Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

In times of persecution, you don't need a sentimental Jesus

who simply makes you feel warm at night.

A Jesus who is one part genie, one part therapist,

one part life coach, and the rest warm blanket. You need in the Mr.

Tribulation you need a Jesus who is sovereign over all the other powers that are

at work in the world. Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor, author and apologist, Jady Greer.

I'm your host Molly Bitovich.

We trust you had a wonderful celebration yesterday with friends and family, but we also understand

that for many people, Christmas is not really a season of hope and joy.

Good cheer and glad tidings are actually a painful reminder of a broken relationship,

a long sickness, or an empty place at the table.

Well today Pastor J. Pastor JD draws from John's

vision of Jesus in the Book of Revelation to uncover for us why we need that same

vision today. When God takes us through tribulation, remembering his love and power will help us stop shouting and start worshiping.

As always, you can listen to any of our teaching at J.D.grier.com, but for now let's join Pastor JD as he shares a message he

titled The Cradle that Rock the World. Get out your Bibles if you have them

and open them to the book of revelation.

Most of you, I realize, are not that familiar with the book of revelation.

To you, it probably seems like the Lord of the Rings installment here in the New Testament,

and you are not quite sure exactly what to do with it.

But I was very familiar growing up with the Book of Revelation because the Christian tradition that I grew up in, that was the Christian school that I went to, was pretty obsessed with

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