Contents (not
sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture): Where? Who?
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12:1
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Grt & wondrous sign app’d in hvn: wm clothed w/sun,
moon under ft, 12 stars on head
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2
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12:2
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She pregnant, cried out abt to give birth
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3
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12:3
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Another sign app’d in hvn: enormous red dragon w/7 heads,
10 horns, 7 crowns
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4
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12:4
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His tail swept 1/3 stars out sky; dragn stood in frt wm so
might devour child when born
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5
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12:5
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She birth son who rule all nations, child snatched up to G
& throne
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6
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12:6
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Wm fled to desert pl prep’d for her by G where she be
cared for 1260 days
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7
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12:7
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There war in hvn; Michael & angels fought dragn, dragn
& angels fought back
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8
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12:8
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He not strong enough, lost pl in hvn
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9
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12:9
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Grt dragn hurld dn – ancient srpnt/devil/Satan lds world
astray; hurld 2 ea & angels w/him
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10
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12:10
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loud voce in hvn: now cm salvatn/pwr/kingdm of G &
authority of C; accuser hurld dn
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11
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12:11
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They overcam him by blud of lamb & testimony; they
didn’t love lives to shrink frm death
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12
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12:12
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Rej hvns & who dwell in thm; woe to ea/sea bec devil
gn dn 2U; he filld fury bec time sht
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13
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12:13
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When dragn saw he hurld dn, he pursued wm
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14
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12:14
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Wm gvn 2 wings of grt eagle, fly to pl prep’d in desert
out of serpent reach
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15
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12:15
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Frm mouth serpent spew wtr to overtake wm
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16
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12:16
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Earth help wm, swallowed rvr dragn spewed
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17
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12:17
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Dragn enraged @ wm, make war v rest o her offsprg: who
obey G cmd/hold to testmny o J
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Divisions (run-on
sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture):
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1
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12:1-6
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The Woman and the Dragon
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Principle:
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God protects His people even though we may be called to
suffer for the kingdom of God.
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2
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12:7-12
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The War in Heaven
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Principle:
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God is already victorious in every spiritual battle that
is going to be waged.
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3
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12:13-17
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The Dragon Pursues the Woman
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Principle:
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The enemy wages war against the people of God.
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Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure):
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The dragon wages war against the woman and her offspring.
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Aim:
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TCMATK the enemy of our souls is very real and fights a
very real war against the people of God, but we may take comfort in the fact
that, because we belong to Him, we are already completely victorious over
that enemy.
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Application:
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1
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How have you experienced God’s protection over you in the
midst of your suffering?
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2
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In what way do the people of God triumph over the devil by
the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony?
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3
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What action will you take to remain faithful to Jesus as
the devil wages war against you?
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