Thurs.’s Devo - The Victory is the Lords!

Read: Zechariah 12:1-13:9; Revelation 19:1-21; PSalm 147:1-20; Proverbs 31:1-7 This message was given to Zechariah to show him the fate of Israel. God would make Jerusalem so secure that the armies that came to attack her would only hurt themselves and eventually turn away in fear. Their weapons won’t work against Jerusalem. The armies of Judah will stand up and retaliate burning up all the nations near them. The people will rise up and fight for their nation and defend their land as well as their leaders. It will be a consolidated effort. *** God will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look upon the Lord and mourn that they lost him. It will be like they lost their first born son. They will mourn the fact that they turned away from God as a nation and as an individual. The fountain of salvation will be opened to them and they will be saved and cleansed from all their sins. *** Idol worship will be taken from the land. False prophecies will not be allowed to be given. Hypocrisy and deception will not be allowed to deceive the people. *** Many will die during that time, but God’s remnant will survive and be refined through God’s fire of cleansing. They will call on the Lord and he will call them his people. *** In Revelation, Babylon fell and the crowd in heaven shouted praises to the Lord. Finally, the murder of all the saints was avenged. Their worship was joined with the worship and praise of the 24 elders and the four living creatures that stand around the throne of God. *** Then came the shout announcing the time of the wedding feast had come and the bride was ready. She had been given pure white linen to wear which represented the good deeds of God’s holy people. *** Then Jesus came forth on a white horse. His name is Faithful and True. He will judge fairly and wage a righteous war. His robe is dipped in blood and his title is the Word of God. His army followed him on white horses. He will be sent to release the wrath of God on the wicked of the earth. *** Another banquet was announced. It was the banquet for the vultures. They are sent to eat the flesh of the kings, generals, and warriors, and all humanity who followed the beast. They meet to war against God’s army and they will lose. The beast will be captured along with the false prophet and their army. The vultures will gorge themselves on their dead bodies. In other words, they will have their day in court and lose. *** Praise the Lord! God, your power is absolute and your understanding beyond comprehension!