Let us pray. And I looked, and lo, a lamb stood on the Mount Zion. Revelation 14 one as the final battle unfolds before me in the book of revelation, I pray that the magnitude of the battle doesn't go unnoticed in the life of believers as the cosmic battle between good and evil takes place. My spirit is rejoicing because I know that this is a fixed fight. Through your word, God, I recognize that the beast is Satan and that the warrior is Jesus. I also acknowledge that through the one act of Christ's crucifixion, he conquered Satan, sin, and death in one swoop. Heavenly Father, I thank you that the armies of the Lord are fighting on our behalf. I thank you that because of your redemptive plan for my life and for the life of your children, we don't have to be swallowed up by Satan and his beast. I praise you because the mark of the beast will never be a sign that I receive for myself or for my family. I declare that I am yours, God. I declare that for the rest of my days, I will fight on the side of my savior Jesus Christ to rescue all his children who are lost.

In Jesus'name. Amen. Thanks for making prayer a priority in your life to hear the Bible come to life. Stay tuned for the Bible in a year. Brought to you by bibleinyear.com.

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Hello, I'm Bishop TD Jakes, and I want to welcome you to my new podcast with pray called Sleep Psalms.

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The beasts and the hero in our last story, John was taken up by the spirit to see a vision of God's throne room. He was told to write down what he saw so that all the churches might be enlightened about things to come. Now John sees images of past, present and future evils. Yet each time, the evils are dealt with by the armies of God. And John beholds one final stand against darkness by the true hero of history, Jesus.

Hello Jack Graham once again with today's episode of the Bible in a year podcast. We're so grateful for the millions of people who have downloaded the Bible in a year and would encourage you to invite others to join us in this journey as well. In our previous episode, we heard how John, the apostle of Jesus, was caught up in a vision and saw the Lord standing before him. He was at first terrified, but Jesus told him not to fear, but to write down what he would see, hear and share it with seven churches and churches and christians for generations. Then John was taken to heaven and he saw the very throne room of God. He saw heaven with his own eyes. There every creature and angel cried out in praise to God and called Jesus worthy of honor and praise and glory forever. Today we'll hear as John is shown, evil in tribulations, not only in the past, but the future, but in the midst of tribulation and terror. We see that our God is the ultimate victor, that Jesus overcomes and we overcome with him. John will see a final battle, the battle of Armageddon, in which Jesus gives us victory forever and vanquishes the enemy, the devil himself.

Let's listen now to this reading from the revelation.

After being shown the fate of the earth, I saw a great vision in heaven of things to come and things that have already happened. An image of reality, a picture of evil and its inevitable demise. I saw a woman clothed with the brightness of the sun. The moon was under her feet and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. Her beauty was staggering. She was pregnant and in anguish, giving birth. Her pain was great and her agonizing screams shook the earth. Another sign appeared in heaven. A great dragon emerged with seven heads and ten horns. His presence was that of pure evil, and he was shrouded in darkness. His wings stretched further than the breadth of the earth, and I watched his mighty tail swing into the stars. He cast a third of the stars down from heaven to earth, and great was their fall. My heart raced as I watched the dragon fly over the woman who was giving birth. He waited for the child like a lion stalking its prey. He knew that the child was meant to rule over all the nations. When it emerged from the woman's womb, the dragon pounced to devour it.

But the child was caught up by God and taken to his throne. The dragon roared in agony as it watched the child rise to heaven and the woman flee to the wilderness. Then I saw a bright light emerge from the blackness of the night. I saw Michael the archangel glistening in glory. His sword was drawn, and the host of heaven's armies were behind him. The dragon roared and flew towards Michael. The angels descended with swords drawn to fight the dragon. Great was their battle. Michael fought valiantly with the angels of heaven behind him. The dragon raged against the angels, but was defeated and cast down to the earth. Its wings were clipped and the serpent slipped through the earth seeking to deceive the world. I heard another voice from heaven saying, the salvation and power of Christ has come against the enemy. The forces of darkness have been conquered by the blood of the lamb and the word of the saint's testimony. Rejoice. The dragon looked for the woman so he might devour her, but she was given wings to fly away from him. From the serpent's mouth came a torrent of water to consume her.

But the earth swallowed up the waters, and the dragon stood on the sand of the sea, lamenting his defeat. Then I heard the earth shake beneath the dragon's feet. The sea rumbled and the waves were great. From the sea arose a beast with ten horns and seven heads. The beast was like a leopard and its feet were like bear paws. The mighty beast worshiped the dragon, and the dragon gave the beast all its authority to wreak havoc on the earth. It was given a mouth to spread lies throughout the world. For 42 months it spat forth venomous deceit and corrupt truths. It made war against the saints of God, and many from the earth fell at its feet to worship it. The saints of God endured its rule and ward against it until the finisher came. Then the earth shook again. The mountains split and burst open. Another beast rose. It had two horns like a ram. It spoke with the slithery deceit of the dragon, calling all men and women to worship the first beast. It marked every man and woman with a mark on their forehead or right hand. With the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

Its number was six. Six. Six. Wrath was poured out on the earth, and judgment reigned and ruled for thousands of years. I looked upon the desolation of the earth. Sorrow, evil and madness plagued all within it. The beasts loomed over the earth, destroying all in their wake. Then I heard voices from heaven. I looked up and saw light. From it were the voices of a great multitude singing Hallelujah. Salvation is coming from the Lord. His judgment is just. The marriage of the lamb has come. Watch as he redeems his bride. Then I saw heaven split open like gates. And behold, a white horse descended from the skies. The one riding the horse was called faithful and true. He was the warrior of justice, the finisher. His eyes were like flames of fire, and he was wearing a robe dipped in blood. His name was called the word of God. He rode towards the beast with intent to kill. From his mouth was a sword. It extended to strike down all the evil nations below. He rode with the fury of God Almighty. Like the wind, he galloped. And I could see writing carved into his thigh saying, king of kings and lord of lords.

