Post by Jo Smith on Nov 24, 2008 17:01:54 GMT -5
Re 12:9 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.
Re 12:4 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.
Notice, here it says that the dragon wants to devour the woman’s child as soon as it was born. Then it shows that the dragon is the same as the serpent, and Satan.
Re 12:10 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.
Now that shows that the accuser of the brethren is this one which was cast down, which was the dragon in verse nine. So this shows that the serpent is also this accuser of the brethren.
Re 12:9 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.
See here that the devil and satan is the old serpent and dragon, and this is the one who was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him. So this serpent has some angels. Also he is the accuser.
Re 12:12 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. Re 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Verse 12 said that the devil is come down to you. So this devil is the same old serpent and Satan which was cast out into the earth. But verse 13 said that it was the dragon which was cast unto the earth. How many were cast out into the earth?
Re 12:14 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. Re 12:15 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.
Re 12:16 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.
Re 12:17 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.
Now let me show you something here. Verse 14 said the woman is nourished from the face of the SERPENT. Now is this the very same serpent which was in the Garden of Eden? How many serpents are in the Word? If that serpent was a snake, how is it that he is here now bothering the woman? Look at verse 15. The serpent cast water out of his mouth as a flood after the woman. Is that a snake doing that? If so, why is it also called the devil, Satan, and the dragon. See verse 15 says that the SERPENT cast out this water after the woman.
But look at verse 16. It says here that the DRAGON cast this flood out of his mouth.
See, the serpent does this in verse 15, but the dragon does it in verse 16. Proof here that the serpent is also the dragon, which is Satan. So this chapter proves that the serpent is not a snake, but a dragon, and Satan and the devil. How could a literal snake live so long and be down here at the end, casting a flood of water out of his mouth?
Somebody explain this.
Re 12:4 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.
Notice, here it says that the dragon wants to devour the woman’s child as soon as it was born. Then it shows that the dragon is the same as the serpent, and Satan.
Re 12:10 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.
Now that shows that the accuser of the brethren is this one which was cast down, which was the dragon in verse nine. So this shows that the serpent is also this accuser of the brethren.
Re 12:9 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.
See here that the devil and satan is the old serpent and dragon, and this is the one who was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him. So this serpent has some angels. Also he is the accuser.
Re 12:12 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. Re 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Verse 12 said that the devil is come down to you. So this devil is the same old serpent and Satan which was cast out into the earth. But verse 13 said that it was the dragon which was cast unto the earth. How many were cast out into the earth?
Re 12:14 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. Re 12:15 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.
Re 12:16 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.
Re 12:17 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.
Now let me show you something here. Verse 14 said the woman is nourished from the face of the SERPENT. Now is this the very same serpent which was in the Garden of Eden? How many serpents are in the Word? If that serpent was a snake, how is it that he is here now bothering the woman? Look at verse 15. The serpent cast water out of his mouth as a flood after the woman. Is that a snake doing that? If so, why is it also called the devil, Satan, and the dragon. See verse 15 says that the SERPENT cast out this water after the woman.
But look at verse 16. It says here that the DRAGON cast this flood out of his mouth.
See, the serpent does this in verse 15, but the dragon does it in verse 16. Proof here that the serpent is also the dragon, which is Satan. So this chapter proves that the serpent is not a snake, but a dragon, and Satan and the devil. How could a literal snake live so long and be down here at the end, casting a flood of water out of his mouth?
Somebody explain this.