Revelation Chapter 12:4
- CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
- Sep 22
- 5 min read
Revelation Chapter 12:4
Lesson Four
Revelation 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.
Revelation 12 verse two tells about the red dragon; this dragon is the devil. Sin began when our first parents Adam and Eve disobeyed God while they were living in the Garden of Eden. Since the inception of sin there has been a continuous raging war between humans and evil forces. It is a battle which we cannot win without the Lord’s support. Thank God that from the foundation of this world He had put in place the plan of salvation. Genesis 3:15 tells us God had promised to put enmity between the serpent and the woman. The serpent would bruise the heel of the seed of the woman but the woman’s seed would crush his head. Satan bruised Christ’s heel when He was crucified but Christ began crushing his head when He was resurrected. The crushing will continue until the day that sin is eliminated from this earth.
The dragon influenced and took a third of the stars of heaven. This is not referring to literal stars but to angels. Revelation 1:20 tells us that the seven stars which John saw were the angels of the seven churches. Revelation 12:7-8 tells us about the war in heaven and how Michael and his angels won the battle against Lucifer and his friends. Lucifer and his friends were cast out of God’s dwelling (The Third Heaven) because sin cannot be in the presence of God. Immediately after his defeat Lucifer became known as the dragon, Satan, devil and other names which denote evil and he and his accomplices became demons. We thank God that Satan came to earth with one third of the angels; he has the minority and God has the majority.
Revelation 12 tells us that the Woman/Church is about to give birth to the Man-child/Jesus who will save Adam’s fallen descendants. When John the Baptist saw Jesus he declared, Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world. The Devil is against the redemption of mankind therefore he had tried to prevent the miraculous birth. But how can the created fight against the Creator?
The devil knew that Jesus would be setting his captives free therefore he tried earnestly to stop Him from living after birth. As soon as he knew that Mary would deliver Jesus he got very busy. He influenced Herod to kill the infant. Herod pretended that he wanted to worship Jesus and told the wise men that when they had found Jesus, they should tell him so that he could go and worship him. But God is always one step ahead so he warned the wise men in a dream and told them not to return to Herod. When Herod realized that they had not returned he gave a decree that all infants two years and less should be killed.
His action was a fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:15, Thus saith the Lord a voice was heard in Ramah; lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted because they were not. Rachel was the beloved wife of Jacob and Jacob was the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. Therefore, the name Rachel is being used to represent the weeping of the Israelites for their children.
When the devil saw that he could not harm Jesus he attacked from a different position. He thoroughly used his agents to corrupt the story of Jesus’ birth. Paganism is mixed with Christianity as good as flour is mixed with cornmeal. Today earth’s populace renamed the birthday of the Babylonian god, Tammuz the birth day of Jesus. Pagan teachings attached to this pagan festival include: there were three wisemen, Jesus was born in the middle of winter, Santa Claus, Christmas tree, holly branch on the door, eating much unclean foods including ham during the season and other numerous pagan practices. The sad thing is that some engage in these practices believing that they are honouring Jesus.
Jesus’ life was spared from the slaughter because God came to Joseph in a dream and told him to take his family into Egypt. They remained in Egypt until Herod died. After Herod’s death, God came to Joseph and told him that it was safe for him to return to the land of Israel. Joseph was not comfortable to return to the land of Judea when he heard that Archelaus was reigning on his father Herod’s throne. Therefore, he headed for a small village called Nazareth which was in Galilee. Thus, it was that Jesus the Son of God dwell with those seen as the least of the populace. Truly the people who were in Nazareth daily saw the Great Light but they did not understand the Light. What about you? Do you understand the LIGHT?
Have you ever thought about the foundation of the Church of God and why it is different from any other foundation? Ephesians 2:20 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
1Corinthians 3:11- For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
In the Old Testament era the Church was headed by leaders from the twelve tribes and the priests from the tribe of Levi were set in place by Jehovah. In the New Testament era Jesus chose twelve leaders according to their hearts and not based on their tribe. Along the way Judas Iscariot fell and was replaced by Matthias. The twelve were the torchbearers and teachers of righteousness and they laboured according to the commission given to them by Jesus Christ. They built on the True Foundation which was laid in Christ.
When Philip was telling Nathanael about Jesus, the citizen of Nazareth, Nathanael asked, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip responded, “come and see.” Today, Jesus is still that Humble Servant of Nazareth. Presently He is not working with Joseph in the carpentry shop but He is still making things. He is busy making our lives new and guiding us along our journey. He has willing endured so much affliction so that we can have the wonderful opportunity to be in God’s presence.
Writer - A. E. Fisher
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