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Revelation 12:17
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17 And [kai] the dragon [drakon] was wroth [orgizo] with [epi] the woman, [gune] and [kai] went [aperchomai] to make [poieo] war [polemos] with [meta] the remnant [loipoy] of her [autos] seed, [sperma] which [ho] keep [tereo] the commandments [entole] of God, [theos] and [kai] have [echo] the testimony [marturia] of Jesus [Iesous] Christ. [Christos] KJV-Interlinear
17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. NASB
The dragon is Satan. He became enraged, ‘orgizo,’ which means to be incensed, fuming, angry, infuriated, furious.
Satan’s failure to capture and kill the Jewish believers that he was pursuing, will drive him to uncontrollable rage. He will have a tantrum of which there is no comparison.
Failing to capture Jewish believers on the run or in hiding, Satan will turn his attention to others which the verse describes as the rest of her offspring, and of whom keep the commandments of God.
Other offspring, is a general term which can include Jewish unbelievers, as well as gentile unbelievers, but also, the phrase, who keep the commandments, includes believers which are not Jewish. That makes them gentile believers. Jewish believers were already being pursued and therefore other believers means gentile believers.
So, Satan is going to get his followers to turn on everyone, including themselves. This will lead the human race toward accomplishing its own annihilation.
At the beginning of the Tribulation, the peoples of the world will all worship the anti-christ. Sometime during the seven year period, people will begin to turn against him, and each other. And at the end, the battle of Armageddon will become the climax of an all out attempted destruction of everyone and everything.
Satan is trying his best to cause a flaw in Gods plan. He fails at every turn.
And as his time is running out, for he knows full well that the seven year period will conclude with the Second Advent of Christ, therefore Satan will become more and more and more frustrated, and agitated, and furious at his seemingly impotent effort to accomplish his own plan.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Revelation 12:16
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16 And [kai] the earth [ge] helped [boetheo] the woman, [gune] and [kai] the earth [ge] opened [anoigo] her [autos] mouth, [stoma] and [kai] swallowed up [katapino] the flood [potamos] which [hos] the dragon [drakon] cast [ballo] out of [ek] his [autos] mouth. [stoma] KJV-Interlinear
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth. NASB
In the time when the Israelites were brought out of Egypt, God caused several miracles that aided them in their exodus. The most dramatic was probably the parting of the sea, which destroyed the entire Egyptian army, thus ending their reign as a power forever, Ex. 15:19.
There is also the story of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, Num 16:28-33, where God opened up the ground only under their specific tents and belongings and the earth swallowed them up, leaving everything else around them, alone.
In those days, all things were occupying space on the ground, people, tents, chariots, and so forth.
In the future, however, the forces of Satan will be flying as well as traveling on the ground. There will certainly be helicopters or military jets and such things, that will participate in the pursuit of the Jews.
The word for earth, ‘ge,’ is a broad and general term which applies not only to the ground, or to the land, but also to a country or even to the world conceptually.
When the earth opens itself up and swallows the forces of Satan, that will include the weather in the skies.
Remember that Satan is desperate, and his intent is to murder all Jewish peoples. He is not going to use only limited forces, but everything at his disposal.
God will block those forces using the powers of natural phenomena. So certainly earthquakes will occur, but too, thunderstorms, lightning, and whatever other forces are necessary to disrupt the pursuit of Satan’s forces, will be brought to bear, in order to interfere with visual sightings, electronic communication, targeting, and all of the efforts of Satan’s attempt to capture and kill the Jewish people that are trying desperately themselves, to escape.
People may be so caught up in their running, that they may or may not see the disruptions that are going on behind them, but certainly to an onlooker, it will be apparent and very obvious that the forces of God, using nature only, will be quite successful and miraculous against the forces of Satan, who possesses all of the worlds military might, and yet Satan will fail miserably.
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16 And [kai] the earth [ge] helped [boetheo] the woman, [gune] and [kai] the earth [ge] opened [anoigo] her [autos] mouth, [stoma] and [kai] swallowed up [katapino] the flood [potamos] which [hos] the dragon [drakon] cast [ballo] out of [ek] his [autos] mouth. [stoma] KJV-Interlinear
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth. NASB
In the time when the Israelites were brought out of Egypt, God caused several miracles that aided them in their exodus. The most dramatic was probably the parting of the sea, which destroyed the entire Egyptian army, thus ending their reign as a power forever, Ex. 15:19.
There is also the story of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, Num 16:28-33, where God opened up the ground only under their specific tents and belongings and the earth swallowed them up, leaving everything else around them, alone.
In those days, all things were occupying space on the ground, people, tents, chariots, and so forth.
In the future, however, the forces of Satan will be flying as well as traveling on the ground. There will certainly be helicopters or military jets and such things, that will participate in the pursuit of the Jews.
The word for earth, ‘ge,’ is a broad and general term which applies not only to the ground, or to the land, but also to a country or even to the world conceptually.
When the earth opens itself up and swallows the forces of Satan, that will include the weather in the skies.
Remember that Satan is desperate, and his intent is to murder all Jewish peoples. He is not going to use only limited forces, but everything at his disposal.
God will block those forces using the powers of natural phenomena. So certainly earthquakes will occur, but too, thunderstorms, lightning, and whatever other forces are necessary to disrupt the pursuit of Satan’s forces, will be brought to bear, in order to interfere with visual sightings, electronic communication, targeting, and all of the efforts of Satan’s attempt to capture and kill the Jewish people that are trying desperately themselves, to escape.
People may be so caught up in their running, that they may or may not see the disruptions that are going on behind them, but certainly to an onlooker, it will be apparent and very obvious that the forces of God, using nature only, will be quite successful and miraculous against the forces of Satan, who possesses all of the worlds military might, and yet Satan will fail miserably.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Revelation 12:15
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15 And [kai] the serpent [ophis] cast [ballo] out of [ek] his [autos] mouth [stoma] water [hudor] as [hos] a flood [potamos] after [opiso] the woman, [gune] that [hina] he might cause [poieo] her [taute] to be carried away of the flood. [potamophoretos] KJV-Interlinear
15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. NASB
The serpent is Satan. The woman is the nation of Israel, or the Jewish people in general, but more particularly those Jewish people who have believed in Christ, and are either running and/or hiding from Satan, the anti-christ, and their forces.
When the temple is blasphemed, that is the signal for getting out of Dodge, and fast. People certainly will have ample warning and opportunity to leave for the mountains earlier than that temple event, but most will ignore the many warnings of the prior three years, and as a result, many will pay the ultimate price.
The river out of the mouth as a flood, is symbolism for Satan’s phenomenal onslaught against the Jews.
Floods symbolize trouble in general, 2 Sam 22:17; Job 27:20; Ps 18:16; 32:6; 69:1-2,13-14; 124:2-5; 144:7, and an invading or destroying army, Jer 46:8; 47:2; Dan 11:26.
This imagery represents a massive flood, or attack against the Jews. This is not a flood of water, but a flood of military or police or whatever forces that Satan has at his disposal, unbelievers who are loyal to the anti-christ.
In massive and flash floods, people caught up in them are swept away, drowned, killed. They die in total helplessness. They are pulled under, tossed and tumbled and thrown against whatever debris is in the water, they are caused to struggle with little or no hope for escape.
And this is the picture of the massive attack launched against the Jews. It will be fast and furious and violent.
Satan has been thrown out of heaven, and is in a total desperation mode for his own survival. He is not going to take any prisoners, but intends to kill off every Jew he can find.
Many will fall and die, because they did not listen to nor take heed to the warnings and commands from God.
But then again, that is the case for everyone throughout history. It is your warning too.
Ignore God and pay the ultimate price of loss in every respect.
But in the middle of the Tribulation, the warning will determine life or death for those who listen or not.
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15 And [kai] the serpent [ophis] cast [ballo] out of [ek] his [autos] mouth [stoma] water [hudor] as [hos] a flood [potamos] after [opiso] the woman, [gune] that [hina] he might cause [poieo] her [taute] to be carried away of the flood. [potamophoretos] KJV-Interlinear
15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. NASB
The serpent is Satan. The woman is the nation of Israel, or the Jewish people in general, but more particularly those Jewish people who have believed in Christ, and are either running and/or hiding from Satan, the anti-christ, and their forces.
When the temple is blasphemed, that is the signal for getting out of Dodge, and fast. People certainly will have ample warning and opportunity to leave for the mountains earlier than that temple event, but most will ignore the many warnings of the prior three years, and as a result, many will pay the ultimate price.
The river out of the mouth as a flood, is symbolism for Satan’s phenomenal onslaught against the Jews.
Floods symbolize trouble in general, 2 Sam 22:17; Job 27:20; Ps 18:16; 32:6; 69:1-2,13-14; 124:2-5; 144:7, and an invading or destroying army, Jer 46:8; 47:2; Dan 11:26.
This imagery represents a massive flood, or attack against the Jews. This is not a flood of water, but a flood of military or police or whatever forces that Satan has at his disposal, unbelievers who are loyal to the anti-christ.
In massive and flash floods, people caught up in them are swept away, drowned, killed. They die in total helplessness. They are pulled under, tossed and tumbled and thrown against whatever debris is in the water, they are caused to struggle with little or no hope for escape.
And this is the picture of the massive attack launched against the Jews. It will be fast and furious and violent.
Satan has been thrown out of heaven, and is in a total desperation mode for his own survival. He is not going to take any prisoners, but intends to kill off every Jew he can find.
Many will fall and die, because they did not listen to nor take heed to the warnings and commands from God.
But then again, that is the case for everyone throughout history. It is your warning too.
Ignore God and pay the ultimate price of loss in every respect.
But in the middle of the Tribulation, the warning will determine life or death for those who listen or not.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Revelation 12:14
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14 And [kai] to the woman [gune] were given [didomi] two [duo] wings [pterux] of a great [megas] eagle, [aetos] that [hina] she might fly [petomai] into [eis] the wilderness, [eremos] into [eis] her [autos] place, [topos] where [hopou] she is nourished [trepho] for a time [ekei], [kairos] and [kai] times, [kairos] and [kai] half [hemisu] a time, [kairos] from [apo] the face [prosopon] of the serpent. [ophis] KJV-Interlinear
14 And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. NASB
The two wings of a great eagle is symbolism for the logistics which God will provide in order to help the Jewish people to escape from the anti-christ, and survive in the wilderness for three-and-a-half-years.
