Reference

Revelation 12:1-17
The Already But Not Yet of Victory.

Revelation 12 details the vision of John on the Lord’s day in worship.  He sees a cosmic battle between God and Satan.  Satan is defeated and thrown down from heaven to the earth where, in his death throes, he still tries to attack Christians by taking them away from their faith and trust in the Triune God.  We can face spiritual attack, but God assures us and defends us by the means of grace in our worship, and in worship equips us to witness to the victory of Christ over sin, death, and the devil.  [Spiritual Warfare 2] [Pentecost 3]