Oakwood Church
The Dragon - Revelation 12
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Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
Genesis 1:2-3
Genesis 1:2-3
“And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.’ So God created the great sea creatures [lit. serpents] and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:20-21
Genesis 1:20-21
“But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’”
Genesis 3:4-5
Genesis 3:4-5
“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”
Genesis 11:4
Genesis 11:4
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.”
Revelation 12:1-3
Revelation 12:1-3
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
1. Take Refuge in His protection
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”
Revelation 12:1
1. Take Refuge in His protection
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”
Revelation 12:1
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”
Revelation 12:1
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”
Revelation 12:1
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering
“She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.”
Revelation 12:2
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering
“She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.”
Revelation 12:2
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering
“And the woman fled into the wilderness where she has a place prepared by God in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.”
Revelation 12:6
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering
“And the woman fled into the wilderness where she has a place prepared by God in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.”
Revelation 12:6
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering, and Fighting our greatest enemies for us
“Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon.”
Revelation 12:7
1. Take Refuge in His protection
• The way God protected Israel, Mary and Joseph is how He protects all of His people: Adorning us with His glory, strengthening us in our Suffering, and Fighting our greatest enemies for us
“Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon.”
Revelation 12:7
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
“She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne.”
Revelation 12:5
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
“She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne.”
Revelation 12:5
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
• Jesus Triumphed over sin, death, and the devil through His death and Resurrection
“For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down… And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb…”
Revelation 12:10-11
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
• Jesus Triumphed over sin, death, and the devil through His death and Resurrection
“For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down… And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb…”
Revelation 12:10-11
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
• Jesus Triumphed over sin, death, and the devil through His death and Resurrection
“But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river.”
Revelation 12:16
2. Rest in the Finished Work of Christ
• Jesus Triumphed over sin, death, and the devil through His death and Resurrection
“But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river.”
Revelation 12:16
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
"Behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems."
Revelation 12:3
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
"Behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems."
Revelation 12:3
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“His tail swept down a third of the stars in heaven and cast them to the earth.”
Revelation 12:4
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“His tail swept down a third of the stars in heaven and cast them to the earth.”
Revelation 12:4
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“That ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world – he was thrown down to the earth.”
Revelation 12:9
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“That ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world – he was thrown down to the earth.”
Revelation 12:9
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“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.’”
Revelation 12:10
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“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.’”
Revelation 12:10
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down… And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb.”
Revelation 12:10-11
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down… And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb.”
Revelation 12:10-11
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“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.”
Revelation 12:10-11
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
“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.”
Revelation 12:10-11
How to Stand Firm in the Lord:
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
• We should expect fierce Opposition to our message, since Jesus Divides the good from the evil
“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring…”
Revelation 12:17
3. Resist the world, your own sin, and the devil by Trusting in Jesus and Testifying to His grace and power
• We should expect fierce Opposition to our message, since Jesus Divides the good from the evil
“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring…”
Revelation 12:17
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed.”
Psalm 2:1-2
Psalm 2:1-2