history (Matthew 23:33-39)\, and in the si
 ege of Jerusalem prior to its destruction in AD70 people killed each other
 \, there was famine and death\, and all the leadership was destroyed. (In 
 the Old Testament sun\, moon and stars often refers to political leaders w
 ithin a nation.) In Zechariah 1 the four coloured horses speak of God’s 
 intention to throw down the nations who cruelly harmed his people. Through
 out history the church has faced persecution and many have become martyrs.
  The Sovereign Lord will avenge their blood.\n\n*“Your kingdom come\, yo
 ur will be done\, on earth as in heaven.”*\n**PRAY**: Pray for the perse
 cuted church and all who cry out “How long\, O Lord?”
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 5:13-31** and **Revelation 7**\n\nAcross the chapters of R
 evelation we find that “the writing is on the wall” for God’s enemie
 s. That phrase comes from today’s reading in Daniel which is a warning a
 gainst all who arrogantly ignore the God of heaven. In Revelation 7 we fin
 d another example of John *hearing* and then *seeing*. He *hears* about th
 e 144\,000 and *sees* an uncountable multitude. They are the same people: 
 the church\, the “servants of God”. The Lamb will save a perfect numbe
 r of people (symbolised by 144\,000) and this is an uncountable internatio
 nal community. God loves it when church is full of different nationalities
  and languages. There are strong echoes of God’s people being “sealed
 ” (with a cross!) in Ezekiel 9 prior to Jerusalem’s destruction\, remi
 nding us that many Christians faced great tribulation at the hands of thos
 e Jews who rejected their Messiah in the 40 years between Jesus’ ascensi
 on and AD70. But the promise of verse 17 is for every believer!\n\n*“Giv
 e us this day our daily bread.”*\n**PRAY**: Ask Jesus to shepherd you to
 day\, giving you a foretaste of Revelation 7:16-17.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 6** and **Revelation 8**\n\nWhen Jesus preached “The Kin
 gdom of God” many sinners found forgiveness. Outcasts were welcomed in. 
 The proud became angry and the rulers conspired to kill him. Jesus preache
 d severe ‘Woe’ against them\, even as he offered to gather them to him
 self (see again Matthew 23:29-39). Those who reject Jesus become an ‘Egy
 pt’ against which plagues will fall\; how many of the ten plagues do you
  spot here? Those who shut their gates against Jesus become a Jericho and 
 can expect silence\, seven rounds of trumpets\, then destruction (Joshua 6
 ). But these trumpets do not bring total devastation\; they are limited be
 cause at each step there is opportunity to hear the warning\, turn from si
 n and flee to Christ. Jesus taught that disasters (man-made or natural) sh
 ould lead us to repent (Luke 13:1-9). The Kingdom of God is always salvati
 on and judgement at the same time\, depending on whether people receive or
  reject the King. When we pray “Thy Kingdom Come” we are bringing salv
 ation and judgement to the world (Rev. 8:3-5).\n\n*“And forgive us our s
 ins\, as we forgive those who sin against us.”*\n**PRAY**: Perhaps you n
 eed to hear these warnings: what sin do you need to turn away from?
