Revelation 17: Will You Flee From Babylon?
Verse of the Day: (V5) “And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
1. Babylon (V1-5)
V1 “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:”
The woman, whose forehead is written, The mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth, is none other than the false churches and teachings that Satan establishes to deceive the people throughout the whole world, and eventually lead them to fiery hell. The true churches of God are called the bride of Christ, while the false churches are called the mother of harlots. Today, the deceit of false churches and teachings is the most effective strategy that Satan uses to lead many to eternal condemnation. Satan is behind the false teachers who outwardly maybe good-looking and eloquent, but inwardly their hearts are evil and wicked. These false teachers entice and seduce many to their false teachings, and even condone their sins of immorality and idolatry by misusing God’s grace. However, God is not mocked as He shall judge the mother of harlots. During the 1st half of the Great Tribulation period, Satan shall continue to lie and deceive many through his false churches and teachings, but during the 2nd half, he reveals his true colour, and begins to torture, and kill them unless they worship him.
2. Blood (V6-7)
V6 “And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.”
During 2nd half of the Great Tribulation period, Satan shall go all out to persecute and kill the 144,000 Jews, the 2 faithful witnesses and all who believe in Jesus Christ. There shall be many martyrs of Jesus until God eventually bounds and casts Satan and his demons to the bottomless pit for 1,000 years. This 1,000 years period is known as the Millennial Kingdom where Christ shall rule on Mount Zion, the New Jerusalem on the new earth.
3. Book (V8-18)
V8 “The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”
The day of rejoicing shall come when the Almighty God shall reveal to all whose names are written in the book of life that they shall be with Him in His glorious heaven forever!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to flee from Babylon and abide in You and Your Word.
Revelation 16: Will You Obey The Great Voice?
Verse of the Day: (V1) “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”
1. Great Voice (V1-13)
V11 “And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.”
The great voice belongs to Jesus Christ as He commands His 7 angels during the end of the Great Tribulation period to execute His 7 judgments upon the people who have sinned against Him. No longer is Jesus the meek voice of a Saviour who died on the cruel cross for the sins of the whole world, but it is now the great voice of a Judge who shall judge the people for their sins. The 1st judgment is grievous sores upon the people with the mark 666 of the beast upon their bodies resulting in many deaths. The 2nd judgment is blood in the sea resulting in the death of all sea creatures. The 3rd judgment is blood in rivers resulting in many deaths as there is insufficient drinking water. The 4th judgment is intense heat that burn many to death. The 5th judgment is great darkness and pain resulting in many deaths. The 6th judgment is drought resulting in many dying of thirst. Even with all of God’s judgments and the many deaths, the people still harden their hearts and blaspheme God, and refuse to repent of their sins, and believe and trust in God.
2. Great Day (V14-18)
V14 “For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”
The great day of God Almighty is the final war between God and Satan, and it is called the Battle of Armageddon, which shall take place after the Great Tribulation period and the Millennial Kingdom. This is when God and His saints shall have the final victory over Satan, his demons and followers. Let us be on God’s side - though sometimes it seems that we are on the losing side - but ultimately God always wins, because He is God!
3. Great City (V19-21)
V19 “And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.”
The 7th judgment of the Great Tribulation period is a great earthquake and hailstorm that destroy the great city, which is Jerusalem, into 3 parts, and the great Babylon, and the entire earth, because of the sins of the people. During the Old Testament era, Jerusalem was once a holy city, where many people from the world came to the temple of Jerusalem to worship the true God of Israel, but today, it is no longer a holy city, because of sins.
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to obey Your great voice and fully trust in You.
Revelation 15: Are You A Servant Of God?
Verse of the Day: (V3) “And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.”
1. Wrath Of God (V1-2)
V1 “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.”
During the Great Tribulation period, though God is full of wrath, when in His permissive will, He allows Satan to have control of the world in deceiving the people - who have the free will to choose - to commit sins of immorality and idolatry, yet in His everlasting love and amazing grace, He desires all to believe in Him, and be with Him in glorious heaven.
2. Servant Of God (V3-7)
V4 “Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.”
Not all is doom and gloom, as the Almighty God eventually bounds and casts Satan into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years, and Jesus, the Lamb, then reign on the new Jerusalem on the new earth, and all the people from all nations who believe and trust in Him, including the 144,000 Jews and 2 faithful witnesses, shall come and worship before Him. They shall sing the song of Moses as well as the song of the Lamb, praising and glorifying Him, for His holiness, greatness and marvellous works of redemption and deliverance of all His saints both now and forever. Indeed, God used Moses, His servant, during the Old Testament era, to perform one of His great miracles - the opening of the Red sea - for Israel, His chosen people. Once Israel crossed the Red sea dry, God closed it, and covered and drowned all the pursuing Egyptian soldiers who were after them!
