We have studied the incorporeal satan who sometimes gets confused with the dragon, the devil, Draco/Dracon. An incorporeal being is air, aether, fire, or light, while the dragon is an entirely different creature. Yahweh tells us that the dragon has a war raging inside of him. While this enemy may seem terrifying, Yahweh has made us capable of standing up to this beast, giving us equal strength. Job thought the dragon had been slain but he is still roaming about today. Let’s learn about this enemy of ours.
We will start at the end. After the tribulation, the devil and the satan will be bound in the abyss. We see an angel who has a key and a chain who will lock up the devil and the satan.
Revelation 20:1 G2532 And G1492 I saw G32 an angel G2597 coming down G1537 from out of G3588 the G3772 heaven G2192 having G3588 the G2807 key G3588 of the G12 abyss, G2532 and G254 [2chain G3173 1a great] G1909 in G3588 G5495 his hand. G1473
2 G2532 And G2902 he seized G3588 the G1404 dragon, G3588 the G3789 [2serpent G3588 G744 1ancient], G3739 who G1510.2.3 is G1228 the devil, G2532 and G3588 G4567 Satan, G3588 the one G4105 misleading G3588 the G3611 [2inhabitable world G3650 1entire]. G2532 And G1210 he bound G1473 him G5507 a thousand G2094 years.
1404 LSJ Gloss:δράκων a dragon
Dodson:δράκων a dragon or huge serpent a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.
TBESG: δράκων dragon
G:N-M
δράκων, -ο τος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for תַּנִּין ;]
a dragon, a mythical monster: fig., of Satan,
Refs Rev.12:3-17 13:2, 4 13:11 16:13 20:2.†
(AS)
Thayer:
1) a dragon, a great serpent, a name for Satan
δράκων
drakōn drak'-own Probably from an alternate form of δέρκομαι derkomai (to look); a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) KJV Usage: dragon.
1228 LSJ Gloss:διάβολος slanderous, backbiting
Dodson:διάβολος slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil (adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.
Thayer:
1) prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
1a) a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,
2) metaph. applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with himSatan the prince of the demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men, estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin, afflicting them with diseases by means of demons who take possession of their bodies at his bidding.
διάβολος
diabolos dee-ab'-ol-os From G1225; a traducer; specifically Satan (compare [H7854]) KJV Usage: false accuser, devil, slanderer.
4567 Dodson:
Σατανᾶς
an adversary, Satan.
Thayer:
1) adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
1a) the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ
1a1) he incites apostasy from God and to sin
1a2) circumventing men by his wiles
1a3) the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control
1a4) by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases
1a5) by God's assistance he is overcome
1a6) on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment
1b) a Satan-like man
Σατανᾱς
Satanas sat-an-as' Of Chaldee origin corresponding to G4566 (with the definite article affixed); the accuser, that is, the devil KJV Usage: Satan.
We can see by the definitions alone that people were mixing up the two beings. The devil is the dragon. People can be “devils” but not The Devil. Satan means “adversary”. People can be “adversaries” but not The Adversary. We can confidently say that the Masoretic alterations did not do anyone any favors.
The satan misleads the inhabitable world, the dragon is the one who is over the fallen sons of God, the fallen angels and their heirs. At the end of the tribulation the Day of the Lord comes and the dragon/devil and the satan are bound for one thousand years. After the one thousand years the satan and the devil are loosed. Both go out to deceive the nations and cause them to try and make a war with Israel where Jesus is King.
Revelation 20:10 G2532 And G3588 the G1228 devil, G3588 the one G4105 misleading G1473 them G906 was cast G1519 into G3588 the G3041 lake G3588 G4442 of fire G2532 and G2303 sulphur, G3699 where G3588 the G2342 beast G2532 and G3588 the G5578 false prophet are . G2532 And G928 they shall be tormented G2250 day G2532 and G3571 night G1519 into G3588 the G165 eons G3588 of the G165 eons.
The devil is cast into the lake of fire. Isaiah also says that there is an end to the dragon/Drakon/Draco. Job believed that the dragon was already done away with, but Yahweh corrects him. Let’s take a look at Job.
