Title Revelation 12:1~17 The War in Heaven
Revelation 12:1~17 Heavenly War Topic: 32. Spiritual Battle. 2012. 4. 29.
◎ Introduction
: It lifts up the veil between heaven and earth and reveals what lies behind all the sins and evils and all the conflicts and struggles in this world.
※ It reveals and shows the great spiritual battle that takes place behind the phenomena of this world. On the last day it gets worse.
The Lord Called “The Great Tribulation”
1. Participants in spiritual warfare. (1-5)
※ There are three main characters participating in the spiritual battle.
1) A woman with a child. (1~2)
※ The woman is in the sky. It means being a representative of the people of this world.
※ The woman wears the sun, the moon is under her feet, and wears a crown. (Joseph's dream, Genesis 37:9-11)
※ The woman is said to be the mother of Jesus or the church, but it is regarded as the Israel who gave birth to Jesus Christ.
2) The big red dragon, that is, Satan. (3~4)
※ The red dragon is a miracle in the sky.
① His authority appears,
② The origin of the dragon, that is, Satan, appears,
③ Satan's goal is to devour women, that is, to destroy Israel.
3) Jesus Christ. (5)
※ Jesus Christ was born to rule the world.
① Christ accomplished that work through the cross.
② Christ will use the iron bars against the kingdoms of the world (the wicked one) in the last days.
※ Christ ascended to heaven and was exalted to the heavenly throne.
① that Christ will rule and reign over the world,
② It proves that He will bring righteousness into the world.
2 Behind the great tribulation is a spiritual battle. (6-12)
※ There is a spiritual battle behind the great tribulation, that is, Satan's attack on women (Israel).
1) A woman runs away to save her life. (6)
※ This is a time of great tribulation as a description of the genocide in the last days.
※ The number of believing Gentiles who will be killed at the same time as the Jews will be innumerable. (Rev 7:9)
※ I have an appointment. : God has prepared a place for his people to hide.
2) There was war in heaven. (7~9)
※ The spiritual battle for the souls of the saints is in the spiritual realm, in the spiritual world, or in the level of a spiritual being.
※ In the end times, there will be a great battle for the spirit of Israel and the believers in the spiritual world.
※ In the spiritual warfare, ① the soldiers are Michael and his angels, ② the opposing enemies are Satan and his exiled angels.
※ Michael is the chief administrator among the archangels serving God and the guardian angel of God's people.
※ Satan is a great dragon and old serpent, also called the devil, and his name is Lucifer.
※ Lucifer was one of the highest angels, but he fell because of selfishness and pride.
※ As an “angel of light” with deceptive and seductive powers that some ministers follow, those who pursue him “disguise themselves as workers of righteousness”.
※ Satan’s purpose is
① It consists in receiving greater authority and worship.
* Oppose and hinder God's work in the world.
* It discourages believers through trickery.
* Arousing the wrath of God by causing people to sin, deny God, and rebel against God.
② It hurts and hurts the heart of God.
* The best way is to get people to sin from God and follow the path of evil.
※ The works of Christ
① He broke the power of Satan by never falling over to the devil and not committing a crime.
② He broke Satan's power by destroying the devil's power of death.
3) The great triumphant salvation of Christ has been accomplished. (10-11)
※ There will be a loud voice from heaven, shouting that salvation has been completely accomplished at once.
※ God's salvation will be glorious. The content of the accusation is all our faults.
※ Satan is cast out. He will never appear before God and accuse the believers of their sins and transgressions, so as to break God's heart.
4) It is a warning to the world. (12)
① The advent of the Antichrist is God's judgment on the world and its people.
② Satan is cast out of heaven. During the great tribulation, Satan was defeated, but not completely destroyed.
God will judge the world through Satan.
3. The devil begins to persecute the woman. (13-17)
1) Satan severely persecutes women, Israel, and those who refuse to deny Christ. (13)
※ The antichrist will cause a massacre unprecedented in human history.
① You will be terrified in the corner of the house at the sound of the secret police knocking on the door.
② Arrests and imprisonment will be legalized and implemented quickly, involving children as well as adults.
③ Transport vehicles carrying Jews and believers will move around as if they were handling animals.
④ Restoration of the mass execution site will make the process quicker and legal.
2) The woman (Israel) and the believers will be rescued. (14)
※ You will be raised for a time, two times, and a half time (3 and a half years).
3) The devil will cause Israel and the believers to be washed away in the water through the continual tribulation.(15)
※ This means that trials and persecutions rush and continue like a torrent, followed by an atmosphere of fear.
4) The earth will help greatly. (16-17)
※ God will cause the earth to swallow up the torrents and attacks of the devil and the antichrist.
① God's judgment on the earth (natural disaster) will confuse the spirit of the Antichrist.
② The dragon will attack the remnant of the woman's seed.
◎ Conclusion:
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