This week we explore the War in Heaven in Revelation 12. We look at how Revelation presents the problem of Evil and what the Church's response should be. http://jrforasteros.com/podcasts/revelation-to-john/

1. The Revelation to John
Week 6– The Cosmic War
Welcome!
Please take one of each of the papers
laid out by the sink!

2. 7 Letters to
7 Churches
(Revelation 1-3)

3. The Throne Room
(Revelation 4-11)

4. Cosmic War
(Revelation 12-22)

5. Satan in the Scriptures
Who is Lucifer?

6. Satan in the Scriptures
How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star,
son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the
ground, you who laid the nations low!
You said in your heart,
“I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne
above the stars of God… I will ascend to the
tops of the clouds, I will make myself like the
Most High.”
But you are brought down to Sheol,
to the depths of the Pit.
-- Isaiah 14:12-15 (NRS)

7. Satan in the Scriptures

8. Satan in the Scriptures
The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David
to harm them by taking a census. "Go and count the people of Israel
and Judah," the LORD told him. – 2 Samuel 24:1 (NLT)
Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the
people of Israel. – 1 Chronicles 21:1 (NLT)

9. Satan in the Scriptures
So what happened
to the Accuser?

10. What’s a Cosmic War?

11. God as Creator + Sustainer

12. The Dragon

13. The Woman

14. The Child

15. The War in Heaven

16. The Four Titles of Evil
1. The Ancient Serpent
2. The Devil
3. The Satan
4. The Deceiver

17. Heaven: Party Time!

18. Earth: Brace Yourself…
The devil has
come down to you
with great wrath,
because he knows
that his time is short!
Revelation 12:12 (NRS)

19. The Dragon’s Attack
The devil has
come down to you
with great wrath,
because he knows
that his time is short!
Revelation 12:12 (NRS)

20. Message to the
7 Churches

21. The Message to Us

22. For Next Week
Read chapter 13-14:5.
• How many characters can you identify?
• What connections and parallels do you notice?
• Read it a few times. Focus on what’s clear.
BONUS: Who is the Land Beast?