Job 40:1 G2532 And G611 [3responded G2962 1 the lord G3588 G2316 2God] G3588 G* to Job, G2532 and G2036 said,
2 G3361 Shall G2920 [2a judgment G3326 3with G2425 4 the fit one G2919 1you judge]? G1651 One reproving G2316 God -- G611 shall he answer G1473 to him?
Job 40:6 G2089 And again G1161 G5274 undertaking, G3588 the G2962 lord G2036 spoke G3588 G* to Job G1537 from out of G3588 the G3509 cloud, saying,
7 G3361 But no, G235 G2224 tie up G5618 [2as G435 3a man G3588 G3751 1your loin]! G1473 G2065 and I will ask G1161 G1473 you, G1473 then you G1161 G1473 answer me! G611
Yahweh puts Job in his place by asking him if he, Job, can do the things of Yahweh.
Job 40:15 G235 But G1211 indeed, G2400 behold, G2342 the wild beast G3844 by G1473 you; G5528 [2grass G2470 3equal to G1016 4oxen G2068 1it eats]
The word thērion is singular, wild beast, not plural. It is interesting that Yahweh calls this thing that was pushing for Job to curse Yahweh a wild beast. Is this where John got the idea to call him a wild beast in Revelation?
Job 40:16 G2400 Behold G1211 indeed, G3588 G2479 his strength G1473 G1909 is in G3751 his loin, G3588 G1161 and G1411 his power G1473 G1909 is in G3675.2 the navel G1064 of his belly.
17 G2476 He sets G3769 his tail G5613 as G2952.7 a cypress; G3588 G1161 and G3505.5 his nerves G1473 G4844.3 are closely joined.
18 G3588 G4125 His sides G1473 G4125 are sides G5470 of brass; G3588 G1161 and G4478.1 his spine G1473 G4604 [2iron G5559.3 1 is as cast].
19 G5123 This is G746 the beginning G4110 of the thing shaped G2962 by the lord; G4160 being made G1460.1 to be mocked G5259 by G3588 G32 his angels. G1473
Depending on which Bible version we are reading the verses and chapters are a little different in Job. Verse 14 and verse 19 are the same verse.
Job 40:14 This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels. (Brenton)
The idea of the devil being mocked or played with by the angels gives us a different perspective. Drakon/Draco was created as a huge being. There are no other dragons. There are multitudes of angels, several cherubim, several seraphim, a few ophanim, and there are beasts and elders, but we only know of one dragon, Drakon/Draco. Enoch told us that the devil/Drakon/Draco was the one who created the satan, Satanail.
The Secrets of Enoch 31
ADAM has life on earth, and I created a garden in Eden in the east, that he should observe the testament and keep the command.
2 I made the heavens open to him, that he should see the angels singing the song of victory, and the gloomless light.
3 And he was continuously in paradise, and the devil understood that I wanted to create another world, because Adam was lord on earth, to rule and control it.
4 The devil is the evil spirit of the lower places, as a fugitive he made Sotona from the heavens as his name was Satanail, thus he became different from the angels, but his nature did not change his intelligence as far as his understanding of righteous and sinful things. https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe138.htm
The dragon is to be played with by the angels. This is a mocking, pricking, goading. It is a sharpening of skills, like a chess game. They push each other. They challenge each other. Some sons of God fall, others get stronger. Similar to us when we are tested and pushed by the devil, we either become stronger or we fall.
Yahweh asks Job if he can lead the dragon around like a horse or camel.
Job 41:1 G71 And shall you lead G1161 G1404 the dragon G1722 by G44 a hook, G4060 and put G1161 G5408.1 a halter G4012 around G4492.2 his nose? G1473
2 G2228 Or G1210 will you tie G2916.1 a hook G1722 in G3588 G3455.1 his nose, G1473 G5568.8 [4for a clasp G1161 1and G5168.1 2will you make a hole G3588 G5491 3in his lip]? G1473
No, we cannot subdue the devil/dragon like he is a domestic animal. We cannot lead him around, and he will not submit to following us. Verse six asks if the Phoenicians (sons of Anak, heirs of the Nephilim) feed and take care of the dragon. Even the heirs of the angels who fell, due to following the devil, cannot tame this dragon.
