Revelation 12:5 (KJV)
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.
Revelation 12:1-4 sets up this conflict between the Lord God and the serpent, Satan. The contest surrounds Israel and centers on Jesus Christ. The devil hates Israel because he hates the Saviour of mankind. He hates the redemption Jesus offers so freely to humanity, but which is eternally withheld from the devil and his fallen angels. He hates God because, though Satan—as Lucifer—was the highest of all created beings, he can still never attain to “be like the most High” (Isaiah 14:14).
And so he fights.
· But see that he never wins.
· He never gains the advantage.
He fights, but just as he can never attain deity, he can never achieve victory.
My son, recently preaching from the book of Job, commented on how some people have the idea that God and Satan are on an equal plane. It’s not true. We are so much lower in strength than even the devil that our perspective is skewed. The fact is that Satan is no match for the Lord. He has no chance of winning, even in the smallest matters.
That old phrase, “The devil may have won the battle, but we know he won’t win the war,” is an untruth. Though we may not be able to see it, he never wins anything. He bellows, he blusters, he threatens, shouts, and frightens.
But he never wins. Never.
- Are you standing firm in the truth that God has already won the victory?
- Read Revelation 12 and pray for strength to trust in God’s power over any fear or spiritual battle you face.
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