Remember that the woman is symbolic for the nation of Israel, or more specifically, the Jews who have or will believe in Christ.
There are not going to be millions of eagles swopping down to snatch up people and carry them off into the mountains. Although that would be kind of a neat scene.
The imagery of the eagle and its wings comes from the Ex. 19:4, whereby God tells of the rescue of the people from Pharaoh. It is God who delivers the nation, not a bird. The eagle is a symbol for speed, flight, far sightedness, and protection, Isa 40:31, 2 Sam 22:11; Ps 18:10; 104:3, 32:9-11, Psa 17:8, 36:7, 57:1, 61:4, 63:7, 91:4.
Other than the reference to their destination in Dan. 11:41, the exact place that the Jews are to run to, is not revealed. When the time comes, they will simply know where to go. And God will provide for some miraculous event or method for their escape.
Likewise, since their escape will be into the mountains, thus separating them from the economies of the world, God will also provide some form of supplies for nourishing them during their hiding out period in the mountains during the three-and-a-half-years.
For anyone, that would be a very long time to hide out with absolutely no supplies. But somehow they will be able to gather or collect, or find food and water to keep them alive as well as hidden from the anti-christ and his forces.
The phrase, time and times and half a time reinforces the time table already mentioned in scripture, Dan. 7:25, Rev. 12:7, Matt. 24:21, Rev. 12:6, 11:2, 3, 13:5. This is a reference to a period of three-and-a-half-years and does not refer to 2500 years, or 3500 years, or some combination of days and nights or any number of other weird interpretations that have been made by others. The Bible is very clear and concise, and guessing or speculating is not necessary.
This further indicates that when the timing gets close to the vest, so to speak, and when there is absolutely no time at all to even think or plan, God has already made provision for those folks who will have to follow His command, by faith alone. They will have to go and go quickly, without anything but the clothes on their backs. God will provide for their needs for the next years to come, and despite their being under the most horrible conditions possible.
Remember our place here in the Tribulation. This is a future seven year period. At the mid-point Satan will be evicted from Heaven, and the anti-christ will bring an abomination to the temple. This will initiate the round up and killing of all Jews.
The signal to the Jewish peoples, is the abomination in the Temple. They are to run and run right now. Getting out of town without looking back, without going home first, without going to the store or whatever. The timing will be such that events will be unfolding rapidly and the forces of Satan will be racing furiously to gather up the Jews.
And this sets the stage for our study tomorrow.
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14 And [kai] to the woman [gune] were given [didomi] two [duo] wings [pterux] of a great [megas] eagle, [aetos] that [hina] she might fly [petomai] into [eis] the wilderness, [eremos] into [eis] her [autos] place, [topos] where [hopou] she is nourished [trepho] for a time [ekei], [kairos] and [kai] times, [kairos] and [kai] half [hemisu] a time, [kairos] from [apo] the face [prosopon] of the serpent. [ophis] KJV-Interlinear
14 And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. NASB
The two wings of a great eagle is symbolism for the logistics which God will provide in order to help the Jewish people to escape from the anti-christ, and survive in the wilderness for three-and-a-half-years.
Remember that the woman is symbolic for the nation of Israel, or more specifically, the Jews who have or will believe in Christ.
There are not going to be millions of eagles swopping down to snatch up people and carry them off into the mountains. Although that would be kind of a neat scene.
The imagery of the eagle and its wings comes from the Ex. 19:4, whereby God tells of the rescue of the people from Pharaoh. It is God who delivers the nation, not a bird. The eagle is a symbol for speed, flight, far sightedness, and protection, Isa 40:31, 2 Sam 22:11; Ps 18:10; 104:3, 32:9-11, Psa 17:8, 36:7, 57:1, 61:4, 63:7, 91:4.
Other than the reference to their destination in Dan. 11:41, the exact place that the Jews are to run to, is not revealed. When the time comes, they will simply know where to go. And God will provide for some miraculous event or method for their escape.
Likewise, since their escape will be into the mountains, thus separating them from the economies of the world, God will also provide some form of supplies for nourishing them during their hiding out period in the mountains during the three-and-a-half-years.
For anyone, that would be a very long time to hide out with absolutely no supplies. But somehow they will be able to gather or collect, or find food and water to keep them alive as well as hidden from the anti-christ and his forces.
The phrase, time and times and half a time reinforces the time table already mentioned in scripture, Dan. 7:25, Rev. 12:7, Matt. 24:21, Rev. 12:6, 11:2, 3, 13:5. This is a reference to a period of three-and-a-half-years and does not refer to 2500 years, or 3500 years, or some combination of days and nights or any number of other weird interpretations that have been made by others. The Bible is very clear and concise, and guessing or speculating is not necessary.
This further indicates that when the timing gets close to the vest, so to speak, and when there is absolutely no time at all to even think or plan, God has already made provision for those folks who will have to follow His command, by faith alone. They will have to go and go quickly, without anything but the clothes on their backs. God will provide for their needs for the next years to come, and despite their being under the most horrible conditions possible.
Remember our place here in the Tribulation. This is a future seven year period. At the mid-point Satan will be evicted from Heaven, and the anti-christ will bring an abomination to the temple. This will initiate the round up and killing of all Jews.
The signal to the Jewish peoples, is the abomination in the Temple. They are to run and run right now. Getting out of town without looking back, without going home first, without going to the store or whatever. The timing will be such that events will be unfolding rapidly and the forces of Satan will be racing furiously to gather up the Jews.
And this sets the stage for our study tomorrow.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Revelation 12:13
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13 And [kai] when [hote] the dragon [drakon] saw [eido] that [hoti] he was cast [ballo] unto [eis] the earth, [ge] he persecuted [dioko] the woman [gune] which [hostis] brought forth [tikto] the man [arrhen] child. KJV-Interlinear
13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. NASB
The dragon as we have already been told, is Satan. The woman is the symbolic representation of the nation of Israel. The male child is of course Jesus Christ who is the Son of God, the humanity of Jesus was born the son of a carpenter through the miracle pregnancy of Mary, both Jews, and descendants of David and descendants of Abraham.
Of all of the cultures and peoples in history, the Israelites have been the most persecuted group of people in all of human history.
Since the time of Pharaoh, they have been persecuted with ruthlessness and death, even of new born infants.
The nation was divided due to unbelief, and the Northern nation of Israel was destroyed, followed by the Southern nation of Judah, and then Rome destroyed them again in 70 A.D.
They were persecuted during the crusades in 1095 A.D. and following. They were persecuted across Europe circa 1100 A.D. King Edward I, banished all Jews from England in 1290. France persecuted them in 1306, followed by Spain in the 1490’s. The Jews were blamed for the Black Death, 1348-50. The Jews were blamed for the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, 1881. Millions of Jews died during Stalin’s reign. Millions more died during World War 2. And since 1948 they have been under constant persecution and pressure from their neighbors on every side in the Middle East.
But the worst of times is still future, when Satan is evicted out from heaven, and thus turns on Gods chosen people, specifically the Jewish people, during the last half of the Tribulation. Jeremiah calls this time, the time of Jacob's distress, Jer 30:7, and Jesus calls this time, the great tribulation, Matt. 24:21.
The word for persecute, ‘dioko,’ means to hunt with a passion and vengeance with murderous intent.
So, you can take all of human history past, and collect all of the atrocities that have occurred and throw them out the window as childs play, and start anew with even more brutal and horrendous atrocities yet to come. And that is the picture that is painted here in this verse.
God will be judging all unbelievers for their unbelief, in order to get them to turn to Christ. This includes Jews who are unbelievers. But too, Satan will be persecuting all Jewish peoples out of pure hate, and desperation. Satan’s entire eternal future depends on his destruction of the Jews.
He will fail, but many will suffer.
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13 And [kai] when [hote] the dragon [drakon] saw [eido] that [hoti] he was cast [ballo] unto [eis] the earth, [ge] he persecuted [dioko] the woman [gune] which [hostis] brought forth [tikto] the man [arrhen] child. KJV-Interlinear
13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. NASB
The dragon as we have already been told, is Satan. The woman is the symbolic representation of the nation of Israel. The male child is of course Jesus Christ who is the Son of God, the humanity of Jesus was born the son of a carpenter through the miracle pregnancy of Mary, both Jews, and descendants of David and descendants of Abraham.
Of all of the cultures and peoples in history, the Israelites have been the most persecuted group of people in all of human history.
Since the time of Pharaoh, they have been persecuted with ruthlessness and death, even of new born infants.
The nation was divided due to unbelief, and the Northern nation of Israel was destroyed, followed by the Southern nation of Judah, and then Rome destroyed them again in 70 A.D.
They were persecuted during the crusades in 1095 A.D. and following. They were persecuted across Europe circa 1100 A.D. King Edward I, banished all Jews from England in 1290. France persecuted them in 1306, followed by Spain in the 1490’s. The Jews were blamed for the Black Death, 1348-50. The Jews were blamed for the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, 1881. Millions of Jews died during Stalin’s reign. Millions more died during World War 2. And since 1948 they have been under constant persecution and pressure from their neighbors on every side in the Middle East.
But the worst of times is still future, when Satan is evicted out from heaven, and thus turns on Gods chosen people, specifically the Jewish people, during the last half of the Tribulation. Jeremiah calls this time, the time of Jacob's distress, Jer 30:7, and Jesus calls this time, the great tribulation, Matt. 24:21.
The word for persecute, ‘dioko,’ means to hunt with a passion and vengeance with murderous intent.
So, you can take all of human history past, and collect all of the atrocities that have occurred and throw them out the window as childs play, and start anew with even more brutal and horrendous atrocities yet to come. And that is the picture that is painted here in this verse.
God will be judging all unbelievers for their unbelief, in order to get them to turn to Christ. This includes Jews who are unbelievers. But too, Satan will be persecuting all Jewish peoples out of pure hate, and desperation. Satan’s entire eternal future depends on his destruction of the Jews.
