DECEMBER 23

- Habakkuk 1:1–3:19: Habakkuk questions God’s use of wicked Babylon to judge Judah; God replies that Babylon will also fall.

- In awe, Habakkuk rejoices in God’s sovereignty and strength, trusting Him even if all else fails.

- Psalm 146:1–10: Praise the Lord lifelong; trust God, not princes—He upholds the oppressed, feeds the hungry, frees prisoners, and reigns forever.

- Proverbs 30:17: The eye that mocks a father and despises an aged mother will be pecked out by ravens and eaten by vultures.

- Revelation 13:1–18: Beast from sea (antichrist empire) receives dragon’s power, is worshiped after healing; beast from earth enforces mark (666) and image worship.

- No one can buy or sell without the beast’s mark or number; God’s people must endure with wisdom.