Sun.’s Devo - The Beasts

Read: Zechariah 2:1-3:10; Revelation 12:18-13:18; Psalm 141:1-10; Proverbs 30:18-20 Zechariah then saw a man with a measuring tape. He was going to measure the width and length of Jerusalem. Another angel came forward and said that Jerusalem would one day be so full of people and livestock that there wouldn’t be room to hold them all. The Lord would be a protective wall of fire around the city and his glory would be on the inside of it. *** The Lord called his people to flee Babylon and come home. After the period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies would send his angels against the nations that were their enemies. He would crush them and make slaves of them. *** The Lord told them to rejoice because he was coming to live among them and many nations would also join with Israel and will be God’s people also. *** Then the high priest, Jeshua, and Satan came to stand before the Lord. Satan accused Jesus of lies and God rejected those lies. He changed Jeshua’s clothes and dressed him in the priestly clothes of the high priest. He told him that if he followed the Lord’s ways and served him he would be given authority over his Temple and courtyards. He would let him walk with the angels. God instructed that they were symbolic of the things to come when Jesus and Satan would stand before God Satan would be judged and Jesus would be made our High Priest forever. Then, the earth would then be filled with peace. *** In Revelation, the dragon stood by the shore while the beast rose out of the sea. The beast had seven heads and ten horns with ten crowns on the horns. Blasphemies against God were written on the heads. The beast looked like a leopard with feet like a bear and a lion’s mouth. This is the New World Order who rises out of the sea of humanity. It is the Club of Rome, the seven kingdoms of Babylon, etc. The ten horns are the 10 heads that have ruled the world like the ten toes in Daniel’s statute. Daniel said it would be smashed to bits without human hands. The beast has all the animal characteristics of the beast in Daniel 7. They get all their power from the dragon - Satan. *** One of the heads of the beast seemed fatally wounded but it was healed. The world was astounded and worshiped the beast. After World War II, we thought we had killed Natzism, but it resurrected. The evil scientists of Hitler were transferred to American through Operation Paperclip and their evil continued in underground tunnels. We have all fallen prey to their propaganda and deceit until we woke up beginning around 2016. We have endured enough of their persecution! *** In verse 11, another beast appeared out of the earth. (The first beast came out of the sea and imposed admiralty law - the Law of the Seas.) Now, this beast uses the government and religious institutions to lead the people to obey the rules. Through these laws, the beast steals and abuses us. This beast has lamb’s horns but is a deception. Who would have thought our government was trying to kill, steal and destroy us? Who knew, until now, that Baal worship was alive and well on Planet America? This beast did a great job of deceiving the people to worship the New World Order without realizing we were doing so. *** The mark was given so that no one could buy are sell with out it. So, what is this mark? Remember the angels who went through the city marking those of God in Ezekiel 9:4. Cain was given a mark in Genesis. These were not physical marks, and neither is this one in Revelation. It is a covenant made that affects man’s thoughts and actions. It is what the NWO does to those he sees as potential successes. They come to them and coerce them to sign their lives over to Satan who will in turn give them power, wealth and success. This is the mark. Those who don’t sign the papers are not promoted under their powerful networks. *** I have always looked at the number 666 as meaning “man” in body, soul and spirit and nothing of God. It means much more than that, but that is the simplest way I have found to define it. *** Lord, we are not afraid of Satan’s minions because we serve the King of kings and the Lord of lords! May your Kingdom come to earth!

Sat.’s Devo - God Remembers and God Delivers!

