666! How to Avoid the Mark of the Beast
666!
By Riqui Ricón*
He
[the beast] causes
all, both small
and great, rich and poor,
free and slave,
to receive a mark on
their right hand or on their foreheads, so that no one can buy
or sell except one who has the mark or
the name of the beast, or the number
of his name. Here is wisdom. Let the one who has understanding calculate
the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six
hundred sixty-six. (Revelation 13:16–18, NIV)
Sometimes it seems that some people are so focused
on the devil’s activity
that they forget
the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ
and the work of the CROSS.
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. We have sinned, as our
ancestors did; we have done wrong and committed iniquity. Our ancestors in
Egypt did not understand your wonders; they did not remember your many mercies, but rebelled at the Red Sea. Yet
he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his power known. He rescued
them from the hand of the enemy and redeemed
them from the hand of the foe. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived. Then they believed
his words and sang his praise. (Psalm 106:1, 6–12, NIV)
The Gospel is
the Good News, and the Good News is that God
DOES NOT LIE. Everything He has said is true and will come to pass.
Only in this certainty
can human happiness reside.
Lord Almighty,
blessed is the one who trusts in you. (Psalm 84:12,
NIV)
Only those who trust God, who BELIEVE
His Word, can truly live a
life full of joy
and peace.
You will keep in perfect peace those whose
minds are steadfast, because they trust in
you. (Isaiah 26:3, NIV)
The Bible is the Word of God. The Bible is God’s Word of Honor, and it clearly
declares:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. (John 3:16, NIV)
It is by His great love that He gave His own
Son as atonement for your sins. Jesus was the price paid so that you would not be lost to God but, contrary to what
many think, would
receive the eternal
life God always
intended for you.
For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John
3:17, NIV)
Beloved,
Jesus does not come into your life to
accuse and condemn
you, but so that you may KNOW AND BELIEVE that
through what He did on the Cross, you are born again and now CAPABLE of living
a full and abundant life.
This is what it means to be saved. Jesus Himself affirms
this:
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may
have life, and have it to the full. (John
10:10, NIV)
The Antichrist and the
mark of the beast are real,
and everything concerning them will happen as written in
the Bible. But please read to the end of the book: We win! Yes! You are
destined to conquer!
So, do not fear; simply believe. Your
Heavenly Father has not abandoned you, and He will never leave you, much less in the hands
of an enemy, 666, who has
already been defeated.
If
we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1
John 1:9, NIV)
You may ask: “But what about sin? What if I
sin?” Simply believe what God says about you. Sinners sin—that
is what they know and enjoy. You, according
to the Bible, which is God’s Word and does not lie, are a born-again child of
God and do not practice sin.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is
the Christ is born of God, and everyone born
of God does not continue
to sin, because
God’s seed remains
in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they
have been born of God. (1
John 5:1, 18, NIV)
This does not mean that you will never sin;
it means you are no longer the person you used to be—a hardened sinner who
lived in sin as a lifestyle or addiction. So now, when you stumble, do not run
from God. Instead, repent and run to your Heavenly
Father and confess your sin, for He is faithful and just
to forgive you and cleanse you from all unrighteousness.
This is the Word of God!
This is everything opposite to the desires
of your adversary, the devil, who wants to keep you away from God, leaving you
ashamed, condemned, deceived, and convinced by his lies that you are a hypocrite, worthless, unable to change, and therefore destined for eternal
condemnation.
Ha! None of that is true! The Bible says that
you are a born-again child of God, not because of what you have done,
are doing, or could do, but because of what Christ Jesus ALREADY DID by dying
and rising for love of you. And my beloved, this is the ONLY TRUTH.
Have you heard well what the Bible, God’s Word, which does not lie,
says
about you—a born-again child of God?
We
know that whoever
is born of God does not
continue to sin; the one born of
God protects them, and the evil one cannot harm them. (1
John 5:18, NIV)
I am not repeating myself; I am assuring you
that the truth is that after accepting Jesus Christ
as your Savior and being born again,
you no longer live according
to the flesh but now live according to the Spirit.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation
has come: The old has gone,
the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)
Because of what Jesus did on the cross out of love for you, you are in Christ, and according to the Bible, your
old self is gone. By the blood of Jesus, you have been made completely new.
I say, if you can believe God, then all things
are possible to the one who
believes.
Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans
8:1–2, NIV)
Good news! All that talk about 666 does not apply to you!
In Christ Jesus, you
have victory over sin and death!
Do not fear; just BELIEVE.
