Revelation 9 | Verse-By-Verse | Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer

If this message blessed you, please consider partnering with us: www.sheridan.church/give
Revelation 9:1
Who is this star?
Most believe this star is Satan because of the next verse and Luke 10:18
Others believe this star is a great angel with much authority and authority over the abyss
That star could be an angel with great authority or could be satan
Does Satan have access to heaven? Yes
He is on God's Divine council
God’s Divine Council
Genesis 28:12-13
This is Jacob's first encounter with the Lord
Jacob is the 1st person in the Bible to see into heaven and he sees into heaven not while he is praying, not while he is worshipping, not while he is serving but while he's sleeping through his discomfort
We learn something here about heaven and how God and his angels operate
Notice they are ascending and descending
God's Divine Council
Psalm 82:1
Psalm 89:5-7
Who is on the council?
We know angels are, cherubim are, many other creatures are including humans
Satan also has a role on God's divine council
Job 1:6-11
More here about satan than anywhere else
Satan means accuser
He accuses God's people day and night
Revelation 12:10
One day he will be hurled down but for now he accuses
The devil accuses the best of us; Jesus saves the worst of us
Satan is not the halloween costume; he would like for you to think he is
He is the most beautiful angel God ever created
Satan has a personality; intellect and emotion
He has access to heaven
"Where have you been" - God
"Roaming around" - Satan
He doesn't roam without a purpose
1st Peter 5:8
The devil is not omnipresent like God
Not in Africa and America at the same time
But can go from Africa to America in a moment
There is a real devil, but there is also a real God
The devil might be roaming the earth but the angels are ascending and descending
The angels work on behalf of the Lord to carry out the plans and promises of God
God gives satan this key to open the abyss
Abyss is where the worst of the worst
Demons beg Jesus not to be cast into abyss but instead pigs
Revelation 9:2-6
This is awful and seems chaotic and overwhelming but recognize they can do nothing except by God's permission
Cannot attack the environment, can only torment not kill humans who do not have the seal and are limited to 5 months
They are on God's leash like every other demon
This army of wicked spirits will be led by a King
Revelation 9:7-12
The demons are located at a specific place
Modern day Iraq
Ancient Babylon same place as Tower of Babel which is where ancient star worship began
Occult worship began in ancient Babylon where these 4 angels are bound
Euphrates also is the identifying locator for the Garden of Eden
Genesis and Revelation mirror one another
So remember all of this prophecy is centered around the Middle East
Where it all began is where it will all end
America is not the Babylon in the Book of Revelation
Genesis and Revelation mirror one another
Where it all began is where it will all end

[@anncosta6260]

watching from New Bedford, Ma.

[@anncosta6260]

And I always print your notes to study.