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Genesis 3:14-15; Revelation 12: 10-11
So far, Satan has consistently lost.
In Genesis 3:14-15, we are introduced to the curse of the serpent who tempted Eve with the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
This curse is not merely the future of men versus serpents.
It is the future of the woman's seed, that is the Christ, crushing the serpent, that is Satan.
Notice the three main characters in this curse: the woman, the seed and the serpent.
Rev. 12
At the other end of the Bible we are reintroduced to these same characters in Revelation 12.
In Revelation 12:1-2 we meet the woman pregnant with her seed.
Then in vs. 9, we learn the dragon is actually the great serpent of old, Satan.
Notice briefly what takes place in Revelation 12.
In vss.
1-6, Satan fights against the woman and her son.
Satan loses.
In vss.
7-9, Satan fights against the forces of heaven.
Satan loses.
In vss.
13-17, Satan is fighting against the followers of the seed on earth.
Our Bible is book-ended with this story.
In Genesis we see the curse that the seed of the woman will crush the serpent.
In Revelation we see the explanation of that.
While Revelation was originally written for the persecution the first century Christians faced, this same battle is taking place today.
Eph.
6:12; 1 Pet.
5:8
Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
We are in a battle right now, even though we cannot see the battle physically.
There is a great spiritual battle taking place even through our lives right now.
1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
In Genesis 3, Satan devoured Eve and Adam.
How do we keep him from devouring us?
We want to be in this Revelation 12 picture.
We want to be part of the conquering horde in Revelation 12: 10-11.
But how do we overcome Satan?
Revelation 12:11 tells us.
We conquer by the blood of the Lamb.
By ourselves, we have already lost the battle.
Rom.
3:23; 7:15-23
Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
Like Adam and Eve, Satan has already overcome us.
What's even worse, the more we try to rely on ourselves to merely pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and be righteous all on our own the more we just keep sinning.
At least, that is what happened to Paul according to Romans 7:15-23.
We don't have to fight this battle on our own.
Rev. 5:5-6
According to Revelation 12:11 , we overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb.
This is the same Lamb who was worthy to open the seals of the scroll of God's plan in Revelation 5:5-6.
This is the Lamb who was slain and by His blood "ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."
He has made us a kingdom of priests who will reign on the earth.
By the death of Jesus we become conquering and victorious kings and priests.
The Jews who had been looking for the Messiah struggled with this.
Is. 53
They were looking for physical victory and vindication over their Roman oppressors, but the Christians were learning that this is what God planned all along.
Spiritual victory over Satan in Christ means overcoming our accuser.
For the Jews, Satan was the “accuser of our brethren”.
Until Jesus came, this accusation could be made.
No longer!
This is the fulfillment of Isaiah 53.
According to Isaiah 53:6 each of us have fallen short and sinned.
We have gone our own ways like wandering sheep.
However, according to Isaiah 53:5,7, 10-12, the Messiah, God's servant, would be sacrificed and slain that we might live.
If you want to overcome Satan, don't try to do it by yourself.
You can only conquer through the blood of the Lamb that was slain to save you.
We conquer by the word of our testimony.
Without the blood and strength that comes from Christ, we are nothing and can do nothing to overcome Satan.
However, we must not take that to mean we can do nothing and still overcome.
Jesus did not die so we could sit on our thumbs and just bask in the victory He offers.
Rather, if we are going to overcome, it will also be by the word of our testimony.
We must testify our faith in Jesus as the Christ.
Rom.
10:9-10; Acts 8:37
Romans 10:9-10 “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
We must confess that we believe Jesus is Christ and Lord in order to be saved.
Acts 8:37 provides a great example of this when Philip asked the eunuch if he believed and he said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
We must acknowledge or confess God before men if we want Him to acknowledge and confess us before God.
Matt.
10:32-33
Matthew 10:32-33 ““Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.”
That is, Jesus' blood provides us the victory we cannot hope to have by ourselves.
However, we have to testify, acknowledge and confess Jesus before the world.
We cannot hide our relationship with Him; we must display it.
This is mainly a verbal work, but our lives must show it.
Matt.
5:16
Matt.
5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
We need to be a shining light by our good works that point people to God and His glory.
We must not only confess God by our words, but also by our actions.
When we obey God, we confess to the world that we believe God.
When we seek first His kingdom and righteousness we confess to the world that we believe He will provide for us.
When we seek to close the door on the devil by not letting anger have a foothold in our lives, we confess to the world that we believe God's peaceful path is right.
On and on this list could go.
“Put up or shut up!”
If you want to overcome Satan, then display the word and action of your testimony.
We conquer by not loving our lives even to death.
Context of Revelation - Severe Persecution.
When John wrote Revelation, the disciples were enduring intense persecution.
Many were dying for their faith.
Rev. 2:10 “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer.
Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days.
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
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