The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:9
Revelation 12:9The great dragon.., that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan. The foes of God and of His ChurchI. Our For Is A Personal One (Revelation 12:9).II. He Is An Old One. “The devil sinneth from the beginning” (1 John 3:8; John 8:44).III. He Is A Daring One.IV. His Attempts Are Often Failures. The dragon warred and his angels, and they prevailed not (Revelation 12:8).V. He Is An Angry Foe. “He hath great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time” (Revelation 12:12).VI. He Is A... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:7-11
Revelation 12:7-11There was war in heaven.War in heavenI. The character of the war of rebel angels in heaven.1. Wilful. They brought it on themselves.2. Irreconcilable.(1) On the part of God.(2) This war is irreconcilable on the tart of rebel angels also, for when they sinned that moment their natures were changed. The passions of the soul, and the affections of the heart, which once so sweetly harmonised, were thrown into disorder and became as jarring elements, or as the troubled sea that... read more