Job 41:8 G2007 But shall you place G1161 G1473 a hand on him, G5495 G3403 remembering G4171 the war G3588 G1096 taking place G1722 in G4983 his body, G1473 G2532 and G3371 let it no longer G1096 take place?
The war in his body is ginomai it is the idea of being born. There is a war birthed in the dragon’s body and Job cannot stop it being birthed. Yahweh asks Job if he is in awe that Yahweh made him. Yahweh then asks who shall oppose Yahweh since all under heaven is his. Next Yahweh tells us of man’s provision for this beast.
Job 41:12 G3756 I will not G4623 keep silent G1223 because of G1473 him; G2532 and G3056 the word G1411 of power G1653 shall show mercy G3588 G2470 equal G1473 to him.
The word of power shall show mercy equal to him. The logos of dunamis has pity, compassion or divine grace, equal to the dragon. The divine utterance of might, strength, and miraculous power will show its help to the afflicted, equivalent to, or identical to, the dragon. What or who is the word of power?
John 1:1 G1722 In G746 the beginning G1510.7.3 was G3588 the G3056 word, G2532 and G3588 the G3056 word G1510.7.3 was G4314 with G3588 G2316 God, G2532 and G2316 [4God G1510.7.3 3was G3588 1the G3056 2word].
In the beginning, was the logos and the logos was with Elohim and Elohim was the logos, he was in the beginning with Elohim. The divine logos was in the beginning and it is sufficient for you and I. Isn’t this what Jesus told Paul regarding his thorn in the flesh?
2 Corinthians 12:9 G2532 And G2046 he has said G1473 to me, G714 Sufficient G1473 to you G3588 G5484 is my favor. G1473 G3588 G1063 For G1411 my power G1473 G1722 [2in G769 3weakness G5048 1is perfected]. G2236 Most gladly G3767 then G3123 rather G2744 I will boast G1722 in G3588 G769 my weaknesses, G1473 G2443 that G1981 [5should set up tent G1909 6over G1473 7me G3588 1the G1411 2power G3588 3of the G5547 4Christ].
Yahweh’s grace is sufficient for our weakness and his logos of dunamis is merciful and equal to the dragon. The Masoretes distorted Job 41:12 to hide the correlation to the logos which is why we never heard this before. In Yahweh’s dialogue, Yahweh says that he is being merciful to us with His equal power. Yahweh’s words to Job were that his word of power will be equal to the dragons power due to His mercy. Yahweh created this beast and he created us. We are much smaller, more frail, and less skilled, but we have equal power. Now we have to learn to use it.
Job 41:13 G5100 Who G601 will uncover G4383 the front G1745 of his clothing? G1473 G1519 and into G1161 G4424.2 the fold G2382 of his chest plate G1473 G5100 who G302 can G1525 enter?
14 G4439 [3 the gates G4383 4of his face G1473 G5100 1Who G455 2will open]? G2945 Round about G3599 his teeth G1473 G5401 is fear;
15 G3588 G1458.3 His insides G1473 G785 are as shields G5470 of brass, G4886 [3sinews G1161 1and G1473 2his] G5618 are as G4665.4 emery G3037 stone.
16 G1520 One G3588 G1520 of one G2853 cleaves together, G4151 and wind G1161 G3766.2 in no way G1330 goes through G1473 it;
17 G5613 as G435 a man G3588 to G80 his brother G1473 G4347 they shall be cleaved; G4912 they are held together, G2532 and G3766.2 in no way G645 draw apart.
18 G1722 In G4417.1 his sneezing G1473 G2017 [2shines forth G5338 1brightness], G3588 G1161 and G3788 his eyes G1473 G1491 are as the appearance G2193.1 of the morning star.
