Revelation 12-13
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And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority.
One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.
And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”
And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,
and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
If anyone has an ear, let him hear:
If anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,
and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
WHAT HAVE WE SEEN SO FAR?
WHAT HAVE WE SEEN SO FAR?
SERMON: BE FAITHFUL: YOU ARE PROTECTED BY GOD FROM TICKED OFF BUT DEFEATED DEVIL
SERMON: BE FAITHFUL: YOU ARE PROTECTED BY GOD FROM TICKED OFF BUT DEFEATED DEVIL
INTRODUCTION: TALK ABOUT THE TRINITARIAN ORGANIZATION OF EVIL
INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATE OF DECEPTION
INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATE OF DECEPTION
The devil is unleashed to make war on the church. But he makes war from an agitated position of having been defeated and kicked out of heaven
He sets up a massive organization of:
· the dragon (12:3)
· the 1st beast (system of the anti-christ) (13:1)
· 2nd beast (the system of false prophets) (13:11-17)
All for one purpose: to get worship from the world and to deceive the Christian.
1ST BEAST
· Wounded (the defeat of the cross)
· But healed (given life again, as it were) to do his bidding
2ND BEAST
MAKES THE EARHT WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST
DOES SIGNS AND WONDERS
DECEIVES SO THAT THE MARK CAN BE GIVEN
MARK = NOT LITERAL BUT FIGURATIVE POSSESSION BY THE ENEMY
CHARACTERIZED BY THE MARK BEING ON THE HAND AND THE HEAD (13:16)
WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THIS: HE CAUSES THE WORLD TO MAKE DISTINCTIONS BUT HE HIMSELF MAKES NONE
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
HE SEEKS TO DECEIVE TO DO THREE THINGS:
I. THE DEVIL WANTS TO HOLD UP THE WORK OF GOD (12:1-6)
I. THE DEVIL WANTS TO HOLD UP THE WORK OF GOD (12:1-6)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.
And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.
His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
· The woman symbolizes the faithful (OT/NT)
· Dragon trying to prevent the birth of Jesus
o Goes rogueand takes a third with his deception in heaven
· But he didn’t (v5)
· And he still cant (v6- wilderness: protected/ nourished 3.1/2 years (the time of the persecution
II. THE DEVIL WANTS US TO LIVE LIKE OUR SIN IS NOT FORGIVEN (7-12)
II. THE DEVIL WANTS US TO LIVE LIKE OUR SIN IS NOT FORGIVEN (7-12)
Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back,
but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
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.
HE IS THE ANCIENT SPERPENT (V9) BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO DO NOW WHAT HE DID IN THE GARDEN: CAUSE US NOT TO TRUST THE WORD AND WORK OF THE LORD
HE IS THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN
o Stood before God (before Christ’s victory)
§ Sin had not been
o But at the victory of Christ / simultaneiosuly victory of Michael (v7-8)
§ He is Cast down (v9)
o NOW… (V10)..
o V 11 AND WE HAVE OVERCOME (LETTERS)
§ BY HIS BLOOD
§ WORD OF OUR TESTIMONY
o BUT NOW HE IS COME DOWN – TIME IS SHORT (V12)
· BY HIS DECEPTION: WE LIVE LIKE OTHERS ARE NOT FORGIVEN
o RACIAL PIECE (ALL OF THIS KILLING IN THE WORLD IS INSTIGATED, NOT BY WHITENESS BUT BY THE DEVIL (EPHESISNA 6:12)
o BUT OUR ATTRIBUTING EVIL TO A COLOR OR CULTURE IS FRUIE OF OUR OWN DECEPTION – WE ARE NOW ACCUSING THE BROTHERS WHO, ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL, CAN NO LONGER BE ACCUSED
o NOW, IN THE FORM OF THE BEAST – THE SYSTEM OF THE ANTICHRIST, HE IS ALLOWED TO (13:7)
III. THE DEVIL WANTS US TO SEE SUFFERING AS DEFEAT (13-17)
III. THE DEVIL WANTS US TO SEE SUFFERING AS DEFEAT (13-17)
· BECAUSE HE COULD NOT
o STOP THE MOVE OF GOD
o HINDER THE GRACE OF GOD
· HE BECAME ENRAGED AND WENT AGAINST THOSE WHO WERE ACTUALLY OBEDIENT (V17)
Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
WHY?
o The host of the deception of the enemy is to make the people of God to think that suffering is defeat so as to avoid suffering
o BUT:
· WHEN CHRSTIANS SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE GOSPEL (THE WORD OF THEIR TESATIMONY) IS NOT A SIGN OF THE SATAN’S VICTORY BUT OUR VICTORY OVER HIM BECISE OF OUR BELIEF IN THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS, WITH WICH OUR SUFFERING IDENTIFIES THEM
FALSE TEACHERS TODAY CALL SUFFERING THE RESULT OF SIN. SURE THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES BUT IT IS NOT FROM THE LORD!
IV. THE DEVIL WANTS TO KEEP US FROM THE WILDERNESS
IV. THE DEVIL WANTS TO KEEP US FROM THE WILDERNESS
SO HOW TO YOU STAY FAITHFUL AGAINST THIS ASSAULT AND DECEPTION OF TTHE DEVIL: YOU FLEE TO THE WILDERNESS
THE WOMAN (THE CHURCH) IN THE MIDST OF THE DECEPTIVE ATTACKS OF THE DEVIL - FLED TO THE WILDERNESS
and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.
But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
THE WILDERNESS IS A CHAPOTIC PLACE - BUT THE PLACE WHER GOD HAS LONG PROTECTED HIS PEOPLE (ISRAEL AND JESUS)
BUT SHE DOES NOT FLEE JUST TO HIDE BUT BOTH VERSES (6, 14) SAY THAT SHE WAS NOURISHED (FOR AN ALLOTTED PERIOD OF TIME - THE TIME OF SUFFERING)
IN THE WILDERNESS GOD PROTECTED AND NOURSIEHD WITH MANNA
CHRIST IS THE BREAD OF LIFE
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
BUT IN THIS WILDERNESS (CHRIST OUR PTOTECTION) WE MUST BE NOURISHED.
A. WE MUST FEED ON CHRIST
A. WE MUST FEED ON CHRIST
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”