And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman
clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of
twelve stars:
And
she being with CHILD+ cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be
delivered.
And
there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
And
his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the
earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,
for to devour her CHILD+ as soon as (it ) HE+ was born.
And
she brought forth a MAN CHILD+, WHO+ was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:
and her CHILD+ was caught up unto GOD, and to HIS throne.
~ ~ ~
And
there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels, and
prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels
were cast out with him.
And
I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and
the kingdom of our GOD, and the power of HIS CHRIST: for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which accused them before our GOD day and
night.
~ ~ ~
And
they overcame him
- by the BLOOD+ of the LAMB+,
- and by the Word+ of their testimony;
- and, they loved not their lives unto the death.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in
them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come
down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short
time.
And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman
which brought forth the MAN CHILD+.
And
the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of
her seed, which
- keep the commandments of GOD, and
- have the testimony of JESUS CHRIST.
Meditation ~ ~ ~
O THOU+ Who+ came to rule all nations with Thy+ Rod of Iron, strengthen my feeble knees.
Help me to kneel to THEE+ alone, in this world which demands my allegiance to promote its deceptions.
Help me to bend the knee only to THEE+ when tempted to discount Thy+ Word and yield my thoughts to the values and philosophies of this world.
O LAMB+ Who+ came to rule with Thy+ Rod of Iron, strengthen my knees to hold firm without fear... when faced with the worries engendered by the fallen lying angels which appear to control this world ... for a short space.
Rule me, O LAMB+, with Thy+ Rod and Staff which comforts, not with that terrifying Rod of Iron.
O LAMB+ of GOD Who+ came to take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon me.
LORD JESUS CHRIST, LAMB+ of GOD, bearer of my sins, have mercy upon me.
LORD JESUS CHRIST, LAMB+ of GOD, my SAVIOR+ , grant me Thy+ peace.
Amen
