The great red dragon, ‘that old serpent … the devil and Satan,’ who wages war on God’s people. He is cast out of heaven, overcome by the Lamb’s blood, and finally thrown into the lake of fire forever. His chief weapon is accusation; his defeat is certain.
Where to read
Their part in the story
- Wars against the woman and her offspring
- Empowers the beasts
- Is decisively and finally defeated
What this teaches
- Our enemy is real but already defeated.
- Accusation is answered by the blood of the Lamb.
For today
The devil accuses; the cross silences him. We resist a defeated foe, not an undefeated one.