3. Glory Of God (V8)
V8 “And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.”
During the Great Tribulation period, God shall send His 7 angels to pour His 7 last plagues upon the world to judge the great sins of the people who are misled and deceived by Satan. Indeed, God always wins and He shall ultimately defeat Satan though many times it seems that Satan and his demons are on the winning side with their cunning devices. Today, let us believe in Jesus Christ who sacrificed Himself some 2,000 years ago, not for His own sins, but for the sins of the whole world, that whoever believes in Him shall never perish in fiery hell, but have everlasting life with Him in glorious heaven!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to be Your servant to serve and glorify You.
Revelation 14: Will You Follow The Lamb?
Verse of the Day: (V4) “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
1. Follow (V1-6)
V1 “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.”
After the 7 year period of the Great Tribulation, God shall bound and cast Satan into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years before releasing him for the final and last battle where God shall cast him into fiery hell forever (Revelation 20:1-10). This period of 1,000 years is known as the Millennial Kingdom where the Lamb or the Lord Jesus Christ shall reign on mount Sion at the New Jerusalem on the new earth (the old earth shall be destroyed after God’s judgment upon it). During the Millennial Kingdom, the 144,000 Jews (the witnesses who survived the Great Tribulation period and who keep themselves pure and wholly follow the Lamb amid great immorality and idolatry) shall sing a new song together with the heavenly harpers and their harps before the throne, the 4 beasts and the elders, praising the Lamb for their redemption, and for all that He has done for them.
2. Fear (V7-11)
V7 “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
During the Great Tribulation period, where the Holy Spirit shall be fully restrained to convict men, God uses His angels, who are indestructible, beside His men of 144,000 Jews and 2 witnesses, to preach the everlasting gospel that Jesus saves, and to believe and fear Him and give Him the glory. This is also the darkest period of the history of men where God permits Satan to have control of the world to force the people to worship him.
3. Faith (V12-20)
V12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
During the Great Tribulation period, God shall give the 144,000 Jews the patience and faith to endure the intense persecution from Satan before He eventually destroys the earth resulting in many deaths and where blood flows at a long distance and reaches as high as the horse bridle. Today, let us believe and trust in the Lamb, Jesus, and not wait till the Great Tribulation period, where it is almost impossible to believe in Him, because Satan and his 2 beasts and demons shall have full control and destruction of the entire world!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to always follow You, fear You and have faith in You.
Revelation 13: Is Your Name Written In The Book Of Life?
Verse of the Day: (V8) “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
1. Nations (V1-7)
V7 “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.”
During the Great Tribulation period of 7 years, which is after the Rapture when all the Christians shall be called up to be with the Lord and the Holy Spirit is fully restrained, Satan, the dragon, shall appoint 2 beasts or charismatic men to be with him so as to imitate God’s Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Whatever God does, Satan shall imitate! These 2 beasts shall have great power as they deceive the nations for 42 months (3 ½ years) with false peace, before they begin to torture them for the next 42 months (3 ½ years). They shall blaspheme God, force the people to worship them, and lead them to make war with God’s saints. Though many saints shall go into hiding yet many are eventually arrested and killed. However, these saints are not fearful of death, because they know that their names are already written in the book of life of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, and to be absent from their bodies is to be present with their Lord forever!
2. Names (V8-10)
V10 “He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”
During the Great Tribulation period, there shall be God’s saints, whose names are written in the book of life, who refuse to worship Satan. However, God shall grant His saints the patience and faith so that they are able to endure the intense suffering and even death.
3. Number (V11-18)
V18 “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
Let us have God’s wisdom and number, and not man’s wisdom and number, because man without God is led by Satan. This is why man and Satan have the number 6 - man’s number is 6 while Satan’s number is 666. During the Great Tribulation period, those who worship Satan must have the mark 666 on them otherwise they are unable to do business. Satan will then persecute those without the mark 666 and many suffer and eventually die. This is indeed the heavy price of God’s saints during the Great Tribulation period. Today, let us repent of our sins, and believe and receive Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour, and not wait till the Great Tribulation period of intense suffering, persecution and even death.
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that my name is written in Your book as I believe in You.
Revelation 12: Do You Believe In Christ?
Verse of the Day: (V10) “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.”