Read: Zechariah 1:1-21; Revelation 12:1-17; Psalm 140:1-13; Proverbs 30:17 Zechariah means “God Remembers.” He, like Haggai prophesied after the exile and strongly encouraged the people to finish the reconstruction of the temple. He was from the priestly tribe of Levi and was one of the most messianic of all the Old Testament prophets. *** He began prophesying two months after Haggai gave his word. About 50,000 Jews had returned under the edict of Cyrus and under the leadership of Zerubbabel the governor and Joshua the priest. Because of the opposition, many had became apathetic about the temple and had stopped to build their own houses. His word begins with “Return to me and I will return to you.” *** Zechariah was given a vision of a man sitting on a red horse among the myrtle trees. Behind him were riders on red, brown and white horses. He asked the angel who was talking to him what the horses stood for. The angel told him that they were the ones the Lord sent out to patrol the earth. They all reported to the angel of the Lord who was the one sitting on the red horse. They reported that the earth was at peace. *** The angel of of the Lord prayed to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies for the people in Jerusalem who had been in captivity for 70 years. He asked him when he was going to show mercy to them. *** The response was shouted that his love for Jerusalem was strong and he was angry with other nations that were at peace and secure. They had been unmerciful to his people beyond his intentions. He was going to return and show mercy to Jerusalem and his Temple would be rebuilt and Jerusalem would be reconstructed. The towns in Israel would again be blessed and prosper. *** He was shown four horns that represented the nations that had scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. Then he was shown four blacksmiths that were coming to terrify, overthrow, and destroy those nations. *** This is what God is doing right now. He is taking down the powers of the New World Order all over the world. Prosperity and peace is coming to the people whose God is the Lord! *** In Revelation John saw an event. A woman in the sun with the moon under her feet and twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant. A large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns with seven crowns on his head had a tail. With it he swept away one-third of the stars in the sky and threw them to the earth. He stood waiting to devour the baby the woman was about to have. *** She gave birth to the son who would rule the nations with a rod of iron and her child was snatched away from the dragon and caught up to God. The woman fled into the wilderness where God kept her safe for 1,260 days. *** War erupted in heaven and Michael and his fires fought the dragon and his angels. The dragon lost and his angles were forced from heaven. This dragon was the devil or Satan who had tried to deceive the whole world. He was thrown down to earth. *** Heaven rejoiced but the dragon pursued the woman on earth. She was given wings like eagle wings to escape into the wilderness. She would be kept safe for 2 and a half times. The dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood from his mouth and declared war against her and all her children who kept God’s commandments and their testimony about Jesus. *** Here is my understanding about this great picture. When God was about to send Jesus to earth the first time, he sent a sign in the sky for the wise man to see. It was a star in the sky. Genesis 1:14 says that the sun, moon and stars were put in the heavens for signs, seasons, days, and years. Psalm 19 tells us that the heavens declare God’s glory and speak to the whole world in words not audible. It also tells us of a line that goes out through the earth. This line is called the ecliptic and it goes through major constellations. Wandering stars travel along this line and God speaks to us through what is happening there. This revelation John received included the sun, moon and stars. The woman is the constellation Virgo. The sun is shining on her shoulders and the moon is under her feet. The crown on her head is Leo with Venus, Mercury and Mars with it. *** Virgo represents the Church of Christ with the Christ, Leo the Lion, next to her. There is a dragon at her feet and Michael is wrestling it to keep him from the crown (the Corona Borealis). There is a great book called “The Glory of the Stars” by Raymond Caps that explains the story God gave us in the stars. It is fascinating. God’s whole story from start to finish is given to us in the sky. That is why God said, “Look up, your redemption draweth nigh.” *** On November 9, 2016 Jupiter entered Virgos’s womb to begin the sign of the Son of Man. On September 23, 2017, a sign appeared in the sky that happens once in 7,000 years! It describes what John said to a tee. Jupiter entered into the womb of Virgo and made a loop then 42 weeks later (the period of human gestation) it was “delivered.” This was also the first day of the Feast of Trumpets which is accompanied by the blowing of trumpets and celebrates God’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt. *** The New World Order, who knows the signs very well thought this was the sign of their victory, so Beyonce performed at the Grammy’s as the star in Virgo, as the Queen of Heaven. They thought they had won. Flip. Flop. It was the sign of the birth of the Millennial Kingdom and the Reign of Christ on the Earth! God won! We won! *** From this time, the Body of Christ has risen up in great numbers to fight the New World Order now that they have exposed themselves and God has taken the blinders off our eyes to see who they are. And, just like it says in Revelation, God has kept us safe during this time while Satan has unleashed a flood of lies and events to kill us and punish us for waking up. *** Our Psalm for today is our prayer. It is perfect for what we are experiencing at this time. God will rescue us and destroy all the plans our enemies had on us. All the plans they planned for us will fall on them. Hallelujah! *** Lord, we live to praise your holy name! We will live in your presence doing your will. You are our king!

