The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:12-17
Revelation 12:12-17Therefore rejoice, ye heavens.The defeatibility of the devilI. Mighty as is the master-fiend of evil, he is not proof against defeats. “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens.”1. Here is a defeat implied. There is nothing permanent in error, there is no stability in wrong. As light extends, and virtue grows, all schemes of wrong, political, social, and religious, crack to pieces and tumble to ruin.2. Here is a defeat righteously exultable. It is the joy of the prisoner quitting his... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:10-17
Revelation 12:10-17Now is come salvation.The heavenly song of victoryThis is a song of heaven--of that heaven from which the dragon had been cast out.I. The salvation. It is “the salvation” that is here sung of--the salvation of Him whose name is Jesus, the Saviour. It is salvation--not consisting of one blessing or one kind of blessing, but of many; made up of everything which can be indicated by the reversal of our lost condition. It is not done at once, but in parts and at sundry times, each... read more