D. Scott Meadows
Let us resume our exposition of Revelation 13 begun this morning. We took most of our time with general advice about how to interpret this passage properly, and only expounded the first two verses in particular. This afternoon we should be able to conclude the exposition, but I will have to be concise.
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An Exposition of Revelation 13.1–18 Part 2
D. Scott Meadows
Interpreting the book of Revelation, and chapter 13 in particular, is like “shooting the rapids” in a raft—exhilarating, challenging, and dangerous. Ironically, novices are sometimes drawn to it like mosquitoes to a bug zapper, and the most experienced teachers only approach it, if at all, with fear and trembling. A fair comparison would be the caution with which a nuclear scientist handles enriched Plutonium. Probably the greatest Bible expositor of all time, John Calvin, has left us commentaries on most of the books of the Bible, but he left Revelation alone.
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An Exposition of Revelation 13.1–18 Part 1
D. Scott Meadows
Dear friends, we began expounding Revelation 12.13-17 this morning, and because of a long introduction and great care taken in identifying the woman of verse 13, we must resume this afternoon only at verse 14. We will take things at a much quicker pace now, and, God willing, conclude this chapter today.
Please remember how I pointed out that these verses show a pattern of reciprocation, back and forth, like players in a game of chess, between the Devil and God, although God is not explicitly mentioned. Here is the outline I have prepared for you:
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D. Scott Meadows
Would you like to see things in the world as God sees them, beholding not just physical realities but spiritual? With our sermon text and the Holy Spirit’s blessing, you can. We come in our consecutive exposition of the last book of the Bible, Revelation, to the twelfth chapter, verses 13-17.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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