He will fail, but many will suffer.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Revelation 12:12
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12 Therefore [dia] [touto] rejoice, [euphraino] ye heavens, [ouranos] and [kai] ye that dwell [skenoo] in [en] them. [autos] Woe [ouai] to the inhabiters [katoikeo] of the earth [ge] and [kai] of the sea [thalassa]! for [hoti] the devil [diabolos] is come down [katabaino] unto [pros] you, [humas] having [echo] great [megas] wrath, [thumos] because he knoweth [eido] that [hoti] he hath [echo] but a short [oligos] time. [kairos] KJV-Interlinear
12 "For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time." NASB
Rejoice, ‘euphraino,’ means to be glad, very glad, to celebrate, to make merry as in bubbly or bubbling over with uncontrollable celebration.
Have you ever been to a sporting event where your favorite team is playing?
The game has been hard fought, with the score going back and forth, the end always in question. Then in the last period, with but minutes to go, no time outs left for anyone, your team scores and goes in to the lead, the clock is ticking and the crowd begins to swarm down to the sidelines to rush onto the field when the game finally ends.
The opponent is still fighting hard in the last few minutes, but to no avail, and everyone in the stadium now knows the outcome. The celebration begins on the sideline as the crowd cannot wait of the final signal for the game to be over.
That is the excitement in this verse. Rejoice, O heavens.
The home team is the entire universe and all believers and elect angels everywhere and throughout history. The excitement. The anticipation. All of the joy of being witness to the end of Satan’s role in history. No other event in history could possibly match this as Christ begins His final crush of evil and all that goes along with it.
But on the other hand, there still remains seconds on the clock of history, and Satan knows it. His millennia, his centuries, his decades, his years, his months, are all but gone, and Satan is in a full panic.
To win he must kill off humanity so that there is no one to rescue, no one to go into the Millennium.
Therefore, woe to those who remain alive in the world, for that last half of the Tribulation will be like no other time in all of human history.
To witness would bring tears to your eyes, as God squeezes out the very last person who will believe and be saved, and as the very last of humanity refuses to believe and brings upon themselves judgment and total annihilation, at their own hands.
But knowing the end result, knowing the final score, knowing that your team has now taken the lead and will hold on to it until the final buzzer, brings an unbelievable anticipation of rejoicing that you and everyone will be hard presses to control.
This verse portrays the teams on the field locked in a ferocious battle during the final seconds, with the crowd on the sidelines shouting, jumping up and down, with a deafening roar of victory.
Go to bed tonight and bring this picture, this scene, into your dreams. It is an event that is going to occur, and you will be there, if you are a believer in Christ, and you will see it all.
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Revelation 12:12
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12 Therefore [dia] [touto] rejoice, [euphraino] ye heavens, [ouranos] and [kai] ye that dwell [skenoo] in [en] them. [autos] Woe [ouai] to the inhabiters [katoikeo] of the earth [ge] and [kai] of the sea [thalassa]! for [hoti] the devil [diabolos] is come down [katabaino] unto [pros] you, [humas] having [echo] great [megas] wrath, [thumos] because he knoweth [eido] that [hoti] he hath [echo] but a short [oligos] time. [kairos] KJV-Interlinear
12 "For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time." NASB
Rejoice, ‘euphraino,’ means to be glad, very glad, to celebrate, to make merry as in bubbly or bubbling over with uncontrollable celebration.
Have you ever been to a sporting event where your favorite team is playing?
The game has been hard fought, with the score going back and forth, the end always in question. Then in the last period, with but minutes to go, no time outs left for anyone, your team scores and goes in to the lead, the clock is ticking and the crowd begins to swarm down to the sidelines to rush onto the field when the game finally ends.
The opponent is still fighting hard in the last few minutes, but to no avail, and everyone in the stadium now knows the outcome. The celebration begins on the sideline as the crowd cannot wait of the final signal for the game to be over.
That is the excitement in this verse. Rejoice, O heavens.
The home team is the entire universe and all believers and elect angels everywhere and throughout history. The excitement. The anticipation. All of the joy of being witness to the end of Satan’s role in history. No other event in history could possibly match this as Christ begins His final crush of evil and all that goes along with it.
But on the other hand, there still remains seconds on the clock of history, and Satan knows it. His millennia, his centuries, his decades, his years, his months, are all but gone, and Satan is in a full panic.
To win he must kill off humanity so that there is no one to rescue, no one to go into the Millennium.
Therefore, woe to those who remain alive in the world, for that last half of the Tribulation will be like no other time in all of human history.
To witness would bring tears to your eyes, as God squeezes out the very last person who will believe and be saved, and as the very last of humanity refuses to believe and brings upon themselves judgment and total annihilation, at their own hands.
But knowing the end result, knowing the final score, knowing that your team has now taken the lead and will hold on to it until the final buzzer, brings an unbelievable anticipation of rejoicing that you and everyone will be hard presses to control.
This verse portrays the teams on the field locked in a ferocious battle during the final seconds, with the crowd on the sidelines shouting, jumping up and down, with a deafening roar of victory.
Go to bed tonight and bring this picture, this scene, into your dreams. It is an event that is going to occur, and you will be there, if you are a believer in Christ, and you will see it all.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Revelation 12:11
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11 And [kai] they [autos] overcame [nikao] him [autos] by [dia] the blood [haima] of the Lamb, [arnion] and [kai] by [dia] the word [logos] of their [autos] testimony; [marturia] and [kai] they loved [agapao] not [ou] their [autos] lives [psuche] unto [achri] the death. [thanatos] KJV-Interlinear
11 "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death. NASB
Overcame, ‘nikao,’ means to subdue, to overcome, to prevail, to conquer, to be victorious.
And they, here, is a general reference to believers throughout history, and specifically to believers who will come out of the Tribulation.
Far too many folks believe that they have to do something in order to fight or defeat Satan. They try incantations, or squinting their eyes, exorcisms, rituals, magic formulas, or simply rebuking or yelling at Satan, or believing really, really hard that their intent is more powerful than Satan. And of course these things are utter nonsense.
Satan is far more powerful than any human who ever lived, with one exception of course, which is Jesus Christ. But as for you or I, none of us have any concept of the power of Satan, nor can we ever match it on a physical level.
However, on the spiritual level, we do have access to the means of defeating Satan, but that too is Gods doing and not ours. We are merely the beneficiary of Gods power and ability in the fight against Satan, and not the means.
Three methods are specified in accomplishing our prevailing over Satan, ‘the blood of the Lamb,’ ‘the word of their testimony,’ and ‘loving not their lives unto death.’
And if you think about each of these categories really carefully, then you will see that they refer to the Cross and salvation, bible doctrine and spiritual growth, and finally the perseverance of living the spiritual life to maturity while in fellowship throughout ones life and not pursuing the carnal aspects of life.
This is your daily bible study as pursued with a passion of desire for learning the things of God and of life, while in fellowship.
Not too many folks have this correct passion. They prefer their own carnal passion of emotion, conveniently ignoring Gods method for the spiritual life, and substituting their own preferences and lifestyle (works), in its place. The carnal over the spiritual is the preference of loving ones life over that which Gods prescribes.
Note, that victory over Satan means faith in Christ, for salvation (blood of Christ) over that of eternal condemnation.
Victory over Satan means daily bible study (word of their testimony) for learning and growing up in the spiritual life, for you cannot speak that which you do not know, and you cannot know that which you have not learned.
Victory over Satan means loving not ones own life, or living in the carnal world, but rather living in fellowship and therefore by the word of Gods power, not by the enticements or adulations of the world.
Note, that nowhere in here is there room for ones own energy or effort. There is no room for ones arrogance of sincerity or purpose. There is no room for the energy or perceived power of human activity of any kind.
Neither you nor I have any power over Satan, except through the defense that God provides us through bible doctrine.
You can learn kung fu and karate and lots of other words. You can learn to shoot weapons of all kinds. You can learn magic tricks and cute little rhymes of incantations even in Latin. And none of these will gain you even an inch in the battle against Satan, who will laugh at you for being naïve.
Do not, however go overboard the other way and believe that you can solve your life’s problems by prayer alone. Fools can go to the extremes in both directions.
Life’s problems are not a fight against Satan, but require the application of responsibility as well as doctrine.
Therefore, even though Satan has his hands in everything in life, to its ruin, we defeat him through doctrine, which is training for life, for responsibility, for a relationship with God through Christ, and much more.
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11 And [kai] they [autos] overcame [nikao] him [autos] by [dia] the blood [haima] of the Lamb, [arnion] and [kai] by [dia] the word [logos] of their [autos] testimony; [marturia] and [kai] they loved [agapao] not [ou] their [autos] lives [psuche] unto [achri] the death. [thanatos] KJV-Interlinear
11 "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death. NASB
Overcame, ‘nikao,’ means to subdue, to overcome, to prevail, to conquer, to be victorious.
And they, here, is a general reference to believers throughout history, and specifically to believers who will come out of the Tribulation.
Far too many folks believe that they have to do something in order to fight or defeat Satan. They try incantations, or squinting their eyes, exorcisms, rituals, magic formulas, or simply rebuking or yelling at Satan, or believing really, really hard that their intent is more powerful than Satan. And of course these things are utter nonsense.
Satan is far more powerful than any human who ever lived, with one exception of course, which is Jesus Christ. But as for you or I, none of us have any concept of the power of Satan, nor can we ever match it on a physical level.
However, on the spiritual level, we do have access to the means of defeating Satan, but that too is Gods doing and not ours. We are merely the beneficiary of Gods power and ability in the fight against Satan, and not the means.
Three methods are specified in accomplishing our prevailing over Satan, ‘the blood of the Lamb,’ ‘the word of their testimony,’ and ‘loving not their lives unto death.’
And if you think about each of these categories really carefully, then you will see that they refer to the Cross and salvation, bible doctrine and spiritual growth, and finally the perseverance of living the spiritual life to maturity while in fellowship throughout ones life and not pursuing the carnal aspects of life.
This is your daily bible study as pursued with a passion of desire for learning the things of God and of life, while in fellowship.
Not too many folks have this correct passion. They prefer their own carnal passion of emotion, conveniently ignoring Gods method for the spiritual life, and substituting their own preferences and lifestyle (works), in its place. The carnal over the spiritual is the preference of loving ones life over that which Gods prescribes.
