The Revelation of Christ – Part 29: The Woman and the Dragon II

The Revelation of Christ – Part 29:

The Woman and the Dragon II

Pastor Bruce A. Shields

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SERMON INTRODUCTION

The Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of Christ, is the most challenging book in the bible.

Because of this fact, many avoid it or ignore it altogether. Some fear lack of understanding; others afraid to misinterpret, which I guess it is better to avoid than dive in and get it completely wrong.

Many times, when a new believer comes to me for direction, they want to jump right into Revelation and find out what’s to come.

This is equivalent to deciding one day to learn Mandarin and sitting down to author a novel in Chinese that very same day.

Or, a kindergartner learning how to count, and then trying to calculate quantum mechanics calculations.

The words in Revelation have caused much debate on rapture, judgment, even some who claim John was writing about the events in his day in code rather than Jesus Christ revealing to him about the coming events and Judgment.

A special blessing is promised to those who read Revelation.

Although it may be a difficult book, we could all use a special blessing, reading this is good for us all, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will take the Revelation of Christ in small portions and gain understanding, little by little.

SERMON SERIES

THE THINGS WHICH ARE – The Church Age (Age of Grace)

Part 3 – Ephesus The Backsliding Church

Part 4 – Smyrna The Steadfast Church

Part 5 – Pergamos The Immoral Church

Part 6 – Thyatira The Careless Pagan Church

Part 7 – Sardis The Spiritless Church

Part 8 – Philadelphia The Favored Church

Part 9 – Laodicea The Church God Hates

THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BE – The Coming Judgment

Part 10 – The Throne of God

Part 11 – The Scroll and Seven Seals

Part 12 – The Lamb is Worthy

Part 13 – The First Seal

Part 14 – The Second Seal

Part 15 – The Third Seal

Part 16 – The Fourth Seal

Part 17 – The Fifth Seal

Part 18 – The Sixth Seal

Part 19 – The 144,000 Sealed

Part 20 – The Great Multitude

Part 21 – The Seventh Seal

Part 22 – Trumpets 1-4

Part 23 – The 5^th Trumpet (1^st woe)

Part 24 – The 6^th Trumpet (2^nd woe)

Part 25 – The Mighty Angel

Part 26 – The Two Witnesses 

Part 27 – The 7^th Trumpet and 3^rd Woe 

Part 28 – The Woman and the Dragon I

TODAY’S SERMON - THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BE – The Coming Judgment

Part 29 – The Woman and the Dragon II

 

SCRIPTURE READING

Revelation 12:10-17

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have come the salvation and the power

    and the kingdom of our God,

    and the authority of his Messiah.

For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,

    who accuses them before our God day and night,

    has been hurled down.

11

They triumphed over him

    by the blood of the Lamb

    and by the word of their testimony;

they did not love their lives so much

    as to shrink from death.

12

Therefore rejoice, you heavens

    and you who dwell in them!

But woe to the earth and the sea,

    because the devil has gone down to you!

He is filled with fury,

    because he knows that his time is short.”

13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.

 

          I.      I HEARD A LOUD VOICE IN HEAVEN SAY

a.   Now have come the salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God

                                     i.   The Lord’s prayer revealed

                                    ii.   Thy “Kingdom come”, “Thy Will be Done on earth”

                                   iii.   “The power, the Kingdom, the glory, Amen!”

b.   The authority of His Messiah

                                     i.   Everything we are, do or accomplish is in the authority of Jesus and His name!

c.   The accuser has been hurled down

                                     i.   When the Woman gave birth to the Messiah Jesus (Revelation 12:5a) and Jesus paid the debt of sin (Revelation 12:5b) a war broke out in heaven

                                    ii.   God dealt with sin on earth caused by the devil in Genesis 3 with Christ going to the cross, and dealt with the devils continuous sin in heaven (gaining angelic followers 1/3 of heaven Revelation 12:4, as well as continuously accusing God’s people before the throne Revelation 12:10, and trying to raise himself up to be a god Isaiah 14:12-15)

                                   iii.   The cross not only gave us power over the devil and sin, but also cast him down and prevented him from entering heaven or stand before God’s throne to accuse God’s people.

                                   iv.   So rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! (Because the accuser and his followers are gone!)

                                    v.   But woe (the third woe) to the earth and sea because the devil has gone down to you and he is filled with fury, because he knows his time is short!

         II.      WHEN THE DRAGON SAW THAT HE HAD BEEN HURLED TO THE EARTH

a.   He went after the woman (Israelites/Jews) who had given birth to the male child

                                     i.   One sin entered the world (Genesis 3 through disobedience) the devil had authority and was a ruler, leading his army of 1/3 of heaven, ruling over the people of earth who lived in disobedience to God, continuously accusing them before God in heaven so he could gain them as his “legally”

                                    ii.   He tried to prevent the birth of Jesus, knowing that through Him, sin would have no power over the people, and they could once again belong to the Lord. Revelation 12:3-4

                                   iii.   But he failed, so he went after the Jews and tried to destroy them for being God’s people

b.   The Woman was given (by the power of God) the two wings of a great eagle

                                     i.   So that she (Israelite's) might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness

c.   Here she would be taken care of out of the serpents reach

        III.      FROM THE SERPENTS MOUTH SPEWED WATER TO OVERTAKE THE WOMAN

a.   When the devil was cast down and saw he didn’t prevent Jesus’ birth, and couldn’t destroy the Jews, he hatched another evil scheme

                                     i.   The water spewing from the serpent’s mouth like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away with a torrent is false teachings!

                                    ii.   There is a spring of life in the Word of God, but these torrents from the serpents mouth is ALL of the false teachings, false gods, false systems of belief that the devil flooded the earth with in hopes of keeping people from the Truth of God’s Word.

b.   But the earth helped the woman (Jews) by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out.

                                     i.   I believe that the earth helping the woman is talked about here;

1.   Psalm 66:4 “All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.”

2.   Psalm 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”

3.   Colossians 1:16 “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

                                    ii.   All the earth, because it was created by the Lord, sings praises and is proof of Him and His glory, and anyone who seeks the Truth, it will be revealed to them through creation discrediting all the falsehoods the serpent can imagine.

c.   The dragon was then enraged (because he failed once more)

                                     i.   Enraged at the Jews because his plan of spewing tons of false religions and doctrines failed to work, the devil decides to wage war against “the rest of her offspring”

                                    ii.   Who are the “rest of her offspring”?

1.   Revelation 12:17b “those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.”

CONCLUSION –

Why is the devil after Christians? 

He convinced 1/3 of the angels in heaven to follow him, took control over many of the earth through sin which causes separation between God and His people, continuously accused people of sin before God to get control of them for his own purposes, and he knew the savior was coming.

The devil tried to stop Jesus from being born, but that didn’t work, and sin no longer had dominion over followers of Christ, and the devil was cast out of heaven with his followers, never to be able to accuse anyone before the throne of God again.

Angry, he tried to kill off the Jews, and failed because of God’s provision and protection.

So he now goes after “the rest of her offspring”, which are those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.

Next week we will look at “The Beast out of the Sea”

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