These five devotions flow from Pastor Mark Groen’s sermon on Revelation 19:1–10, From Ruins to Rejoicing. In this powerful vision, heaven celebrates the justice of God, the victory of Christ, and the joy of the redeemed Bride. Each day’s devotion invites you to reflect on a different aspect of this passage—from God’s righteous judgment to the beauty of our invitation to the Lamb’s eternal feast. Whether used for personal reflection or family worship, these brief readings will help you live in joyful anticipation of what Christ has already secured for you.

When we read Revelation 18, we encounter a sobering picture of judgment, loss, and divine justice. Jerusalem—once proud, adorned, and spiritually privileged—becomes Babylon in her unfaithfulness. Her fall is sudden, total, and irreversible. But in this heavy chapter, God speaks a word not just of judgment, but of invitation: “Come out of her, my people.”

Where do we place our trust? That’s the haunting question behind Revelation 17. In this chapter, we’re shown a vivid and unsettling picture of Jerusalem’s fall—not just as a city, but as a people who exchanged covenant faithfulness for worldly power. What looked secure from the outside was, in reality, collapsing from within.

These five devotional readings will help us reflect more deeply on the themes of false security, compromise, God’s sovereignty, and the sure victory of the Lamb. Each day points us away from self-reliance and toward the one place our hope is truly secure: Jesus Christ, the Lamb who conquers.

Revelation 15 gives us a glimpse into the heavenly courtroom where justice, mercy, and holiness meet. As we reflect on this chapter, we are reminded that God’s justice is sure, His mercy is rich, and His people are called to respond with grateful worship.

These five devotionals will help you meditate on the justice of God, the mercy of Christ, and how we are called to live lives of gratitude and praise.