1. Crown (V1-4)
V1 “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”
God revealed to John of a spiritual battle between Him and Satan, His created being, who had rebelled against Him because of pride. God then defeated Satan and banished him and one third of the angels who rebelled against him to earth. Satan on earth disguised himself as a serpent and deceived Adam and Eve, the first couple, to disobey God thus causing the fall of men. Satan went all out to hinder the virgin birth of a man child, Jesus, God’s only begotten Son, from the woman or the nation Israel, who shall be the Saviour of men to whoever believes in Him. However, time and again, God protected Israel, and finally Jesus came into the world. The woman, Israel, clothed with the sun which represented Jacob, and the moon under her represented Rachel, and her crown of twelve stars represented the 12 children of Jacob and Rachel who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
2. Child (V5-9)
V5 “And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The woman or Israel brought forth a man child, Jesus, who left heaven and came to earth to die and shed His blood for the sins of the whole world, and He is now back at the right hand of God’s throne. Today, Satan is still on the loose and he is seeking to lead as many people to hell as possible because he knows that his time is short. However let us pray for those who reject Christ because the day shall come when all the Christians are called up to heaven, which is called the Rapture, and God shall allow Satan to rule the earth, which is known as the Great Tribulation. This will be a time when it shall be almost impossible to believe in Jesus as Satan shall torment the people and eventually lead them to fiery hell.
3. Christ (V10-17)
V17 “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Satan, the dragon, is angry with God as he knows his days are numbered, and he accuses the Christians day and night, and then he attempts a final battle with God and the remnant of Israel who keeps God’s commandments. In this final battle, again God defeats Satan. Indeed, we will never defeat Satan, but with God, we shall always triumph over him!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that I believe in Christ, the Child of the woman, Israel.
Revelation 11: Are You God’s Faithful Witness?
Verse of the Day: (V3) “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”
1. Witness (V1-13)
V8 “And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.”
During the Great Tribulation period, God sends two faithful witnesses, cloth in sackcloth, to testify to the people for 1,260 days to believe and trust in Him. They wear sackcloth to signify that it is a mourning time as Satan is all out to deceive and destroy men. However, God shall give His two witnesses power to control rain, turn water into blood, and punish the earth with plagues so that the people know that they are of God, and from God. After 1,260 days, God allows the beast, whose master is Satan, to kill them in the great city, which is spiritually known as Sodom or Egypt but is actually Jerusalem, where the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified. The beast then instigates the people to celebrate the death of the two witnesses for three and a half days, mocking God that Satan have victory over God’s two witnesses. However, God has the last say, as He sends His Spirit of life to enter into His two dead witnesses and suddenly they resurrect from the dead and ascend to heaven before the people. Fear comes to many, and many believe and trust in the Lord.
2. Woe (V14-15)
V14 “The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.”
The second woe comes when God resurrects His two faithful witnesses and sends a great earthquake that shall destroy 10th part of Jerusalem and killing 7,000 men. The people then acknowledge God’s eternal power, and give Him the glory. Indeed, let us remember that God always triumphs over Satan, because He is God, and Satan is only His creature.
3. Worship (V16-19)
V16 “And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,”
After the ascension of the two faithful witnesses, the seventh angel then proclaims that all the kingdoms of the world shall become the kingdoms of God, and the 24 elders who sit before God shall fall upon Him and worship Him as He reigns forever. During the Great Tribulation period when all the Christians are called up to glorious heaven and the Holy Spirit is restrained, God still demonstrates His love for men by sending His two faithful witnesses to testify of His presence and power. However, let us not wait until the Great Tribulation period to believe in God, because it shall be a tough and trying time as Satan shall deceive and destroy, and torture and torment men. Today is the day of salvation as you repent of your sins, and believe and receive Jesus as your personal Saviour and Lord.
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to be Your faithful witness that all shall believe in You.
Revelation 10: Do You Believe In The Little Book?
Verse of the Day: (V2) “And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,”
1. Book (V1-8)
V1 “And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:”
The Almighty God revealed to Apostle John that a mighty angel would come down from heaven with a little book, which was none other than the Word of God, the Bible, that he would eat it. He obeyed and ate it. He also witnessed certain prophecies which the seven thunders had uttered but God commanded him to seal them. Indeed, there are certain prophecies that God will not reveal to us until we are with Him in His home in glory land.
2. Belly (V9)
V9 “And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.”
