Who Is The Dragon...
Revelation 12:3 reads, “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Later, in Revelation 20:2, the text calls Satan a dragon. It states that the dragon will be bound for a thousand years.
This is a description of an animal and not a person. The animal sounds like the Loch Ness monster in the British Isles that so many claim to have seen. Was or is he real? Henry M. Morris, a highly respected scientist, believes it was a dinosaur. Skeletal remains of such an animal exist – a sea animal with a long neck.What is the meaning of the dragon? The dragon reveals the awesome power of God. Job 41:33 says,
Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear. He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride. Job 41:33-34 (NASB)
There was nothing else on earth like him. God made him mightier, stronger and more fierce than anything, including man. God used the leviathan to remind us that there is no one else like Himself. There is only one God (Isaiah 45:6) and He is all powerful. It is He who makes the sick, lame, the blind and the deaf (Exodus 4:11). There is no one else who can do that, and there is only one God who can kill the powerful and feared Leviathan (Psalm 74:14).
Satan is Called a Dragon
Satan is called a dragon in the book of Revelation. He is described in Revelation 12:3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 17; 13:1, 2, 4, 11; 16:13 and 20:2. Revelation 20:2 tells us the dragon is the devil or Satan. The dragon appears to symbolize power (Revelation 13:2) and again God conquers with power (Revelation 20:2). Satan is an evil angel (Ezekiel 28:14), a created being – a cherub who used to live in heaven with God. In Revelation the term dragon is another name for Satan and is also symbolic of Satan’s real power.
Conclusion:
Satan and leviathan are powerful beings. Satan is a created, powerful angel who turned to evil and was then removed from heaven. Leviathan was a powerful animal of the sea. Scripture reminds us that God is greater than any spiritual or physical being. There is nothing like God on earth, in heaven or anywhere else. All glory be to God!
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