Point # 1 The occasion of Satan’s great rage against the church is the birth and triumph of Jesus Christ (1-9).

Point # 2 Reasons for Satanic rage (10-17)

a) His sphere is now restricted (9-10; 12).

b) He knows his time is short (12)

c) His success is limited (14-17)

Point # 3 How do Christians overcome this Satanic rage (11)?

a) “They overcome him by the blood of the Lamb.”

b) “They overcome him by the word of their testimony.”

c) “They do not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” *

*This 3 point outline is modification of an outline by Don Carson.