Rev.#42~12:10-17 ~13:~satan & His Demons Are Cast Down To The Ground Series

Rev.#42~12:10-17 ~13:~SATAN & HIS DEMONS ARE CAST DOWN TO THE GROUND~ 2-13-10

Today Lord willing we will most likely conclude chapter 12: and get into chapter 13:, we have been in this chapter longer than any other so far, there is much that can be said about these verses.

We have saw that this chapter is telling about an atmospheric war of Gods angels and Satan’s angels, we’re told in Eph.2: that Satan is the “prince” ruler, and power of the air, but he will lose this position as he and his demons lose this war and find themselves now altogether on the ground, and when he realizes this he turns all his wrath toward the earth dwellers and primarily against the Jews.

Keep in mind that this chapter takes place at the mid way point of the 7 year Tribulation.

Ø 10And 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: -“Christ” means Gods Anointed.

for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

At this point a voice is heard in heaven, we’re not told who the voice is but it’s a voice of praise announcing the millennial kingdom with its salvation accompanied by the power of God and authority of Christ.

Salvation here in this context refers to deliverance from the reign of Satan and the Tribulation and to the completion of that which God will do to establish the reign and rule of Christ on earth.

We know that Satan is always accusing the brethren because we read it in Job 1: & 2:

Although he was cast out of Gods heavenly Kingdom he is still allowed entry to accuse the brethren.

Each and every time we Christians sin he is there informing God all about it as though God don’t already know.

The accusations are many and varied and they go on night and day, but the Lord Jesus is seated at the right hand of God and He intercedes on our behalf.

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11And 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. –Martyrs death-***

This verse teaches us how Tribulation saints will overcome Satan and his attacks in the Tribulation.

Jesus Christ, our Advocate, answers his accusation in heaven, but we today can also answer them by proclaiming and living the Word.

Ø Satan and his world system claims that God is not what man needs; the world claims man’s need is human knowledge, science, and the material things of life.

But we want all men to know that without Jesus as our Lord and Saviour all is hopeless.

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? The Blood of Jesus removes all sin and condemnation.

1 John 1:7 -- and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. –P-P-F

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation {none what so ever} to them which are in Christ Jesus--

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12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

He has about 3 ½ years left at this point.

There will be great rejoicing by the inhabitants of heaven. Satan no longer can enter into the heavens, and God’s kingdom is soon to be established on earth with Satan put away.

But then we find a woe or warning upon those living on the earth because Satan who will then be restricted to the earth knows his time is short.

Knowing this fact, he becomes exceedingly anger, all of which he will turn against mankind and especially the Jews.

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13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

The “woman” Israel, brought forth “the man child Jesus” the Savoiur of the world.

We believe that this is about the midway point of the tribulation, this is when the battle of Gog and Magog comes about that we read about in Ezk.38:-39:

This occurs when Israel is in a false peace and feels safe, living in unwalled villages and trusting in the treaty with the Roman prince, who we know as the Antichrist.—DANIEL 9:27

We read in that account that God destroys the King of the North, who we believe to be Russia along with Iran and the rest of that evil coalition, we’re told that 5/6th will be destroyed.