Are You Part Of God’s Army? - Part II
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; II Corinthians 10:3-5
In this post, we will continue a message titled “Are You Part Of God’s
Army?”
1. We Must Know Our Enemy
b) Satan drew a third of the angels out of heaven
In Revelation 12, God’s Word shows us that satan drew a third of the angels out of heaven. In Revelation 12:3-4 it says “3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 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.”
We see in this passage that in verse 3 satan is called “a great red dragon” and that in verse 4 satan’s “ tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven.” The stars are angels described in Revelation 1:20 which says “The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.”
c) Satan is a Counterfeit Of God
Satan is a counterfeit of God the Father and he (Satan) wants to be worshipped. We can see this in a few examples in the scriptures. One such example is in Matthew 4 when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.
In Matthew 4:8-10 it says “8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Another example of this is in Revelation 13 which shows the world worshipping Satan (the dragon) after the false death of the antichrist (the beast). In Revelation 13:3-4 it says “3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?”
The antichrist is a counterfeit of Jesus Christ. The antichrist is Satan in the flesh. In Revelation 13:2 it says “And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”
The dragon is another name for Satan. In II Thessalonians 2:9 it says “Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.”
All who are not written in the book of life shall worship the antichrist. In Revelation 13:6-8 it says “6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
The false prophet is a counterfeit of the Holy Ghost. The false prophet lifts up the antichrist and causes the people to worship the antichrist and his image.
In Revelation 13:12-15 it says “12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”
For more information about Satan being a counterfeit, see the post titled “Satan is a Counterfeit Of God.”
In future posts I will share more about this topic.
