Revelation 12
So I read through the book of Revelation... and I came across the Revelation 12 woman. Here she was, pregnant with a child of destiny, and running from a Dragon. This thing wanted to kill her, her child, and the promise that came along with its birth. But, God had a plan of escape. The Dragon was cocky, see. Instead of snuffing out the life of the woman and the child while he was in her womb, he decided to wait until he was born and kill him personally. How arrogant! When the child was born, he was snatched up to God and his throne (Rev. 12:5). Then the woman was able to flee to a place of refuge in the wilderness that had been prepared for her. There was a war in heaven against the Dragon, and he was (of course) defeated. He tried to stop the woman from getting to her designated place, but failed. From then on, he determined to wage war against all of her other offspring, who are Believers and hold on to their testimony about Jesus Christ.
Why is this story so powerful?? It lets us know clearly that the Devil is NOT playing with us! From all the way in the beginning we can see his attempt to destroy life, to prohibit the birth of our Lord and Savior. He was unsuccessful in all of his endeavors and we now have salvation to show for it. He couldn't get rid of our Messiah, but he wants to get rid of every one of us. He hates us. He wants us to be separated from our Father forever and lost with him. See, when he lost the war with the angels in heaven, he lost his place in heaven. He will never know paradise again. He will only know torment and despair. And you know what they say - misery loves company! So, I want you, my friends and readers to understand that this is an actual war we're in. We can't afford to play games. Can you imagine what might have happened to the woman in Revelations 12 if she had stopped to take a breather with the enemy hot on her trail? What if she had given into fear and done something crazy trying to protect herself, when clearly she was covered? We have to stop playing. We have to get serious. The Devil doesn't like us. He doesn't want us to live. So, guess what? We need to LIVE! That's how we defeat the enemy! The Bible says that to live is in Christ. So when we profess our salvation and confess our love for Him, the enemy is defeated. So live, my brother and my sister. LIVE!
Why is this story so powerful?? It lets us know clearly that the Devil is NOT playing with us! From all the way in the beginning we can see his attempt to destroy life, to prohibit the birth of our Lord and Savior. He was unsuccessful in all of his endeavors and we now have salvation to show for it. He couldn't get rid of our Messiah, but he wants to get rid of every one of us. He hates us. He wants us to be separated from our Father forever and lost with him. See, when he lost the war with the angels in heaven, he lost his place in heaven. He will never know paradise again. He will only know torment and despair. And you know what they say - misery loves company! So, I want you, my friends and readers to understand that this is an actual war we're in. We can't afford to play games. Can you imagine what might have happened to the woman in Revelations 12 if she had stopped to take a breather with the enemy hot on her trail? What if she had given into fear and done something crazy trying to protect herself, when clearly she was covered? We have to stop playing. We have to get serious. The Devil doesn't like us. He doesn't want us to live. So, guess what? We need to LIVE! That's how we defeat the enemy! The Bible says that to live is in Christ. So when we profess our salvation and confess our love for Him, the enemy is defeated. So live, my brother and my sister. LIVE!
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