Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Snares of Satan”, pp. 518-530, in The Great Controversy. The purpose of Revelation chapter 12 is, first of all, to tell God’s people that end-time events are a part of the great conflict between Christ and Satan. The book warns God’s people about what they are facing today and are about to … Continue reading –>
Revelation 12:17 marks a shift in Satan’s strategy as he tries to win the people of the world and even seeks to deceive Christ’s faithful followers. Throughout Christian history, Satan has opposed God’s work of salvation, primarily by means of subtle compromise within the church and through coercion and persecution from without. History shows that, while … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 12:17. At the end time, against whom does Satan make all-out war? The word “rest”, or “remnant”, describes those who remain faithful to God while the majority apostatize (1 Kings 19:18, Rev. 2:24). While the majority of people in the world side with Satan at the end of time, a group of people whom God raised … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 12:13-14. Having been barred from heaven, Satan continues his attack on the church during the prophetic 1,260 days/years. How was God involved with the church during that period? “The casting down of Satan as an accuser of the brethren in Heaven was accomplished by the great work of Christ in giving up his life. … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 12:7-9, which talks about a war in heaven. What was the nature of that war that resulted in Satan’s expulsion from heaven? Satan was cast out of heaven at the beginning of the great controversy, when he rebelled against God’s government. He wanted to seize God’s throne in heaven and to be “like the … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 12:1-5. In vision, John sees two great signs. The first is a woman pregnant with a Child, and the second is a dragon. What do these signs (or symbols) represent, and what do these verses teach? A woman in the Bible is used as a symbol for God’s people (2 Cor. 11:2): a chaste woman … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Revelation 12; Gen. 3:15; Isa. 14:12-15; Dan. 7:23-25; 2 Thess. 2:8-12; Rev. 13:13-14; Rev. 19:20. Memory Text: “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, NKJV). Revelation chapters 12-14 prepares us for the last-day events section of the … Continue reading –>
By Eugene Fransch I was an average student in my theology classes at Solusi College in pre-independent Zimbabwe. My hardest subject was Greek, and the highest grade that I ever got was a “C”. When I wrote my final Greek exam, I knew that I had failed. “Doc, I failed again”, I said as I … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: The seventh trumpet (Rev. 11:15-18) signals the conclusion of this earth’s history. The time has come for God to reveal His power and reign. This rebellious planet, which has been under the dominion of Satan for thousands of years, is about to come back under God’s dominion and rule. It was after Christ’s death on the … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 11:3-6. In what ways do the two witnesses reflect Zerubbabel and Joshua in their royal and priestly roles? See Zech. 4:2-3, Zech. 4:11-14. The idea of two witnesses comes from the Jewish legal system, which requires at least two witnesses to establish something as true (John 8:17). The two witnesses represent the Bible – both Old and … Continue reading –>