Let’s pray out
loud:
Thank You, Heavenly
Father, for being good and for Your mercy that endures forever, for Your great
and infinite love. I have peace in my heart because I know You are with me;
You, Christ Jesus, my King, Lord, and Savior, guard me and the evil one cannot touch
me. You have destined me for eternal life, and I can live it—a full and
abundant life. Therefore, in the present circumstances, I will not fear the
voices of condemnation, deceit, and lies, but I will BELIEVE what You say in
Your Word, the Bible. Holy Spirit, with Your help I will live this full and
abundant life, fully aware that I am that born-again child of God You declare I am in Your Word. Father, I praise
You because You are good,
and Your mercy endures
forever. Because the law of the Spirit who gives life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death, I am free! Eternal
life is my right! For all
this, I believe, claim, and declare every one of Your promises for my life.
From every problem, sickness, or distress, I, (your name here), will come out more
than a conqueror, for I can do all things through Christ Jesus. I am healed! I
am free! I am prosperous! I am joyful! I am a born- again child of God! Thank
You, my God and Lord; I love You with all my heart.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a child of God? How can I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer out loud,
putting all your attention and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of God. That You came
into this world, born of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. That is why today I say to You: I do accept. I do accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I do accept Your precious blood,
shed to the last drop out of love for me!
I open my heart and invite You to come in, because I want You, Lord Jesus, from this day forward
and forever, to be
my only and sufficient Savior,
my God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this simple prayer and profession of
faith I have passed from death to Life; I have been transferred from darkness
into Your marvelous Light. Today I am Born Again!
God, now I am Your child! Now You are my
Father! I will never be alone
again! I will never live defeated
again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible is the Word of God, so get a Bible
and start reading
and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The Bible in
One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year
(palabradehonor.org). You will notice that the program is set up so you can
print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based on the Good News, which are the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have
read the entire Bible.
October 13 Revelations 13 / Esther 3-4 / Psalm
106.1 - 23 Revelations
13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And
the beast which I saw was like unto
a leopard, and his feet were as the
feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon
gave him his power, and his
seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the
world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which
gave power unto the beast:
and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with
him?
5 And there was
given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his
tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And
it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of
the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go
into captivity: he that killeth
with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience
and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another
beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a
dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell
therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come
down from heaven on the earth in the
sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles
which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell
on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound
by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should
both speak, and cause that as many
as would not worship the image
of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great,
rich and poor,
free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no
man might buy or sell, save
he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.
Esther
3 After these things did
king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the
princes that were with him.
2 And
all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman:
for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai
bowed not, nor did him reverence.
3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's
gate, said unto Mordecai,
Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4 Now it came
to pass, when they spake
daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to
see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a
Jew.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai
bowed not, nor did him reverence,
then was Haman full of wrath.
6 And
he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore
Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole
kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7 In
the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king
Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before
Haman from day to day, and
from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
8 And
Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people
in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's
laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
9 If it please the
king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents
of silver to the
hands of those that have the charge
of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11 And the king said unto Haman,
The silver is given to thee,
the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good
to thee.
12 Then were the king's
scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to
all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors
that were over every province, and to the rulers of every
people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people
after their language; in the name of king
Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
13 And the letters were sent by posts
into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and
women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth
month, which is the month Adar, and
to take the spoil of them for a prey.
14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province
was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
15 The posts went
out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman
sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was
perplexed.
4 When Mordecai
perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
and put on sackcloth with
ashes, and went out into the
midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter
cry;
2 And came even before
the king's gate:
for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 And in every
province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came,
there was great
mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in
sackcloth and ashes.
4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the
queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment
to clothe Mordecai, and to take away
his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5 Then
called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's
chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach
went forth to Mordecai
unto the street
of the city, which
was before the king's gate.
7 And Mordecai
told him of all that had happened
unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to
pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also
he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to
shew it unto Esther, and to declare
it unto her, and to charge her that she
should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request
before him for her people.
9 And Hatach
came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther
spake unto Hatach,
and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11 All the king's servants,
and the people
of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women,
shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one
law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live:
but I have not been called to
come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's
words.
13 Then Mordecai
commanded to answer
Esther, Think not with thyself
that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14 For
if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement
and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house
shall be destroyed: and who knoweth
whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time
as this?
15 Then Esther
bade them return
Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather
together all the Jews that are present
in Shushan, and fast ye for
me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens
will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the
law: and if I perish, I perish.
17 So Mordecai
went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Psalm
106 Praise ye the LORD.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is
good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour
that thou bearest
unto thy people:
O visit me with thy salvation;
5 That I may see
the good of thy chosen,
that I may rejoice in the
gladness of thy nation, that I
may glory with thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers,
we have committed iniquity, we have done
wickedly.
7 Our fathers
understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the
multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked
the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered
their enemies: there was not one of them left.
12 Then believed
they his words; they sang his praise.
13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted
exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their request;
but sent leanness
into their soul.
16 They envied
Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth
grass.
21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
23 Therefore
he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before
him in the breach, to turn away his wrath,
lest he should
destroy them.