I watched as the beast rose up against the white rider. He gathered the evil armies of the earth and ran towards him. The mighty horseman and the beast clashed with a swoop of his sword. The rider enveloped the armies. The beast raged against him, but he was not equal to the Lord of lords. His horns were ripped from his head and his knees were torn from his limbs. With decisive justice, the hero of history cast the beast into the lake of fire. God's chosen hero, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, had defeated evil once and for all.

In today's reading, the apostle John is given a vision of great conflict. A conflict that began in eternity past, continued through the generations, and will continue to the end of time, but will culminate in a great battle between God and Satan, between good and evil. John sees a woman who appeared in heaven, clothed in brightness like the sun. She appeared to be beautiful and majestic, with a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant, crying out in the pains of childbirth. This woman apparently represents Israel, the nation chosen by God, who gives birth to the child, who is the Messiah, the savior. His name is Jesus. Next, John saw another sign in heaven. A great red dragon. The dragon was symbolic of pure evil. The dragon was the great deceiver. Satan himself the dragon swept a third of the stars from the sky, representing other angels that fell when Satan rebelled against God. The dragon stood before the woman, prowling like a stalking lion, hoping to devour the child when she gave birth. Satan has done everything that he could possibly do to destroy God himself, but he, of course, cannot. God did not allow the dragon to take the child.

Jesus was born. He lived a perfect life. He died on a cross for the sins of the world. And he was raised from the dead, ascended to heaven, and now sits on the throne of God as worthy of all praise, glory and adulation. And yet, there's still a battle going on. Next we heard how John saw the archangel Michael as he led a great battle against the dragon, the devil. The angels of heaven joined Michael and the dragon. The devil was cast down from heaven to the earth, where it continued to deceive. This imagery reveals things that have already happened in one sense, but also what is yet to come. Satan still prowls like a roaring lion, waiting and watching for whom he may devour. He always seeks to stop God's plans and destroy people, defeating God's church. There are spiritual battles with Satan going on all around us, with principalities and powers and demon forces we know is true. We must be aware, we must be alert to the fact that the lying serpent, the devil, the great dragon himself, is still on the loose. And we must be ready for spiritual battle, relying on the power of the cross.

In the name of Jesus, by the power of his blood. Listen to these great words and mark them in revelation twelve, verses ten through eleven. And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of Christ has come. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony. For they love not their lives, even unto death. What a powerful scripture. We overcome Satan to this very day with the blood of the lamb, Jesus, by the word of our testimony, our own faith, and that we love our lives not even until death, that we are willing to lay down our lives for Christ. John's vision continues, telling us of a future time when a beast will come. This beast is the Antichrist. He is not the devil himself, but the son of Satan. The beast will torment the saints who follow Christ in the tribulation period, and they will endure many things. Evil and sorrow and pain will be rampant on the earth.

It will be hell on earth. As judgment comes from the throne of God, these visions should strike fear in the hearts of unbelievers. But to believers they remind us that we have escaped this coming judgment, that we have hope in Christ because of what Christ has done for us. In forgiving our sins by his blood, we overcome and we live in Christ forever because he is coming for us. Yes, Jesus is coming again. It's talked about over and over again in both the Old Testament and New Testament. Though he came the first time as the lamb of God to take away the sin of the world, he comes the next time as the lion of the tribe of Judah, in judgment upon all unbelievers, but with hope forever in heaven to those who trust in Christ. When Christ comes, he will defeat the enemy, the beast, once and for all. The devil will be thrown into hell and chained forever and ultimately into the lake of fire hell forever and ever. The ultimate purpose the point of the book of revelation is that Jesus is making all things new. There is a new heaven and a new earth that is coming, that our God reigns and that nothing in this world, its history or its destiny, is out of the hands or the control of God Almighty.

We as believers can look forward to the day when Christ comes and takes us home. Evil has an expiration date and though we don't know exactly when that will be, we can look to the signs of the times and all around us we know that we are getting near the end. One day, and one day soon, the time will come when God will deal with judgment upon all who deny him. And then we who know the Lord will share his glorious future and we will be with the king of kings and the Lord of Lords forever. Dear God, we thank you for this eternal hope that we have in you. We thank you for Jesus and the promise that you will come for us. We pray that in the midst of evil that is all around us, in the midst of suffering and tribulation and pain, that we will be faithful to you. May we always look to you, the lamb of God, who takes away our sin and believe in you and live for you until you come for us. In Jesus name. Amen. Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a year podcast.

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He beckoned the giant and said, I.

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You know, we all have giants that we face in our life. And when you understand that the greatness of God affects our ability to handle the giants of life, it will encourage, inspire, and challenge all of us to our faith in God and our growth in Jesus Christ.

Look past his height and appearance, Samuel, for man sees the outward appearance. They see the strength of the man's arms, but the Lord looks into the heart.

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