Month: May 2023

So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse’s bridle, for 1,600 stadia. Revelation 14:19-20 When…
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“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” Revelations 14:13 I was recently filling out an application to take the addiction medicine board certification test when I once again had to confront my past.…
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If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger . . .  Revelation 14:9-10 Years ago, I discovered I was allergic to conch – that spiral ocean…
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This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. Revelation 13:18 When I first allowed opioid pills into my life, I had no idea how much they would eventually cost me. My decision at that…
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Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. Revelation 13:16-17 When…
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Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Revelation 13:10 I’m impulsive and impatient. When I was nearing the end of inpatient treatment for my opioid addiction, I began to map out the future of my new life. I knew I’d found recovery, so I was going to go out and…
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And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. Revelation 13:1 Looking back at the destruction of my last relapse, I’ve got to wonder if it would have made a difference if I’d have clearly seen…
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Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.  Romans 12:17 Though it was years ago, I clearly remember the dialogue in my head that precipitated my last relapse.…
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Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. Revelation 12:7 This blog has software that guards it from malicious attacks. These protection programs even notify me of how many hundreds of attacks they’ve fended off in the last week. The software developer could be making those numbers up. How would…
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The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever. Revelation 11:15 As a kid growing up in church, our Sunday school music leader once told us that in heaven we would sing songs of worship all day long. She meant it…
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