from the people he loved. Imagine if you will this old man who had faithfully served Christ, now alone in exile, suffering for his faith. And yet, when he writes a book, it is not about himself and his trials; it is about Jesus Christ and His triumphs. He doesn’t write, “Woe is me, Caesar is on the throne.” That’s not the language of faith! No, John writes, “Allelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth”! It may seem that the throne of the universe is empty, but it isn’t. God is still on the throne.