The Elect

One of the greatest fears I have encountered among Christians is the fear of being deceived. I have talked with people who are genuinely afraid to question what they have been taught because they believe that entertaining a different understanding of Scripture could lead them away from the truth.

One of the most familiar interpretations of Revelation 12 is that the dragon drawing a third of the stars from heaven describes Satan taking one third of the angels with him in some prehistoric rebellion. But there is a serious problem with beginning there: Revelation never says these stars are fallen angels.