EXPOSITION OF REVELATION 12:1-17

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

MONDAY, 25TH JULY, 2022.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

Topic: EXPOSITION OF REVELATION 12:1-17.

MEMORIZE: "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." Revelation 12:11.

SCRIPTURE READING: Revelation 12:1-17.

EXPOSITION:

The story of a woman with a man child and dragon was recorded in Revelation 12:1-17.

12 v. 1 A woman – This woman refers to the faithful of Israel through whom the Messiah  (i.e. the Christ child, vv 2,4-5) came into the world (cf. Romans 9:5). This is indicated not only by the birth of the child, but also by the reference to the sun and the moon (see Genesis 37:9-11) and the twelve stars, which would naturally refer to the twelve tribes of Israel.

12 v. 3 – a great red dragon – This dragon is Satan.

12 v. 4 third part of the stars refers to the original fall of satan from heaven and the angels who fell with him or to his ruthless and destructive power in the universe generally over those who oppose him. Satan  attempts unsuccessfully to destroy Jesus as an infant (cf. v. 5; Matt. 2:16-18).

12 v. 5 – a man child is Jesus Christ and the snatching up of the child refers to His ascension into heaven after His resurrection.

12:6 – The woman fled – the woman refers to the persecuted faithful ones of Israel during the last half of the tribulation (cf. the 1260 days, exactly half of the tribulation period.) 

1. During the tribulation, the faithful of Israel are God fearing Jews who oppose the religion of the antichrist. Sincerely searching the Scriptures, they accept the truth about Jesus Christ as Messiah (Deut. 4:30-31; Zech. 13:8-9). They receive God’s covering and help during the last three and a half years of the tribulation, and satan will not be allowed to overcome them completely – vv 13-16

2. Those of Israel who accept the religion of the antichrist and reject the Scriptural truth of the Messiah will be judged and destroyed in the days of great tribulation – Ezek. 11:17-21; 20:34-38; Zech. 13:8-9.

12 v. 13 persecuted the woman – satan attempts to destroy the woman, those from Israel who accept Christ will be hunted and persecuted by satan and the followers of the antichrist (cf. Matt. 24:15-21). God will give supernatural protection for the saints of Israel during this time – vv. 14-16.

12 v. 16 the earth that help the woman is supernatural way of God helping the faithful Jews with probably earthquake which proclaims the action that helps the woman (Israel) hurts the dragon. Even though god permits the devil to do his work in the world, God is still in control. And Jesus has complete power over satan – He defeated satan when he died and rose again for the sins of mankind. One day, satan will be bound forever, never again to do his evil work – rev. 20;10.

PRAYER POINT: LORD, help your Church to hold on to the victory you have given to her by your death and resurrection uncompromisingly in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ecclesiastes 10-12.

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