1 00:00:10,230 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture, a calming, 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,700 Speaker 1: Scripture-centered devotional podcast designed to help you end each day 3 00:00:19,180 --> 00:00:21,940 Speaker 1: with God's Word in your mind and on your heart. 4 00:00:24,790 --> 00:00:27,850 Speaker 1: Right after this short word from our sponsors, we'll reflect 5 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:30,670 Speaker 1: on tonight's scripture, Revelation 11. 6 00:00:30,670 --> 00:00:34,110 Speaker 2: After this, I heard what sounded like. 7 00:00:37,610 --> 00:00:39,450 Speaker 1: The roar of a great multitude in. 8 00:00:39,409 --> 00:00:58,660 Speaker 2: Heaven shouting, Hallelujah! 9 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for 10 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,140 Speaker 1: true and just are His judgments. He has condemned the 11 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,030 Speaker 1: great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He 12 00:01:10,060 --> 00:01:12,770 Speaker 1: has avenged on her the blood of His servants. And 13 00:01:12,810 --> 00:01:16,369 Speaker 1: again they shouted, Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up 14 00:01:16,430 --> 00:01:21,430 Speaker 1: forever and ever. The twenty-four elders and the four living 15 00:01:21,490 --> 00:01:24,890 Speaker 1: creatures fell down and worshipped God, who was seated on 16 00:01:24,910 --> 00:01:26,530 Speaker 1: the throne, and they cried, Amen! 17 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,030 Speaker 2: Amen! Hallelujah. 18 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: Then a voice came from the throne, saying, Praise our God, 19 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: all you his servants, you who fear him both great 20 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: and small. Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, 21 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:45,699 Speaker 1: like the roar of rushing waters, and like loud peals 22 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: of thunder, shouting, Hallelujah, for our Lord God Almighty reigns. 23 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,020 Speaker 1: Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. 24 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,970 Speaker 1: For the wedding of the Lamb has come. and his 25 00:01:57,050 --> 00:02:01,270 Speaker 1: bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, 26 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:05,790 Speaker 1: was given her to wear. Fine linen stands for the 27 00:02:05,890 --> 00:02:10,090 Speaker 1: righteous acts of God's holy people. Then the angel said 28 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:14,380 Speaker 1: to me, Write this, Blessed are those who are invited 29 00:02:14,410 --> 00:02:17,820 Speaker 1: to the wedding supper of the Lamb. Then he added, 30 00:02:18,780 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: These are the true words of God. At this, I 31 00:02:24,780 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: fell at his feet to worship him But he said 32 00:02:27,180 --> 00:02:30,019 Speaker 1: to me, Don't do that. I'm a fellow servant with 33 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,739 Speaker 1: you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to 34 00:02:32,780 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for it is the 35 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:41,770 Speaker 1: spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus. I saw 36 00:02:41,889 --> 00:02:45,710 Speaker 1: heaven standing open, and there before me was a white 37 00:02:45,810 --> 00:02:49,950 Speaker 1: horse whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice 38 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:54,530 Speaker 1: he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, 39 00:02:54,590 --> 00:02:58,169 Speaker 1: and on his head are many crowns. He has a 40 00:02:58,210 --> 00:03:01,050 Speaker 1: name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 41 00:03:01,650 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and 42 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: his name is the Word of God. The armies of 43 00:03:08,180 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed 44 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: in fine linen, white and clean, coming out of his 45 00:03:14,620 --> 00:03:17,380 Speaker 1: mouth as a sharp sword with which to strike down 46 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter. 47 00:03:21,930 --> 00:03:24,810 Speaker 1: He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath 48 00:03:24,850 --> 00:03:28,170 Speaker 1: of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh 49 00:03:28,690 --> 00:03:31,929 Speaker 1: he has this name written, King of Kings and Lord 50 00:03:31,950 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: of Lords. And I saw an angel standing in the 51 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: