Revelation 12:17

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Summary

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.

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When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.

It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.

Be happy about her, heaven, saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has condemned her for you!"

Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.

He will go out to deceive Gog and Magog, the nations at the four corners of the earth, and gather them for war. They are as numerous as the sands of the seashore.

"I'll place hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. He'll strike you on the head, and you'll strike him on the heel."

So he said:

""The king will do as he pleases. He'll exalt and magnify himself above every god, speaking amazing things against the God of Gods. He'll succeed until the indignation is completed, because what has been determined must be carried out.

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Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to their faithfulness in Jesus:

"How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city!

teaching them to obey everything that I've commanded you. And remember, I am with you each and every day until the end of the age."

This is how we know that we love God's children: we love God and keep his commandments.

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Our brothers conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to their lives even in the face of death.

who testified about this message from God and the testimony about Jesus the Messiah.

When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came back to life and ruled with the Messiah for a thousand years.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.

The person who believes in the Son of God believes this testimony personally. The person who does not believe God has made him a liar by not believing the testimony that he has given about his Son.