Dear Church, know your enemy
Pastor Roy Conover - May 12, 2024

Key Verse:
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.

Scripture: Revelation 12-14; Ephesians 6:10-18; Matthew 24:23-24;

The Unholy Trinity
The Dragon (Revelation 12)
The Beast of the Sea (Revelation 13:1-10)
The Beast from the Earth (Revelation 13:11-18)

Holy deception by the master counterfeiter
Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:17)
Seal of God (Revelation 7:2-3)
Charagma vs. kerygma

Hearing God’s voice
The voices of 144,000 (Revelation 14:1-5)
The voices of angels (Revelation 14:6-20)

Next week: Dear Church, evil will not win

Small Group questions:

There are a lot of symbolic characters in Revelation. Specifically, we see reference to the dragon, woman and the birth in Revelation 12:7-13. Who do you think the woman and child represent in scripture? And what about the dragon? And how does the imagery connect to Joseph’s dream in Genesis 37:9-10?
How does what Jesus prophesied about in Matthew 24 about false prophets connect to Revelation 13?
How does Daniel’s prophecy in Daniel 7:1-8, 17-27 relate to Revelation 13:1-2? How is the beast a fulfillment of Daniell’s prophecy?
Scripture tells believers the importance of not participating with the antichrist and to shun worshiping him. Look at I John 2:15-17 and 1 Corinthians 10:14-22. Are there any other scriptures that you think apply?
In Revelation 14:2-3, we see the 144,000 singing a new song that others cannot share. We see in the Psalms (33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1) a similar idea. What do you notice in these verses?
In Revelation 14:6-20, we see reference to Angels and them proclaiming a particular message. What proclamations do you see?