666! How to Avoid the Mark of the Beast
666!
By Riqui Ricón*
He
[the beast] causes
all, both small
and great, rich and poor,
free and slave,
to receive a mark on
their right hand or on their foreheads, so that no one can buy
or sell except one who has the mark or
the name of the beast, or the number
of his name. Here is wisdom. Let the one who has understanding calculate
the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six
hundred sixty-six. (Revelation 13:16–18, NIV)
Sometimes it seems that some people are so focused
on the devil’s activity
that they forget
the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ
and the work of the CROSS.
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. We have sinned, as our
ancestors did; we have done wrong and committed iniquity. Our ancestors in
Egypt did not understand your wonders; they did not remember your many mercies, but rebelled at the Red Sea. Yet
he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his power known. He rescued
them from the hand of the enemy and redeemed
them from the hand of the foe. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived. Then they believed
his words and sang his praise. (Psalm 106:1, 6–12, NIV)
The Gospel is
the Good News, and the Good News is that God
DOES NOT LIE. Everything He has said is true and will come to pass.
Only in this certainty
can human happiness reside.
Lord Almighty,
blessed is the one who trusts in you. (Psalm 84:12,
NIV)
Only those who trust God, who BELIEVE
His Word, can truly live a
life full of joy
and peace.
You will keep in perfect peace those whose
minds are steadfast, because they trust in
you. (Isaiah 26:3, NIV)
The Bible is the Word of God. The Bible is God’s Word of Honor, and it clearly
declares:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. (John 3:16, NIV)
It is by His great love that He gave His own
Son as atonement for your sins. Jesus was the price paid so that you would not be lost to God but, contrary to what
many think, would
receive the eternal
life God always
intended for you.
For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John
3:17, NIV)
Beloved,
Jesus does not come into your life to
accuse and condemn
you, but so that you may KNOW AND BELIEVE that
through what He did on the Cross, you are born again and now CAPABLE of living
a full and abundant life.
This is what it means to be saved. Jesus Himself affirms
this:
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may
have life, and have it to the full. (John
10:10, NIV)
The Antichrist and the
mark of the beast are real,
and everything concerning them will happen as written in
the Bible. But please read to the end of the book: We win! Yes! You are
destined to conquer!
So, do not fear; simply believe. Your
Heavenly Father has not abandoned you, and He will never leave you, much less in the hands
of an enemy, 666, who has
already been defeated.
If
we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1
John 1:9, NIV)
You may ask: “But what about sin? What if I
sin?” Simply believe what God says about you. Sinners sin—that
is what they know and enjoy. You, according
to the Bible, which is God’s Word and does not lie, are a born-again child of
God and do not practice sin.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is
the Christ is born of God, and everyone born
of God does not continue
to sin, because
God’s seed remains
in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they
have been born of God. (1
John 5:1, 18, NIV)
This does not mean that you will never sin;
it means you are no longer the person you used to be—a hardened sinner who
lived in sin as a lifestyle or addiction. So now, when you stumble, do not run
from God. Instead, repent and run to your Heavenly
Father and confess your sin, for He is faithful and just
to forgive you and cleanse you from all unrighteousness.
This is the Word of God!
This is everything opposite to the desires
of your adversary, the devil, who wants to keep you away from God, leaving you
ashamed, condemned, deceived, and convinced by his lies that you are a hypocrite, worthless, unable to change, and therefore destined for eternal
condemnation.
Ha! None of that is true! The Bible says that
you are a born-again child of God, not because of what you have done,
are doing, or could do, but because of what Christ Jesus ALREADY DID by dying
and rising for love of you. And my beloved, this is the ONLY TRUTH.
Have you heard well what the Bible, God’s Word, which does not lie,
says
about you—a born-again child of God?
We
know that whoever
is born of God does not
continue to sin; the one born of
God protects them, and the evil one cannot harm them. (1
John 5:18, NIV)
I am not repeating myself; I am assuring you
that the truth is that after accepting Jesus Christ
as your Savior and being born again,
you no longer live according
to the flesh but now live according to the Spirit.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation
has come: The old has gone,
the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)
Because of what Jesus did on the cross out of love for you, you are in Christ, and according to the Bible, your
old self is gone. By the blood of Jesus, you have been made completely new.
I say, if you can believe God, then all things
are possible to the one who
believes.
Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans
8:1–2, NIV)
Good news! All that talk about 666 does not apply to you!
In Christ Jesus, you
have victory over sin and death!
Do not fear; just BELIEVE.