Fri.’s Devo - Get to Work Building God’s Kingdom

Read: Haggai 1:1-2:23; Revelation 11:1-19; Psalm 139:1-24; Proverbs 30:15-16 Haggai means “festive”. Haggai along with Zechariah, which we will begin reading tomorrow, were prophets during the time of post exile. Darius was king in Persia and many Jews had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. They started out well, building the altar and even sacrificing on it. Then they laid the foundation for the Temple. That is when the enemy came in and discouraged them so much, they stopped. They turned their attention to building their own houses and enjoying the prosperity they had missed while in exile. *** Haggai came to get them interested back in the Lord and his purposes. He reminded them that because they had made the Lord their last priority, their blessings had been stopped up. Their hard work in the fields produced much less than it should have. They did not have all they needed to survive because they had put themselves first and stopped building God’s house. *** Zerubbabel, the governor and Jeshua the high priest began to obey the message Haggai brought and began working on the Temple once again. God sent them the message that He was with them. *** A month into their project God sent another message to address their discouragement. Some of the older ones had remembered the greatness of Solomon’s Temple and were not impressed with the size of the new Temple. God sent them a message to be strong and get to work because God was in this. God was going to shake the heavens and the earth and all that is in it and the nations would bring its treasures to this place. God would then fill it with his glory and the future glory of this temple will be greater than the glory of Solomon’s Temple. *** Two months later, God explained to them through examples that sin was contagious but holiness was not, it was an act of God. Since man is defiled by their sin, they are robbed of their blessing but God was telling them that God was about to bless them from this day forward. He would destroy the power of foreign kingdoms and cause them to destroy themselves. When this happened God would honor Zerubbabel because he obeyed the Lord. *** In Revelation John is given a rod to measure the Temple of God because judgement begins in the house of the Lord. This is a picture of the Lord counting who is his. He is measuring the hearts of his people to see who is totally sold out to him. Luke asks “When the Lord returns will He find faith on the earth?” This is that. Those that aren’t found worthy are in the outer courtyard and they do everything they can to do to discourage and trample the Christians. They do it for 1,260 days or 3.5 years or like in Daniel 7:25 and 12:7 for”time, times, and half a time.” *** Two witnesses will appear during that time who are mourning the sin going on and are praying for God to intervene for the sake of humanity. These two witnesses are the religious world and the political world. The God-led religious institutions keep society in check and the God-led government brings justice. Without them there would be anarchy. The religious deals with our hearts and the government deals with our actions. They are suppose to bring healing and peace (the olive tree) and bring light. They are to shine the light on the evil that is going on and stop it. *** If any man tries to hurt them, fire will come out of their mouths. We have the power with our testimony to take them down. The government has the power to enforce law and order. Elijah went against the prophets of Baal and Moses went up against the government of Egypt and both won and we can too. *** In verse 7 the beast comes up out of the pit to make war against God’s people. He shut up the voice of the church with Johnsons’s 501C3. The church, though on every street corner became irrelevant to the world. The world put up their buildings of sin right beside the churches. In our day, the religious institutions and the Government has been overcome by tyranny, satanic rituals, sexual perversion and disregard for justice. All the while the New World Order laughs and celebrates. *** But, in the middle of the time, the Church begins to stand up all over the world! We woke up! We are standing up like the bones in Ezekiel who became a great army. *** Next, we see the earth quaking and the New World Order coming down. The worldly kingdoms become the Kingdoms of the Lord. Judgment comes to the wicked and rewards come to the righteous. *** In heaven the Temple is opened and the Ark of his covenant is seen inside the Temple. On earth there is lightning, thunder and an earthquake and a terrible hail storm. All of these happened when Christ was crucified. It is earth responding to God’s move. *** Lord, how exciting is all of this! All glory and power and dominion is yours. We extoll you higher than any other power in all heaven and earth. Thank you for your goodness to us!

Thurs.’s Devo - No More Delay!

