May 5: Celebrating His Victory.
HIS STRENGTH.
And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough.--Revelation 12:7, 8
Several years ago, I was invited to join a radio ministry called Voice of Prophecy. My boss at the time, Elder Kinsey, often spoke about today's devotional text with great passion. He frequently shared the great assurance found in the understanding that in the war waged against Michael and His angels, the dragon (Satan) and his angels were not strong enough! How important it is to remember that the devil cannot prevail! He is not strong enough! Jesus wins!
John reveals who this dragon is: "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world" (Revelation 12:9). He rebelled against God and took with him a considerable number of accomplices (verse 4). They made war against Michael, the leader of the armies of heaven. The next verse clarifies that this name refers to Jesus Christ Himself: "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come" (see verses 10, 11). It was at the cross that the rule of Satan was completely overthrown; and those who follow Jesus overcame the devil because of the blood of the Lamb (verse 11). In the great controversy between good and evil, the adversary of God still inflicts pain and suffering, yet he is a defeated foe. Jesus is the ultimate Victor and will intervene and eradicate evil, as well as rescue His own (see Daniel 12:1). The dragon and his angels were not strong enough against our Savior and King. His sacrifice is our assurance! "The death of Christ upon the cross made sure the destruction of him who has the power of death, who was the originator of sin....It is through the efficacy of the cross that the angels of heaven are guarded from apostasy. Without the cross they would be no more secure against evil than were the angels before the fall of Satan. Angelic perfection failed in heaven. Human perfection failed in Eden, the paradise of bliss. All who wish for security in earth or heaven must look to the Lamb of God." *
My Response:____________________________________________________________
* Ellen G. White, "What Was Secured by the Death of Christ," Signs of the Times, December 30, 1889, par. 4.
HIS STRENGTH.
And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough.--Revelation 12:7, 8
Several years ago, I was invited to join a radio ministry called Voice of Prophecy. My boss at the time, Elder Kinsey, often spoke about today's devotional text with great passion. He frequently shared the great assurance found in the understanding that in the war waged against Michael and His angels, the dragon (Satan) and his angels were not strong enough! How important it is to remember that the devil cannot prevail! He is not strong enough! Jesus wins!
John reveals who this dragon is: "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world" (Revelation 12:9). He rebelled against God and took with him a considerable number of accomplices (verse 4). They made war against Michael, the leader of the armies of heaven. The next verse clarifies that this name refers to Jesus Christ Himself: "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come" (see verses 10, 11). It was at the cross that the rule of Satan was completely overthrown; and those who follow Jesus overcame the devil because of the blood of the Lamb (verse 11). In the great controversy between good and evil, the adversary of God still inflicts pain and suffering, yet he is a defeated foe. Jesus is the ultimate Victor and will intervene and eradicate evil, as well as rescue His own (see Daniel 12:1). The dragon and his angels were not strong enough against our Savior and King. His sacrifice is our assurance! "The death of Christ upon the cross made sure the destruction of him who has the power of death, who was the originator of sin....It is through the efficacy of the cross that the angels of heaven are guarded from apostasy. Without the cross they would be no more secure against evil than were the angels before the fall of Satan. Angelic perfection failed in heaven. Human perfection failed in Eden, the paradise of bliss. All who wish for security in earth or heaven must look to the Lamb of God." *
My Response:____________________________________________________________
* Ellen G. White, "What Was Secured by the Death of Christ," Signs of the Times, December 30, 1889, par. 4.
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