In Revelation 12 we find that God`s Church will be greatly harmed in the future: Martyrdom of those who walk by faith in the righteousness of God because of the faith of the gospel of the water and the Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit in believers who will enable believers to defeat the Antichrist through their martyrdom.
The Lord showed John the following mysteries: 1 a Woman clothed with the sun; 2 the Moon under her feet; 3 a garland of twelve stars on her head; 4 labour with child; 5 the cry of labour pain to give birth; 6 a great fiery dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on her heads.
The Woman is the Church of God; To be clothed with the sun refers to the church of God in this world; with moon under her feet tells us that the church is still under the rule of this world system; a garland of twelve stars, tells us that the church of God will triumph over Satan`s persecution and threats by the saints going through the martyrdom. However, to face martyrdom shall be by the faith of the water and the Spirit. The truth is that Satan will adopt this last act to try to cause believers to deny their faith in the righteousness of God, and hence to defeat christians and destroy the church of God.
Those who deny this faith by capitulating under the Antichrist shall face condemnation in hell of Hades along with Satan. Again because of the degree of the great tribulation there shall be much suffering bythe church. The saints because of the tribulation shall be praying for the Lord to see them through it without denying their faith.
The book eabled us to know that when Satan makes his appearance in this world, he will act as God, and will gather all the nations of the world and use them as his instruments to fulfil his purpose. The book of Revelation tells us that as peace breaker, Satan will rule over ten nations, and will have seven world leaders at his disposal, and that fundamentally, Satanstands against God.
The book tells us that Satan moved one third of the angels in Heaven against God, thus driving himself with the angels to destruction. Therefore, he was driven out of heaven; but he sits in the air, and walks on the earth stll working against God by persecuting those who believe in God.
In v.5, the book tells us that although the saints shall be martyred, they shall be resurrected with Christ and raptured to the kingdom of heaven. The book also tells us that the church shall be fed and prtected by God for the first three and halve (1260 days) years before the full scale tribulation when it comes.
The book also tells us that Satan shall be completely driven out of the heavenly places: v.7. He shall no longer be able to have the power of the air, but shall be completely thrown out to the earth. Therefore, on the earth, he will persecute the saints and overcome them; but he shall be bound and thrown into the bottomless pit and hell prepared by God. This means that as Satan and his angels are driven out of the heavenly places to the earth, they will persecute and killed the saints for the last time.
However, the book tells us that only believers who walk by the faith ofthe righteousness of God: the faith of the water and the Spirit shall give our God glory through their martyrdom. The book also tells us for 1260 days God shall feed and protect us. The gospel of the water and the Spirit is our spiritual food. The Lord expects us to preach this Gospel to all even till the seventh trumpet of the saints being lifted up before the outpouring of the plagues of the seven bowls that will destroy the enire earth.
However,this is the time of growing in the faith of the gospel of the water and the spirit. Even now that we are preaching thisgospel, Satan is pouring sins upon this worl; and many are falling out of faith and are taken. However, true believers in this gospel are helped because they have been sealed with the Holy Ghost: the zeal of the promised blessing. However, Satan will come up with another method to kill believers off completely.
However, as believers of the gospel of the water and the Spirit, we need to embrace our martyrdom with bold faith. This is the time for preparation: it is the Holy Spirit that empowers the church of God according to the will of God. Let us ecourage ourselves with the words of Apostle paul in Rom.8:18. The bible states that the Lord wants to save all men 1Tim.2:4. However, many have mortgaged their souls to Satan, and many are too proud to humble themselves to the word of God. The truth is as Co- workers together with the Lord, we must preach the gospel till the end.
