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If the devil tried to induce Pharaoh to kill Moses, who was to lead Israel. How much more would he try to stop the ministry of the Lord Jesus. It is small wonder that Herod the Great would attempt to destroy the young child Jesus. He caused all the young children who had been born in Bethlehem and environs, two years old and younger to be killed. Mt. 2:16.
Had the wise men who came seeking the Lord Jesus, and who enquired of Herod, been magicians, necromancers, magi or any other person who practiced black magic, the whole story would have been different. The men who came were men of wisdom. They followed His star. They came from the east, the sun rising. Even Balaam, the foolish, false prophet was used to proclaim the “Star out of Jacob.†Num. 24:17 It was not a conjunction of planets or stars giving them direction, but it was His Star. Mt. 2:2 Had these men of wisdom been what some make them to be, being from Satan’s camp, they would have conspired to kill the Child Jesus. Instead they came to worship Him and brought gifts for Him. They were also wise enough to be obedient to the Lord. They received the warning and went home another way. Mt. 2:12.
The enmity of the dragon who stands before the woman of Revelation twelve in it’s self is evidence of the importance of the woman and the child she bears. The dragon, the devil, was intent on not allowing the man child to exist beyond birth. Rev. 12:4e The very fact that he is born to rule shows how important he is to the eternal plans of the Lord. The question then is over whom will he have the rule. If the Lord prepares the office, never fear He will prepare the citizens to be ruled. For instance, From Paul’s words, there will be heathen, who by nature kept the precepts of the law without having the law. By nature, involving their spirit, and mind fulfilled the righteous demands of the law and will be in heaven eternally. Rom. 2:14-15 His significance is emphasized by the words, all nations. He will rule as a shepherd with a rod or scepter. He will have absolute authority over the nations. Rev. 12:5 At the time of his birth, he is to be caught up to the throne of the Lord. Satan is thwarted in this attempt to destroy those who are destined to be leaders in eternity. This is not Mary and Christ. The book of Revelation is not a book of history, the past. It is a prophecy of the future and of those things yet to come. Jesus was not confronted by the dragon at His birth nor was he immediately caught up to heaven.