If we remember our studies on the morning star, Jesus is the bright and morning star. The Masorete’s changed the text in Isaiah 14 to imply that the satan was the morning star. However, we know that the satan is Hesperus and Jesus is Phosphorus. The morning star is the planet Venus who looks like a star that rises in the morning and sets in the evening due to it being between the earth and the sun. It is bright and identifiable.
Job 41:19 G1537 From out of G4750 his mouth G1473 G1607 [3shall go forth G2985 2lamps G2545 1burning], G2532 and G1284.1 scattered G2077.1 grates G4442 of fire.
20 G1537 From out of G3455.1 his nostrils G1473 G1607 comes forth G2586 smoke G2575 of a furnace G2545 burning G4442 [2of fire G440 1with coals].
21 G3588 G5590 His soul G1473 G440 is as live coals; G5395 and a flame G1161 G1537 [2from out of G4750 3his mouth G1473 G1607 1goes forth].
Drakon/Draco has a soul. Psuchē, is “breath life”. Anthrax is the Greek word used for “coal”. The Dragon has a breath life like anthrax, and flames come out of his mouth. Anthrax can also be carbuncle which is either a gem or a staphylococcus bacterial infection. It can also be a reference to skin ulcerations and infections. So we see a double meaning here. Coals can reference fire, but also infection. Does the dragon bring spores or cells of bacterium? If his breath life is anthrax/coals, it would seem he is spreading disease.
Job 41:22 G1722 And in G1161 G5137 his neck G1473 G835 lodges G1411 power. G1715 [3before G1473 4him G5143 2runs G684 1Destruction].
23 G4561 And the flesh G1161 G4983 of his body G1473 G2853 cleaves tightly . G2708 If one pours down G1909 upon G1473 him, G3756 he will not be shaken. G4531
24 G3588 G2588 His heart G1473 G4078 is fixed G5618 as G3037 stone, G2476 and he stands G1161 G5618 as G188.1 an anvil, G433.1 not malleable.
The dragon has a fixed heart like stone or an anvil. An anvil wears the hammers out. He is not malleable, or moldable. He is not soft, his heart is hard and fixed. In other words he is not going to change. He will wear us out, he is strong.
Job 41:25 G4762 [3turning G1161 1And G1473 2his] G5401 gives fear G2342 [2wild beasts G5074 1to the four-footed G1909 4upon G1093 5 the earth G242 3leaping].
26 G1437 If G4876 [2should meet up with G1473 3him G3057 1lances], G3762 nothing G3766.2 in any way G4422 shall terrify G1393.2 by spear G2532 and G2382 chest plate .
27 G2233 For he esteems G3303 G1063 G4604 iron G892 as straw, G5475 and brass G1161 G5618 as G3586 [2wood G4524.1 1rotten].
28 G3766.2 In no way G5103.1 shall [3pierce G1473 4him G5115 1 the bow G5469.3 2of brass]. G2233 He esteems G4073.2 a slinger G3303 indeed G5528 as grass;
Animals are terrified of him as well. Metals that we think are strong are like dried grass to the dragon. David took down Goliath with a sling and a rock, but Drakon is not hurt by a rock, it is like throwing grass at him. Drakon is strong, he is impenetrable. Knowing that physically we can not defeat him, we have to have a better strategy to overcome him.
Job 41: 29 G5613 [3as G2562 4stubble G3049 2are considered G4973.1 1hammers]; G2606 and he ridicules G1161 G4578 the quaking G4450.3 of a fire-bearer.
30 G3588 G4765.7 His strewn bed G1473 G3588.1 [2points G3691 1 is of sharp]; G3956 and all G1161 G5557 the gold G2281 of the sea G1909 under G1473 him G5618 is as G4081 [2mud G291.2 1untold].
31 G326.2 [3breaks out G3588 1The G12 2abyss] G5618 as G5469.2 a brazen cauldron; G2233 and he esteems G1161 G3588 the G2281 sea G5618 as G1812.3 an ointment jar.
32 G3588 And the G1161 G5019.1 infernal region G3588 of the G12 abyss G5618 is as if G164 a captive; G3049 he considers G12 the abyss G1519 for G4043.1 a promenade.