When John ate the little book it was sweet in his mouth as it is God’s Word, but bitter in his stomach as he saw God’s impending judgment upon the unbelievers. Indeed, God’s Word is sweet to all who believe in Christ, because He has many wonderful promises, especially glorious heaven, for His believers. However, it is bitter to those who reject Christ, because He has many severe judgments upon the unbelievers, especially fiery hell.
3. Bitter (V10-11)
V10 “And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.”
Today, if you repent your sins, and receive Christ as your personal Saviour, the little book will taste sweet in your mouth, yet bitter in your stomach as you know that God’s impending judgment upon the unbelievers. However, if you reject Christ, the little book will taste bitter in both your mouth and stomach as you will face God’s severe judgments, especially eternal condemnation. One day, if you are still around when you see all the Christians suddenly disappear into thin air, you will realise that it is actually an event which is known as - the Rapture - when Christ shall call all His Christians to His glorious heaven. God then permit an influential leader, the antichrist, whose master is the Devil, to rule the world. The antichrist will deceive the people that the Christians’ disappearance is some kind of conspiracies. He initially rules with a false peace, but eventually he torments the people, and leads them to fiery hell, which is his final destination. Let us therefore keep sharing the gospel of Christ as - the Rapture - is any time from now!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that I believe in Your little book, Your Word, the Bible.
Revelation 9: Are You At The Golden Altar?
Verse of the Day: (V13) “And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,”
1. Angel (V1-10)
V1 “And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.”
Our holy God reveals to Apostle John that the fifth angel will sound, and a star who is none other than Satan, the Devil, will fall from heaven to earth, and be given the key to the bottomless pit which is fiery hell. Though this event of Satan’s fall had already happened, God still reveals it to John to give him the background so that he can fully understand the future events that are unfolding before him. Today, Satan is on earth deceiving and devouring many but with much restraint as the Holy Spirit is also on earth convicting sinners to repent their sins, and indwelling Christians who believe in Christ. However when the Rapture - which is any time now when all Christians shall be called up by Christ to be with Him in heaven forever, and at the same time God shall restrain His Spirit - takes place, Satan shall have full control of the world to deceive, torment and eventually kill many. The fifth angel will then send out killer locusts to hurt and torment all men, except those who have God’s seal on their foreheads, for five grievous months.
2. Abaddon (V11-12)
V11 “And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.”
These locusts have a king or a demon leader named Abaddon in Hebrew, and Apollyon in Greek, and it means The Destroyer. Indeed, he lives up to his name as he destroys many.
3. Altar (V13-21)
V20 “And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”
The sixth angel sounds the trumpet, and a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, then proclaims to the angel to release four angels that are bound - which are actually four demons - at the great river Euphrates - the place of Satan’s last stand - to slay one third of the world population. The golden altar represents the prayers of all the saints of the Old and New Testaments as they continually pray for all who are going through the Great Tribulation period that they will repent of their sins, and cease their worship of the Devil and his demons, and turn to the holy God, and worship Him.
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to always be at Your golden altar praying to You.
Revelation 8: Will You Escape The Wormwood?
Verse of the Day: (V11) “And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were bitter.”
1. Waters (V1-10)
V10 “And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”
Finally, the Almighty God revealed to Apostle John the seventh and last seal by sending seven angels with seven trumpets who are about to sound and send forth His most severe judgment on the entire world during the Great Tribulation period - which is a period after the Rapture where all Christians are caught up into heaven and God actually restrain the working of His Spirit thus allow the Devil to have full control of the whole world. There shall be complete silence of half an hour before God commands His first angel to sound the trumpet and send hail and fire mingled with blood that burns one third of the earth. The second angel then sounds and sends something like a great mountain burning with fire into the oceans turning one third of the oceans into blood resulting in the death of one third of all sea creatures as well as the destruction of one third of the ships in the seas.
2. Wormwood (V11-12)
V12 “And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”
The third angel sounds and sends a great falling star, which is called Wormwood that is poisonous, into the seas and rivers resulting in the death of many who drink the poisonous water. The fourth angel sounds and destroys the third part of the sun, the moon as well as the stars resulting in one third darkness of the world and creating great chaos.
3. Woe (V13)
V13 “And I beheld, and hear an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!”
Let us not delay our decision to believe and trust in Jesus Christ because the terrible day will come when we will suffer much as we live through the Great Tribulation period. It will be a woeful and troubled time because we will beg God to let us die as His judgments are too severe upon us. My friends, today is the day of salvation, and let us repent our sins, and believe and receive Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour and Lord!
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that I escape from the Wormwood because I believe in You.