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 7:1-14** and **Revelation 9:1-12**\n\nThe symbolism of Dan
 iel and Revelation is intended to grab our attention and change our hearts
 . We should read such passages as evocative imagery rather than diagrams a
 nd diaries. The locusts show demonic power as swift\, organised\, powerful
 \, sometimes seductive\, always deadly. These are not\, as some have asser
 ted\, descriptions of Apache attack helicopters! In Matthew 12:43-45 Jesus
  said that “this wicked generation” is like a house swept clean of evi
 l\, but then the evil returns and is worse than before. Jesus drove demons
  into the Abyss (Luke 8:31) but\, though many Jews turned to Christ\, the 
 nation rejected him. Revelation 9 may describe what happened when evil ret
 urned\, worse than before\, in the final months before the destruction of 
 Jerusalem in AD70. Certainly the history books describe an unimaginable fr
 enzy of horror as the defenders of the city turned on one another. Whether
  or not this is the meaning of Revelation 9\, we should recognise that spi
 ritual evil and human sin have combined many times to produce terrible suf
 fering. We must ask God to have mercy on our world.\n\n*“Lead us not int
 o temptation\, but deliver us from evil.”*\n**PRAY**: Are you aware of p
 arts of the world where evil is rife? Ask God to show mercy.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 7:15-28** and **Revelation 9:13-21**\n\nThe troubling imag
 ery continues. It is rooted in the Old Testament\; God often sent armies a
 cross the Euphrates to judge rebellious Israel and other sinful nations (e
 .g. Jeremiah 46). Notice that God remains sovereign: even if we do not und
 erstand what is happening\, we should recognise that the Lord has a plan (
 Rev. 9:15). Notice also the astonishing way that humanity so often remains
  wedded to sinful behaviour even as judgement falls (v20-21). Hope is not 
 found in humanity coming to its senses\; hope is found in the promise that
  all human sovereignty\, power and greatness will be handed over to the ki
 ngdom and holy people of Christ our eternal King (Daniel 7:26-27).\n\n*“
 For the Kingdom\, the Power and the Glory are yours\, now and forever. Ame
 n.”*\n**PRAY**: Give thanks that ultimate power and glory belongs to Jes
 us\, not sinful humans!
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 8:1-14** and **Revelation 10**\n\nIn ancient times\, every
  nation had its national god(s). Israel’s astonishing belief was that th
 eir god is The One True God. The LORD is the sovereign Creator. Daniel’s
  vision (explained in tomorrow’s reading) is there to show the small bel
 ieving remnant of Israel that the rise and fall of empires and superpowers
  is all within God’s control. The church’s Lord\, Jesus of Nazareth\, 
 is supreme over *all* kingdoms and powers. Do you believe this? Revelation
  10 shows a mighty angel (perhaps Jesus) who stands supreme over the sea (
 Gentile nations) and the land (the Jewish people). The New Testament annou
 nces the revelation and accomplishment of God’s “mystery” (10:7): th
 e once hidden truth that\, in Christ\, God is uniting Jew and Gentile toge
 ther as one body (see e.g. Ephesians 3). This gospel message is given to J
 ohn as a little scroll. It is sweet because it offers salvation\, but also
  sour because the rejection of Christ brings judgement.\n\n*“Our Father 
 in heaven\, hallowed be your name.”*\n**PRAY**: God is hallowed as diver
 se people are united in Christ. Pray this for your church.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 8:15-27** and **Revelation 11:1-14**\n\nHow will the world
  come to believe the gospel? Disasters and destructions (the first six tru
 mpets) are warnings from heaven but people do not listen (9:20-21). Instea
 d\, God’s plan is that the gospel goes out through the faithful witness 
 of a church that frequently faces suffering and persecution. In highly sym
 bolic language that requires extensive knowledge of the Old Testament\, th
 e church is pictured as two witnesses like Moses and Elijah. At times God
 ’s people speak with power and authority. At other times nations seem to
  attack and kill the church. But just as Christ was crucified but then ros
 e again\, the church through the ages may seem to die but will always triu
 mph\, even through martyrdom (see e.g. Rev. 2:10-11). 42 months / 1260 day
 s / 3½ years is symbolic of great testing (Daniel 7:25) when the church i
 s sorely oppressed but ultimately vindicated. Christians were persecuted b
 y Jerusalem (11:8) and have faced threats many times since. But history sh
 ows that a church that witnesses to Christ during times of trial often cau
 ses many people to repent and give glory to the God of heaven (11:13).\n\n
 *“Your kingdom come\, your will be done\, on earth as in heaven.”*\n**
 PRAY**: Rev. 11:4 links us to Zechariah 4 and the truth that God’s kingd
 om grows “Not by might\, nor by power\, but by God’s Spirit”. Ask fo
 r the Spirit’s strength to help you witness.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 9:1-19** and **Revelation 11:15-19**\n\nIn an emergency\, 
 dial 999. When God’s people have fallen into sin and experienced judgeme
 nt\, the prayers in Ezra 9\, Nehemiah 9 and especially Daniel 9 are great 
 models to use. Daniel’s prayer led to the return from exile and the rebu
 ilding of the temple. When Jerusalem’s temple was destroyed in AD70 it b
 ecame clear that God’s true temple was no longer a building but the inte
 rnational\, global church. As people across the world turn to Jesus\, the 
 truth of Revelation 11:15 is made public: Jesus Christ reigns on God’s t
 hrone\; the nations belong to him. Now in part\, and fully when he returns
 \, Jesus judges the world and gathers his people. Handel added the “Hall
 elujah” of chapter 19 to verse 15 of chapter 11. Today is a good day to 
 listen to his Hallelujah chorus!\n\n*“Give us this day our daily bread.