Read: Zephaniah 1:1-3:20; Revelation 10:1-11; Psalm 138:1-8; Proverbs 30:11-14 Zephaniah means “Jehovah has hidden or guarded”. He prophesied when Josiah was king of Judah. In the 12th year of his reign he did a massive cleansing of the land of Judah to rid it of Baal worship. Josiah could try to take it out of the land, but he could not take it out of their hearts. So, God was going to do his massive clean up. He even threatened to wipe humanity from the face of the earth to destroy every last trace of their Baal worship, since they wouldn’t do it willingly. *** Zephaniah tells of the day the Lord would pour out his vengeance on the land because of their sin. Their would be no where they could hide. Zephaniah begs the people to repent and seek the Lord while their was still time to seek him. *** The land of the Philistines would also be destroyed for their idolatry. The remnant of the tribe of Judah would find a place of refuge there. God would visit the remnant who didn’t bow to Baal and restore them to prosperity again. *** Moab and Ammon, who taunted Judah would be destroyed. The remnant of the Lord’s people would plunder them and also take their land. They will be terrified as God destroys all the gods in the land, and the nations of the world will worship the Lord each in their own land. *** The Ethiopians would also be destroyed along with the Assyrians. Nineveh will finally be destroyed like Jonah had prophesied. They repented in his day, but then returned back to their sins. Nineveh will become a total ruin. *** Jerusalem had become a city of violence and crime. They refused all correction and did not trust in the Lord or draw near to him. The leaders hunted for victims and their judges were ruthless. The prophets were arrogant liars who prophesied for money. The priests defiled the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions. But the Lord was still in the city handing down justice. *** God had thought that the people of Jerusalem would see how he had taken down other nations and repent, but they didn’t, so God would pour out his fiercest anger and fury on them. God will purify the language of the people so they can worship the Lord together. The people of God who had been scattered would return and humble themselves before God. They will do no wrong and live in safety. The Lord will remove all their enemies and their troubles will be over. They will never fear disaster again. God will take delight in his people and gather them for the appointed feasts. He will give his people glory and fame wherever they had been mocked and shamed. God would give Israel a good name and restore their fortunes to them. *** This is what God is doing for us in America right now. In the coming years we are going to see such a turn around in every area of society as God’s Kingdom comes to earth and he restores the fortunes of his people. Hallelujah! *** In Revelation 10 we see a mighty angel coming down from heaven surrounded by a cloud with a rainbow over his head. is face shone like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire. He held a small scroll that had been opened. *** Mighty angels are stars that are planets. The planet Mercury sparkles like a rainbow and loops around the sun in 79 days like a whirlwind cloud. Psalm 20 says that the heavens declare the glory of God. In 2020, Mercury looped around the constellation Aquarius which is the age we are entering into. Aquarius is the man pouring water out of a watering can. This is the fulfillment of God pouring out his Spirit on all flesh. In 2020, the masses began to wake up to the evil we were enslaved under. We became aware of the World Economic Forum that intended to kill off most of us so they could rule the earth. *** In verse 2 it says that the angel had one foot on the sea and his left foot on the earth. Mercury is standing on the sea and on the land. He will reveal to the world how they were enslaved by the Law of the Seas (Admiralty Law) and the Law of the Land. He is going to tell the truth about satan-worshipers and how they do their wicked rituals with pleasure. *** The seven thunders shouted and John was instructed not to write what they thundered though the angel said there would be no more delay - God’s mysterious plan would be fulfilled just like the prophets said. The voice from heaven told John to take the open scroll out of the hand of the angel and eat it. It would be sweet like honey in his mouth, but would turn sour in his stomach. No wonder when John ate the book his stomach hurt. What they are doing in secret would make any sane person’s stomach nauseous. *** John was told he must prophecy about all of this to everyone. Today, Revelation has been read to many peoples, nations, languages, and kings. *** Lord, may we understand the day we are living in and be diligent to follow what you tell us to do and what you tell us to speak. We rejoice that there is no more delay!

Wed.’s Devo - We Win!!!

