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Revelation 12
1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
The POFW Daily Bible Reading 
GOOD versus EVIL
Revelation 12: 11
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.
Michael the great prince (Daniel 12:1) will lead God’s angelic forces in battle against the the dragon and his angels. (Verse 7)
the dragon and his angels they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. (verse 8)
GOOD eventually WINS out through the BLOOD of CHRIST and the testimony of the believers.
VICTORY over satan is not always evident in the physical realm, but we can stand fast and have power over the evil one.
VICTORY rarely comes without a fight. Their is no success without sacrifice. Their is a cost for every victory. BUT ANYTHING WORTH ACHIEVING is worth the BATTLE!!!
11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Thank God for the blood! We overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of our testimony…and without the blood washing away our sins, we would have no testimony!
They loved not their lives unto the death because they realized their lives and even their deaths were for His Glory!
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
The devil himself is an accuser of the brethren, but the thing that will always work against our enemy is the BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
We must never forget that the patriots before us and those after us will always face the persecution of the church. We must apply that blood and have a testimony and love God more than ourselves. This is a hard saying and we must stand by it because God is love, we have to even love our enemies.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Wow the devil has a short time before The Lord Jesus comes. The devil wants to see us go to hell and that’s why he might try to do things to get us unmotivated, sad, depressed, angry, but none of these emotions are from God. The spirit of God does not produce these things. The enemy is under my feet and I trust and believe my my God in everything. No matter what stor I may be going through I know that Jesus is on my side because I am his child and he will not forsake me. Hallelujah thank you Jesus 🙂
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
We, the children of God are the seed which the devil is waging war against. So, if the devil is on your case, rejoice! Why? You are considered a child of God by the enemy. If the devil is on your case he perceives you as a threat. Know also that you have the power to defeat this same devil.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
The woman that travailed is the church. All the hard work we do to try and assimilate the new believers and sometimes we tell them that everything will be good. The word of God tells us that the serpent is waiting to devour the child as soon as it is born.
All the hard work we do and that we labor for so the serpent can just come and devour our newborns.
This is why I believe that we have many baptisms but no church growth. We need to develop a defensive strategies to combat the enemy for these new believers from the for the time that they are born again. God has this harvest and I hands and the burden of it, if we love them like God does let’s do our part and labor together to keep the harvest from being devoured.
Satan will always make was with God’s people, but we must keep the faith as God’s word promises salvation to those that keep his commandments and follow after him.
Verse 11 NIV “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.” Same verse AMP “And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].” We must be bold, keep God’s commands and hold firm to the witness of Jesus as the end of the MSG version says in verse 17.
Lord Jesus, in the last days let the Church stand strong on your WORD and promises. I pray for the third that is knocked to the earth. I pray for the remaining that are to be persecuted. Jesus, we lift you up!
The eternal shepherd
Revelation 12:5 (NASB Strong’s)
The Male Child, Christ
5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
Ruling with a rod of Iron brings the imagery of a totalitarian oppressive rule where all are completely controlled and are forced to do as the king wishes. Although it is true that God is supreme it is against his nature to force anyone to do anything against their will.
Those who refuse to serve him choose for themselves hell while those who become indentured servants, or love slaves serve him out of relationship and make their way into heavens portals.
However I came upon this definition of the rod of iron that seems to be more in line with what the revelator is saying.
“The rod of iron (Hebrew – Shebet) was the shepherd’s iron club, his weapon of defence and his means of defending the sheep. But since in the ordinary course of events the shepherd’s care for his sheep transcended all thought for himself, the iron club became in a very special sense associated with the protection of his flock from every kind of danger. This is borne out by the Scripture in a very remarkable manner. The quotation in Rev. 2.27 “He shall rule them with a rod of iron” employs a Greek word (poimaino) which has the significance of ‘shepherding’ in the sense of ‘feeding’; and the phrase would be more correctly translated “He shall shepherd them with the shepherd’s club”. In addition to its use for defence against robbers and wild beasts, the club was used for beating a way through jungle or undergrowth in the search for fresh pastures, and so its association with feeding as well as defence became obvious.” From http://biblefellowshipunion.co.uk/2010/may_jun/RuleIron.htm
There will come a day when the enemies of this world will be defeated once and for all. Sin will be a forever thing of the past and our flesh will no longer try and coerce us into disobedience against God.
