Let’s play a little game of ‘fill in the blank.’  What comes next after the word “Christmas” in your mind?

Christmas . . . carols

Christmas . . . cards

Christmas . . . joy

Christmas . . .angels

Christmas . . . vacation

Christmas . . .party

Christmas . . . presents

But how about this one:  Christmas dragon?

Obviously, that’s a very strange thing to connect with the notion of Christmas.  And if that seems almost sacrilegious, then what you feel is very much understandable.  I mean, who in their right mind would link such opposites?

Well, according to the Apostle John, if we don’t think about a “great red dragon” when we consider Christmas, we are leaving out a most significant part of the story of Advent!  In fact, if we don’t recognize the “dragon” in the account of our Lord’s incarnation, we just might miss the very heart of the celebration of Christmas itself.

This coming Lord’s Day, we will take our second look at the ‘Christmas story’ that John tells us in Revelation 12.  And we will focus our attention upon verses 7-9 where we read of war in heaven, the defeat of the dragon, and his expulsion from God’s presence.  And, as led by the Apostle, we will see why there must be a place for a “dragon” in every Christmas celebration!