Born to Life Everlasting

Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.


Prophecy speaks of the birth of Jesus and today; the day the world traditionally celebrates the day Christ was born (even though it's not *really* His birthday) I'm going to touch on this verse in Revelation.


Sin had been in the world for thousands of years before it was time for Christ to be born. Satan, once a covering angel in heaven, close to God, chose to let pride well in His heart as he developed delusions of being like God Himself-- the created being thinking himself as powerful and deserving as a creator in his own right. Thousands of years this sinning angel not yet cast from heaven was allowed to move back and forth between earth and heaven.


Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Job 1:7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.


Now, it's time for Christ to be born--


Rev 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Rev 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.


A woman in prophecy is symbolically depicting God's people. God's people had reached the pinnacle of travailing and it was time for the Savior to be born. At that time Satan didn't want a Savior born into the world he wanted to claim as his own. He drew one third of the angels of heaven to earth as his angels-- it is here at this time they are cast down from heaven-- Satan has marshaled all his forces in an effort to defeat the Savior wanting from birth to destroy him, to destroy God's own. It was by God's will alone that Jesus escaped the murder of infants ordered by the king who wanted to destroy the prophesized Savior. Jesus was born and then He was caught up unto God, slain on Calvary so that we may live. He died in our place, taking upon Himself our sins.


Born to die. Some would say it's the fate of all mankind to be born and die and they wouldn't be far off, most are born only to eventually die. They say the only surety in life is death. Jesus gave up His place in heaven to take on humanity starting His life on earth as an infant, born in human flesh. He gave up the power that would keep Him from dying, He gave up more than we can ever realize and as His life progressed He taught us all that we-- like Him -- need to look to God, the Father, for all things.


We are tempted and taunted on all sides by Satan, just as Christ was make no mistake- from the moment of His birth Christ was the promised Savior and Satan was His sworn enemy. We do need to recognize the miracle of the birth of Christ, the birth of the Savior and we need to remember that He came to save us from something. Jesus was born for a purpose and He fulfilled that purpose. We can't trivialize the reason Christ was born because to do so is at an eternal loss. Until Christ comes again we need to remember His birth, His death, and His defeat of death in rising again from the grave victorious. Christ was born to save us from sin, from Satan a very real power on earth with his forces of angels. We might not see them but we see daily the results of their working.


May God bless and keep us all in Him. We praise God for His love, for the glory of His love in His Son's birth, death, and rising again to life everlasting. Thank you Lord for all You've done and will do. By Your will now and forever.


Amen.