The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.
This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.
“ ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
Lord God my Father,
Keep me close so the deceiver has no influence on me. Allow your Truth to be the only thing to reach me. Give me courage to stay strong in your desire and share you well. Keep me from falling. Remove all the sinful desires I have become comfortable with.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen