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The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t By Dr. Andy Woods

Revelation 12:1-5 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor pain to give birth. 3 And another sign was seen in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor pain to give birth. 3 And another sign was seen in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. American Standard Version

Revelation 12:1-5 4 And his tail swept a third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman that is about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he may devour her child. 5 And she gave birth to a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. American Standard Version

CAST OF 3 CHARACTERS Revelation 12:1-5 1.SON (v.5) 2. DRAGON (v. 3) 3. WOMAN (v.1)

Two Rules of Interpretation Search the immediate context Search the immediate context  Walvoord: 26X Search the remote context Search the remote context  Old Testament  Thomas: 278 / 404 verses

CAST OF 3 CHARACTERS Revelation 12:1-5 1.SON (v.5)=Messiah Ps. 2:9; Acts 1:9 2. DRAGON (v. 3)=Satan Rev. 12:9 3. WOMAN (v.1)=Israel Gen. 37:9-10

Genesis 37:9 Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.

Genesis 37:10 He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?”

Sun = Jacob Moon = Leah 11 Stars=Joseph’s brothers 12 th Star = Joseph 12 Stars=Israel’s twelve tribes

Different Perspectives of the Same Event Matt 2 - Physical World Matt 2 - Physical World Rev 12:1-5 - Spiritual World Rev 12:1-5 - Spiritual World

Satan as Ruler of this World Job 1:7; 2:2 Job 1:7; 2:2 Luke 4:5-7 Luke 4:5-7 John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 2 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 4:4 Ephesians 2:2 Ephesians 2:2 1 John 4:4; 5:19 1 John 4:4; 5:19

Biblical Reality of the Angelic World Job 1:12 Job 1:12 2 Kings 6: Kings 6: Chron 21:1 1 Chron 21:1 Dan 10:12-13, 20 Dan 10:12-13, 20 Matt 16:21-23 Matt 16:21-23 Eph 6:12 Eph 6:12

Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.” (NASB)

Genesis 4:1 “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the L ORD.”” (NASB)

Genesis 5:29 “Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the L ORD has cursed.” (NASB)

Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.” (NASB)

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Two-Fold Pattern Satanic attack Satanic attack God’s miraculous protection God’s miraculous protection

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.” (NASB)

Alternative Views Intermarriage between the Godly line of Seth and the ungodly lines of Cain Intermarriage between the Godly line of Seth and the ungodly lines of Cain Fallen angels procreating with human women Fallen angels procreating with human women

Not Referring to Angels Millard Erickson Millard Erickson J. Sidlow Baxter J. Sidlow Baxter Warren Wiersbe Warren Wiersbe Paul Enns Paul Enns Gleason Archer Gleason Archer John Sailhammer John Sailhammer Wayne Grudem Wayne Grudem Meredith Kline Meredith Kline Leupold Leupold Refers to Angels John MacArthurJohn MacArthur Henry MorrisHenry Morris Arnold FruchtenbaumArnold Fruchtenbaum Robert LightnerRobert Lightner D. Edmond HiebertD. Edmond Hiebert James BoiceJames Boice Robert MoreyRobert Morey M. R. DeHannM. R. DeHann Charles RyrieCharles Ryrie Williamson, unpublished paper, DTS

Sons of God? Old Testament uses (Gen 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7) Septuagint (LXX)

Additional Arguments From Genesis 6 Nephilim (Gen 6:4) Nephilim (Gen 6:4) Noah’s perfection (6:9) Noah’s perfection (6:9) Evil of pre-flood humanity (Gen 6:3, 5-7, 11-13) Evil of pre-flood humanity (Gen 6:3, 5-7, 11-13) Necessity of the flood Necessity of the flood

Relevant New Testament Passages 1 Peter 3: Peter 3: Peter 2:4-5 2 Peter 2:4-5 Jude 6-7 Jude 6-7

Jewish Tradition Philo Philo Josephus Josephus Most Rabbinical Writers Most Rabbinical Writers Apocrypha Apocrypha Pseudepigrapha Pseudepigrapha Renald Showers, Those Invisible Spirits Called Angels,

Christian Tradition Justin Justin Clement Clement Tertullian Tertullian Cyprian Cyprian Ambrose Ambrose Lactantius Lactantius Renald Showers, Those Invisible Spirits Called Angels,

Objections Angels do not marry? (Matt. 22:30) Angels do not marry? (Matt. 22:30) Angels are spirits (Heb. 1:14) Angels are spirits (Heb. 1:14)

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Messiah Must Be:  A man (Gen 3:15)  Semitic (Gen 9:26)  From Abraham’s line (Gen 12:3)  From Isaac’s line (Gen 17:18-19)  From Jacob’s line (Num 24:17)

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Messiah Must Be:  A man (Gen 3:15)  Semitic (Gen 9:26)  From Abraham’s line (Gen 12:3)  From Isaac’s line (Gen 17:18-19)  From Jacob’s line (Num 24:17)  From the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Levitical Feasts (Lev. 23) FeastSeasonPurposeType PassoverSpringRedemption1 Cor 5:7 Unleavened Bread SpringSeparationJohn 6:35 1 st fruitsSpringPraise1 Cor 15:20 PentecostSpringPraiseActs 2:1-4 TrumpetsFallNew YearMatt 24:31 AtonementFallLev 16Zech 12:10 BoothsFallWilderness provision Zech 14:16- 18

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)

Conclusion

Satanic Attempts to Stop Messiah’s Birth Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Cain & Abel (Gen. 4) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Sons of God (Gen. 6) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Pharaoh persecutes Israel (Exod. 1) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Joash protected from Athaliah (2 Chron. 22 ‒ 23) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Haman persecutes Israel (Esther) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4) Herod persecutes Christ (Matt 2; Rev 12:4)