The Dragon Which Symbolizes Satan
Did you know that Satan is also called the old snake?
This is said because in the beginning Satan took the form of a snake and led Adam and Eve astray, and in the end times he will take the form of a great snake. It means that at that time the evil will spread a lot and because of this evil, Satan will become very powerful, and his immense power is shown in the form of a snake.
Introduction
According to the Bible, the dragon is very scary and very powerful. The meaning of this dragon is Satan who disobeyed God. Actually this Satan used to live with God’s angels, but with time he became proud and because of this pride, he disobeyed God. Because of this disobedience He was cast out of heaven and began to live in the world. God had given Lucifer great powers and he was the chief of the angels. He thought that he would also take the place of God and rule. When God understood this thought, he threw him on the ground and said that now he has been humiliated and will be sent to hell when the Day of Judgment comes. First he was called Lucifer, and then he was called Satan. His purpose is to mislead people because he has been cursed by God. Now he wants all the people in the world who obey God to be astray and may their fate be as bad as mine.
Verse
And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him .(Revelation 12:7-9)
Verse
How you have fallen from heaven, O Morning Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said to yourself, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly on the heights of Zaphon; 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)
War in Heaven
Satan had taken other angels with him. Satan had diverted the righteous angels from the path of God and turned them towards him and formed an army, and then he fought with the righteous angels of God and thought that when he won the battle, he would sit on the throne of God. But this did not happen, despite the full power of Satan, God’s good angels won and Satan was defeated. This is a lesson for us that evil can be powerful but cannot compete with good because good always wins and evil always loses.
Verse
The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12:9)
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He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. (Luke 10:18)
Influence of Dragon
Even when Satan was in heaven, he rebelled against God and led his righteous angels astray. When he was sent to earth as a punishment, now his purpose was to mislead the righteous servants of God in the world. He is the enemy of God and his righteous servants, he does not want the righteous servants of God to go to heaven because hell has been written in his destiny and he wants to take the rest of the people with him. His purpose is to mislead people and increase his power. He wants people to deviate from the path of God and join him. Therefore, everyone should focus on the good instead of the bad and stick firmly to the path of God.
Verse
Rejoice then, you heavens and those who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you with great wrath because he knows that his time is short!” (Revelation 12:12)
Verse
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing clearly the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
Defeat of Dragon
The forces of evil are very powerful, but they are defeated by good. Similarly, there are many evil forces in our society, but it will also end. When Jesus returns to the world, he will throw Satan and all his followers into the fire. And the world will be free from Satan and Satanic activities. This will happen when the Day of Judgment is near. All the satanic systems, Satan, and those who follow the path of Satan will be destroyed by Jesus, and in the end, the victory will be only for the truth.
Verse
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Revelation 20:10)
Verse
And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the brand of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Revelation 19:20)
Dragon And Woman
Truth always wins because truth is promoted by God. As it is mentioned in the Book of Revelation that there is a woman who gives birth to a child, but Satan eats this child. It has been interpreted in such a way that the woman will be Israel or Mary and the son will be Jesus. Satan tries to eat him because he wants the truth to perish and become immortal forever. This is also the work of Satan, he wants to destroy the good in the world and promote evil. But God will never allow this to happen because God always supports the truth, He does not support evil. All of Satan’s efforts will end when Jesus comes.
Verse
His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to deliver a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born. And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a scepter of iron. But her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne, (Revelation 12:4-5)
Verse
Then the dragon was angry with the woman and went off to wage war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus. and will come out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle; they are as numerous as the sands of the sea. (Revelation 12:17)
Deception of Dragon
Satan’s job is to deceive people. He makes false promises and claims that make people think he is kind to them, but actually Satan deceives nations and people and diverts them from the path of God. Therefore, we should not deviate from the path of God and understand the deception of Satan.
Verse
And will come out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle; they are as numerous as the sands of the sea. (Revelation 20:8)
Verse
These are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. (Revelation 16:14)
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Conclusion
The story of Satan is a lesson for us that he is very powerful and his power of evil is so great that people deviate from the path of God and become his followers but the ultimate end is that he and his evil has to end. Therefore, we should follow the path of God, because good always wins. Even if evil is powerful, it will end.
Verse
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan and bound him for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:2)
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And anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)
