John sees a vision of a new creation that is full of God’s presence, that consummates all our desires, that is incomparably beautiful, and that is saturated with glory.

What do you love? What captivates your heart? Do your answers equate to the actions and deeds of your life? How you answer these questions has an eternal importance.

It's so easy as you think about Revelation to get distracted by any number of secondary questions. In today's text, John reminds us again of what is central to his message and what, therefore, is central for our own understanding of what it means to follow Jesus.

Two main truths come out of Revelation 19:11-21. Jesus is the Victor...HE WINS!!! And evil and those who do evil will be severely punished even though it may seem that they are getting by with it. God will NOT let them off the hook. Live in light of being on the winning team.

After the defeat of evil, a hallelujah chorus breaks out, culminating in the wedding supper of the Lamb.

Babylon is a picture of a seductive evil but the assurance is that one day she will be conquered for good.

As an expression of God’s power and glory, he eventually will rid the world of all the powers that ruin and destroy it.

A warning of the idolatrous and destructive results of drinking from Babylon’s cup is followed by a promise of blessing to those who die in the Lord.

After visions of the dragon and beasts waging war on the saints, John sees a vision of the Lamb standing triumphantly on top of Mount Zion, prompting an outbreak of worship.

In his effort to make war with the saints, the dragon enlists the beasts of the sea and the land, revealing how all human institutions and systems of power, especially governments, have the capacity for evil.