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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

John sees two visions of beasts. The first beast comes out of the sea and has ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns. Satan gives this beast authority on earth. The unbelievers of the world worship the beast. The second beast comes out of the earth and has two horns. It performs miracles and compels people to create and to worship an image of the first beast.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 13 ESV Text: Revelation 13 Revelation 13 (Listen) The First Beast 13:1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns… 

John sees a vision of a woman giving birth and a dragon waiting to devour the child. The Christian church is the mother of all believers. Satan would devour us, but the Lord takes us to Himself and continues to protect His church. War breaks out between Michael and the dragon, Satan. Satan and his angels are thrown to earth, where Satan wages war against believers in Christ.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 12 ESV Text: Revelation 12 Revelation 12 (Listen) The Woman and the Dragon 12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and… 

The second woe continues. John is directed to measure the temple with a measuring rod. The Lord sends two witnesses to prophesy to the inhabitants of the earth. The Lord sends a great earthquake, concluding the second woe. The seventh angel blows his trumpet. The twenty-four elders worship God. The heavenly temple of God is opened.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 11 ESV Text: Revelation 11 Revelation 11 (Listen) The Two Witnesses 11:1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and… 

Mark records the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 40: the coming of John the Baptist. John baptizes, proclaims repentance, and points ahead to the Christ. John baptizes Jesus. Satan tempts Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus calls His first four disciples. Jesus performs many miraculous healings and preaches throughout Galilee.

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BibleGateway: Mark 1 ESV Text: Mark 1 Mark 1 (Listen) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.1 2 As it is written in Isaiah the… 

Through Isaiah, the Lord proclaims comfort for His people. Isaiah prophesies the coming of John the Baptist. The Word of the Lord stands forever, while the powers of this world crumble into nothing. The Lord revives His faithful people.

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BibleGateway: Isaiah 40 ESV Text: Isaiah 40 Isaiah 40 (Listen) Comfort for God’s People 40:1   Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.2   Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,    and cry to her  that her warfare1 is ended,    that her iniquity is pardoned,  that…