1. Revelation 12 – Great wonders in the heavens part 2
Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
Revelation 12 – Great wonders in the heavens part 2
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2. Identity of The Dragon We are told “Who deceives the whole world”
The Serpent of old, The Devil and Satan – verse 9
The serpent of old – garden of Eden
The Devil – Diabolos – Slanderer and/or false accuser
Satan – the accuser
Genesis 3 v 1 – 6 he slanders God to man
Job 1 v 6 – 12 he slanders man to God
Matthew 4 v 1 – 11 Satan meets the God-Man and tries to apply deceit.
Note Jesus’ defence was The Word in every instance
“Who deceives the whole world”
Just as he tried with Jesus
The slanderer slanders God

3. Identity of The Dragon The seven heads and ten horns
Reminder – many view the seven headed, ten horned beast as synonymous with the beasts of Daniel 2 and 7
I believe these relate only to the beast in Daniel 7 and believe these diadem crowns are contemporary kings.
The tail sweeps a third of the stars of heaven to earth
Angels referred to as stars in Job 38 v 7
Revelation 1 v 20 Stars are angels of the 7 churches
Revelation 6 v 13 – literal stars or angels?
Judges 5 v 20 – must be angels not literal stars
Psalm 8 – merely stars does not seem to satisfy
I’m glad fallen angels are outnumbered 2 to 1

4. The Heavenly war Michael and his angels Made war with
Daniel 10 v 13 – 21 – THE Archangel with great authority and seniority
Daniel 12 v 1 Speaks of the role of Michael in the end-times and fits perfectly with what we read in Revelation
Jude 9 – ‘The Archangel’
Made war with
Made an assault on or made war
Satan and his angels fought also, but did not prevail
Isaiah 14 v 12 and following – Satan’s defeat prophesied.
Cast out of heaven to earth
No contest really
V 10 – the loud voice says it all

5. The earthly effect
Woe to the earth for he was cast down and is full of wrath
Rev 12 v 12
Not sure when – still had access in Job’s day, claimed to own it all at the temptation.
However when God’s people are persecuted, they overcome him
Blood of the lamb and the power of their testimony
Blood of the lamb – all sin paid for so all Satan’s foothold lost
The power of their testimony – what does this mean?
Testimony of changed lives
Indescribable courage
The greater the persecution the greater the swelling of the numbers of the saved.
The remnant protected
Many think Petra – probably correct, but could be any place of God’s choosing
From the face of the serpent (Satan) – Satan can only know what God wants him to know

6. The earthly effect Carried into the wilderness
Wings of eagles
Exodus 19 v 4
Isaiah 40 v 31
Deuteronomy 32 v 11 and following – God has done this before for Israel
For three and a half years
Time, times and a half a time
Daniel 7 v 25 time, times and the dividing of times
Daniel 12 v 7 Time, times and a half

7. The earthly effect Satan tried a flood
Typical that he would try something that God promised would never be used in judgement again
God opens up the earth to swallow the flood
More evidence of the futility of Satan’s power against God’s
Pharaoh's army destroyed by a flood, Gods army saved from one
War was made with the remnant of the woman’s seed
Salvation is from the Jews
War with the seed of the woman’s (Jews’) seed
Insanity is repeating the same process and expecting a different outcome

8. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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