Star Wars, the blockbuster movie, has debuted across theaters and fans are excited to once again see their favorite characters. The forces of darkness battle the forces of good. As a culture, we find this sci-fi thriller so exciting, but the reality is that there is a real “Star Wars” that the Bible actually describes.
The Bible uses the word “Stars” in a symbolic manner to describe the “Evil” angelic forces and the “Holy” angelic forces. In Job 38:7 we read, “…the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy”. This describes the scene after creation when the “stars” (angels) rejoiced after seeing God’s creation of Earth. But, the Bible goes more in depth and describes that these stars (angels) in Heaven came into a terrible conflict of truth and falsehood. Revelation 12:7-9 tells us, “7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” How many of these stars, now cast out of Heaven and considered evil angels, came to our Earth? Well, we don’t know the exact number, but the Bible tells us, in Revelation 12:4, “And his [Satan’s] tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth…” So, we see that the new battlefield for these star wars is here on Earth. We are not here alone. There is a spiritual battle raging. These stars – evil angels versus good – are contending with each other and we are caught in the middle. The Bible doesn’t stop there, but goes more in depth as it forecast’s a future storm, a conflagration of nations and religions. You can think of it as “stormtroopers” battling against God’s remnant church, a small church by comparison but with the “Bright and Morning Star,” Jesus Christ, on its side. To be continued…
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