Today's Reading | December 15, 2024
Revelation 7:1–17
Introduction Revelation 7:1–17: Today’s reading offers a vision of 144,000 people from the twelve tribes of Israel, along with an enormous crowd of people from every race, tribe, nation, and language, all standing before the throne and praising God. Today’s Key Verse: Revelation 7:10 They called out in a loud voice, “Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the…
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Esther 9:20—10:3
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionEsther 9:20—10:3: The events in the Book of Esther take place among the Jewish diaspora community in the Persian Empire during the reign of the Persian emperor Xerxes (486 – 465 B.C.). The story centers around Esther who, by her great courage and devotion to her people, saved them from being exterminated by their enemies. Today’s reading…
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Nehemiah 8:1-18
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Daniel 9:1-27
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Matthew 25:31-46
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Matthew 25:1-30
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Matthew 24:29-51
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionMatthew 24:29-51: Jesus tells his followers to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man because no one knows the day or hour. Christians interpret the coming of the Son of Man as Christ’s Second Coming.Scripture ReadingThe Coming of the Son of Man(Mark 13.24-27; Luke 21.25-28)29 “Soon after the trouble of those days,…
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