In uncertain days, it is important to remember that our world is getting ready to meet God.

We are all getting ready to meet Him.

The King is coming.

Today, we join Scott Pauli in walking through the final book of the Bible, the revelation of Jesus Christ.

There is a war that has been raging from the very beginning of time.

It is going on today, but it does have a conclusion.

We've found our way to Revelation chapter 12, and we are in one of these battle scenes of the Bible.

We're on an active battle front here, a war zone, if you will, because in Revelation 12, God is describing Satan,

in very descriptive terms here, as the dragon that fights against God and God's purposes in this world.

You'll remember when Revelation 12 opened, it began with Satan's attack against Christ on his first coming.

You remember him waiting for Israel to bring forth Messiah so that he could consume him,

but instead Christ conquered.

He was caught up to God.

He sits on the throne.

And then when you come to Revelation chapter 12 and verse 7, Satan takes his war to heaven.

Can you imagine taking

war to God in heaven? But that's exactly what the Bible says. You see, the devil was cast out of his

place in heaven from the very beginning, but he does come into the presence of God. We read in the book

of Job that he presents himself before God. He's held in check.

He gives account of things. There are moments, no doubt, when he comes before God and speaks to God,

and yet this will be an all-out-of-tack and his last time in heaven. Because the Bible says in

verse 8, he prevailed not. Neither was their place found any more in heaven. And Bible says in verse 8 he prevailed not neither was their place found

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