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Read through the Bible in one year through daily Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm and Proverbs readings.

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Saturday December 26 Back to Today

Zechariah 9:1-17 Revelation 17:1-18 Psalm 145:1-21 Proverbs 30:32

Zechariah 9:1-17

The Burden against Israel’s Enemies

1 This is the burden of the word of the Lord

against the land of Hadrach

and Damascus its resting place—

for the eyes of men

and of all the tribes of Israel

are upon the Lord —

2 and also against Hamath,

which borders it,

as well as Tyre and Sidon,

though they are very shrewd.

3 Tyre has built herself a fortress;

she has heaped up silver like dust,

and gold like the dirt of the streets.

4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her

and cast her wealth into the sea,

and she will be consumed by fire.

5 Ashkelon will see and fear;

Gaza will writhe in agony,

as will Ekron,

for her hope will wither.

There will cease to be a king in Gaza,

and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

6 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod,

and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

7 I will remove the blood from their mouths

and the abominations from between their teeth.

Then they too will become a remnant for our God;

they will become like a clan in Judah,

and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

8 But I will camp around My house because of an army,

because of those who march to and fro,

and never again will an oppressor overrun My people,

for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

Zion’s Coming King

(Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)

9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!

See, your King comes to you,

righteous and victorious,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the horse from Jerusalem,

and the bow of war will be broken.

Then He will proclaim peace to the nations.

His dominion will extend from sea to sea,

and from the Euphrates

to the ends of the earth.

11 As for you,

because of the blood of My covenant,

I will release your prisoners

from the waterless pit.

12 Return to your stronghold,

O prisoners of hope;

even today I declare

that I will restore to you double.

13 For I will bend Judah as My bow

and fit it with Ephraim.

I will rouse your sons, O Zion,

against the sons of Greece.

I will make you like the sword

of a mighty man.

The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,

and His arrow will go forth like lightning.

The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn

and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

15 The Lord of Hosts will shield them.

They will destroy and conquer with slingstones;

they will drink and roar as with wine.

And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls,

drenched like the corners of the altar.

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them

as the flock of His people;

for like jewels in a crown

they will sparkle over His land.

17 How lovely they will be,

and how beautiful!

Grain will make the young men flourish,

and new wine, the young women.

Revelation 17:1-18

The Woman on the Beast

1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. 2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

3 And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5And on her forehead a mysterious name was written:

BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

The Mystery Explained

6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

7“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

8 The beast that you saw — it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.

11 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction. 12The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. 13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

The Victory of the Lamb

14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

Psalm 145:1-21

I Will Exalt You, My God and King

1 A Psalm of praise. Of David.

I will exalt You, my God and King;

I will bless Your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless You,

and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;

His greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation will commend Your works to the next,

and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty.

And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

6 They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds,

and I will declare Your greatness.

7 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness

and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

9 The Lord is good to all;

His compassion rests on all He has made.

10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD,

and Your saints will bless You.

11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom

and speak of Your might,

12 to make known to men Your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all His words

and kind in all His actions.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall

and lifts up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all look to You,

and You give them their food in season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and kind in all His deeds.

18 The Lord is near to all who call on Him,

to all who call out to Him in truth.

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;

He hears their cry and saves them.

20 The Lord preserves all who love Him,

but all the wicked He will destroy.

21 My mouth will declare the praise of the Lord;

let every creature bless His holy name

forever and ever.

Proverbs 30:32

32 If you have foolishly exalted yourself

or if you have plotted evil,

put your hand over your mouth.