sun who cried in a loud voice to all the 52 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,380 Speaker 1: birds flying in midair, Come gather together for the great 53 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh 54 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,940 Speaker 1: of kings, generals in the mighty, of horses and their riders, 55 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,750 Speaker 1: and the flesh of all people free and slave, great 56 00:03:50,790 --> 00:03:54,830 Speaker 1: and small. Then I saw the beast, and the kings 57 00:03:54,890 --> 00:03:57,330 Speaker 1: of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage 58 00:03:57,390 --> 00:03:59,710 Speaker 1: war against the rider on the horse and his army. 59 00:04:00,710 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: But the beast was captured, and with it, the false 60 00:04:04,790 --> 00:04:08,619 Speaker 1: prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With 61 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,100 Speaker 1: these signs, he had deluded those who had received the 62 00:04:12,140 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: mark of the beast and worshipped its image. The two 63 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of 64 00:04:18,490 --> 00:04:22,010 Speaker 1: burning sulfur. The rest were were killed with a sword 65 00:04:22,070 --> 00:04:24,140 Speaker 1: coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, 66 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. Waiting 67 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: and looking ahead for things to be made right can 68 00:04:36,540 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: seem like an eternity here on earth. Time passes by, 69 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,700 Speaker 1: and we still don't see what we've been praying, hoping, 70 00:04:43,740 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: and longing for happening. Yet, it's God's promise to us 71 00:04:48,860 --> 00:04:53,220 Speaker 1: that one day, someday, He'll make all things right, including 72 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:57,700 Speaker 1: all the wrongs done to us, to our families, friends, communities, nation, 73 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,710 Speaker 1: and our world. It's hard at times to keep waiting 74 00:05:02,250 --> 00:05:05,250 Speaker 1: and looking. We can grow weary, skeptical that it will 75 00:05:05,290 --> 00:05:09,349 Speaker 1: ever happen. We may lose hope and, worst of all, 76 00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:13,130 Speaker 1: stop believing it will ever happen and give up. Still, 77 00:05:13,170 --> 00:05:16,390 Speaker 1: God calls us to keep believing Him and to keep 78 00:05:16,430 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: looking forward, even though we aren't currently seeing his promises 79 00:05:20,380 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: come to pass yet. It takes guarding our hearts as 80 00:05:24,460 --> 00:05:28,940 Speaker 1: Proverbs 4.23 urges. Above all else, guard your heart for 81 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,779 Speaker 1: everything you do flows from it. Letting down the guard 82 00:05:32,860 --> 00:05:35,780 Speaker 1: over our hearts is a dangerous and risky thing to 83 00:05:35,820 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 1: do as it's an open invitation for the enemy of 84 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,220 Speaker 1: our souls to slip discouraging and hopeless thoughts and attitudes 85 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: into our lives. Instead, we want to fix our eyes 86 00:05:48,230 --> 00:05:53,150 Speaker 1: on what God's word promises us in Revelation. And as 87 00:05:53,230 --> 00:05:58,150 Speaker 1: Corinthians 4.18 urges, so we fix our eyes, not on 88 00:05:58,210 --> 00:06:01,550 Speaker 1: what is seen, but on what is unseen. Since what 89 00:06:01,610 --> 00:06:10,590 Speaker 1: is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. God, 90 00:06:10,630 --> 00:06:13,390 Speaker 1: help me keep my eyes, heart, and mind fixed and 91 00:06:13,470 --> 00:06:16,770 Speaker 1: steadfast on you and your promises to make all things 92 00:06:16,830 --> 00:06:19,510 Speaker 1: right as the King of kings and Lord of lords. 93 00:06:20,790 --> 00:06:23,690 Speaker 1: Protect me from the lies of the enemy of my 94 00:06:23,790 --> 00:06:26,750 Speaker 1: soul who seeks to wear me down and steal my 95 00:06:26,810 --> 00:06:30,610 Speaker 1: faith and hope in you. Strengthen me to guard my 96 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:33,849 Speaker 1: heart and mind by believing what you say is true. 97 00:06:35,290 --> 00:06:35,630 Speaker 2: Amen. 98 00:06:37,810 --> 00:06:41,729 Speaker 1: How did tonight's scripture speak to you? Share your thoughts 99 00:06:42,190 --> 00:06:44,589 Speaker 1: in the Your Nightly Scripture Forum discussion. 100 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture. 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