#8220;The dream is __________________ , and the interpretation thereof ______________ .”To check your answer, see Daniel 2:45.Your Name: __________________________________________Revelation of Hope Companion ResourcesRevelation’s Star Wars:The Battle Behind the ThroneIT IS WRITTEN’SAngels! Angels have become phenomenally prominent the last few years. Angels have made itto prime time. They star in a CBS hit called “Touched by an Angel.” They appear in feature films andare the subject of best-selling books. All through the book of Revelation angels are prominent,appearing in almost every chapter. But right now I want to focus on an angelic conflict outlined inRevelation that overshadows anything we human beings can imagine, an epic battle that’s been goingon for centuries. This battle is supremely important because it’s really a battle about who God is. It’sa battle about human destiny—and we’re all involved, whether we realize it or not.War in Heaven: It seems impossible to believe, but Revelation 12:7-9 tells us, “War brokeout in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angelsfought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the greatdragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world;he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”War in heaven! It seems like a contradiction in terms. This brings up other perplexing questions,like “Why was there war in heaven? What was the dragon doing in heaven in the first place? Whatwas Satan doing there? Where did he come from?”A Pre-history of Satan: Fortunately there are some good clues. Scripture gives us hints of howthat conflict developed. In fact, we can learn what Satan was like before the world was created andwhere he came from. Ezekiel once communicated a message fr...
