Revelation 12
Title: “They overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb and the
word of their testimony”
Text: Revelation 12:11
Theme: End Times Warfare
Introduction/Illustration: Instances of War and Warfare in
The Revelation
I. The Woman/Faithful Israel vs. The Great Red
Dragon/Satan [Part I] (v.1-6)
A. The
First Sign [The Great One] in Heaven-The Woman/Faithful Israel
1. She
travails with Child
2. She
is pained to be delivered
3. She
brings forth the Man Child
a. Messiah’s Past Birth (Micah
5:2)
b. Messiah’s Future Rule (Psalm
110:2)
c. Messiah’s Past/Present
Exaltation (Psalm 110:1)
1. She
flees into the wilderness where she has a place prepared of God
2. She
is fed for 3-1/2 years/the last half of the 70th Week of Daniel
A. The
Second Sign in Heaven-The Great Red Dragon
1. His Appearance
a. He has seven heads/Beast Kingdoms of the Ages
b. And ten
horns/final Beast Kingdom (Revelation 17)
c. And seven
crowns upon his heads [Seven Satanically inspired Beast Kingdoms]
2. His Actions
a. Casts 1/3
stars to the earth
b. Attempts
to devour the Man Child/Lord Jesus Christ
II. The War in Heaven: Michael and his angels vs. Satan
the great dragon and his angels
A. The
great dragon/accuser of our brethren is cast out/down into the earth (v.7-12)
[repeated (5) times]
1. The
dragon wages war in heaven with Michael (Revelation 12:7-9) [Middle of the 70th
Week of Daniel]
2. The
dragon wages war on earth with the saints (Revelation 13:7; Daniel 7:21, 25)
[70th Week of Daniel]
3. The
dragon wages war on earth with the two witnesses (Revelation 11:7) [Last half
of the 70th Week of Daniel]
4. The
dragon wages war on earth with the rest of her [woman’s] seed (Revelation
12:17; Daniel 11:32-35)[70th Week]
5. The
dragon wages war on earth with the Lord & armies/heaven (Revelation 16:14,
17:14, 19:14) [Armageddon]
6. The
dragon wages war on earth with the saints and God devours him (Revelation
20:7-10) [Millennium]
III. The Coming of God’s Counter-Attack for the Brethren
(v.10) [Illustr: Micah 5:5-9]-The Peace of God-(Luke 21:19)
1. The
Salvation/DELIVERANCE is all of God/Attributes of the King /The Wisdom of God
2. The
Strength/POWER of His Christ/Holy Spirit is the Source/Ability of the King/The
Word of God
3. The
KINGDOM of God is Manifested in Mighty Ways/Access to the King-The Living Word
4. The
Power/AUTHORITY of His Christ is Magnified/Armor of the King/The Sword of the
Spirit
Illustr: “When the enemy shall come in like a flood the
Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against them” (Isaiah 59:19)
IV. The Overcoming
Brethren/Saints are Victorious over the great dragon (v.11; Daniel 11:32-35) [Purification
of the Bride]
1. By
the Blood of the Lamb
2. By
the Word of their testimony
3. By
their Faith-filled Attitude: ‘They loved not their lives unto the death’
Illustr: The Overcome Brethren/Saints are Defeated
(Revelation 13:7; Daniel 7:21, 25)
[Purification of the Bride]
A. The ‘horn/Antichrist’
prevails against them (Daniel 7:21)
B. The ‘horn/Antichrist’ wears
them out (Daniel 7:25)
C. The ‘horn/Antichrist’ overcomes
them (Revelation 13:7)
V. The Loud Voice in Heaven
Responds (v.12)
1. Heavens
and the dwellers in heaven are commanded to ‘rejoice’
2. Woe
to the inhabitants of the earth and sea is announced
3. For
the devil/dragon is come down unto you having great wrath [last half of 70th
Week of Daniel]
a. Upon
the Jews [Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Jeremiah 30:7)]
b. Upon
the Saints [The Great Tribulation (Revelation 7:14)]
VI. The Woman/Faithful Israel Escapes from the Dragon’s
Persecution
1. The
Woman/Flees into the Wilderness (v.1-6; Matthew 24:16ff)
2. The
Woman/Flies into the Wilderness (v.13, 14)
3. The
Woman/Flood is swallowed by the earth
(v.15-17)
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