Christmas is the scariest time of the year! If we look at Revelation chapter 12 it talks about a dragon, a baby, a woman, and war in heaven. These are the heavenly signs of Christmas. The real story of what happened the night that Christ was born.
Revelation 12:1-9
"Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.
And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, the serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
What has all this have to do with Christmas you may ask. From the message of Pastor Bill Berkheiser here is the answer.
The Woman is Israel
The Dragon is the Devil known also as Satan.
The Child is Christ
War in heaven happens when Christ is born.
Spiritual warfare takes place at the time of Jesus' birth. Satan did not want Jesus to be born because if He was then Satan knew his time would be shorted. If Christ is born it meant the cross and salvation and Satan would no longer be in control of those who lived on earth.
So it was not a peaceful night when Jesus was born as a spiritual war was going on between God and Satan. God wins and so Jesus was born as a baby so that He could save us from our sins and we could be with the Father and be born into God's family through faith in Jesus and what He did for us-His death, burial, and resurrection.
So even if we did not have lights, trees, gifts, there still would be Christmas because of the baby Jesus. Aren't you glad about that?
Have a very Blessed Christmas!
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