The Second Wonder; The Great Red Dragon!

Revelation 12:7-8

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels

fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and

his angels,  And prevailed not; neither was their

place found any more in heaven."

        The "First Wonder, The Clothed Women" has passed; and the "Second Wonder, The Great Red Dragon" appears. There is no doubt to who this is, because in V-9 he is called that "Old Serpent," "The Devil," and "Satan." His Color is "Red," the color of "Blood," for he was a murderer from the beginning. "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." (John 8:44).

        The "Stars of Heaven" that are attached to his "tail" reveal the fact that Satan will lead astray a "third of the Angels," for the Angels, are spoken of as "Stars" in the Old Testament. "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job. 38:7). So the Angels that followed Satan will be cast to earth as well. The question mark at the end of Job.38:7; confirms to us that "Satan's angels" were the "Stars spoken of in Scripture."

        The Casting out of the Devil is from V-7 through V-12. It starts with a war in Heaven. The fact that the Dragon has not yet been cast out of Heaven is clear. He had access to God in the days of Job, 2000 years before Christ. Read Job 1:1-2:8 to see Satan's access. He tried to destroy the "Man Child" (Christ) at hand of Herod when He was born. Read Matt.2:16-18. He was at liberty to tempt Christ in the Wilderness, and Sift Peter (when Peter denied Christ). Today he is the "Prince of the Powers of the Air,"  "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:" (Eph. 2:2) and the God of this World" (age); "Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you" (2 Cor 4:14). 

        When the Dragon is cast out of Heaven there will be rejoicing in Heaven because the "Accuser" of  Christ's "Brethren" (he Jews) is cast down; but there will be "Woe" for the "inhabitants of the earth."  Because the Dragon will be filled with "great wrath" for he knows that he will have but a short time three and a half years to spread his wrath on the inhabitants of the earth before he is chained and cast into the Bottomless Pit.

        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 12:7-12)

Ref: (HG SB; BSB)

       (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Families

 Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry