December 25
Job 6 & Revelation 19
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Job 6

Chapter 6

6:1Then Job answered:
2If only my grief could be weighed
and my devastation placed with it in the scales.
3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!
That is why my words are rash.
4Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God's terrors are arrayed against me.
5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
6Is bland food eaten without salt?
Is there flavor in an egg white?
7I refuse to touch them;
they are like contaminated food.
8If only my request would be granted
and God would provide what I hope for:
9that He would decide to crush me,
to unleash His power and cut me off!
10It would still bring me comfort,
and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11What strength do I have that I should continue to hope?
What is my future, that I should be patient?
12Is my strength that of stone,
or my flesh made of bronze?
13Since I cannot help myself,
the hope for success has been banished from me.
14A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,
even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
15My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,
as seasonal streams that overflow
16and become darkened because of ice,
and the snow melts into them.
17The wadis evaporate in warm weather;
they disappear from their channels in hot weather.
18Caravans turn away from their routes,
go up into the desert, and perish.
19The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
20They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water.
When they arrive there, they are frustrated.
21So this is what you have now become to me.
When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.
22Have I ever said: "Give me something"
or "Pay a bribe for me from your wealth"
23or "Deliver me from the enemy's power"
or "Redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless"?
24Teach me, and I will be silent.
Help me understand what I did wrong.
25How painful honest words can be!
But what does your rebuke prove?
26Do you think that you can disprove my words
or that a despairing man's words are mere wind?
27No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child
and negotiate a price to sell your friend.
28But now, please look at me;
would I lie to your face?
29Reconsider; don't be unjust.
Reconsider; my righteousness is still the issue.
30Is there injustice on my tongue
or can my palate not taste disaster?

Revelation 19

Chapter 19

19:1After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying:
Hallelujah!
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,
2because His judgments are true and righteous,
because He has judged the notorious prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;
and He has avenged the blood of His slaves
that was on her hands.
3A second time they said:
Hallelujah!
Her smoke ascends forever and ever!
4Then the 24 elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who is seated on the throne, saying:
Amen! Hallelujah!
5A voice came from the throne, saying:
Praise our God,
all His slaves, who fear Him,
both small and great!
6Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters, and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying:
Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,
has begun to reign!
7Let us be glad, rejoice, and give Him glory,
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His wife has prepared herself.
8She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.
For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.
9Then he said to me, "Write: Those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb are fortunate!" He also said to me, "These words of God are true." 10Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
11Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness. 12His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on His head. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself. 13He wore a robe stained with blood, and His name is the Word of God. 14The armies that were in heaven followed Him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15A sharp sword came from His mouth, so that He might strike the nations with it. He will shepherd them with an iron scepter. He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty. 16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh:

KING OF KINGS

AND LORD OF LORDS.
17Then I saw an angel standing on the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great."
19Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against His army. 20But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

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