Note, that victory over Satan means faith in Christ, for salvation (blood of Christ) over that of eternal condemnation.
Victory over Satan means daily bible study (word of their testimony) for learning and growing up in the spiritual life, for you cannot speak that which you do not know, and you cannot know that which you have not learned.
Victory over Satan means loving not ones own life, or living in the carnal world, but rather living in fellowship and therefore by the word of Gods power, not by the enticements or adulations of the world.
Note, that nowhere in here is there room for ones own energy or effort. There is no room for ones arrogance of sincerity or purpose. There is no room for the energy or perceived power of human activity of any kind.
Neither you nor I have any power over Satan, except through the defense that God provides us through bible doctrine.
You can learn kung fu and karate and lots of other words. You can learn to shoot weapons of all kinds. You can learn magic tricks and cute little rhymes of incantations even in Latin. And none of these will gain you even an inch in the battle against Satan, who will laugh at you for being naïve.
Do not, however go overboard the other way and believe that you can solve your life’s problems by prayer alone. Fools can go to the extremes in both directions.
Life’s problems are not a fight against Satan, but require the application of responsibility as well as doctrine.
Therefore, even though Satan has his hands in everything in life, to its ruin, we defeat him through doctrine, which is training for life, for responsibility, for a relationship with God through Christ, and much more.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Revelation 12:10
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10 And [kai] I heard [akouo] a loud [megas] voice [phone] saying [lego] in [en] heaven, [ouranos] Now [arti] is come [ginomai] salvation, [soteria] and [kai] strength, [dunamis] and [kai] the kingdom [basileia] of our [hemon] God, [theos] and [kai] the power [exousia] of his [autos] Christ: [Christos] for [hoti] the accuser [kategoreo] of our [hemon] brethren [adelphos] is cast down, [kataballo] which [ho] accused [kategoros] them [autos] before [enopion] our [hemon] God [theos] day [hemera] and [kai] night. [nux] KJV-Interlinear
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. NASB
The voice is not identified, but it speaks singularly as a collective voice from all who are resident in heaven at that time. At the time of Satan’s eviction out from heaven.
All believers in heaven, all elect angels who are in heaven, perhaps even all of creation, symbolically, Rom 8:19-22, sing out with one collective voice as Satan and all of his evil cohorts, have finally been evicted from heaven, from before Gods court, where accusations that have been made day and night throughout the ages, and can no longer be submitted.
Satan will have made all of the possible accusations that can or could be made. All have been rejected as unfounded, because they have no foundation in truth.
With Satan’s eviction from heaven, all court proceedings will have been concluded. Satan’s accusations to remove or reverse his conviction will have failed.
He is about to be confined in prison, while God has His say and rule over history, but Satan will not go without a fight.
Thus the second half of the Tribulation will unfold as Jesus stated, the ‘Great Tribulation,’ which will be the most horrendous period of time in all of human history.
If you can imagine all of the examples of atrocities from history, all of the examples of terror and crime and evil that have been portrayed in the movies, and multiply them many times over, for the worse, then you might begin to understand what people are going to be faced with in the latter half of the Tribulation.
But, nevertheless, with Satan’s removal from heaven, the end is now very near. The conclusion of Satan’s rule and influence is very near.
The salvation, or the removal of Satan’s role in history, is very near. The power and rule and authority of God, and His plan, namely the Son and His role in history, are about to assume control. Therefore the end of human suffering is fast approaching.
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10 And [kai] I heard [akouo] a loud [megas] voice [phone] saying [lego] in [en] heaven, [ouranos] Now [arti] is come [ginomai] salvation, [soteria] and [kai] strength, [dunamis] and [kai] the kingdom [basileia] of our [hemon] God, [theos] and [kai] the power [exousia] of his [autos] Christ: [Christos] for [hoti] the accuser [kategoreo] of our [hemon] brethren [adelphos] is cast down, [kataballo] which [ho] accused [kategoros] them [autos] before [enopion] our [hemon] God [theos] day [hemera] and [kai] night. [nux] KJV-Interlinear
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. NASB
The voice is not identified, but it speaks singularly as a collective voice from all who are resident in heaven at that time. At the time of Satan’s eviction out from heaven.
All believers in heaven, all elect angels who are in heaven, perhaps even all of creation, symbolically, Rom 8:19-22, sing out with one collective voice as Satan and all of his evil cohorts, have finally been evicted from heaven, from before Gods court, where accusations that have been made day and night throughout the ages, and can no longer be submitted.
Satan will have made all of the possible accusations that can or could be made. All have been rejected as unfounded, because they have no foundation in truth.
With Satan’s eviction from heaven, all court proceedings will have been concluded. Satan’s accusations to remove or reverse his conviction will have failed.
He is about to be confined in prison, while God has His say and rule over history, but Satan will not go without a fight.
Thus the second half of the Tribulation will unfold as Jesus stated, the ‘Great Tribulation,’ which will be the most horrendous period of time in all of human history.
If you can imagine all of the examples of atrocities from history, all of the examples of terror and crime and evil that have been portrayed in the movies, and multiply them many times over, for the worse, then you might begin to understand what people are going to be faced with in the latter half of the Tribulation.
But, nevertheless, with Satan’s removal from heaven, the end is now very near. The conclusion of Satan’s rule and influence is very near.
The salvation, or the removal of Satan’s role in history, is very near. The power and rule and authority of God, and His plan, namely the Son and His role in history, are about to assume control. Therefore the end of human suffering is fast approaching.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Revelation 12:9
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9 And [kai] the great [megas] dragon [drakon] was cast out, [ballo] that old [archaios] serpent, [ophis] called [kaleo] the Devil, [diabolos] and [kai] Satan, [Satanas] which [ho] deceiveth [planao] the whole [holos] world: [oikoumene] he was cast out [ballo] into [eis] the earth, [ge] and [kai] his [autos] angels [aggelos] were cast out [ballo] with [meta] him. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. NASB
And here the dragon is identified as Satan or the devil. Satan means adversary, while devil means accuser. Both terms carry connotations of judicial protocol.
Which means that although there is an angelic conflict, the entire confrontation between God and Satan, is also a judicial process. Satan committed a crime. God called him on that crime. Satan refused to repent. Satan was arraigned, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced.
His sentence is the Lake of Fire, however as in every judicial proceeding, the formal sentence is not carried out pending appeal. Human history is that appeal process.
Satan is not attempting to reverse his conviction, but instead is trying to ruin God and therefore trying to remove his conviction by means of discrediting God and Gods right to try him in the first place.
Satan is called the deceiver, ‘planao,’ which likewise carries the connotation of one who deceives habitually. It is his nature and habit to deceive people and the entire world. Deception means the effort of withholding truth and misleading with lies, and doing this intentionally.
He is called the father of lies, John 8:44.
With his removal from heaven, his appeal formally ends. Satan will contest his removal, but will eventually be cast into prison during the 1000 year millennial reign of Christ, in which Christ will demonstrate that without Satan, the world will enjoy unbelievable prosperity and health.
With Satan in the world these past many millennia, hardship and difficulty have been the norm.
At the end of the 1000 year reign of Christ, Satan will be released, and demonstrate that he has learned nothing. He will rebel once again against Christ, and that rebellion will be put down immediately. The sentence of the lake of Fire will then be executed thus ending history as we have known it.
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9 And [kai] the great [megas] dragon [drakon] was cast out, [ballo] that old [archaios] serpent, [ophis] called [kaleo] the Devil, [diabolos] and [kai] Satan, [Satanas] which [ho] deceiveth [planao] the whole [holos] world: [oikoumene] he was cast out [ballo] into [eis] the earth, [ge] and [kai] his [autos] angels [aggelos] were cast out [ballo] with [meta] him. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. NASB
And here the dragon is identified as Satan or the devil. Satan means adversary, while devil means accuser. Both terms carry connotations of judicial protocol.
Which means that although there is an angelic conflict, the entire confrontation between God and Satan, is also a judicial process. Satan committed a crime. God called him on that crime. Satan refused to repent. Satan was arraigned, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced.
His sentence is the Lake of Fire, however as in every judicial proceeding, the formal sentence is not carried out pending appeal. Human history is that appeal process.
Satan is not attempting to reverse his conviction, but instead is trying to ruin God and therefore trying to remove his conviction by means of discrediting God and Gods right to try him in the first place.
Satan is called the deceiver, ‘planao,’ which likewise carries the connotation of one who deceives habitually. It is his nature and habit to deceive people and the entire world. Deception means the effort of withholding truth and misleading with lies, and doing this intentionally.
He is called the father of lies, John 8:44.
With his removal from heaven, his appeal formally ends. Satan will contest his removal, but will eventually be cast into prison during the 1000 year millennial reign of Christ, in which Christ will demonstrate that without Satan, the world will enjoy unbelievable prosperity and health.
With Satan in the world these past many millennia, hardship and difficulty have been the norm.
At the end of the 1000 year reign of Christ, Satan will be released, and demonstrate that he has learned nothing. He will rebel once again against Christ, and that rebellion will be put down immediately. The sentence of the lake of Fire will then be executed thus ending history as we have known it.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Revelation 12:8
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8 And [kai] prevailed [ischuo] not; [ou] neither [oute] was [heurisko] their [autos] place [topos] found [heurisko] any more [eti] in [en] heaven. [ouranos] KJV-Interlinear
8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. NASB
Satan and his demon followers, will be evicted out of Heaven, and forced to go to the only other place available to them, earth.
They could have gone to another galaxy, or to another planet, but the angelic conflict is still ongoing and Satan and his demon followers have already been sentenced to the Lake of Fire. Therefore, they have no other choice but to go to planet earth and try to defeat God on the ground, here on earth.
Currently there are two distinct realms which are totally mutually exclusive with no overlap between them. There is our universe, and there is heaven.
In Job, we learned that our universe is in a vault, and that God (figuratively for omni-presence) walks around the perimeter of it from His place in Heaven.
Satan is evicted out of heaven, and therefore that implies that there is a definite boundary, over which he will no longer be permitted to cross.
Man cannot enter into heaven, except through being saved by faith, and at Gods convenience when death forces us out of this world.
We generally think of our universe as endless and infinite, with popular theories of its expansion and inevitable collapse, followed by big bangs and such. However, that is not the case.
