LEARNING DAILY

 

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Revelation 12;7-9, And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place for them in heaven any longer.  So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

 

Satan has always wanted to possess all that God has created.  In Isaiah 14:12-14, the result of his rebellion is being cast out of heaven.  Satan’s rebellion began with self-worship and spread across the heavens.  For some reason he has been allowed access to the heaven where he daily accuses all Believers of their unworthiness to follow the Lord.  Thank goodness you and I have an Advocate who reminds God the Father that we have placed our faith in Him; therefore, we are no longer guilty!

 

The tribulation will involve great spiritual conflict in heaven as well as great conflict on earth.  Satan and his angels will once again attempt to defeat God.  Michael and his angels will do battle with Satan and his angels.  Satan will be defeated and thrown down to earth and will no longer have access to heaven.  That means he will no longer have the ability to accuse God’s people.  Because of this, there is great rejoicing in heaven.  However, the expulsion of Satan from heaven causes his full wrath to surface.  He knows now that his time is short and he takes out his wrath upon those who are on earth. The fall of Satan might be the beginning of what is called the Great Tribulation or the second half of the Tribulation.

 

I want to end this page of the blog by looking at Revelation 12:11, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”  Believers during the Tribulation overcome Satan the same way you and I must overcome him.  We are to be freed from the power of Satan by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.  His blood washes us, cleanses us from the sin we commit.  Believing in His death on the cross is forgiveness for every sin we have committed, commit, and will commit.  We must recognize this and ask for forgiveness when we sin!  That is not a license to sin but is ours to claim when we do.  Our testimony is our daily lives reflecting that we are a new creation in Jesus Christ.  So we willingly tell others what He has done for us and live our lives in a way that others see a difference in us.  This unwavering devotion to Him, even to death, is the way for those Believers living in the Tribulation to overcome Satan’s wrath.  So it is with us right now.  Stay strong in the Lord!