He sleeps on a bed of nails. The abyss lights up like copper but the infernal region of the abyss is a prisoner to him and he reckons it as a walkway. It is the dragon’s place to show off on a promenade. He is a one of a kind being.
Job 41:33 G3756 There is not G1510.2.3 G3762 anything G1909 upon G3588 the G1093 earth G3664 likened G1473 to him, G4160 being made, G1460.1 to be mocked at G5259 by G3588 G32 my angels. G1473
Again we see a difference in scripture numbers.
Job 41:24 There is nothing upon the earth like to him, formed to be sported with by my angels.
The angels poke at the dragon, mock the dragon, and sport with the dragon. Isn’t it interesting that angels are supposed to fight with the dragon? What about men? Job is learning and figuring this out. He just found out that the word of power is enough for him. Job did not understand this. We don’t understand it either. The dragon accuses, taunts, and tempts, humans, but the word of power shows mercy equal to him. That tells us something. The word of power is far more powerful than Drakon/Draco. Yet the word of power is mercifully given to us in an equal measure to Drakon’s power. What happens when two people of equal strength arm wrestle? There is no winner, it is a draw. We have the logos of dunamis in an equal amount as the devil, but Yahweh has far more power. He gives us what we need. This is how we overcome. We stand up, we use the logos of dunamis and we keep standing up until it is called a draw. What exactly happens when we stand up to an opponent? We frustrate our attacker. They look for a weaker being to pick on. The angels had to learn about adversity. They had to choose who they would serve. We have those same choices today, except we don’t even know who Drakon/Draco is.
Job 41:34 G3956 Every G5308 lofty thing G3708 he sees; G1473 and he G1161 G935 is king G3956 of all G3588 the things G1722 in G3588 the G5204 waters.
Drakon sees all the lofty high things, meaning he sees all the goings on in the heavens. He is king of the waters. This is Yahweh’s discourse to Job regarding the dragon. Job at least knew that the dragon existed. Job didn’t know that the dragon had not been slain yet.
Job is speaking of Yahweh and says:
Job 26:13 G2806.1 And the bolts G1161 G3772 of heaven G1165.1 are in awe G1473 of him; G4366.2 [3order G1161 1and G1473 2by his] G2289 he put to death G1404 the dragon G647.3 defector.
Job 26:13 And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
Job understood that the dragon was an apostate, but he mistakenly thought that Yahweh had killed him. This seems to be why Yahweh corrects Job later. It is interesting as Job was speaking to his friends but Yahweh knew what he said. To understand this today, we have to recognize there is an enemy, a spiritual enemy. This dragon is hunting us. We have the word of power in equal measure to the dragon. Now we have to learn how to use it.
Isaiah gives us some insight about the timing of Yahweh killing the dragon.
Isaiah 26:16 G2962 O lord, G1722 in G2347 affliction G3403 we remembered G1473 you; G1722 in G2347 [2affliction G3397 1small] G3588 G3809 your instruction G1473 G1473 is with us.
17 G2532 And G5616 as G3588 a woman G5605 travailing G1448 approaches G3588 G5088 to give birth, G2532 and G1909 over G3588 G5604 her birth pangs G1473 G2896 she cries out, G3779 so G1096 we were G3588 to G27 your beloved. G1473
Isaiah says that in affliction we then look to Yahweh. Isn’t that true. When things are going well we just live life on our own, but when we are afflicted we cry and wonder why Yahweh isn’t taking care of us. Notice the similarities to Revelation.
Rev 12:1 And a great wonder was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a coronet of twelve stars.
Rev 12:2 And, being with child, she cried, and travailed, and had the pangs of bringing forth.
Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and lo, a great fiery dragon, which had seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems.
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew along the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them on the earth. And the dragon was standing before the woman, who was about to bring forth, so that, when she should bring forth, he might devour her child.
Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
Rev 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place which was prepared for her by God; so that they might nourish her there a thousand and two hundred and sixty days. (Murdock)
Israel is the woman who birthed the Messiah. The Messiah will ultimately destroy the dragon. No wonder Israel seems to always be afflicted.