The Lord will one day shepherd the world with a rod of iron protecting and defending his sheep against all that would try and oppose.
As the old song says “don’t you want to go to that land?”
The nation Israel to the Spiritual Israel
This chapter describes Israel in both ways. It is the nation that gives birth to the messiah, and the spiritual Israel (the redeemed of God who are the church) that suffers the persecution of the devil.
This chapter is interesting in that it appears to tell the story of Satan’s attempt to take the life of Christ, either through Herod or the crucifixion. Then, if tells of a war in heaven that Satan loses which causes him to attack “the other children.” The other children are the church and John sees the future Roman persecution that will plague Christianity.
Revelation 12:2
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when women have babies you must be married cause that is what the bible says and you need to follow it so you must have More prayer when you want to have a baby . AMEN
but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. (Revelation 12:8, 14 ESV)
It’s a sad day when there’s no “place” for you. Especially when it is considering the kingdom. But God made a “place” for you and I.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
It is by the blood of Jesus that he shed for us on the cross, and by the word of our life’s testimony that we overcome the lies and tricks of the devil that he plays in our lives. Our testimony can be a powerful, it’s something we don’t keep to ourselves, but it’s something we should share with people. For we don’t do it for ourselves but for the glory of God.
DONT LOSE YOUR PLACE
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Heaven is often feferred to as the PLACE up there. Indicating that Heaven is a PLACE above, which would indicate a place of influence or leadership, a place to follow. In meditation on this passage today, the thought came to mind. “This is what happens in earth when followers make war or oppose their leader, they lose their PLACE”.
This thought brings a new revelation on the power and wisdom of submission. Apparently as long as lucifer did what he was created to do, he kept his PLACE. However when he made war (conflict, contention, division) in heaven, he was thrown down and lost his PLACE.
DONT LOSE YOUR PLACE because of selfish pride or personal arrogance, do not attempt to overthrow leaders that have not done wrong or attempt to influence others against them.
KEEP YOUR PLACE by attending to authority and surrendering to submission.
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And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: (Revelation 12:1 KJV)
The Catholics for years have taken this scripture and have made it into a scripture showing the Virgin Mary
They have used it as an image, they have worshiped it, it made it into an idol. But you notice, that this scripture is not talking about the Virgin Mary. It is the same dream that Joseph had.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. (Genesis 37:9 KJV)
Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. (Revelation 12:7-9 NLT)
No matter what! The devil can try and try again to control and win but he will never succeed! The devil will always fall into its place in the pit. Our God will over come he doesn’t even need to fight the war he’ll have his angels do it.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
The devil know he only has a short time to try and take us with him, that is why when we open our bible and begin to read it, or lift our hands and began to worship he has to flee!! The devil will try everything he can to drag us down with him, but with the word of God and the blood of the Lamb we shall overcome him, and everything he throws our way!!
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
How to Overcome The Enemy:
1) By The Blood of The Lamb
Christ by dying destroyed the enemy that hath the power of death.
Romans 6:9
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
2) By The Word Of Their Testimony
A great instrument of war is the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. By proclaiming the word of God it has power through God. Power to pull down strongholds, break every chain, lift burdens.
2 Corinthians 10: 3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
3)They Loved Not Their Lives Unto The Death
Just as we heard preached last night by Bro. Diaz; our death is for His Glory.
John 11:4
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
He is talking about Jesus being born of the virgin Mary, and the dragon here is Lucifer, who took the third of the angels with him on his downfall. The trouble is misery loves company. He is trying to take everyone down with him, to devour every spiritual child being born in the kingdom no matter the age. We cannot sit by and watch this happen like the mother ostrich. Our spiritual APGAR is needed to monitor the health of the children being born and their growth. It’s important to realize that not every child will make it but, we have the divine responsibility to nurture them.
Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Rev 12:10-11
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
(ESV)
This just shows us that no matter how many times the devil comes to accuse us with our past and failures, when he says you did this and you did that. There is no place for us and nobody loves you, and that God will never forgive you for what you’ve done. All we have to do is pleed for the blood of the lamb and use our testimony to tell others instead of being ashamed of it because, HIS BLOOD has defeated the devil and our testimony is so that God can be glorified!
