WHAT TIME IT IS

 

REVELATION 12

 

Israel During the Antichrist Covenant Week of Years

 

Rev. 12:1  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven;

            [1] a woman clothed with the sun [this entire chapter concerns itself solely with Israel (Gen. 37:9-11)], and

                        [a.] the moon under her feet, and

                        [b.] upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

 12:2  And

[2] she being with child*

[a.] cried,

[b.] travailing in birth, and

[c.] pained to be delivered. 

[*This child is not Jesus, as from Chapter 4 through the end of the Book, Revelation is a prophecy; c/p. Is. 66:7  Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.  66:8 ..Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion [Israel] travailed, she brought forth her children.                         

Satan: the great red dragon

 

 12:3  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold

[1] a great red dragon, having

                        [a.] seven heads [c/p. Rev. 13:1; Rev. 17:3] and

                        [b.] ten horns, and

                        [c.] seven crowns upon his heads.

 12:4  And

            [2] his tail drew

[a.] the third part of the stars of heaven [the heavenlies: fallen angels (vs. 7 and 9; c/p. Isa. 14:13)], and

                        [b.] did cast them to the earth]: and

            [3] the dragon

                        [a.] stood before the woman

[11.] which was ready to be delivered, for

                        [b.] to devour her child

[12.] as soon as it was born [one-third of Satan’s entire kingdom will be assigned by him to kill the 144,000 as soon as they are sealed (Rev. 7:4)].

 

The 144,000 of the 12 tribes of Israel: the manchild

 

 12:5  And she [Israel]

            [1] brought forth a man child [the 144,000 of the 12 tribes of Israel (Rev. 7:4)],

[a.] who was to rule all nations [God’s special ruling class of the natural seed of Abraham—raptured in their natural bodies (Rev. 14:1-4)—to govern the earth along with the Church, and to repopulate the nation Israel (Isa. 4:1)]

[b.] [who was to rule them] with a rod of iron [Ps. 149:5-8; c/p. Rev. 2:26-27; Rev. 19:15]: and

            [2] her child was caught up [Strong’s #726, catch away, pluck, seize (by force), raptured (1 Thes. 4:17, Matt. 11:12); Jesus in His ascension was not caught up, seized by force, or “raptured” to God’s throne (Acts. 1:2, 9, 11, 22)]

                        [a.] unto God [before the 7 vials of the wrath of God (Rev. 16)],

                        [b.] and [to] his throne [they are seen in heaven in Rev. 14:1-4].

 

Midweek: the remnant of Israel is hidden 3 ˝ years in the wilderness

 

 12:6  And the woman [Israel] fled into the wilderness, where

            [1] she hath a place

[a.] prepared of God, that

            [2] they [Michael and his angels] should feed her there

[a.] a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days [3 ˝ years].

 

War in heaven: the end of the Antichrist Covenant Week of Years

 

 12:7  And

            [1] there was war in heaven [this war happens at the conclusion of the Antichrist Covenant week and Daniel's 70th week]:

            [2] Michael [the war angel over the nation Israel (Dan. 10:13, Dan. 10:21)] and his angels fought

[a.] against the dragon; and

            [3] the dragon fought [Satan, himself] and

[a.] his angels [fought],

 12:8  And

            [4] prevailed not;

            [5] neither was their place found any more in heaven [in the heavenlies: the earth’s atmosphere (Eph. 2:2)].

 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out [by Michael and his angels],

            [1] that old serpent,

            [2] called the Devil, and

            [3] [called] Satan,

            [4] which deceiveth the whole world:

            [5] he was cast out into the earth, and

            [6] his angels were cast out with him.  

 

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