Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Thank you for joining today. We are in Revelation the 17th chapter. One of the seven angels shows John the

judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters. She symbolizes a powerful and corrupt

system that has influenced kings and led people into spiritual immorality. She is dressed in purple and

scarlet decorated with gold and holds up a cup

filled with abominations. She is Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots. She is drunk with the blood

of the saints. John is amazed and the angel explains that the beast she rides has seven heads and

tin horns. These represent kingdoms and rulers who will turn on her and destroy her.

God uses their actions to fulfill his purpose.

In the end, all who wage war against the Lamb will be defeated,

and all who are faithful to him will overcome.

That chapter 17 verse 14 is the best verse, perhaps, in the whole letter.

But also you see that evil begins to turn on itself when god's judgments arise worldly power often appears strong beautiful and

tempting but its true nature is corrupt and opposed to god rome and other nations since they

have been clothed in wealth and influence, are leading

nations into spiritual and faithfulness. Although many are drawn to its promises, it is full of pride

and violence, even against God's people. The beast and the kings who support her eventually turn against

her, revealing how unstable and self-destructive evil truly is. God remains in control,

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