Page 3 - Dragon Flood

Introduction

I have anticipated this writing for quite some time. It addresses a very critical matter and
reveals a tremendous danger for the saints of God. You will possibly be startled at some of
the revelations that come forth in this series. The focus will be upon the extent to which the
Christian’s worldview has been shaped by the adversary who is called “the great deceiver.”

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan,
who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels
(messengers) were thrown down with him.

It should be noted from the beginning of this series that the Greek word translated “angel”
is also translated as “messenger” in the Bible. This reveals one of the chief functions of
angelic beings as they interact with mankind. Yahweh has frequently used angels as
messengers to deliver some heavenly communication to mankind.

In the Old Testament we read of Abraham speaking with angelic messengers. We read of
Jacob wrestling with the angel and refusing to let go until the angel spoke a word of blessing
over him. We read of Gideon conversing with an angelic messenger who was sent to
commission him to deliver Israel from her enemies. The parents of Samson had an
encounter with an angel who told them that they would have a son, and that he was to live
as a Nazarite. Yahweh sent angels to speak often to Daniel, and we even have the names of
the angels Gabriel and Michael mentioned in the Bible.

In the New Testament we find that an angel appeared to Mary telling her that she had been
chosen to bear the promised Messiah. An angel communicated to Joseph in dreams on a
number of occasions. The angel told Joseph to not be afraid to take Mary as his wife,
informing him that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Later an angel appeared to him
warning him to flee with his wife and child to Egypt. When the danger had passed the angel
appeared again and told him to return to Israel. The apostle Paul spoke of an angel
appearing before him and giving him news that the ship he was traveling on would be
wrecked, but all those aboard would survive.

This role of a heavenly messenger is inextricably linked to angelic beings. It should come
as no surprise that Satan, having corrupted his ways, utilizes various modes of
communication to deceive mankind. The action of Satan as a deceiver of mankind is clearly
revealed in Scripture. Satan has been eminently successful in this work. From the very first
recorded conversation between Satan and a human in the garden we read of his
employment of words to deceive and the awful consequences.

Genesis 3:13
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said,
"The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

Throughout the Bible the words of Satan are pictured as something that mankind
consumes. This is foreshadowed in the words of Eve, the mother of all living. She said, “The