The dragon grew wrathful at the woman, and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed.—Rev. 12:17.
God’s Word states regarding Christ’s anointed brothers: “They conquered [Satan] because . . . of the word of their witnessing.” (Rev. 12:11) Hence, there is a direct connection between conquering Satan—the source of evil—and preaching the Kingdom message. No wonder that Satan relentlessly attacks both the anointed remnant and the “great crowd” by stirring up opposition! (Rev. 7:9) Opposition may come in the form of verbal attacks or threats of physical violence or in more subtle forms. In any case, Satan’s goal is always the same—to put a stop to the preaching work. However, he will fail miserably because God’s people are determined to “keep conquering the evil with the good.” (Rom. 12:21) They will do so by keeping up the preaching of the good news until Jehovah says that the work is done!—Mark 13:10; Rom. 8:31; Phil. 1:27, 28. w07 7/1 2:17, 18
