Hanukkah and the War Between Light and Darkness Part 2
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Genesis 3:15 gives the prophecy and promise that the Messiah, who is the Light of God, will come and crush the head of the serpent, who later is identified as the great red dragon, the devil, and Satan. From that time on, until the serpent’s head is crushed, both heaven and earth are in an intense and relentless struggle between good and evil. This is often described in the figures of speech called light and darkness. Messiah’s Kingdom is even called the Kingdom of Light and the serpent’s kingdom is called the kingdom of darkness. In part one of this series, we noted that there was an inaugural fulfillment in Jesus' first advent of the ancient prophecy found in Genesis 3:15. In His death and descent into realm of the dead, he triumphed over Satan and his angels. He took the keys of death away from Satan. Jesus bound him rendering him powerless over the nations. However, at the end of the millennium, the dragon will be released and empowered for a short time to deceive the nations one last time. Jesus will then destroy the serpent (Satan) as symbolized in the crushing of his head. Today, we will continue our journey into this prophecy by taking a closer look at Revelation 20:4 and the verses that follow.