 ”*\n**PRAY**: Think of some friends or family\; what are their daily nee
 ds? Pray for them.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 9:20-27** and **Revelation 12**\n\nBible imagery is combin
 ed with a well-known Roman mythological story in this chapter which ‘lif
 ts the curtains’ to show great spiritual forces at work in the story of 
 the gospel. The woman represents Israel (compare v1 with Gen. 37:9) which 
 gives birth to Jesus the Messiah. As Saviour\, Jesus has cast the devil do
 wn from heaven\; Satan can no longer accuse us before God because our sins
  have been washed away by the blood of the Lamb. The dragon is furious but
  God sovereignly protects his people – “those who keep God’s command
 s and hold fast their testimony about Jesus” (v17). Verses 10-12 are the
  central verses of the central chapter of Revelation. The letters (chapter
 s 2-3) showed the struggles of the churches. The following chapters show t
 hat believers are caught up in a colossal spiritual battle. How does the c
 hurch triumph over spiritual evil? By the blood of the Lamb who is the Mes
 siah\; by the word of our testimony about Jesus\; by our willingness to su
 ffer and give our lives for the cause of Christ.\n\n*“And forgive us our
  sins\, as we forgive those who sin against us.”*\n**PRAY**: Do your fai
 lures haunt you? In prayer\, rejoice that you are cleansed by Jesus’ blo
 od.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 10:1 – 11:1** and **Revelation 13:1-10**\n\nUnlike Chris
 tians in the past\, we tend not to think of ourselves caught up in a cosmi
 c spiritual battle. We are the ones who need to be corrected. The dragon (
 the devil) wages war against the church in different ways. Revelation 13 d
 escribes the Roman empire as a terrifying beast. The four beasts of Daniel
  7 are amalgamated into this monster\; across the centuries different beas
 tly kingdoms rise and fall but when they attack the church we should recog
 nise Satan’s activity. Under Caesar Nero Christians were horrifically pe
 rsecuted for 42 months\; this ended with Nero’s forced suicide which the
 n triggered such turmoil that Rome almost fell (the healed wound of v3). R
 evelation 13 is now in the past but the dragon has tried the same tactics 
 many times since. When governments\, nations and empires blaspheme God and
  wage war against the church\, Christians do not pick up weapons but are c
 alled to witness through “patient endurance and faithfulness”.\n\n*“
 Lead us not into temptation\, but deliver us from evil.”*\n**PRAY**: Pra
 y that persecuted Christians will resist the temptation to respond with vi
 olence.
