And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. Revelation 20:12 I’ve sat in court observing the proceedings, but…
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They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Revelation 20:4 If you’ve been reading, you know I recently took my parents, wife, and children to my favorite childhood vacation destination, a lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota. While there, I remembered a story about losing my beach ball. I…
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Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a…
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And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. Revelation 20:2-3 In my…
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Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Revelation 19:11 When I was in second grade, I got into an altercation on the playground with another student one day. This other student was obviously in…
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Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” Revelation 19:10 When I was a kid, I wanted to be an amazing athlete, perhaps a…
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Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. Revelation 19:9 As I wrote yesterday, I recently took a trip with my parents, wife, and children to my favorite childhood vacation destination. It’s a trip I’ve been wanting to make for the last year, and so I’ve been planning. I had…
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Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just. Revelation 19:1-2 Eight years ago this week, my wife and kids traveled to visit some extended family for a graduation celebration. I didn’t go. I just wasn’t welcome, and I didn’t want to go. I’d only been sober…
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The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again! Revelations 18:14 No one wants to live like this. Almost daily, I meet those who express this bleak sentiment. They’re homeless. They’re hopelessly addicted. They have nothing. They…
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