The dragon represents the devil and his way of power against Christ, the lamb of God. I could not let this passage go. I kept returning to it. In using this imagery Eugene painted in bright colors the nature of the spiritual battle of power. Where will we place our faith: the way of the dragon or the way of the lamb of God? We march in the procession of one kingdom or the other (Col. 1:13). The way of the dragon is fixated on the spectacular, obsessed with recognition and validation, intoxicated by fame and power. The way of the lamb is committed to worship, pursues God in the ordinary, and is
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