Just as all of humanity has limitations, this physical universe also has limitations. In the case of our universe, its limit is beyond mans limitation to see its edge.
Certainly we can see approximately fifteen-billion light-years, and with technology advancements, someday, we should be able to see or detect things in our universe that are even further away. But, we will never see its edge, wherever that might be, and we will never be able to see heaven with our human eye or through anything in our physical world.
Needless to say, there is a boundary, and Satan is going to lose his right of access in to heaven, permanently.
Consistent with the sounding of the seventh trumpet, consistent with the final decree of God, consistent with the finality of evil’s rule on this earth, this is but another sign that the end is really, really near, and that there is going to definitively be an end to the rule of evil on this earth.
However, when Satan is evicted out of heaven, that means bad news for those in our world, Rev. 12:12. Satan’s full fury in frustration and panic, will explode against Jews, against believers, and finally against all of humanity, in his effort to thwart any aspect of success in Gods plan.
Satan will fail, but he will never accept his defeat.
Unfortunately, there are many people who are so rigid in their thinking, that they too, will never change, or even attempt to see the error of their beliefs.
For unbelievers, their error is in refusing to believe in Christ. For believers, there error is in refusing to advance, properly, in their spiritual life.
Satan will fight to prevent Christ from establishing His Millennial Kingdom. Satan fought to prevent the restoration of Israel after their captivity and was rebuked, Zech. 3:2.
Satan is called the god of this world, 2 Cor 4:4, the prince of the power of the air, Eph 2:2, his demon hosts are called spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Eph 6:12.
Satan tried to hinder the ministry of the holy angels to Israel, Dan 10:12-13. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour, 1 Peter 5:8, he opposes the spread of the gospel, Matt 13:19,37-39; Acts 13:10, he oppresses individuals, Luke 13:10-16; Acts 10:38, he uses sin to disrupt and pollute the church, Acts 5:1-11.
Believers are to be wary of his schemes, 2 Cor 2:11, and give him no opportunity, Eph 4:27, and resist him, James 4:7. Such resistance is by means of spiritual growth, not by means of anything that you do.
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Revelation 12:8
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8 And [kai] prevailed [ischuo] not; [ou] neither [oute] was [heurisko] their [autos] place [topos] found [heurisko] any more [eti] in [en] heaven. [ouranos] KJV-Interlinear
8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. NASB
Satan and his demon followers, will be evicted out of Heaven, and forced to go to the only other place available to them, earth.
They could have gone to another galaxy, or to another planet, but the angelic conflict is still ongoing and Satan and his demon followers have already been sentenced to the Lake of Fire. Therefore, they have no other choice but to go to planet earth and try to defeat God on the ground, here on earth.
Currently there are two distinct realms which are totally mutually exclusive with no overlap between them. There is our universe, and there is heaven.
In Job, we learned that our universe is in a vault, and that God (figuratively for omni-presence) walks around the perimeter of it from His place in Heaven.
Satan is evicted out of heaven, and therefore that implies that there is a definite boundary, over which he will no longer be permitted to cross.
Man cannot enter into heaven, except through being saved by faith, and at Gods convenience when death forces us out of this world.
We generally think of our universe as endless and infinite, with popular theories of its expansion and inevitable collapse, followed by big bangs and such. However, that is not the case.
Just as all of humanity has limitations, this physical universe also has limitations. In the case of our universe, its limit is beyond mans limitation to see its edge.
Certainly we can see approximately fifteen-billion light-years, and with technology advancements, someday, we should be able to see or detect things in our universe that are even further away. But, we will never see its edge, wherever that might be, and we will never be able to see heaven with our human eye or through anything in our physical world.
Needless to say, there is a boundary, and Satan is going to lose his right of access in to heaven, permanently.
Consistent with the sounding of the seventh trumpet, consistent with the final decree of God, consistent with the finality of evil’s rule on this earth, this is but another sign that the end is really, really near, and that there is going to definitively be an end to the rule of evil on this earth.
However, when Satan is evicted out of heaven, that means bad news for those in our world, Rev. 12:12. Satan’s full fury in frustration and panic, will explode against Jews, against believers, and finally against all of humanity, in his effort to thwart any aspect of success in Gods plan.
Satan will fail, but he will never accept his defeat.
Unfortunately, there are many people who are so rigid in their thinking, that they too, will never change, or even attempt to see the error of their beliefs.
For unbelievers, their error is in refusing to believe in Christ. For believers, there error is in refusing to advance, properly, in their spiritual life.
Satan will fight to prevent Christ from establishing His Millennial Kingdom. Satan fought to prevent the restoration of Israel after their captivity and was rebuked, Zech. 3:2.
Satan is called the god of this world, 2 Cor 4:4, the prince of the power of the air, Eph 2:2, his demon hosts are called spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Eph 6:12.
Satan tried to hinder the ministry of the holy angels to Israel, Dan 10:12-13. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour, 1 Peter 5:8, he opposes the spread of the gospel, Matt 13:19,37-39; Acts 13:10, he oppresses individuals, Luke 13:10-16; Acts 10:38, he uses sin to disrupt and pollute the church, Acts 5:1-11.
Believers are to be wary of his schemes, 2 Cor 2:11, and give him no opportunity, Eph 4:27, and resist him, James 4:7. Such resistance is by means of spiritual growth, not by means of anything that you do.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Revelation 12:7
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7 And [kai] there was [ginomai] war [polemos] in [en] heaven: [ouranos] Michael [Michael] and [kai] his [autos] angels [aggelos] fought [polemeo] against [kata] the dragon; [drakon] and [kai] the dragon [drakon] fought [polemeo] and [kai] his [autos] angels, [aggelos]KJV-Interlinear
7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, NASB
Since the fall of Satan, eons ago, there has been an ongoing conflict between God and Satan. At some point in the past, two-thirds of the angels decided to side with God, while one-third of the angelic population decided to side with Satan.
Angels have lived for a very long time. They have lives that have lasted perhaps tens of thousands or millions or even billions of years. We just do not have any idea as to how long they have been around. Only that they existed before the universe was created, and apart from that, we know nothing.
Angels live in this physical universe. However, they can be seen or they can make themselves invisible. They can travel between the earth and heaven. They, demons, can even take over or indwell humans or animals under certain circumstances. But again, we have no knowledge of their makeup, strengths, or weaknesses.
All that we do know is that between the good angels and the bad angels, there is an ongoing conflict, Isa 14:12-14; Ezek 28:11-18, and there is some type of ability or weapon or power, that allows one or the other to overcome their opponent. Again, we have no knowledge of what that ability is.
One day soon, there will be a final conflict between Satan, and the angels who have sided with God.
This final battle will be between Michael the archangel, Jude 9, and Satan.
This battle is herein described as a horrendous war. The repetition of the word fought, ‘polemeo,’ describes a fierce battle. For Michael, it will be a battle of purpose and finality, and for Satan, it will be a battle of accelerated frustration and panic.
Up until the middle of the Tribulation, when this battle occurs, Satan will have had free access into heaven and before God. This free access will come to a halt, thus signaling the end of Satan’s endless stream of accusations against humanity, believers and Jews.
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7 And [kai] there was [ginomai] war [polemos] in [en] heaven: [ouranos] Michael [Michael] and [kai] his [autos] angels [aggelos] fought [polemeo] against [kata] the dragon; [drakon] and [kai] the dragon [drakon] fought [polemeo] and [kai] his [autos] angels, [aggelos]KJV-Interlinear
7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, NASB
Since the fall of Satan, eons ago, there has been an ongoing conflict between God and Satan. At some point in the past, two-thirds of the angels decided to side with God, while one-third of the angelic population decided to side with Satan.
Angels have lived for a very long time. They have lives that have lasted perhaps tens of thousands or millions or even billions of years. We just do not have any idea as to how long they have been around. Only that they existed before the universe was created, and apart from that, we know nothing.
Angels live in this physical universe. However, they can be seen or they can make themselves invisible. They can travel between the earth and heaven. They, demons, can even take over or indwell humans or animals under certain circumstances. But again, we have no knowledge of their makeup, strengths, or weaknesses.
All that we do know is that between the good angels and the bad angels, there is an ongoing conflict, Isa 14:12-14; Ezek 28:11-18, and there is some type of ability or weapon or power, that allows one or the other to overcome their opponent. Again, we have no knowledge of what that ability is.
One day soon, there will be a final conflict between Satan, and the angels who have sided with God.
This final battle will be between Michael the archangel, Jude 9, and Satan.
This battle is herein described as a horrendous war. The repetition of the word fought, ‘polemeo,’ describes a fierce battle. For Michael, it will be a battle of purpose and finality, and for Satan, it will be a battle of accelerated frustration and panic.
Up until the middle of the Tribulation, when this battle occurs, Satan will have had free access into heaven and before God. This free access will come to a halt, thus signaling the end of Satan’s endless stream of accusations against humanity, believers and Jews.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Revelation 12:6
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6 And [kai] the woman [gune] fled [pheugo] into [eis] the wilderness, [eremos] where [hopou] she hath [echo] a place [topos] prepared [hetoimazo] of [apo] God, [theos] that [hina] they should feed [trepho] her [autos] there [ekei] a thousand [chilioi] two hundred [diakosioi] and threescore [hexekonta] days. [hemera] KJV-Interlinear
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she might be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days. NASB
The woman, remember, is the symbolic reference for the nation of Israel. It is not a reference for Mary or some other specific person.
The nation came out of Egypt long ago, and spent forty years in the desert. While in the desert, they were provided for by God. That was the first generation of the nation.
Now in their last generation, the nation will come under the greatest suffering that they have ever been subjected to in all of their history.
Jesus referred to the last half of the Tribulation, as the Great Tribulation. The last three and a half years will see the most horrible judgments and torments against humanity in all of human history.
For forty-two months, or more specifically for 1260 days, God will care for the Jewish peoples who obey His command and head to the mountains at the mid-point of the Tribulation.
At that mid-point, the anti-christ will commit abominable acts in the newly opened Temple in Jerusalem. This dedication of the temple is only a ruse for the beginning of the greatest oppression and attempted genocide of the Jews, ever.
