The Book of Revelation Devotional Archives

March 1 – Revelation 4:7

The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

Have you ever heard of creatures that looked like these in the Bible or outside?

Are any of these creatures pictured in the Temple or the Tabernacle?

Are any of these creatures shown in Eden? (Genesis 2-3)

Prayer: Father, thank You for giving us mysteries in the book of Revelation, in the Bible, and in the world. Through these puzzles, our minds will work and grow as we search out the why and how and what and when of Your creation. Amen.

The first creature was like a lion. A flying lion occurs in Daniel’s prophecy in Daniel 7. Another occurs in Ezekiel’s visions in Ezekiel 1:4-11. Ezekiel in 10:1 identifies these creatures as cherubim. This means they were in Eden in Genesis 3:24 and in the tabernacle and temple over the mercy seat above the Ark of God. Note these cherubim have four wings. That information will be important to remember with tomorrow’s verse.

March 20 – Revelation 6:2

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

What did John see?

What did the horseman do?

Prayer: All praise to You, Holy Father, and to Jesus our Revelator! You tell us what will happen before it happens. Thank You, Jesus, for not only revealing the future to us in Revelation but also in the gospels. Thank You for staying with Your church to the very end of the age and sustaining us through all persecution. Glory to You forever for Your triumph in the church! Amen.

A white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown. Some have thought this was a picture of Jesus.

Yet in Revelation 19:11-12 I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns.

Jesus is portrayed on a white horse with many crowns. Revelation 19 takes place after His second coming. His second coming has not yet been mentioned in Revelation 6. Who can solve this mystery? Jesus Himself gives the future to the disciples.

Matthew 24:3-5 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray”.

The first thing Jesus mentions are false messiahs, and the first seal is someone who looks like Jesus but is not.

Disabled Superheroes and a Villain on Vacation! But why go on vacation with a villain? You’ll find out when you read Villain’s Vacation! It is on sale starting today, March 3rd! But just for seven days, so quickly click here to get Villain’s Vacation. By ‘seven days’ I mean the 67% off sale ends on Sunday March 10th at 2 am PDT.

Villain's Vacation cover What is it like? — Villain’s Vacation cover

But first, let me tell you about Villain’s Vacation.

Four disabled seventh-graders with superpowers take a vacation at Coaster World. They need a break from fighting criminals. Ever since the beginning of the school year when they acquired their unusual abilities, they’ve been training and using those powers to fight crime in their town.

Little do they know the arch-villain they recently defeated also loves coasters and is vacationing at Coaster World. Worse, the villain wants revenge. Nothing less than turning these teens to a life of crime will satisfy.

Can Jeremy, Dan, Kayla, and Aubrey withstand the villain’s attacks? Or will they become Super Villains?
Villain’s Vacation book cover

Villain’s Vacation – Table of Contents

Here’s the Table of Contents from the book. I’ve added the chapter icons too. They were created by my illustrator Sean “Fuzzy” Flanagan.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Dancer 3

Disabled Superheroes
What Do Readers Think — Icon 1

Chapter 2 – Chipmunk 11

Chap. 3 – The Last Day of School 24

Chapter 4 – Coaster World 31

Chap. 5 – Tracking 35

Chapter 6 – On the Lake 42

Your Seventh Literary Gift
Disabled Superheroes — Robotic arm

Chapter 7 – Revelation 53

What is novel Writing Like — Jeremy is captured by a robot in Villain’s Vacation

Chap. 8 – Hotel 66

Chapter 9 – Teamwork 76

Chap. 10 – Super Villains 82

Chapter 11 – Chase 93

Chapter 12 – Villain 102

Epilogue – Prison 104

Disabled Superheroes – A Review of Villain’s Vacation

5.0 out of 5 stars

Secret Supers are back for another adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022

In this sequel to Secret Supers, Jeremy has been experimenting on his hamster. As a result, Dancer has learned how to read, and is reading everything he can to learn about the human world. When Jeremy discovers this, he gets Dancer one of his old cell phones so Dancer can text the group.

As for the superhero business, the group needs some downtime and goes on vacation to Coaster World. What they don’t realize is that the villain they defeated also loves roller coasters and wants revenge against the Secret Supers.

Will the Secret Supers be able to defeat the villain and enjoy their vacation, or are their crime-fighting days numbered?

This was a fun sequel to Secret Supers. Not only did we have Andy Zach as a character in the book, as though the events were true and actually happened, but I loved the inclusion of a Super-Hamster helping out Jeremy and his friends. In this battle against the villain, the Secret Supers struggle, as the villain seems to have figured out how to neutralize their powers, and they not only have to call in support but also reveal themselves to some non-Supers.

The action was well-paced throughout, and the mystery of the identity of the villain was well-done. While I had suspicions, I wasn’t sure before the reveal, which was nice. If you enjoyed Secret Supers, I feel confident that you will also enjoy Villain’s Vacation.

For this book, I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by Michael Stafford. This was a different narrator from The Secret Supers, which was a little odd to my ears at first, but I think that was only because I had listened to Secret Supers so recently. Stafford gave a wonderful performance, and I would certainly listen to this audiobook again.
Jennifer C.

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