Read: Habakkuk 1:1-3:19; Revelation 9:1-21; Psalm 137:1-9; Proverbs 30:10 Habakkuk means “to embrace” being a favorite of God’s and a struggler for his country’s good. Habbakuk was believed to have been written in 610 B.C. during the fifth year of the reign of Jehoiakim when the Chaldean’s attacked Jerusalem. He cries out for God to help them. Everywhere he looked he saw violence, misery, contention, and injustice. *** The Lord responded that he was sending the Babylonians to conquer the world. They were coming with their chariots who were notorious for their cruelty. *** Habakkuk asked if he was going to wipe them out completely. He cried out for mercy for his nation. He reminded God of the idolatry of the Babylonians. Surely the Chaldeans are worse than them. *** God answered in Chapter 2 that in a future time, at the end, God would destroy the wicked Chaldeans but the righteous would live by their faithfulness to God. The proud and those who trusted in their wealth to take over many nations would have everything flip on them. Their captives will mock them and they will get what they deserve. They will become the ones who lose everything and stand trembling and helpless. Their money won’t be able to save them and their houses won’t be strong enough to keep their enemies out. All their wealth would be turned to ashes. They blackmailed others with crimes they forced them to commit and now their sins would be exposed so all could see. They will drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment and their glory would be turned to shame. They trusted in idols who won’t be able to save them. *** Habakkuk sees the Lord coming. His glory fills the heavens and the earth is filled with praise. Everyone on earth is afraid of his judgment. He is coming to save the righteous ones and crush the heads of the wicked like he did in times past. *** Though Habakkuk doesn’t see the results of his vision on earth at the time, he rejoices in the Lord. He knows that God is his salvation no matter what he sees with his eyes. *** In Revelation, the fifth angel blew his trumpet and John saw locusts coming up from the pit of hell. They poured out on the earth but were not able to harm the people with the seal on God on their head. We see that as the media spews out fear and deception on the world. Those who listen to them are like those stung by a scorpion. They are paralyzed and confused which makes them open to deception. Those who turn off the main stream media and listen to the Lord are not affected by their lies. Five months into our lockdown, President Trump was saying we should open back our nation and get back to work. He has been one of the loudest trumpets of our time. *** The sixth woe is past and two more followed. A voice was heard from the four horns of the gold altar. This is the place of mercy. Since the time of Covid we have seen thousands of CEO’s of major companies step down, many in Congress saying they are retiring after their term is up and where are the actors and actresses? Many have gone! Their time of judgment has come. It is important to know that these trumpet blasts are to wake up the Church and are judgments against the world, not us! Their kingdom of corruption and child sex trafficking has been exposed and is no longer a secret. *** The army described in verses 13-19 were led by the four angels who came from the great Euphrates River. This is where the Garden of Eden was. They have been held there until this time to bring vengeance on the serpent and his army. The Body of Christ will join with the army of God to defeat this evil system that has been set up on the earth. We defeat them with the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony and the fact that we are willing to die for Christ. *** The evil people on the earth that have been entrenched in Satanic ritual killings and drinking of blood rituals will not be able to repent but will continue in their sins (Matthew 12:31, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12). *** Our Psalm gives us some encouraging words, “O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.” Amen! *** Lord, may we stand strong against all evil in our land. We dedicate our hearts, our family and our nation to your plans and purposes. They will stand!

Tues.’s Devo - Consolation and Vengeance

Read: Nahum 1:1-3:19; Revelation 8:1-13; Psalm 136:1-26; Proverbs 30:7-9 Nahum means “consolation and vengeance”. His messages brought consolation for God’s people and a promise of vengeance on their enemies. Sennacherib from Assyria had come to Jerusalem and demanded its surrender. God’s message was that he was jealous over his people and filled with rage over Nineveh. God may be slow to get angry, but he never lets the guilty go unpunished. All the earth is subject to his anger. *** God warns Nineveh of their coming disaster. Their enemy was coming to crush them. Judah would be restored to honor and splendor. *** Nineveh had been a beautiful city filled with wealth, but underneath was corruption, murder and idolatry. God was going to expose all its filth so the world could see how vile they were so that no one would regret its destruction. *** In Revelation, the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll and there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour. The seven angels before the Lord were given seven trumpets. The angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to mix with the prayers of God’s people. The incense rose to heaven. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire and threw it down to earth. Thunder crashed and lightning flashed and there was a terrible earthquake which were made from the prayers of the righteous. *** The first angel blew his trumpet and hail and fire mixed with blood was thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire and it burned the trees and the grass. *** Trumpets were used to call the army to battle. These trumpets are blasts that are to wake up the Christian world and call them to war. HAARP is a weaponized weapon of war that can produce storms, hurricanes, cause floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and with their laser technology can take out entire neighborhoods. When a hurricane hangs in the sky for 13 days over Houston… that is a wake up call. *** Who is to blame for all this destruction? We are given a clue…1/3rd. Think of 33 degree Masons. *** The second angel blew his trumpet and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, killing one-third of all sea creatures. One-third of the ships were destroyed. The great mountain is the New World Order pyramid burning down. Look at our dollar bill and you will see it. The sea is humanity and the animals and fish. The sea becomes blood as we are killed through cancer and bad health stemming from our poisoned food, water and air. We can blame the 33’s for that also. The trumpet is blowing to wake us up! *** The third angel blows his trumpet and a great star falls from heaven like a torch, burning up the rivers and springs of water. Its name was Wormwood. This speaks of the toxins in our waters which cause cancer, depression, seizures, dizziness, migraines, Alzheimer’s, etc. The torch could be a picture of the chem-trails. The angel is telling us to wake up! *** The fourth angel sounded and a third of the sun, moon and stars were struck. Chem-trails affect the skies and can block out the sun. In the Chem-trails are a mixture of Barium (BA) and Aluminum (AL). Put the two together and it is BAAL. Once again we see 33 degree Masons at work. Heaven is calling for us to wake up! *** Then an eagle came to warn us that the storm is going to get worse with the next three trumpets. *** Lord, may we awaken to what is going on in our earth and cry out for justice and help. Our help comes from You. Show us what you want us to do. Our consolation is in You. You will avenge us against our enemies.