Isaiah 26:18 G1223 Because of G3588 the G5401 fear G1473 of you, G2962 O lord, G1722 [2in G1064 3 the womb G2983 1we conceived], G2532 and G5605 travailed, G2532 and G5088 birthed G4151 the breath G4991 of your deliverance, G1473 G3739 which G4160 you did G1909 upon G3588 the G1093 earth. G3756 We shall not G4098 fall, G235 but G4098 [7shall fall G3956 1all G3588 2the ones G1774 3dwelling G1909 4upon G3588 5the G1093 6earth].
19 G450 [3shall rise up G3588 1The G3498 2dead], G2532 and G1453 [5shall be raised G3588 1the ones G1722 2in G3588 3the G3419 4sepulchres], G2532 and G2165 [5shall be glad G3588 1the ones G1722 2in G3588 3the G1093 4earth], G3588 for the G1063 G1408.1 dew G3588 G3844 by G1473 you G2386 [2a cure G1473 3to them G1510.2.3 1is]; G3588 but the G1161 G1093 land G3588 of the G765 impious G4098 shall fall.
This is interesting, Isaiah saw the rising up of the living and the dead. Here’s what Paul says.
1Th 4:15 And this we say to you, by the word of our Lord, that we who may survive and be alive, at the coming of our Lord, shall not precede them who have slept.
1Th 4:16 Because our Lord will himself descend from heaven, with the mandate, and with the voice of the chief angel, and with the trump of God; and the dead who are in the Messiah, will first arise;
1Th 4:17 and then, we who survive and are alive shall be caught up together with them to the clouds, to meet our Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with our Lord. (Murdock)
As we have studied the harpazo, we understand what Paul and Isaiah are saying. Before the devil has total control on the earth, the ones who are holding back his power have to leave. Our power is equal to his whether we know it or not. The dragon is held back until we are caught up. Isaiah goes on.
Isaiah 26:20 G897.2 Proceed, G2992 O my people! G1473 G1525 Enter G1519 into G3588 G5009 your inner chambers! G1473 G608 Lock G3588 G2374 your door! G1473 G613 Be concealed G3397 a little! G3745 as much as this, G3745 as much as that, G2193 until G302 whenever G3928 [4should go by G3588 1the G3709 2anger G2962 3 of the lord].
Yahweh calls the ones rising up from the grave and from the earth “my people”. These are people “in Him”, in the Messiah. Yahweh says: “Walk in my people, go in, into my secret chamber, close fully my door, hide away a little while, how long, how long, until as soon as the wrath of Yahweh pass by”.
We know that we are not appointed to wrath, 1 Thessalonians 5:9; we are delivered from wrath, 1 Thessalonians 1:10; saved from wrath, Romans 5:9; and the wrath of God is on the children of disobedience, Ephesians 5:6. The wrath of the Lamb is seen by all those left on the earth, Revelation 6:16-17. Where will the children of the most High be? In an inner chamber.
Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
The children of the Most High are seen after the harpazo in the throne room, singing about Jesus redeeming them by his blood. Isaiah goes on.
Isaiah 26:21 G2400 For behold G1063 G2962 the lord G575 [3from G3588 4the G39 5holy place G1863 1brings G3588 G3709 2anger] G1909 upon G3588 the G2730 ones dwelling G1909 upon G3588 the G1093 earth; G2532 and G343 [3shall uncover G3588 1the G1093 2earth] G3588 G129 her blood, G1473 G2532 and G3756 shall not G2619 cover up G3588 the G337 ones being done away with G2089 any more.
The wrath of Yahweh. Revelation 6 helps us here.
Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
The time of the tribulation will be a bloody time. Men will fight men, the earth will rise up against men, and then everyone will see the Father on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb. Then three and one half years after the harpazo we see Jesus coronated and the dragon and the satan being tossed out of heaven.
Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Rev 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Rev 12:9 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.
Rev 12:10 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.
Now is salvation, because Jesus is now King over the kingdoms of the world. The dragon, the satan, and the fallen angels, are cast out of the heavens. They are only allowed on the earth at this point. This is the time when the earth will be in terror. We know that this has not happened yet because the accuser accuses us before the throne of God day and night. Since all that accusing hasn’t stopped we know that the devil and the satan have not been cast out of heaven.
