Revelation 12:10-12

"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." 

Revelation 12:11 (NIV) 

This is a beautiful and amazing passage of Scripture!

We begin to feel small as the Lord reveals to us the cosmic spiritual nature of the warfare that is so huge in comparison to us. We look up into the heavens and are overwhelmed, and to hear that Satan comes out of the heavens and takes 1/3 of the stars with his tail, puts this evil spiritual creature into a proper perspective. We make cartoons of him, and we joke about him, yet he is no joking matter, for “even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 9). He has celestial power, he has tremendous power and he is our enemy - what are we to do? James tells us to submit to God and resist the devil. We need to do both and in that order; for without submission to God we stand against Satan in our own strength and will therefore be defeated.

Revelation 12 reveals for us the way of victory, the way to triumph over this huge spiritual beast.

The way of the blood of the Lamb: submit to God, come humbly before your Creator and be forgiven by the blood of His Son who is the Lamb of God. Not some of your sin, but all of your sin, be completely washed, be white as snow and Satan the accuser will have nothing to point to and shriek: “death to John!”

The way of our testimony: confess Jesus as Lord. (Is He my Lord?) Confess it. Testify to it, not only in words but in deeds, in everything may Jesus Christ be Lord!

The way of the cross: if the Lord Jesus had shrunk back from death, we would all have been lost forever, and so we are called to take up our cross and die. DIE - DIE - DIE. A Christian is called to death, and those who call Him Lord will follow Him into death. Those who are martyred come to mind, and yet all Christians are called to love the Lord more than their lives! More than wealth, more than fame, more than the world.

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