The Child

Revelation 12.5-6 The Child

 God's Son came into this world to defeat the devil.
 He came, He conquered, and calls us to follow Him.

A. GOD SENDS A CHILD INTO THE WORLD [5a]

 1.  Who is this woman?  [Gen 3.15;  Isa 7.14;  9.6]

 2.  Who is this Child?  [Gal 4.4-6]

      a.  Born of a woman  [a human]

      b.  Born under the law  [an Israelite]

      c.  Born a Son  [Psa 2.7] 

B. THIS CHILD IS TO RULE THE WORLD [5b]

 1.  Sent to rule  [Psa 2.6]

 2.  Sent to rule the nations  [Psa 2.8]

 3.  Sent to rule the nations with a rod of iron  [Psa 2.9]

C. THIS CHILD IS VICTORIOUS OVER THE WORLD [5c-6]

 1.  The life and ministry of Jesus

      a.  The incarnation

      b.  The ascension

 2.  A reminder of the life and ministry of Jesus:  The Lord's Supper

      a.  The bread and wine point to the incarnation

      b.  The body and blood of Jesus in heaven point to the ascension 

 3.  Our life and ministry in following Jesus  [6]

      a.  A call:  you must persevere

      b.  A promise:  you will persevere 

John Olson