Jesus warns that when the abomination occurs, then time is up, Matt. 24:15-21. Get out of town and do not even go home to get things. Just go and do not look back, as Lots wife looked back.
Their hiding place will be in the mountains to the east, Dan. 11:40-41. And not to worry. The anti-christ will have a military organization, however remember that during the first three and a half years of the Tribulation, there will be horrible atrocities and judgments as well. His military will not be in good working order.
And just as many people who obey this command, will not have any supplies, God will create supplies for them during their hiding out time for the last forty-two months of the Tribulation. Those who obey and stick to their obedience, will be cared for. Those who give up, get impatient, try to sneak back into some city, give away their hiding place, listen to propaganda of Christ’s return, etc., will be captured and end up in some torture cell and then dead.
It will not be a fun time for folks, and especially for city folks who have to learn to live in the wilderness in hiding, without the comforts and conveniences of home that they have been used to. It is reasonable to assume that there will be many who will not adjust, and therefore will get caught or turn themselves in, and probably just for the promise of a meal and a hot bath, that they will never get.
Satan has been at the throats of Israel since the time of Abraham and Pharaoh and throughout history. Even though he has been defeated at every turn, and especially after the Cross, he is still going to try to destroy Israel at the very end of the Tribulation.
God has one last promise, and that is to bring a saved Israel into the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, Zech 12:10-13:1; Rom 11:25-27. Satan will try his very best to destroy all believing Jews, before the Second Advent of Christ.
And in a time when the odds of survival are totally and completely against them, God will save not just a few, but perhaps many thousands of Jewish believers (as well as gentile believers), who will repopulate the world during the Millennium.
For God, nothing is impossible. That principle applies to you and your life as well.
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6 And [kai] the woman [gune] fled [pheugo] into [eis] the wilderness, [eremos] where [hopou] she hath [echo] a place [topos] prepared [hetoimazo] of [apo] God, [theos] that [hina] they should feed [trepho] her [autos] there [ekei] a thousand [chilioi] two hundred [diakosioi] and threescore [hexekonta] days. [hemera] KJV-Interlinear
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she might be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days. NASB
The woman, remember, is the symbolic reference for the nation of Israel. It is not a reference for Mary or some other specific person.
The nation came out of Egypt long ago, and spent forty years in the desert. While in the desert, they were provided for by God. That was the first generation of the nation.
Now in their last generation, the nation will come under the greatest suffering that they have ever been subjected to in all of their history.
Jesus referred to the last half of the Tribulation, as the Great Tribulation. The last three and a half years will see the most horrible judgments and torments against humanity in all of human history.
For forty-two months, or more specifically for 1260 days, God will care for the Jewish peoples who obey His command and head to the mountains at the mid-point of the Tribulation.
At that mid-point, the anti-christ will commit abominable acts in the newly opened Temple in Jerusalem. This dedication of the temple is only a ruse for the beginning of the greatest oppression and attempted genocide of the Jews, ever.
Jesus warns that when the abomination occurs, then time is up, Matt. 24:15-21. Get out of town and do not even go home to get things. Just go and do not look back, as Lots wife looked back.
Their hiding place will be in the mountains to the east, Dan. 11:40-41. And not to worry. The anti-christ will have a military organization, however remember that during the first three and a half years of the Tribulation, there will be horrible atrocities and judgments as well. His military will not be in good working order.
And just as many people who obey this command, will not have any supplies, God will create supplies for them during their hiding out time for the last forty-two months of the Tribulation. Those who obey and stick to their obedience, will be cared for. Those who give up, get impatient, try to sneak back into some city, give away their hiding place, listen to propaganda of Christ’s return, etc., will be captured and end up in some torture cell and then dead.
It will not be a fun time for folks, and especially for city folks who have to learn to live in the wilderness in hiding, without the comforts and conveniences of home that they have been used to. It is reasonable to assume that there will be many who will not adjust, and therefore will get caught or turn themselves in, and probably just for the promise of a meal and a hot bath, that they will never get.
Satan has been at the throats of Israel since the time of Abraham and Pharaoh and throughout history. Even though he has been defeated at every turn, and especially after the Cross, he is still going to try to destroy Israel at the very end of the Tribulation.
God has one last promise, and that is to bring a saved Israel into the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, Zech 12:10-13:1; Rom 11:25-27. Satan will try his very best to destroy all believing Jews, before the Second Advent of Christ.
And in a time when the odds of survival are totally and completely against them, God will save not just a few, but perhaps many thousands of Jewish believers (as well as gentile believers), who will repopulate the world during the Millennium.
For God, nothing is impossible. That principle applies to you and your life as well.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Revelation 12:5
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5 And [kai] she brought forth [tikto] a man [arrhen] child, [huios] who [hos] was [mello] to rule [poimaino] all [pas] nations [ethnos] with [en] a rod [rhabdos] of iron: [sidereos] and [kai] her [autos] child [teknon] was caught up [harpazo] unto [pros] God, [theos] and [kai] to his [autos] throne. [thronos] KJV-Interlinear
5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. NASB
John continues with his historical narrative from the birth of Christ, His ascension, and His destiny to rule.
The nation of Israel, gave birth to the humanity of Jesus.
Jesus is the descendant of David, Rom 1:3; 9:5. Jesus was the fulfillment of prophecy, Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14; 9:6; Mic 5:2. Jesus was of Jewish lineage in that He was a son of Abraham, Matt 1:1, a member of the tribe of Judah, Gen 49:10; Mic 5:2; Rev 5:5, and a descendant of David, Matt 1:1; 2 Sam 7:12-16.
His destiny is to rule the nations, and to rule by means of a rod of iron, Rev. 10; 2:26-27; 11:15; 19:15, Ps 2:7-9.
In our verse, the word for rule, means to destroy. Jesus Christ will return from heaven, from where He is currently, to destroy the nations, totally, and then He will rule during the Millennium, all of those He rescued from all nations, including those saved Jewish people who believed in Him during the latter half of the Tribulation.
The rod of iron means the resoluteness of Christ to rule by truth and fairness, with no compromises in bias, prejudice, or sin of any kind.
Between the birth of Christ and the eventual coronation as King, He arose and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. That is where Jesus Christ is right now.
Jesus Christ was exalted by the Father by permitting Him to sit at the right hand of the Father.
The right hand or right side is the place of authority. All subordinates sit to the left, thus the Father is seated to the left of Christ, who is the heir of all power, sovereignty and authority.
This exaltation indicates the Fathers acceptance of the work of the Son, in the Fathers divine plan, Heb. 1:3.
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5 And [kai] she brought forth [tikto] a man [arrhen] child, [huios] who [hos] was [mello] to rule [poimaino] all [pas] nations [ethnos] with [en] a rod [rhabdos] of iron: [sidereos] and [kai] her [autos] child [teknon] was caught up [harpazo] unto [pros] God, [theos] and [kai] to his [autos] throne. [thronos] KJV-Interlinear
5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. NASB
John continues with his historical narrative from the birth of Christ, His ascension, and His destiny to rule.
The nation of Israel, gave birth to the humanity of Jesus.
Jesus is the descendant of David, Rom 1:3; 9:5. Jesus was the fulfillment of prophecy, Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14; 9:6; Mic 5:2. Jesus was of Jewish lineage in that He was a son of Abraham, Matt 1:1, a member of the tribe of Judah, Gen 49:10; Mic 5:2; Rev 5:5, and a descendant of David, Matt 1:1; 2 Sam 7:12-16.
His destiny is to rule the nations, and to rule by means of a rod of iron, Rev. 10; 2:26-27; 11:15; 19:15, Ps 2:7-9.
In our verse, the word for rule, means to destroy. Jesus Christ will return from heaven, from where He is currently, to destroy the nations, totally, and then He will rule during the Millennium, all of those He rescued from all nations, including those saved Jewish people who believed in Him during the latter half of the Tribulation.
The rod of iron means the resoluteness of Christ to rule by truth and fairness, with no compromises in bias, prejudice, or sin of any kind.
Between the birth of Christ and the eventual coronation as King, He arose and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. That is where Jesus Christ is right now.
Jesus Christ was exalted by the Father by permitting Him to sit at the right hand of the Father.
The right hand or right side is the place of authority. All subordinates sit to the left, thus the Father is seated to the left of Christ, who is the heir of all power, sovereignty and authority.
This exaltation indicates the Fathers acceptance of the work of the Son, in the Fathers divine plan, Heb. 1:3.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Revelation 12:4
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4 And [kai] his [autos] tail [oura] drew [suro] the third part [tritos] of the stars [aster] of heaven, [ouranos] and [kai] did cast [ballo] them [autos] to [eis] the earth: [ge] and [kai] the dragon [drakon] stood [histemi] before [enopion] the woman [gune] which [ho] was ready [mello] to be delivered, [tikto] for [hina] to devour [katesthio] her [autos] child [teknon] as soon as [hotan] it was born. [tikto] KJV-Interlinear
4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. NASB
And why was there even a need for salvation or a plan for salvation?
Because in prehistoric history, even before man was created on this earth, Lucifer, now called Satan, rebelled against God, and took along with him, one-third of the angelic population.
Of this rebellion, we know very little, but only that all of the angels were tempted to follow Satan, at some point during that rebellion, and that two-thirds returned to God, while one-third of their population, did not.
The term for stars in our verse is a reference to angels, Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Ps 29:1; 89:6, Gen 6:1-4.
Their primary residence was originally in heaven, but after the rebellion and presumably after their refusal to rejoin God, then their choice to leave heaven (for the world), was made permanent and they were cast out of heaven and down to earth.
As we have already studied, there are demons, a general term used to describe those fallen angels who rebelled and refused to rejoin God. Anyway, there are demons who are locked up in the Abyss. There are demons who are confined in Tartarus. There are demons who have been allowed to roam around the world. And Satan was given permission to travel to and from heaven for a time, or until he is permanently removed from heaven by Michael, at the mid-point in the Tribulation.
From the time of Adam, to Cain and Abel, to Pharaoh, to the period of the Judges, to the dividing of the nation after Solomon, to the birth of the person of Jesus, Satan tried and kept on trying to destroy humanity, the human line of Christ, and Jesus Himself.
Initially, the target was the human race in general. But when the line of Christ became more focalized through Abraham and Jacob and David, then Satan’s target was more concentrated toward the Israelites.