Rev 12:12 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.
The dragon has a short time, precisely three and one half years. He will attempt to kill all those who have now come to realize that Jesus is Lord and Savior, and that Jesus did in fact rise from the dead on the third day.
Rev 12:17 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.
We know that during the tribulation the dragon will raise a man from the dead and that man will claim to be god. He will sit in the holy of holies and then come out alive and claim that he is god since he can sit in the holy of holies and not die.
Revelation 13:2 G2532 And G3588 the G2342 beast G3739 which G1492 I saw G1510.7.3 was G3664 likened G3917 to a leopard, G2532 and G3588 G4228 his feet G1473 G5613 as G715 a bear, G2532 and G3588 G4750 his mouth G1473 G5613 as G4750 a mouth G3023 of a lion. G2532 And G1325 [3gave G1473 4to him G3588 1the G1404 2dragon] G3588 G1411 his power, G1473 G2532 and G3588 G2362 his throne, G1473 G2532 and G1849 [2authority G3173 1great].
3 G2532 And G1520 one G1537 of G3588 G2776 his heads G1473 G5616 w as as G4969 having been slain G1519 to G2288 death; G2532 and G3588 the G4127 wound G3588 G2288 of his death G1473 G2323 was cured; G2532 and G2296 there was wonder G3650 in all G3588 the G1093 earth G3694 after G3588 the G2342 beast.
4 G2532 And G4352 they did obeisance G3588 to the G1404 dragon, G3588 to the one G1325 giving G3588 the G1849 authority G3588 to the G2342 beast. G2532 And G4352 they did obeisance to G3588 the G2342 beast, G3004 saying, G5100 Who G3664 is likened G3588 to the G2342 beast? G2532 And G5100 who G1415 is mighty G4170 to wage war G3326 with G1473 it?
There will be a time that people will be openly worshiping the dragon. Today people worship the devil, but at this future time it will be forced open worship and those who do not worship the devil will not be able to buy and sell. After the seven years are complete the Day of the Lord will come and Jesus will come with his bride to clean the earth of evil. Isaiah continues.
Isaiah 27:1 G1722 In G3588 G2250 that day G1565 G1863 [2will bring on G3588 G2316 1God] G3588 the G3162 [8sword G3588 G39 1holy G2532 2and G3588 3the G3173 4great G2532 5and G3588 6the G2478 7strong] G1909 against G3588 the G1404 dragon, G3789 [2serpent G5343 1 the fleeing] -- G1909 against G3588 the G1404 dragon, G3789 [2serpent G4646 1 the crooked]. G2532 And G337 he will do away with G3588 the G1404 dragon, G3588 the one G1722 in G3588 the G2281 sea.
27:1 In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon.
Isaiah sees the dragon’s ending. We understand this from Revelation 20.
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
After the millennial reign, the devil will be done away with. That will be his ending. We see how our stories are intertwined. The dragon attempts to cause us to sin, we stand strong and push back with the same force he uses on us. Once the time has come, we are taken into a secret inner chamber for a while. The dragon is thrown to earth and raises up people to kill those who come to Jesus during the tribulation. Isaiah sees the time after the millennial reign when the dragon is eliminated.
There is a hidden gem in Isaiah 51. Isaiah writes about Jerusalem and asks a question. The section starts out telling us that the righteous will live into the eons and that Yahweh’s deliverance is for generations of generations. He then asks about a previous generation.
Isaiah 51:9 G1825 Awaken! G1825 Awaken! G* O Jerusalem, G2532 and G1746 put on G3588 the G2479 strength G3588 G1023 of your arm! G1473 G1825 Awaken G5613 as G1722 in G746 the beginning G2250 of days, G5613 as G1074 a generation G165 of an eon! G3756 [2not G1473 3you G1510.2.2 1Are] G3588 her G2998 being quarried G4114 in width, G1284 being torn up G1404 by the dragon?
