1. John the Apostle was imprisoned on the island of Patmos for his faith. He considered himself a brother and companion of those who also patiently endured the same suffering for Christ and were waiti(...)
Read1. The book of Revelation is Jesus’ words revealed to John the Apostle. John testifies to everything he saw and heard, which was God’s word and Jesus’ testimony. Everything Jesus reveals in this book(...)
Read1. People believed they could escape God’s judgment. But God’s judgment would reach them no matter how hard they tried. God’s hand reaches to the lowest depth and to the highest height. The Lord is th(...)
Read1. God sent yet another vision to Amos. This time it was of a basket of ripe fruit. God was sending a message that Israel was ripe for his judgment. He would no longer spare them because of their sin.(...)
Read1. Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message of concern to King Jeroboam that Amos was a real troublemaker. Amaziah couldn’t bear to hear the truth of God’s word, that King Jeroboam would die by t(...)
Read1. God showed three visions of judgment on Israel to Amos. In the first vision, a swarm of locusts stripped the land so clean Amos cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive?” The Lord(...)
Read1. The Lord rebuked the nation of Israel for their complacency. They were prosperous, well-fed, militarily secure, and self-indulgent. But they were also unrepentant. They did not “grieve over the rui(...)
Read1. The Lord definitely judges all sin. But there is a way to receive his mercy. When we seek good and not evil; when we hate evil and love what is good; when we maintain justice—God’s mercy comes to u(...)
Read1. “We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed” (51). Although Jesus spoke of his resurrection, his actual resurrection was a surprise to everyone. Sometimes we believe in the resurrection in o(...)
Read1. Death often feels like a sad and tragic affair, but it is also inevitable. There is always something that must die in order for a resurrection to take place. Jesus died after being crucified on the(...)
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