“Victory”
Throughout the book of Revelation, God has encouraged struggling believers to remain steadfast because ultimate victory would be found in Jesus Christ. Even though the present section is the most debated chapter in Revelation it contains the clearest details of Christ’s victory over Satan. We are promised victory in an amazing picture. We see that victory is possible because Satan has been bound (Revelation 20 v.1-3). The devil cannot freely function in this world – he is restricted because Christ has triumphed (Colossians 2:15; Matthew 12:29; Hebrews 2:14). Satan may be able to destroy our fleshly bodies but never the soul that holds fast to Christ! (Matthew 10:28) Second, God reveals that only His followers are true winners (v.4-6). John saw the triumph of believers who suffered the anguish of attacks from the beast, f