His Number Is 666.

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His
Number
Is 666.

Just watch 5 minutes of news about what is happening in our world today and see if you don’t agree with me that we are moving closer and closer to meeting this 666 guy face to face. Seems like we are on a collision course with disaster doesn’t it?

Scripture

Revelation 13 

¹⁶ He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. ¹⁷ And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. ¹⁸ Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.

Observation

Just watch 5 minutes of news about what is happening in our world today and see if you don’t agree with me that we are moving closer and closer to meeting this 666 guy face to face.

Seems like we are on a collision course with disaster doesn’t it?

The Presidential race and its possible outcome is frightening enough but add to it the images of all of those thousands of people fleeing the war in Syria and knowing that many of them are Christians. And knowing that so many Christians in recent months in Syria and other parts of our world have died for their faith paints a bleak picture of our world today.

Revelation is a fascinating book that comes at the very end of the Bible. I guess that is why every life group wants to pick it for a topic of study. The problem with the book of Revelation is that none of us can completely understand it. God intentionally wrote it that way!

What I do know about the book of Revelation is that all of the bad stuff mentioned in the book is going to happen. One day an evil world leader will rise to power!

Okay that is the very bad news!

The Good News is that Jesus Christ our King will return. He will destroy evil once and for all.

I know that because I have read the end of the Book. I know how it is all going to end. You can know the ending too! All you have to do is read the end of Revelation to see how it is all going to work out!

¹⁰ Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
¹¹ And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. ¹² I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. ¹⁴ Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. ¹⁵ And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.  Revelation 20:10-15

¹² “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. ¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 22:12-13

Bottom line is that our God is Sovereign. He is in control. And we who follow the Lord Jesus Christ are on the winning team!

Application

I will filter world events through the lens of my Bible. My confidence will be in the Lord and not in men. How about you?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, it would be nice if the best person running for the office of President actually was the person who won the election. I pray for those running for office. Give them courage and boldness. Give them convictions that come from a personal relationship with You. I pray for those immigrants fleeing the war in Syria. I pray that You take care of them. Open the hearts of the people in the surrounding countries to take care of them.

Fear, mistrust, and all kinds of conspiracy theories run rampant and the minds of people are being taken captives by lies and by the father of lies, Satan himself. Open their eyes to see the truth of Your Word. Help them the ability to depend on You.

Give us all peace in the middle of the storm.

Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 42,43,44; Psalms 48; Revelation 13

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