Let’s pray out
loud:
Thank You, Heavenly
Father, for being good and for Your mercy that endures forever, for Your great
and infinite love. I have peace in my heart because I know You are with me;
You, Christ Jesus, my King, Lord, and Savior, guard me and the evil one cannot touch
me. You have destined me for eternal life, and I can live it—a full and
abundant life. Therefore, in the present circumstances, I will not fear the
voices of condemnation, deceit, and lies, but I will BELIEVE what You say in
Your Word, the Bible. Holy Spirit, with Your help I will live this full and
abundant life, fully aware that I am that born-again child of God You declare I am in Your Word. Father, I praise
You because You are good,
and Your mercy endures
forever. Because the law of the Spirit who gives life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death, I am free! Eternal
life is my right! For all
this, I believe, claim, and declare every one of Your promises for my life.
From every problem, sickness, or distress, I, (your name here), will come out more
than a conqueror, for I can do all things through Christ Jesus. I am healed! I
am free! I am prosperous! I am joyful! I am a born- again child of God! Thank
You, my God and Lord; I love You with all my heart.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a child of God? How can I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer out loud,
putting all your attention and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of God. That You came
into this world, born of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. That is why today I say to You: I do accept. I do accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I do accept Your precious blood,
shed to the last drop out of love for me!
I open my heart and invite You to come in, because I want You, Lord Jesus, from this day forward
and forever, to be
my only and sufficient Savior,
my God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this simple prayer and profession of
faith I have passed from death to Life; I have been transferred from darkness
into Your marvelous Light. Today I am Born Again!
God, now I am Your child! Now You are my
Father! I will never be alone
again! I will never live defeated
again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible is the Word of God, so get a Bible
and start reading
and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The Bible in
One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year
(palabradehonor.org). You will notice that the program is set up so you can
print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based on the Good News, which are the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have
read the entire Bible.
October 13 Revelations 13 / Esther 3-4 / Psalm
106.1 - 23 Revelations
13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And
the beast which I saw was like unto
a leopard, and his feet were as the
feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon
gave him his power, and his
seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the
world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which
gave power unto the beast:
and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with
him?
5 And there was
given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his
tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And
it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of
the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go
into captivity: he that killeth
with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience
and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another
beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a
dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell
therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come
down from heaven on the earth in the
sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles
which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell
on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound
by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should
both speak, and cause that as many
as would not worship the image
of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great,
rich and poor,
free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no
man might buy or sell, save
he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.
Esther
3 After these things did
king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the
princes that were with him.
2 And
all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman:
for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai
bowed not, nor did him reverence.
3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's
gate, said unto Mordecai,
Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
4 Now it came
to pass, when they spake
daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to
see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a
Jew.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai
bowed not, nor did him reverence,
then was Haman full of wrath.
6 And
he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore
Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole
kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7 In
the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king
Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before
Haman from day to day, and
from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
8 And
Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people
in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's
laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
9 If it please the
king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents
of silver to the
hands of those that have the charge
of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11 And the king said unto Haman,
The silver is given to thee,
the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good
to thee.
12 Then were the king's
scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to
all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors
that were over every province, and to the rulers of every
people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people
after their language; in the name of king
Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
13 And the letters were sent by posts
into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and
women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth
month, which is the month Adar, and
to take the spoil of them for a prey.
14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province
was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
15 The posts went
out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman
sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was
perplexed.
4 When Mordecai
perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
and put on sackcloth with
ashes, and went out into the
midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter
cry;
2 And came even before
the king's gate:
for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 And in every
province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came,
there was great
mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in
sackcloth and ashes.
4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the
queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment
to clothe Mordecai, and to take away
his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5 Then
called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's
chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach
went forth to Mordecai
unto the street
of the city, which
was before the king's gate.
7 And Mordecai
told him of all that had happened
unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to
pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also
he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to
shew it unto Esther, and to declare
it unto her, and to charge her that she
should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request
before him for her people.
9 And Hatach
came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther
spake unto Hatach,
and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11 All the king's servants,
and the people
of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women,
shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one
law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live:
but I have not been called to
come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's
words.
13 Then Mordecai
commanded to answer
Esther, Think not with thyself
that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14 For
if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement
and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house
shall be destroyed: and who knoweth
whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time
as this?
15 Then Esther
bade them return
Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather
together all the Jews that are present
in Shushan, and fast ye for
me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens
will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the
law: and if I perish, I perish.
17 So Mordecai
went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Psalm
106 Praise ye the LORD.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is
good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour
that thou bearest
unto thy people:
O visit me with thy salvation;
5 That I may see
the good of thy chosen,
that I may rejoice in the
gladness of thy nation, that I
may glory with thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers,
we have committed iniquity, we have done
wickedly.
7 Our fathers
understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the
multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked
the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered
their enemies: there was not one of them left.
12 Then believed
they his words; they sang his praise.
13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted
exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their request;
but sent leanness
into their soul.
16 They envied
Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth
grass.
21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
23 Therefore
he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before
him in the breach, to turn away his wrath,
lest he should
destroy them.
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