Thursday after the Second Sunday of Advent, 12/14/00

Revelation 17: 6-8a I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. Then the angel said to me; "Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. --NIV

In the name of the One Who destroys every evil, amen.

At times don't you just wish that God would destroy all the evil in the world? Don't you wish that He would remove anything that attacks His people and makes life miserable for us? Well, the day is coming when He will do just that. On judgment day God will destroy all evil. It will no longer be able to attack or tempt us. No longer will we suffer. No longer will we struggle.

Now we fight as if we are in an army at war. Now the church appears small and helpless, and on the edge of being destroyed. But the day is coming when that will all be turned around. The day is coming when we will shout with victory over the destruction of our enemies. God grant us a strong faith to see us through to that day. Amen.

Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, come quickly in judgment and destroy every evil, every temptation, and every persecution that your people are living through. Give us Your Holy Spirit so that we remain strong in The Faith unto eternal life, amen.

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