Main Scripture
“1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with themoon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven headsand ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And thedragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore herchild he might devour it.5 She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, buther child was caught up to God and to his throne,6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, inwhich she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. Andthe dragon and his angels fought back,8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called thedevil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth,and his angels were thrown down with him.10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power andthe kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser ofour brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of theirtestimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earthand sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that histime is short!”
13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursuedthe woman who had given birth to the male child.14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might flyfrom the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for atime, and times, and half a time.15 The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweepher away with a flood.16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth andswallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war onthe rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to thetestimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.” – Revelation 12
Sermon Notes
Revelation 12 gives…
It also unwraps three amazing gifts for the believer:
As you prepare for this series…
As you think about the gifts of Christmas, who do you need to invite to hear these messages along with you?