After the Cross, the target again became more general but toward the Jewish race specifically, as it is in the many promises of God toward the Jews, that Satan was and is trying to prevent.
This is a brief summary of history, which spans eons of time beginning prior to the creation of humanity up to and including the birth of Christ.
Satan tried to destroy the birth of Christ. Satan tried to destroy the line of Christ. Satan tried to destroy the one component, humanity, that God created to solve and settle the angelic conflict.
But, as you can see around you, it is obvious that we are here, and that thus far, Satan has failed at every attempt to destroy Gods plan.
And even during the Tribulation, which is still future from our point of view, when the restraint of sin is removed from the world, and evil runs rampant without restraint, God will still protect Israel from total destruction. But I am getting a little ahead of myself here.
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4 And [kai] his [autos] tail [oura] drew [suro] the third part [tritos] of the stars [aster] of heaven, [ouranos] and [kai] did cast [ballo] them [autos] to [eis] the earth: [ge] and [kai] the dragon [drakon] stood [histemi] before [enopion] the woman [gune] which [ho] was ready [mello] to be delivered, [tikto] for [hina] to devour [katesthio] her [autos] child [teknon] as soon as [hotan] it was born. [tikto] KJV-Interlinear
4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. NASB
And why was there even a need for salvation or a plan for salvation?
Because in prehistoric history, even before man was created on this earth, Lucifer, now called Satan, rebelled against God, and took along with him, one-third of the angelic population.
Of this rebellion, we know very little, but only that all of the angels were tempted to follow Satan, at some point during that rebellion, and that two-thirds returned to God, while one-third of their population, did not.
The term for stars in our verse is a reference to angels, Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Ps 29:1; 89:6, Gen 6:1-4.
Their primary residence was originally in heaven, but after the rebellion and presumably after their refusal to rejoin God, then their choice to leave heaven (for the world), was made permanent and they were cast out of heaven and down to earth.
As we have already studied, there are demons, a general term used to describe those fallen angels who rebelled and refused to rejoin God. Anyway, there are demons who are locked up in the Abyss. There are demons who are confined in Tartarus. There are demons who have been allowed to roam around the world. And Satan was given permission to travel to and from heaven for a time, or until he is permanently removed from heaven by Michael, at the mid-point in the Tribulation.
From the time of Adam, to Cain and Abel, to Pharaoh, to the period of the Judges, to the dividing of the nation after Solomon, to the birth of the person of Jesus, Satan tried and kept on trying to destroy humanity, the human line of Christ, and Jesus Himself.
Initially, the target was the human race in general. But when the line of Christ became more focalized through Abraham and Jacob and David, then Satan’s target was more concentrated toward the Israelites.
After the Cross, the target again became more general but toward the Jewish race specifically, as it is in the many promises of God toward the Jews, that Satan was and is trying to prevent.
This is a brief summary of history, which spans eons of time beginning prior to the creation of humanity up to and including the birth of Christ.
Satan tried to destroy the birth of Christ. Satan tried to destroy the line of Christ. Satan tried to destroy the one component, humanity, that God created to solve and settle the angelic conflict.
But, as you can see around you, it is obvious that we are here, and that thus far, Satan has failed at every attempt to destroy Gods plan.
And even during the Tribulation, which is still future from our point of view, when the restraint of sin is removed from the world, and evil runs rampant without restraint, God will still protect Israel from total destruction. But I am getting a little ahead of myself here.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Revelation 12:3
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3 And [kai] there appeared [optanomai] another [allos] wonder [semeion] in [en] heaven; [ouranos] and [kai] behold [idou] a great [megas] red [purrhos] dragon, [drakon] having [echo] seven [hepta] heads [kephale] and [kai] ten [deka] horns, [keras] and [kai] seven [hepta] crowns [diadema] upon [epi] his [autos] heads. [kephale] KJV-Interlinear
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. NASB
The first sign mentioned by John is the sign of salvation or the plan for its accomplishment, but under great duress.
The reason for that duress is now mentioned in the second sign, the red dragon, who is Satan, Rev. 20:2.
This is not describing a cuddly cartoon character, but a deadly and evil creature that acts and behaves no better than a lowly predatory animal, who kills not for food or survival, but for the pure pleasure of killing. Jesus described Satan as a murderer from the beginning, Jn. 8:44.
The color red represents blood, and the dragon represents the ferocity of the animal in him, lacking compassion, lacking conscience.
He is said to have seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns.
The seven heads and seven crowns go together, representing the seven empires that Satan was allowed to rule the world through, from the early beginnings of history, namely Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and antichrist's future empire typically referred to as the revived Roman empire, Rev. 17:9-10.
The ten horns represent that seventh future empire, under the rule of the anti-christ.
Note that our Church Age saw the end of the sixth empire, Rome, and from that time on no empires ruled the entire known world for centuries on end, as they did in the ancient past, and we will not see the last empire of the anti-christ though we will see the components of its being assembled in the latter days of our dispensation. That last empire will have its formal existence revealed after the Rapture.
The final kingdom, ruled by the antichrist, will be a ten-nation confederacy, the ten horns representing the kings who will rule under the antichrist, Rev. 17:12; 13:1; Dan 7:23-25. The shifting of the crowns from the dragon's heads to the beast's horns, Rev. 13:1, reveals the shift in power from the seven consecutive world empires to the final Antichrist and Satan.
While the rulers of the many empires of old and of the future, are many, the actual ruler, ‘his,’ referring to Satan, is singular. Satan is the one who is behind all world problems, all world trouble, all world inequities.
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3 And [kai] there appeared [optanomai] another [allos] wonder [semeion] in [en] heaven; [ouranos] and [kai] behold [idou] a great [megas] red [purrhos] dragon, [drakon] having [echo] seven [hepta] heads [kephale] and [kai] ten [deka] horns, [keras] and [kai] seven [hepta] crowns [diadema] upon [epi] his [autos] heads. [kephale] KJV-Interlinear
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. NASB
The first sign mentioned by John is the sign of salvation or the plan for its accomplishment, but under great duress.
The reason for that duress is now mentioned in the second sign, the red dragon, who is Satan, Rev. 20:2.
This is not describing a cuddly cartoon character, but a deadly and evil creature that acts and behaves no better than a lowly predatory animal, who kills not for food or survival, but for the pure pleasure of killing. Jesus described Satan as a murderer from the beginning, Jn. 8:44.
The color red represents blood, and the dragon represents the ferocity of the animal in him, lacking compassion, lacking conscience.
He is said to have seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns.
The seven heads and seven crowns go together, representing the seven empires that Satan was allowed to rule the world through, from the early beginnings of history, namely Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and antichrist's future empire typically referred to as the revived Roman empire, Rev. 17:9-10.
The ten horns represent that seventh future empire, under the rule of the anti-christ.
Note that our Church Age saw the end of the sixth empire, Rome, and from that time on no empires ruled the entire known world for centuries on end, as they did in the ancient past, and we will not see the last empire of the anti-christ though we will see the components of its being assembled in the latter days of our dispensation. That last empire will have its formal existence revealed after the Rapture.
The final kingdom, ruled by the antichrist, will be a ten-nation confederacy, the ten horns representing the kings who will rule under the antichrist, Rev. 17:12; 13:1; Dan 7:23-25. The shifting of the crowns from the dragon's heads to the beast's horns, Rev. 13:1, reveals the shift in power from the seven consecutive world empires to the final Antichrist and Satan.
While the rulers of the many empires of old and of the future, are many, the actual ruler, ‘his,’ referring to Satan, is singular. Satan is the one who is behind all world problems, all world trouble, all world inequities.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Revelation 12:2
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2 And [kai] she being [echo] with [en] child [gaster] cried, [krazo] travailing in birth, [odino] and [kai] pained [basanizo] to be delivered. [tikto] KJV-Interlinear
2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. NASB
John continues with a brief review of history. It should be noted quickly here, that there are but two opinions in existence.
The first is that of God, and the second includes all other opinions in the world, Matt. 12:30. There is no third choice.
Second, far too many folks concern themselves with control or mastery or improvement of the world or the solving of its problems. Even if one were to overcome all obstacles of life in this world, the world is still a temporary place. Therefore, even Jesus states clearly that it is far better that your name is recorded in heaven for all of eternity, than to have authority over this world, Lk. 10:20.
With doctrine comes responsibility and with responsibility comes blessing. However, the course of the world is set, and as long as Satan exists, as long as mans sin nature exists, there will never be a utopia that so many seem to yearn for, in total disregard of God, truth, and His plan.
Satan has tried to bring in his world improvements for a very long time. All of the philosophies and opinions of life are based on Satan’s defeat of Gods plan and the establishment of his own. All of the arguments, personal opinions, politics and so forth arise out of differing views on failed plans.
Any elimination of truth from any discussion, makes that discussion useless.
A very long time ago, God created the angels. They lived in happiness. Then God created the universe and the angels were at peace when that occurred. Then the lead angel, Lucifer, became arrogant, desiring to be like God, and rebelled against God, taking one-third of the angels along with him in his rebellion.
Most of the details of those events, we do not have. However, man was created in order to resolve the angelic conflict, over which Satan stole control of the world, through his deception of man. Man lost his position and relationship with God as a result.
Thus the plan to bring man back into a relationship with God.
And here John is providing a brief review of history, in a nut shell. Israel was formed, but in suffering. The reasons for her suffering are stated in the following verses.
But for now, man has been lost and God established a plan for helping man to find his way back.
Israel is referred to as the woman. She is with child. And note that this is all in the past tense, for it has already occurred. This is not a prophecy for yet another child.
The woman is with child, referring to the long and arduous time of pregnancy, leading up to the time of birth. This is a reference to the nation of Israel which began with the multiple promises of God beginning with Adam, carrying on through the line of Christ through and to Jacob and the forming of the twelve tribes of Israel, and right on and through Mary.
All during that time, those many centuries, the line of Christ and certainly the nation of Israel, was under persecution and suffering.
It is referred to as the time of labor, wherein labor pains describe the extremes of giving birth, immediately prior to birth, through a very difficult and painful pregnancy, and labor and birthing process.