Mon.’s Devo - God’s Victory

Read: Micah 5:1-7:20; Revelation 7:1-17; Psalm 135:1-21; Proverbs 30:5-6 Micah warned Israel to get ready for an attack. Right in the middle of that he prophesied that a ruler would come to rule from Bethlehem, and that was Jesus. The people of Israel would be abandoned to their enemies until the woman in labor gives birth. This could mean until Mary conceived Jesus, but I believe it means the constellation Virgo gave birth to a star which happened in 2023. After this happens the people would return from exile to their own land and live undisturbed. This is the next thing that is going to happen. Then, Jesus will be greatly honored around the world and be the source of peace. *** This ruler, (Jesus), will rule over Assyria and rescue his people from them. The remnant of the Lord will take their place among the nations and it will be like dew sent from the Lord. They will lead their armies to devour their enemies until they are all wiped out. All of their defenses, their witchcraft and their idols will be destroyed. God’s vengeance will be poured out on all nations who refuse to obey him. *** The Lord asks Israel what he had done to make them so tired of him. Don’t they remember all he did for them when he rescued them out of Egypt. All he requires for them is to do what is right, to love mercy and to walk humbly with Him. *** God pointed out all their sins. They grew rich off of cheating others. They were dishonest in their business dealings and became rich through extortion and violence. They grew so used to lying they could no longer tell the truth. *** Because they wouldn’t repent, they would experience hunger and defeat. They continued to worship idols so they would be brought to complete ruin and they would be mocked by all who saw them. *** Micah was distraught because he looked throughout Israel and couldn’t find a godly person. All he found was people who were skilled at doing evil. Their officials and judges demanded bribes and their leaders schemed to twist justice to get what they wanted. (Sounds like our justice system.) Their judgement day was coming soon. *** They would find that their enemies were in their own household. *** Micah waited on the Lord to deliver him. He believed God would hear his prayers. God was his light and the light of his nation. He believed that one day God would bring them justice and his enemies would see that the Lord was on his side. *** Their cities will be rebuilt and he will extend their borders. They will be honored among the nations. God will lead them as their Shepherd and they will live in peace and safety. God will do mighty miracles for them and the nations of the world will stand amazed at what the Lord will do for them. *** God will have compassion on them and remove their sins from them and throw them into the sea, just like he promised Abraham and Jacob long ago. *** In Relation, John saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the destroying winds. Another angel came from the east carrying the seal of the living God. He shouted to the four angels who had been given power to harm land and sea. He told them to wait until they had placed God’s seal on their foreheads. They sealed 12,000 from every tribe each. *** Then John saw a crowd of people from all over the world before the throne wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. They sang of the salvation of the Lamb and worshiped the Lord. One of the 24 elders asked John who he thought the people in white were and where he thought they came from. He told John that these were the ones who died during the great tribulation. Their sins had been washed away and now they wore white robes. They would never again experience pain or lack. The Lamb on the throne would be their Shepherd and lead them to life-giving water. God would wipe away all their tears. *** Lord, we look forward to the day when all our enemies would be under our feet and you will reign over us. May we be people who do what is right, love mercy and walk humbly with you.