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SUMMARY:**Daniel 12** and **Revelation 13:11-18**\n\nIs there anything quit
 e so ugly as religion that supports tyrants? It could be those Jewish peop
 le who used Roman might against Christians\, as we see in Acts\; it includ
 es the  Roman Emperor cults which demanded that people sacrifice to Caesar
  in order to buy goods in the market. This ‘beastly’ religion tries to
  look like a lamb but it speaks like a dragon (13:11) and many Christians 
 have suffered and died through resisting false or corrupt religion. All hu
 man-made religion is beastly\; this is represented by ‘666’. It is pro
 bably a reference to ‘Caesar Nero’ based on a common way of turning na
 mes into numbers. But ‘6’ is symbolic of humanity (Gen 1:26-31)\, so 
 ‘666’ is a human trinity that falls short of ‘777’ symbolising the
  perfect Triune God. Watch out for false religion.\n\n*“For the Kingdom\
 , the Power and the Glory are yours\, now and forever. Amen.”*\n**PRAY**
 : Ask God to protect his church from grasping after worldly power and glor
 y.
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 40:1-11** and **Revelation 14:1-13**\n\n“Patient enduran
 ce”: the phrase is John’s summary of the Christian life (1:9\, 13:10\,
  14:12). Centuries of Christian dominance in the West has made us forget t
 hat\, for most believers\, remaining faithful to Jesus brings us into conf
 lict with our cultures and our world. Patient endurance means we keep goin
 g through the trials\, because we know the future. Isaiah 40 encouraged Ol
 d Testament believers to know there was a good future beyond the looming j
 udgement and exile\, which chapters 1-39 predicted. We need to believe: 1.
  the gospel announces judgement (14:7)\; 2. God’s enemies will fall (14:
 8 is a prelude to chapters 17 and 18)\; 3. those who follow worldly ways r
 ather than Christ will be judged (14:9-11). Patient endurance means presen
 t loyalty to the Father and to the Lamb\, with the promise that one day we
  will sing their praises in glory.\n\n*“Our Father in heaven\, hallowed 
 be your name.”*\n**PRAY**: What does ‘patient endurance’ mean for yo
 u today\, or this year? Ask for God’s help to live this way\, keeping hi
 s commands and remaining faithful to Jesus (Rev. 14:12).
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 40:12-26** and **Revelation 14:14 – 15:8**\n\nThe  Old T
 estament shows us the grandeur and majesty of the LORD – as in today’s
  Isaiah reading. It also shows us\, repeatedly\, that he is “slow to ang
 er and of great goodness”. The seven seals and seven trumpets were warni
 ngs. Now the seven bowls speak of climactic judgement. The song of Moses (
 Rev. 14:3) reminds us that\, after many warnings\, God decisively judged E
 gypt. Standing by the (Red) sea\, Israel rejoiced in the great and marvell
 ous deeds of God\, who had acted to destroy the oppressor and bring his pe
 ople into victorious salvation (Exodus 15). We tend to divide God’s salv
 ation and God’s justice\, enjoying one but being embarrassed by the othe
 r. Revelation\, following Jesus’ own teaching\, holds both together. Her
 e\, as in Matthew 13:13\, the harvest that gathers people from every natio
 n into his kingdom is also the harvest that brings the wicked into God’s
  wrath. The imagery of Isaiah 40 leads us to praise. The imagery of Revela
 tion 14-15 leads us to fear and humility. Combined\, we must respond with 
 a desire to tell the nations about the King of the nations\, while there i
 s still time to repent.\n\n*“Your kingdom come\, your will be done\, on 
 earth as in heaven.”*\n**PRAY**: Use Rev. 15:3-4 to pray for the growth 
 of God’s kingdom across the nations.
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 40:27 – 41:7** and **Revelation 16:1-11**\n\nThe first f
 ive bowls of God’s wrath are poured out. The vivid language is meant to 
 be symbolic rather than literal: we should not read Rev. 16:2 and try to i
 dentify a particular illness. Rather we see that those who take the mark o
 f the beast end up ‘marked’ for judgement. We do not read verse 10 and
  imagine an eclipse\, but recognise that those who reject the light of Chr
 ist are dooming themselves to darkness. If the nations shed the blood of G
 od’s holy people\, they should expect God to be just in his judgement\, 
 sending blood and death in return. No one in the Bible speaks more clearly
  about the reality of judgement than Jesus himself. God’s love for his c
 reation\, and the Lamb’s commitment to his church\, means that evil and 
 wickedness must be overthrown.  “Yes\, Lord God Almighty\, true and just
  are your judgements” (v7).\n\n*“Give us this day our daily bread.”*
 \n**PRAY**: Ask God to provide for the families of those who have been kil
 led for their faith.
