“The Spiritual Warrior”

Revelation 12 & 19

Intro: What is our predominate image of Jesus?

I. They wanted a warrior Messiah. Did they get one?

A. A leader to take on the Romans

B. The enemy that few perceive

1. A conflict from Heaven

2. Satan unmoved from God’s realm

3. Satan exercising control on Earth

4. Jesus and a war in Heaven

a. The fear of demons

b. An act of compassion for them?

C. Unconventional warfare

1. Release humans from the leverage of the Law

2. A willful, but passive sacrifice

3. War in Heaven: its conduct and its timing

II. The Results

A. Angels in prison

B. Satan expelled (and bound?)

C. Satan’s continued influence and wrath

D. The Church in the conflict

E. What is the image of Jesus in Revelation 19?

Does this image of Jesus comfort or concern you?

Do you struggle to believe in the presence of the kingdom of Satan?