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Day 86

"But the earth helped the woman"

Text: Revelation 12:16

THE RAGE OF THE DRAGON

The dragon’s attack on the woman and the Male Child failed. Borne by eagle’s wings she fled to the Wilderness for safety. The dragon sought out other ways to hurt if not destroy the woman (Israel).

“So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth
like a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
But the earth helped the woman,
and the earth opened its mouth
and swallowed up the flood
which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
And the dragon was enraged with the woman,
and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring,
who keep the commandments of God
and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 12:15-17

1. Flood waters.

a) The dragon tried to drown the woman.

b) Water spewed out of his mouth like a flood.

c) He hoped that the woman would be swept away or drowned.

2. Help for the woman.

a) The earth rose up to render help to the woman.

b) The earth swallowed up the flood water.

c) This attack from the dragon also failed.

3. Even greater fury.

a) The dragon was enraged with the woman.

b) If the nation cannot be eliminated then he would make war with her offspring.

4. Who are the woman’s offspring?

a) If we understand that the woman is Israel.

b) Then the offspring would be those who are the children of Israel.

5. The sealing of 144,000.

a) God had already known that the dragon would attack the offspring of the woman.

b) Thus He gave the seal of protection to all who would believe in the Messiah (Revelation 7).

c) One hundred and forty four thousand would be sealed and specially protected from the wrath of the great dragon.

d) The faithful ones would be characterised by:

i) Their commitment to keep the commandments of God.

ii) Their courage to bear testimony of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.