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
She had prepared a place ahead of time that she knew God would meet her. What place are we preparing so that God will meet us on a regular basis, and that we will know when we run to that place of safety, He will be there?
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
No matter what the weapon is, I win! We overcome because of His blood and the testimony of His glory shining through our lives!
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
I WILL PRAISE YOU MY LORD ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE MY PRAISE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT THE FACT OF IF I HAVE A JOB OR NOT, A HOME OR NOT, MY PRAISE IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON MY HEALTH OR THE HEALTH OF MY LOVED ONE . ISAIAH 2:17-18Isaiah 2:17-18
The pride of man will be humbled And the loftiness of men will be abased; And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, But the idols will completely vanish.
THIS IS THE GREATEST SIN IN THE U.S.A. SELF SUFFICIENT. ISAIAH 2:11 The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. There is a day coming that good, bad, evil, nonbeliever it does not matter what category you fall under EVERYONE WILL SING PRAISES TO THE KING. It is so much better to do it from now until when He returns althou11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
I WILL PRAISE YOU MY LORD ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE MY PRAISE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT THE FACT OF IF I HAVE A JOB OR NOT, A HOME OR NOT, MY PRAISE IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON MY HEALTH OR THE HEALTH OF MY LOVED ONE . ISAIAH 2:17-18Isaiah 2:17-18
The pride of man will be humbled And the loftiness of men will be abased; And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, But the idols will completely vanish.
THIS IS THE GREATEST SIN IN THE U.S.A. SELF SUFFICIENT. ISAIAH 2:11 The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. There is a day coming that good, bad, evil, nonbeliever it does not matter what category you fall under EVERYONE WILL SING PRAISES TO THE KING. It is so much better to praise Him now than to wait for that moment When we all be recognize and be obligated to do it, for in Revelation 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Easy now, or later they will ALL SAY IT!!!!!!!
Jesus is the only way and heaven is our reward, keep your eye on the prize
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
We must help those whom we can.
Revelation 12:11 And they have overcome conquered him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing.
“Come on loose your life, just so you can find it..” I was reminded of the lyrics from a song by Phil Wickham “True Love”. As Christians we love this verse and it pumps us up because we know for a fact that what it says it’s true. We overcome. How? By the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. However, we must not stop here with this verse… The word says for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death…till they had to die for their witnessing. This brings to so much life this verse
Matthew 10:39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Sometimes we may feel as though this Christian life can get hard or we are going through stuff that we may not like…but we must realize that is not about us. It about Him! And the Kingdom of God
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
This is what happens every time someone is born again. The devil is waiting with his demons right outside the church doors ready to steal the victory and talk that person out of their miracle. This is why it is so important, just as Bishop Foster taught, to live life with the new believers. If we are there to intercept those attacks in the beginning they will know what to do by our example. We have to lead by example and show them a path to victory. No other way will work.
9, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
10, “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.”
11, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
In verse 9, we see that the devil deceiveth (is even deceiving today) the whole world. 2 Peter 5:8 tells us to “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour.” The devil is not out to get the “lost” soul, because he already has them in his snare, but he is after the “Believers” to try to deceive them with his lies.
So how does the “Believer” overcome? By the BLOOD of the LAMB, and the WORD of our TESTIMONY! We have been Blood Bought and Washed in the Blood of the Lamb. Our Testimony is when we open our mouths and declare that we believe that JESUS CHRIST is LORD, and that he rose from the grave, and He is ALIVE forevermore. Our Testimony is telling others about the goodness of Jesus and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them. Our Testimony is letting others see Jesus in us by our daily walk, talk, and actions.
1 John 5:4-5
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that ovecometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God.”
We are OVERCOMERS!!
4 His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born.
Satan deceived about 1/3 of the angels, and they followed his guidance. This is happening today in our churches. The world is taking people little by little. Spiritually people are being deceived to live a carnal life style. We as Christians need to take the battle to Satan, and fight back to bring backsliders back to the church.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
The devil is angry because he knows that he’s running out of time to win us over, but he’s not going to if we stay true to God because the end is near!!