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 41:8-20** and **Revelation 16:12-21**\n\nThere is a sense 
 that\, whenever God judges in history\, it is a preview – and part of 
 – the final judgement at Jesus’ return. This is part of the complexity
  of Revelation: past\, present and future can be mixed together in one sce
 ne. Rev. 16:15 reminds us that we read Revelation *not* to work out some t
 imetable of events\, but to remain alert to spiritual realities. ‘Babylo
 n’ is every human institution that proudly ignores Jesus. For a while th
 ey seem secure\, but when God shakes the world they crumble and collapse. 
 Sometimes the Lord judges by sending evil powers against evil powers (16:1
 3-14)\, showing that he is God Almighty who is furiously opposed to all th
 at the dragon tries to do. Armageddon (the “Mount of Megiddo”\, which 
 is mentioned several times in the Bible) stands for a decisive battles tha
 t causes kingdoms to be destroyed. The point of all of this? Jesus is the 
 unshakeable Rock\, so build your life on him (Hebrews 12:25-29).\n\n*“An
 d forgive us our sins\, as we forgive those who sin against us.”*\n**PRA
 Y**: How has human pride corrupted our nation? Ask God to humble us as a c
 ountry.
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 41:21 – 42:9** and **Revelation 17**\n\nIn the Bible\, t
 he church is the bride\, engaged to Christ the bridegroom. In Revelation 1
 7 we find a dangerous alternative. Power\, wealth\, comfort – all these 
 have been offered by various societies across the ages. Look more closely 
 and you find filth\, lies and brutality. Revelation wants to unmask all im
 perial powers and ideologies that do not have Christ at the centre. In the
  years after Jesus’ ascension\, Jerusalem (the ‘great city’ in which
  he died\, 17:18 and 11:8) tried to entice the majority-Jewish church away
  from him. Many who remained faithful to Christ were killed – and Jerusa
 lem often used Roman power to do so. (We see this in part in the book of A
 cts\, and remember that ‘Jerusalem’ stands for the Judean nation\, jus
 t as London might represent the UK.) Eventually\, though\, Rome turned on 
 Jerusalem (17:16) and destroyed her. In the years since then different emp
 ires have seduced the hearts and minds of people\, even as they killed Chr
 istians (e.g. the USSR). In every age our heart\, our love\, our highest l
 oyalty must be given only to the Lamb.\n\n*“Lead us not into temptation\
 , but deliver us from evil.”*\n**PRAY**: Ask God for help in the fight a
 gainst those temptations that seem most attractive.
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SUMMARY:**Isaiah 42:10-17** and **Revelation 18**\n\nJerusalem had once bee
 n a mighty power\, a centre of world trade under the reign of Solomon. But
  he turned from God\, false worship became rampant\, God’s prophets were
  killed (Rev. 18:24) and the city was destroyed in 587BC. Eventually it wa
 s rebuilt but Jesus warned that a persistent rejection of the Messiah and 
 his followers would lead to ruin\, which happened in AD70. But it was not 
 the only rich city to face God’s judgement. Many Christians in John’s 
 day had to resist the seductive riches and luxury offered by Rome\, that g
 reat city of global trade (18:9-19). It was almost impossible to believe t
 hat Rome might fall\, but it did. Christians in every generation need to l
 ive as people who know that every empire and nation will one day fall. In 
 the West\, the church is made weak by the seduction of materialism\, even 
 though it harms so many. But riches cannot save.\n\n*“For the Kingdom\, 
 the Power and the Glory are yours\, now and forever. Amen.”*\n**PRAY**: 
 Consider how the West seeks power/glory from sources other than God. Then 
 pray.
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