by Susan Barnes | 27 Jul 2009 | Devotions
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away … I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God … Revelation 21:1-2 Here we see the city Abraham waited for, believed for and knew was...
by Susan Barnes | 20 Jul 2009 | Devotions
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations … Revelation 20:7-8 How is it possible, after Jesus has reigned for a thousand years, that Satan is able to deceive the nations? Paul warns about those who,...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Jul 2009 | Devotions
Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues. Revelation 18:4 The plagues are quite horrendous and serve as a reminder of what God has saved us from (Revelation 16). Living in a fallen world and...
by Susan Barnes | 6 Jul 2009 | Devotions
For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. Revelation 19:7-8 The idea of the church being a holy bride is also the picture Paul employs in Ephesians. “Husbands, love your wives, just...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Jun 2009 | Devotions
For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled. Revelation 17:17 God agrees to give the beast power to rule. It’s like God agreeing to Satan’s request to stop protecting...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Jun 2009 | Devotions
You are just in these judgments, you who are and who were, the Holy One, because you have so judged; for they have shed the blood of your saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve. Revelation 16:5-6 As I pondered this verse it...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jun 2009 | Devotions
They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds …” Revelation 15:2-3 This is one of several songs recorded in the book of Revelation. The first song in the Bible is, “The...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Jun 2009 | Devotions
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. Revelation 14:4 The ones spoken of in this verse are before the throne, having been redeemed from the earth. This reference to virgins in heaven is best understood as symbolic. This...