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TRIUMPH
The foundation for Christs triumph was laid and the death knell of Satans power sounded at the Cross. Until Christ does set up his kingdom here we continue to triumph in Jesus name.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11 KJV)
In the context where this scripture is in (Revelations 12 ,it sheds light on the Power of the blood.
Thank God for the blood and the Word. To powerful tools to quench the fiery darts of the enemy.
“Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.” The word of God (Jesus) clearly tells who was victorious, and who was cast out; and of the deceiver’s (satan) limited time. One that wants victory should therefore look towards the victor (King Jesus). Dear God, let me not be deceived or take my eyes off of you; “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done”. In God we trust! What a mighty God we serve! Thank God for his word. God bless America, Jerusalem, and you all in Jesus name, Amen!
The devil cannot prevail against God’s people. We have the strength to take on anything he throws at us. We cannot be fearful of the devil’s tactics, because greater is he that is within us. Our power goes far beyond any comprehension of man. We have that same spirit. Thank you Jesus!!
Cast him out
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
It is the desire of the enemy of the soul to take over as many lives as he can. It is our responsibility to be the light of this world and show them the ways of truth. Praying for them and sending the enemy packinG. Devil this region is not big enough for the both of us. Understanding that we have dominion and authority through the Holy Ghost to cause the devil to flee.
It is important for us to for us to pray fervently, speak the word with authority, and live on purpose; that when we awake in the morning the devil knows he is going to have a bad day. We are here to cast him out of lives and see people saved, strengthened, and the Kingdom of God established on earth as it is in heaven.
v11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.
Victory still exists through the Name OF JESUS AND THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
When JESUS was here on the earth and met with satan satan was defeated everytime.
Every time a person repents and turns from sin to the LORD its a defeat for satan .., he does not want the LORD nor you and i to be victorious that’s why he vehemently opposes every believer.
GOD’S people are destined for VICTORY. Our greatest victories still lie ahead.
We have read the back of the Book, and we know that the LORD will destroy all of HIS enemies, including satan.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Everything we need to overcome the devil is found is Christ: salvation, strength, the power of his blood that was shed and the word of our testimony. Now we must advance his kingdom by using the weapons of our warfare, casting down strongholds and declaring victory that has already been won.
Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.” (Revelation 12:12 NLT)
Therefore we rejoice,for the glory of our god, for we say Oh heavens!! Rain down upon us almighty God ,for you are our everlasting father and the alpha and the omega the begging and end and the first and the last,forever your reign my lord Jesus Christ, but the terror will come on earth and the sea, for that the devil has come down to us in a great anger,for that he knowing that he has very little time,for that the great almighty is near,for that we will see his glorious power of his presences shine before us. In Jesus Name Amen !!!!
For it is written….He is overcame by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony….
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
“Keep that testimony”………….
A Prepared Place
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Just as Bro Diaz preached last night, there are times when we must go through the wilderness as part of living a life that glorifies God. The flesh doesn’t like that but the catch to it is that our wilderness is not just a difficult place but it is a prepared place, and a blessed place. Matthew 5 opens with the famous sermon of the Beatitudes, the “blessed are…” verses. The strange thing found in the Beatitudes is that the picture of “blessed” that Jesus describes is quite different than what we (in the flesh) would describe. Suffering, persecution, having need; we may not choose to furnish the house of our lives with such things, but God knows how to prepare a place for us that will both bless us and bring Himself glory. We cannot look at outward circumstances with carnal eyes, we must seek the Lord’s will.
Psalm 86:12
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Our words are powerful, but not as powerful as His Word. Just as Pastor has taught and what God’s word says, His word is like a hammer that breaks down rocks, strongholds. The devil thought he had a stronghold in Heaven, but when the hammer came down, they were cast out!! Praise be to God!!
Wonder in heaven !!!! 1. AND there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2. And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. Isa. 66 : 7 3. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. Exod. 1 : 16 5. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. Ps. 2 : 9 6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Rev. 11 : 3 I Love you Jesus you are miraculous !!!! Praise the Lord !!!! You attend unto my prayer !!!! I WILL bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:10-11 KJV)
I love this scripture. One question–who are we telling our testimony to? If we never share our testimony does that mean that we never overcome?