In Revelation 12, John sees a great sign in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, a male child who will rule the nations, and a great red dragon who seeks to devour the child.

This chapter pulls back the curtain and shows us the war behind all wars. The dragon rages, but he is not raging because he is winning. He rages because he is defeated.

In this sermon from Calvary Cork, Mike Neglia teaches through Revelation 12 and shows how the dragon cannot stop the Messiah’s rule, cannot condemn those cleansed by the Lamb’s blood, and cannot outlast God’s purposes.

This message considers:

The woman, the child, and the dragon in Revelation 12
Why the woman is best understood as Israel, the covenant people through whom the Messiah came
The conflict between the serpent and the seed of the woman from Genesis 3:15
Satan as the accuser of God’s people
The difference between conviction and condemnation
How believers overcome by the blood of the Lamb
What it means to hold fast to the testimony of Jesus
What Revelation 12 reveals to us about Jesus Christ

The accuser may point to real guilt, but the gospel points us to better blood. Christians do not overcome accusation by defending their own righteousness, but by resting in the righteousness of Christ.

“They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” — Revelation 12:11

The dragon rages, but the Lamb has conquered.

Preached at Calvary Cork, a Christian church in Cork City, Ireland.

Passage: Revelation 12
Series: Revelation
Speaker: Mike Neglia
Church: Calvary Cork