1. Revelation 12 Revelation 13
Put Your Armor On!
Revelation 12
Revelation 13

2. “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors…”
CS Lewis

3. Satan is real and hates us.
He wants to:
sabotage our love for God and for others
tempt us into a moral catastrophe
and he wants us to choose a lifestyle of sin rather than walk with Jesus
Charles Swindoll

4. God loves us.
At the same time Satan accuses, Jesus Christ, our advocate, ceaselessly intercedes for us.
All of our sins-past, present, and future-have been paid in full by the blood of Christ!

5. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1

6. Put Your Armor On! 1. The Adversary Rev. 12:1-6
2. The Accuser Rev. 12:7-17
3. The Counterfeiter Rev. 13

7. The Adversary
Rev. 12:1-6

9. Dragon-like nature and character
adversary, angel of the bottomless pit, accuser of our brethren, the devil, enemy, evil spirit, father of lies, liar, lying spirit, old serpent, power of darkness, prince of this world, prince of demons, prince of the power of the air, spirit that works in the children of disobedience, tempter, the god of this world.
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10. His purpose. In the past, keep Christ away from the world
His purpose? In the past, keep Christ away from the world. Having failed that goal, the only option left to him is to keep the world away from Christ. David Jeremiah

11. All four gospels in one verse
“She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,”
Revelation 12:5

14. Put Your Armor On! Ephesians 6:10-20

15. Belt of Truth
Fasten the belt on! God’s Word is truth! The Bible provides God’s guidelines for your life, the path for you to follow.

16. The Breastplate of Righteousness
At salvation, a “breastplate” is issued to each repentant sinner. It is specially designed by God to protect our heart and soul from evil and deception. The breastplate of righteousness has Christ’s name stamped on it, as though He said, “Your righteousness isn’t sufficient to protect you. Wear mine.”

17. The Gospel of Peace
The gospel of peace is the message that Jesus gave to those who trust in Him. It comes with the assurance from God that we are His children and nothing can snatch us out of His hands
God expects us to go on the offensive and take the gospel of peace to others.

18. The Shield of Faith
Faith is a protective barrier between us and the schemes of Satan. When we believe God and take Him at His word, we remain grounded in truth, the lies of the enemy lose their power, and we become overcomers. In that way, faith is our shield.

19. The Helmet of Salvation
The assurance of salvation is our impenetrable defense against anything the enemy throws at us.

20. The Sword of the Spirit
The more we know and understand the word of God, the more useful we will be in doing the Will of God and the more effective we will be in standing against the enemy of our souls.
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21. 2. The Accuser
Rev. 12:7-17

22. Who’s Michael? Michael is an archangel. (Jude 1:9)
Arch =chief, principal or great angel. Michael, then, is the angel above all angels
Michael has been defending God’s people for a thousand years (Daniel 10:13, 21)

23. Revelation 12:10 and 11
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 brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”

24. “Heaven’s purification will mean the earth’s pollution”
David Jeremiah

27. 3. The Counterfeiter
Rev. 13

28. Possible meaning in Revelation
Statue of Daniel 2
Beast of Daniel 7
Meaning of Daniel
Beast of Revelation 13
Possible meaning in Revelation
Head of fine gold
Like a lion with wings of an eagle
Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar
Mouth like a lion
Like Babylon in its one pagan religion and single language
Breast and arms of silver
Like a bear with three ribs in his mouth
The Medo-Persian Empire
Feet like a bear
Like Medo-Persia; devours its opponents
Belly and thighs of bronze
Like a leopard with four heads and four wings
The Greek Empire under Alexander, then his four generals
Like a leopard
Like Greeks, rapidly conquers and unifies the world
Legs of iron and feet (with ten toes) of iron mixed with clay
Monstrous beast with iron teeth and ten horns, and a boastful little horn speaking blasphemies
The Roman Empire, fragmented into pieces, but restored under a future dictator
Seven heads and ten horns; one head having a mortal wound that was healed
Like Rome, unites remote and diverse nations under one dictator promising peace…

30. “Blinded by his belief that he was God’s equal, Satan did not realize that everything he did was actually an imitation-a grotesquely distorted replication of God’s works. His whole strategy was nothing but a counterfeit of his rival.”
David Jeremiah

31. “… the number six is one less than the perfect number 7 and therefore the threefold repetition of the 6 would indicate that for all their pretentions to deity, Satan and the two beasts are just creatures.”
John Walvoord

32. This evil trinity 666 apes the Holy Trinity but always falls short and fails.
Thomas Torrance

34. “We put on the full armor of God, take our stand, and fight the good fight. Satan’s already been defeated. ‘Greater is He who is in us!’ 1 John 4:4. But we’ve got to learn how to live like the overcomers we are.”
  Beth Moore