Isaiah says: “Rise up and get strong. Rise up as in the original day as a generational cycle of time. Aren’t you wide hewn stones torn down by the dragon?” The idea he is communicating is that at there was a day long ago in a previous age where the dragon broke apart that generational race. We can see that there are Masoretic alterations here.
(DRB) Arise, arise, put on strength, O thou arm of the Lord, arise as in the days of old, in the ancient generations. Hast not thou struck the proud one, and wounded the dragon?
(KJV) Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
What the Douay-Rheims Bible suggests is that Yahweh broke the proud one and wounded the dragon. The King James suggests that the planet Rahab was cut down and the dragon wounded. The word Rahab in Hebrew means “proud”. This comes from the idea that there was a previous planet that was broken, which is where we see our asteroid belt. The Greek suggests a wide rocky place was torn apart by the dragon. The idea of Rahab as a planet can still fit here, but Yahweh was not breaking or quarrying and tearing apart the place of this generation an eon ago, it was the dragon. And the dragon was not wounded by the wide rocks being broken, he was breaking the rocks. The differences here are another attestation to a people who believed that Yahweh was punishing them at every turn, when in fact their own sin allowed the devil and the satan to harm them because the devil and the satan are the rulers of this world accusing us day and night. The devil and the satan are subject to the courts of Yahweh. We see that in Job.
Isaiah 51:10 G3756 [3not G1473 2you G1510.2.2 1Are] G3588 her G2049 making desolate G2281 the sea, G5204 [3water G12 2of the deep G4128 1 the abundance],….
Didn’t the earth become formless, void, and dark all over the earth and the sea? The heavens did not become formless, void, and dark, just the earth and its generational races. Jerusalem is asked if she is being quarried by the dragon. Jerusalem is being asked if “the sea is being laid waste, the multitudes of the abyss in the water”. Then the rest of verse ten says something curious.
Isaiah 51:.....G3588 the one G5087 putting G3588 the G899 depths G3588 of the G2281 sea G3598 for a way G1225.1 of a ford G4506 to the ones being rescued, 11 G2532 and G3084 the ones being ransomed?
“The place the depth the sea road base rescued and ransomed”
Remember that we were asking Jerusalem questions, and now we are making a statement. Isaiah says that the place of the sea will become a road base for the people being rescued and ransomed. Isaiah goes on to say that Yahweh will bring people back. Even though the dragon is breaking them and destroying their land, Yahweh will return his rescued and ransomed to Jerusalem, Zion.
Isaiah 51:11 G2532 and G3084 the ones being ransomed? G5259 For by G1063 G2962 the lord G654 they shall be returned, G2532 and G2240 shall come G1519 unto G* Zion G3326 with G2167 gladness, G2532 and G19.1 [2leap for joy G166 1an everlasting]. G1909 [2upon G2776 4head G1063 1For G1473 3their] G133 praise G2532 and G2167 gladness G2638 shall overtake G1473 them. G590.2 [6ran away G3601 1Grief G2532 2and G3077 3distress G2532 4and G4726 5moaning].
Yahweh made the river a passage for Moses to lead people out of Egypt. When the Lord brings them back to their land, there will be roads across the sea for people to travel back to Jerusalem.
Deu 30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Deu 30:4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
Moses said that they would be scattered, but Yahweh Elohim would bring them back. Jesus said the same.
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
When does Yahweh bring them back? After the end of the tribulation, after the Day of the Lord.
We see the plan for Jacob’s heirs has been to stand against this dragon, Drakon/Draco with equal power. Instead, when afflicted, people want to be rescued. We see the dragon will have a time when he is cast out of the heavens and he will be on earth harming people. He will raise a man from the dead and fill him with his own spirit. The dragon’s heart is like an anvil, he is hardened and set. He will come to an end just before the New Heaven and New Earth come down.
What we want to understand is that we have the logos of dunamis, and we can withstand any and all attacks that come our way. We want to remember that there will be no changing the dragon, he is what he is. Therefore we have to learn how to overcome. We know that we cannot physically fight him but we may be able to resist, endure, and outsmart him.
