Rev 12
The sign that John saw in v1, represent the beginning of the nation of Israel, with the sun representing Jacob, the moon Rachel and the 12 stars, the 12 sons.
The second sign that John saw in v3 the red dragon, represent Satan, representing red with blood and fearful. He swept a third of the stars or fallen angles to earth, and wage war against the woman and the child, the children of Israel.
v4 The child will be born and will rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne. Indeed Jesus will come again, taken up to God and return to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
Conflict.
The evidence and the truth about the existence of conflict between Satan and man, God and Satan. Whether we choose this war, the dragon is there waiting. His legion is ready and even before the child was born, open war has started. Begin passive and not involving in battle only means that Satan has 1 less christian soldier to fight. Lord, let me therefore not stay passive and let me be back in battle formation, and be ready for the fight.
There will be war. Not war on earth but war in heaven. This war end Satan control over the heaven and was hurl down to earth. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Complete
v9 is complete, dragon, serpent, devil, Satan, deceiver was defeated and thrown out of heaven. The timeline is half time through the 7 sevens of tribulation 1260 days. Satan failed in his attempt to control heaven. Our salvation is then completed. He has now only the war on earth. Am I then leaving something that belongs to Satan that I still linkers on? Let the purging of sins and areas of sin in me be complete Lord.
Conquer
The conflict has not ended. But from v13, it began our victory against the dragon and Satan. The victory was achieved because of divine help and assitance. The war is not ours. It is God.
We can choose not to fight, but the war is still on us. Fight and knowing that God is with us, who can be against us.
My spiritual battle begins at home. I recognise and must recognise that the battle is ongoing. I will and must take on the fight. I must set myself in battle motion and Complete - complete in areas that the enemies has no way to fault against me and my family. Let me therefore take the first step again and then the second. Amen
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