Last week part 1 of the answer is the church in battle on this earth, this week: “THE CHURCH IN VICTORY!" As a Christian, do you ever feel lament about the direction of America or the world? Do you ever get frustrated when it seems like evil always wins, injustice is rampant, culture & society seem depraved. Every human wants to celebrate victory over their perception of evil or injustice, long for some sort of win. That’s why people develop obsessions with politics, culture wars, social movements, hoping for a victory somewhere. Christians don’t need to hope in these things, for we know there is only one way evil will be defeated. Revelation is written to encourage Christians to look to Jesus but are you too obsessed w/this world to be encouraged? Yes, we wrestle w/darkness & evil, daily, yes, it’s hard, but there’s a great day coming, and the evidence is everywhere! Even when life seems as far removed from heaven as it can get, evidence of the Kingdom of Heaven is everywhere. If you’re struggling w/hope in the wrong kind of victory, to see the evidence, today’s passage can help!