BSF Adult Lesson 16

First Day: Read Lesson 15 Notes.
The notes and lecture fortify the truth of the passage for understanding and application to daily life.

1. What did you learn from the lecture about God’s victory over Satan? How does God’s triumph impact your life today?



2. How did the notes expand your thinking regarding God’s judgment and Christ’s eternal reign?



Second Day: Read Revelation 12:1-6.
John saw a woman, a child, and a dragon.

3. a. Describe the events that unfold in these verses.



b. Who might each of the three figures represent?



4. a. What do the following verses say about the devil? Genesis 3:1-15


John 8:44






1 Peter 5:8



b. What effect does Satan’s influence have on human nature, and what is a person’s only hope? (See also Romans 1:26-32; 8:1-17; and 2 Timothy 3:1-5.)



5. a. How did God protect the infant and mother in verses 5-6?



b. In what ways has God protected you from Satan’s influence and bondage to sin?




Third Day: Read Revelation 12:7-9.
War broke out in heaven.

6. Who fought against the dragon, and what was the immediate result?



7. Describe Satan’s relationship with God and his power in comparison with God’s power. (See also Job 1–2.)



8. How does God’s power, compared with Satan’s, give you comfort and courage? (See also 1 John 4:4 or other Scriptures.)




Fourth Day: Read Revelation 12:10-12.
A voice in heaven rejoiced at the dragon’s defeat.

9. What did the loud voice in heaven say had come, and what had happened to the accuser?



10. Explain the following phrases in verse 11.
“They triumphed over him” (Colossians 2:15; James 4:7)



“By the blood of the Lamb” (Romans 5:9-11; Ephesians 1:6-10)

“And by the word of their testimony” (1 John 5:11-12; Revelation 1:3)



“They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death” (Matthew 16:25-28; John 15:13)



11. a. From verse 12, compare what was happening in heaven with the experience on earth.



b. What urgency does this create for you to speak the good news of the gospel with boldness?



12. How does God’s certain victory over Satan strengthen you and impact your worship of Him?



Fifth Day: Read Revelation 12:13-17.
God protected the woman.

13. Whom did the dragon pursue and against whom did he wage war?



14. a. How did God protect the woman? What did the serpent do in response?



b. Read Romans 5:12-19. How does God’s provision of the woman’s ultimate offspring, Jesus Christ, overcome Satan, sin, and death? What does this mean to you personally?



15. What comfort does God provide for those who keep His commands and hold fast to their testimony about Jesus?



Sixth Day: Review Revelation 12.
God delivers His people from Satan’s destructive grip.

16. How will you apply what you have you learned about God’s protection despite Satan’s fury?