Risks and sacrifices some people face for their beliefs. The Lamb (Jesus) has been powerful throughout history, showing the lengths to which individuals will go to share their faith and shun evil. The Lamb always wins!
It reads in Revelation 17:6-18 Easy: I saw that the woman was like a drunk. She was like someone who had drunk the blood of God’s people. She had killed them because they had told other people about Jesus. When I saw her, I was very surprised. Then the angel asked me, ‘Why are you surprised? I will explain the secret of the woman to you. I will tell you the secret of the wild animal that she rides. The wild animal that you saw has seven heads and ten horns. This animal was once alive, but it is not alive now. Soon it will come up out of the deep hole again but then God will destroy it completely. All these things will surprise many people who live on the earth. Those are the people whose names are not written in God’s book of life from the beginning of the world. They will be surprised to see the animal that was alive at one time. It is not alive now, but it will soon appear again. If you are wise, think carefully about this. The animal’s seven heads are a picture of seven hills in the place where the woman sits. They are also a picture of seven kings. Five of these kings have already stopped ruling. Another king is ruling now. The last king has not yet come. When he does come, he must rule only for a short time. The wild animal is a picture of an eighth king. He was alive once, but he is not alive now. He belongs to the group of seven kings, but God will destroy him completely. The ten horns that you saw are a picture of ten more kings. They have not yet begun to rule anywhere. But they will receive authority to rule as kings for one hour. They will rule people together with the wild animal. They all have the same purpose. They will give their power to the wild animal. They will give him authority to rule people. Together they will fight a war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will win against them. He is the Lord above all lords. He is the King who rules over all kings. And God’s people will be with him. They are the people that the Lamb has chosen to belong to him. They are the people who have continued to trust him.’ Then the angel said to me, ‘You saw the many rivers where the prostitute sits. Those rivers are a picture of people from many nations. They are crowds of people from different countries who speak many different languages. The wild animal and the ten horns that you saw will hate the prostitute. Those rulers will destroy her. They will remove all her clothes. They will eat the meat on her body. Then they will burn her with fire. They will decide to do that because God has given them those thoughts. So, they will do what he wants. They will give to the wild animal their authority to rule as king. The animal will continue to rule until everything happens that God has said will happen. The bad woman that you saw is a picture of the great city. That city has power over all the kings who rule on the earth.’
Father God, I thank You for Your word and for telling us about the end from the beginning. I thank You and praise You that I am in Christ and not appointed for wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. Those who are blinded by Satan, guide them to the truth of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Then they will come to know the truth of Your Word and be set free from the wrath that is to come. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.