Revelation 34

Carry on our study of Revelation 12.

Revelation 12:7  ‘And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough and they lost their place in heaven.’

We explored yesterday how there will be an end-time battle between Michael and the enemy and that this battle is possibly, maybe, being fought right now.

There is a sadly tragic note to this verse. The dragon is always going to lose in any fight against the Lord God Almighty. He will stand no chance at all. It is the pride and jealousy that dwells in his heart  that drives him on in his insane and hopeless quest..

Isaiah 14:13  ‘You said in your heart “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God…v.15 But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.’

Yesterday I put forward the line of thought that the enemy has already lost his place in the third heavens and been demoted to the second level. Now he is finally thrown to the ground where he will take over and inhabit the person of the end-time beast, as we shall see shortly.

Psalm 24:8  ‘Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.’

I learnt, early on in life, not to pick fights with lads bigger than me. 

But the enemy is driven by an insane jealous rage that will destroy him. 

Revelation 20:10  ‘And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever.’

Thank you for reading this!

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  Revelation 22:20 Our cherished hope
  There will be a unity of heart when everyone calls out for his glorious return. There will be a spirit of grace upon God’s people that will bring us all together in unity and brotherhood.
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  Revelation 22:16 God’s Word
  No-one has a monopoly on the truths of this magnificent book, and we will all have our struggles and misunderstandings on our journey, but God is demanding that we treat Revelation with the utmost respect that it deserves. The truths that were sealed in Daniel’s time will be opened up according to God’s direction. This will need purified and refined souls to understand and teach, in the midst of immense confusion and mistruths. Please pray for those who are called to understand and teach.
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  Revelation 22:11 In or Out…
  Even at this late stage, a reference to the polarity of mankind, between the righteous and the unrighteous. One thinks of Noah’s Ark, and the obedient who were safe inside and those who chose to ignore Noah’s call for righteousness and stayed outside.
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  Revelation 22:7 The time is near indeed
  Having taken us to the very highest of heights, surveying the Holy City that is beautiful beyond words, John brings us back to our ordinary lives, waiting with a cherished expectation for our Lord to return and keeping the words of this prophecy, with all its encouragements, admonishments and warnings.
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  Revelation 22:3 No longer any curse
  Peter praised his contemporaries for their faith in Christ Jesus although they had never met him in real life and had only heard of him through Peter.  Imagine though, what it will feel like, approaching the throne and gazing into the eyes of the Divine, to reach out and touch the very hem of his garment.  It will be beyond belief…