Good Morning Friends,
Revelation 17 tells of a great city that rules
over the kings of the earth. There are 7 kings and another 10 kings mentioned
who are in league with the great city. They oppose the Lord and seek to wipe
out His influence.
They do not succeed. Those who oppose God
ultimately never succeed. They are given freedom to oppose Him for a time, but
their time always runs out and God brings their defeat. Revelation promises the
defeat of the great city and the kings who follow her.
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the
Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings -- and
with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” (Revelation 17:14)
You can see two very encouraging themes in
that verse:
The Lamb will overcome them. No one can
overthrow Jesus. Those who opposed Him tried to do that when He walked the
earth, but they failed. They spoke against Him, they tried to run Him out of
their area, and when those things didn’t work, they beat Him and killed Him. They
were convinced they could get rid of Him. The resurrection proved them wrong! The
Lamb cannot be overcome. In the end, He is the one who wins every battle!
The Lamb’s called, chosen, and faithful
followers are with Him. That’s us, and all others who follow Jesus. And the
point is that we overcome with Jesus. The great city and the kings who follow
her don’t just fight against Jesus. They also fight against His people. Those
who oppose Jesus have turned against His church all through the ages. Sometimes
they do great damage to the church. Some are doing great damage to the church
right now in some parts of the world. Christians are being killed and the
church has been driven underground. But here’s the promise of Revelation: the
followers of Jesus will never be overcome. They will be the overcomers, along
with Jesus!
Jesus can’t be overcome and neither can His
people. We’re on the winning side!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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