Week 9, Wednesday: The Defeat of Christ’s Enemies
The last part of chapter 19 presents another “supper” which is hosted by God, but this one is unto the destruction of men’s flesh, not its glorification. The wages of sin are horrible, and Jesus wants us to know that clearly.

Read Revelation 19

Meditate on Revelation 19.17-21
1.      As we have seen in previous facets, here we are given a glimpse toward the end of history as we know it. What about this passage suggests that?

2.      We note that God has prepared this terrible “supper.” What do we learn about God as a result of this event?  

3.      Though this is a scene of finality, it represents only the culmination of a long-standing historical process which John summarized under the rubric, “tribulation.” According to verse 19, what is the reason for the tribulation that calls for patient endurance by believers as they seek the Kingdom? What forms does this take in the present?

4.      Keep in mind that what we are seeing here are images and visions, not necessarily actual reality. Getting past the images to the deeper meaning of this passage, how would you summarize what we see happening here?

5.      Is the fact of these events part of the Good News? Explain.

My Reflection
Are there any unbelievers in your Personal Mission Field? Are you content to let them come to the events described in these verses without some warning?

The Glory of God
God is glorified in the destruction of the wicked. Explain.

Glory to Glory
How should we expect to manifest the glory of God in the face of the wickedness and sin of our day?

Memorize
Recite your memory verse aloud: Revelation 20.6. Share it with a Christian friend. Share any way that this verse has begun to affect your daily walk with the Lord, or any questions you may have regarding the understanding of this verse.

Closing Prayer
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
    Nor stands in the path of sinners,
    Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
    And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
    Planted by the rivers of water,
    That brings forth its fruit in its season,
    Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1

T. M. Moore

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