When God Shows Up

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Bible Stories from Revelation

Every story from Revelation in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.

  1. If Any Man Hear My Voice
    Revelation 3:14–22

    Near the end of the first century, the risen Jesus gave the apostle John messages for seven churches. The last one was to the church in Laodicea…

    “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”Revelation 3:20 (KJV)

  2. They Overcame
    Revelation 12:7–11

    Near the end of the Bible, the apostle John was given a vision of the great conflict behind all the others. “There was war in heaven,” he wrote…

    “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”Revelation 12:11 (KJV)

  3. All Things New
    Revelation 21:1–7

    Near the end of his life, the apostle John was exiled on a small island called Patmos because of his faith in Jesus. There, God gave him a vision of…

    “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”Revelation 21:5 (KJV)

  4. They Shall See His Face
    Revelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5

    The apostle John was an old man, exiled on the island of Patmos for preaching about Jesus. And there God gave him a vision of the very end of the…

    “And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”Revelation 22:5 (KJV)

  5. Surely I Come Quickly
    Revelation 22:12–21

    The Bible begins in a garden, with a tree of life. It ends in a city, with a tree of life. In the last chapter of the last book, the apostle John was…

    “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”Revelation 22:20 (KJV)

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