Possibly only a mother can understand the implications of this whole process and the many difficulties that accompany pregnancy and birth. But nevertheless this verse describes the suffering of Israel as a nation because of this single promise of God and their role in that plan.
Satan opposes all that God does, and Satan leads opposition against all that are a part of, or conform with Gods plan. Satan is the cause of all trouble in this world. And all trouble is reinforced when people reject truth and embrace the many opinions that come out of this world.
No nation in all of human history has suffered as Israel has, even though there are many groups, cultures, even races that want to make a big deal about their suffering and hardships, which only points to their lack of understanding of truth.
In Christ there is no hardship, regardless of what the world tries. In Christ there is no need for excuses to draw attention to oneself. In Christ there is no need for whining or complaining in order to gain advantage in a world that is going to end anyway.
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2 And [kai] she being [echo] with [en] child [gaster] cried, [krazo] travailing in birth, [odino] and [kai] pained [basanizo] to be delivered. [tikto] KJV-Interlinear
2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. NASB
John continues with a brief review of history. It should be noted quickly here, that there are but two opinions in existence.
The first is that of God, and the second includes all other opinions in the world, Matt. 12:30. There is no third choice.
Second, far too many folks concern themselves with control or mastery or improvement of the world or the solving of its problems. Even if one were to overcome all obstacles of life in this world, the world is still a temporary place. Therefore, even Jesus states clearly that it is far better that your name is recorded in heaven for all of eternity, than to have authority over this world, Lk. 10:20.
With doctrine comes responsibility and with responsibility comes blessing. However, the course of the world is set, and as long as Satan exists, as long as mans sin nature exists, there will never be a utopia that so many seem to yearn for, in total disregard of God, truth, and His plan.
Satan has tried to bring in his world improvements for a very long time. All of the philosophies and opinions of life are based on Satan’s defeat of Gods plan and the establishment of his own. All of the arguments, personal opinions, politics and so forth arise out of differing views on failed plans.
Any elimination of truth from any discussion, makes that discussion useless.
A very long time ago, God created the angels. They lived in happiness. Then God created the universe and the angels were at peace when that occurred. Then the lead angel, Lucifer, became arrogant, desiring to be like God, and rebelled against God, taking one-third of the angels along with him in his rebellion.
Most of the details of those events, we do not have. However, man was created in order to resolve the angelic conflict, over which Satan stole control of the world, through his deception of man. Man lost his position and relationship with God as a result.
Thus the plan to bring man back into a relationship with God.
And here John is providing a brief review of history, in a nut shell. Israel was formed, but in suffering. The reasons for her suffering are stated in the following verses.
But for now, man has been lost and God established a plan for helping man to find his way back.
Israel is referred to as the woman. She is with child. And note that this is all in the past tense, for it has already occurred. This is not a prophecy for yet another child.
The woman is with child, referring to the long and arduous time of pregnancy, leading up to the time of birth. This is a reference to the nation of Israel which began with the multiple promises of God beginning with Adam, carrying on through the line of Christ through and to Jacob and the forming of the twelve tribes of Israel, and right on and through Mary.
All during that time, those many centuries, the line of Christ and certainly the nation of Israel, was under persecution and suffering.
It is referred to as the time of labor, wherein labor pains describe the extremes of giving birth, immediately prior to birth, through a very difficult and painful pregnancy, and labor and birthing process.
Possibly only a mother can understand the implications of this whole process and the many difficulties that accompany pregnancy and birth. But nevertheless this verse describes the suffering of Israel as a nation because of this single promise of God and their role in that plan.
Satan opposes all that God does, and Satan leads opposition against all that are a part of, or conform with Gods plan. Satan is the cause of all trouble in this world. And all trouble is reinforced when people reject truth and embrace the many opinions that come out of this world.
No nation in all of human history has suffered as Israel has, even though there are many groups, cultures, even races that want to make a big deal about their suffering and hardships, which only points to their lack of understanding of truth.
In Christ there is no hardship, regardless of what the world tries. In Christ there is no need for excuses to draw attention to oneself. In Christ there is no need for whining or complaining in order to gain advantage in a world that is going to end anyway.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Revelation 12:1
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1 And [kai] there appeared [optanomai] a great [megas] wonder [semeion] in [en] heaven; [ouranos] a woman [gune] clothed [periballo] with the sun, [helios] and [kai] the moon [selene] under [hupokato] her [autos] feet, [pous] and [kai] upon [epi] her [autos] head [kephale] a crown [stephanos] of twelve [dodeka] stars: [aster] KJV-Interlinear
1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; NASB
This is the first of seven signs that will be mentioned and all of them will be described as ‘megas,’ or signs that have huge significance in all of creation and/or history.
John begins this chapter with the symbolism that parallels that of Josephs dream, Gen. 37:9-11.
The woman is the second of four women symbolized in this book. Jezebel being the first from chapter two.
This woman represents the nation of Israel as it has often been represented in the Old Testament, Jer 3:1,20; Ezek 16:32-35; Hos 2:2, Isa 50:1.
And though Satan has made every attempt to rid the world of the Israelites, God has promised that Israel will play a prominent role in the last days, not to mention being a notable player in the establishment of Gods Kingdom, Isa 65:17-25; Ezek 37:21-28; Dan 2:44; Zech 8:1-13, which is yet to come. Israel will never be gotten rid of, ever. And they will be a nation during the Tribulation.
Israel will also enjoy a national salvation during the Tribulation, Zech 12:10-13:1,8-9; Rom 11:26.
That should be obvious by their very presence now. Nothing in history happens by accident, and the existence of an actual nation, just further reinforces that Gods plan and maneuvering the pieces of the puzzle of nations into place, is actually occurring. Its existence does not mean that the Tribulation has arrived. The Tribulation will last only seven years and Israel became a nation, again, some fifty-two years ago.
In Joseph's dream, the sun represents Jacob, the moon Rachel, and the eleven stars Joseph's brothers. Joseph's dream parallels Israel's history. Both endured the indignity of captivity in Gentile nations, yet were in the end delivered and exalted to a place of prominence in a kingdom. And just as the Israel of old endured suffering before being exalted, so too, the Israel of the Tribulation will have to endure suffering before it is exalted.
The woman was clothed with the sun and reflects the redeemed Israel's unique glory, brilliance, and dignity as God's chosen nation, Deut 7:6; 14:2; 1 Kings 3:8; Ps 33:12; 106:5; Isa 43:20. It also links her with Jacob (the sun in Joseph's dream), and heir in the Abrahamic covenant. Israel's continued existence as a nation reflects the ongoing fulfillment of that covenant, Gen 12:1-2.
The moon under her feet is a further description of Israel's exalted status. It also includes the concept of Gods covenant relationship with Israel, since the moon was part of the cycle of Israel's required times of worship, Num 29:5-6; Neh 10:33; Ps 81:3; Isa 1:13-14; Col 2:16. But the moon also symbolizes the changing of the times and the seasons, reinforcing the concept that as time marches on (moon under her feet), Israel will always be around. Neither time nor opposition, will remove Israel from history, or from a major role in Gods plan.
The crown is associated with triumph in the midst of suffering and struggle.
The twelve stars, Joseph being the twelfth, on the woman's head, refer to the twelve tribes of Israel.
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1 And [kai] there appeared [optanomai] a great [megas] wonder [semeion] in [en] heaven; [ouranos] a woman [gune] clothed [periballo] with the sun, [helios] and [kai] the moon [selene] under [hupokato] her [autos] feet, [pous] and [kai] upon [epi] her [autos] head [kephale] a crown [stephanos] of twelve [dodeka] stars: [aster] KJV-Interlinear
1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; NASB
This is the first of seven signs that will be mentioned and all of them will be described as ‘megas,’ or signs that have huge significance in all of creation and/or history.
John begins this chapter with the symbolism that parallels that of Josephs dream, Gen. 37:9-11.
The woman is the second of four women symbolized in this book. Jezebel being the first from chapter two.
This woman represents the nation of Israel as it has often been represented in the Old Testament, Jer 3:1,20; Ezek 16:32-35; Hos 2:2, Isa 50:1.
And though Satan has made every attempt to rid the world of the Israelites, God has promised that Israel will play a prominent role in the last days, not to mention being a notable player in the establishment of Gods Kingdom, Isa 65:17-25; Ezek 37:21-28; Dan 2:44; Zech 8:1-13, which is yet to come. Israel will never be gotten rid of, ever. And they will be a nation during the Tribulation.
Israel will also enjoy a national salvation during the Tribulation, Zech 12:10-13:1,8-9; Rom 11:26.
That should be obvious by their very presence now. Nothing in history happens by accident, and the existence of an actual nation, just further reinforces that Gods plan and maneuvering the pieces of the puzzle of nations into place, is actually occurring. Its existence does not mean that the Tribulation has arrived. The Tribulation will last only seven years and Israel became a nation, again, some fifty-two years ago.
In Joseph's dream, the sun represents Jacob, the moon Rachel, and the eleven stars Joseph's brothers. Joseph's dream parallels Israel's history. Both endured the indignity of captivity in Gentile nations, yet were in the end delivered and exalted to a place of prominence in a kingdom. And just as the Israel of old endured suffering before being exalted, so too, the Israel of the Tribulation will have to endure suffering before it is exalted.
The woman was clothed with the sun and reflects the redeemed Israel's unique glory, brilliance, and dignity as God's chosen nation, Deut 7:6; 14:2; 1 Kings 3:8; Ps 33:12; 106:5; Isa 43:20. It also links her with Jacob (the sun in Joseph's dream), and heir in the Abrahamic covenant. Israel's continued existence as a nation reflects the ongoing fulfillment of that covenant, Gen 12:1-2.
The moon under her feet is a further description of Israel's exalted status. It also includes the concept of Gods covenant relationship with Israel, since the moon was part of the cycle of Israel's required times of worship, Num 29:5-6; Neh 10:33; Ps 81:3; Isa 1:13-14; Col 2:16. But the moon also symbolizes the changing of the times and the seasons, reinforcing the concept that as time marches on (moon under her feet), Israel will always be around. Neither time nor opposition, will remove Israel from history, or from a major role in Gods plan.
The crown is associated with triumph in the midst of suffering and struggle.
The twelve stars, Joseph being the twelfth, on the woman's head, refer to the twelve tribes of Israel.
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