John
the apostle wrote, “And
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil,
and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the
earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of
our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and
night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the
word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the
death. Therefore rejoice, you
heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the
earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having
great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time”,
and in chapter twelve and verse thirteen of Revelation John shared
how the “when
the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth” where
we read:
And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth,
he
persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
The
verse reads, “And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth,”
John
began with the words, “and
when”
which means “and at the present time and moment” “the
dragon”
or “the serpent-like creature which was Satan or the devil” “saw
that he was cast unto”
which means “perceived, notice, discerned and discovered he was
thrown down, scattered and poured out toward” “the
earth”
or “the arable land, country, territory or region”. John began to
share what the “devil”
did at the time he was “thrown out” of heaven toward the earth.
The
verse goes on to say, “he
persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.”
John
continued with the words, “he
persecuted”
which means “the dragon or devil put to flight, made to flee, drove
away and harassed” “the
woman”
or “the female John saw earlier which represents Israel” “which
brought forth”
or “who birthed, bore and produced” “the
man child”
which refers to “the male child which was Jesus”. John saw how
“the
devil”
“harassed” Israel who had been used by God to produce the Messiah
Jesus.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we see a demonstration
of “the devil's” anger. As soon as he landed upon the
earth, he went after Israel. Israel was used by God to bring forth
the “Messiah Jesus” who would save the world from sin, and
“Satan” did not want this to happen. If “the devil”
was able to destroy Israel, he would defeat the nation through whom
the Messiah was to come. God desires to have a relationship with
every person through His Son Jesus, and “the devil” is
constantly attacking any possibility of that occurring. “The
devil” afflicts people personally today as he shall Israel, and
his purpose and plan is to keep them from receiving Jesus as their
“Savior and Lord”. May all who read these words know the
significance of “the devil” attacking Israel and
themselves and perceive how important it is to “yield to God”
today.
Next
time John shares how, “to
the woman were given two wings of a great eagle”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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