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Revelation chapter 12... The woman and the dragon. A summary toward the understanding of chapter 12 as interpreted in The Donkey Speaks Again. The information is FREE and its full content is listed below. No need for you to pay!!! (Unless you want to, even the little bit I receive after fees is a blessing and inspiration). The gospel is free and so should be it's interpretation! The many "purchases" coming in are encouraging me to turn these summaries into videos to post on YouTube. If anyone can help with that, I am in much need as I'm struggling to create them without much money or skills.
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Rev. 12:1-2... "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered."
First detail here is that this is happening in heaven. The sun and moon are (in the Bible) referred to as the greater and lesser lights. And another lesser light in the heavens are the stars. Women are found to be prophetically linked to religious or belief systems. This woman represents the Christian Church holding the group of believers who are about to be "raptured" or born into heaven. The rapture corresponds to the first trumpet and the third "thunder" - read the other listings on them. The phrase "travailing in birth" corresponds to the idea of birth pains. In Mark 13:8, Jesus makes the same comparison that I am. The positioning of this information, as well as the next few chapters that follow it are not events happening after the 2nd coming, which is how chapter 11 ended, but rather going back in time to the start of the final 3-1/2 year tribulation and all events and people associated with it. In every instance notice the time frame is always the same 3-1/2 years. If you try to force the different events or people mentioned as having 3.5 years, you will encounter multiple contradictions when you attempt to merge them all together as a whole.
Rev. 12:3-4... "And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born."
The dragon's color is red which corresponds to the 2nd seal opening and release of the red spirit which travelled Eastward from Jerusalem and now can be deciphered as association with Islam. Read more on this in the listing about the sealed scroll. Nonetheless, the ten horns represent 10 nations, and the heads are leaders. These details are identifying Satan as the indwelling spirit that will control the anti-christ, false prophet and beast system during the 3.5 year tribulation (NOT 7). The stars cast down mirror the details I uncover in the posting about the 7 trumpets. So, Satan is still in heaven before the rapture and is described here as wanting to kill the "man-child" as soon as it is born. In the book, I go over the proof texts that explain why this refers to the rapture and not the resurrection of Jesus as many try to imply.
Rev. 12:5... "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne."
The phrase "man child" again refers to the raptured believers who are considered the offspring of Jesus (the Son of Man). The book does an in depth study of the words translated as "man child". Think of it as saying "child - (offspring) of a man - (Jesus)".
Rev. 12:6-9... "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days (3.5 years). And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
The phrase "a place prepared by God" should sound familiar... John 14:3... Jesus proclaims He will prepare a place for us, for when He returns to gather us in to be where He is - heaven. Once again the woman will be protected for 3-1/2 years while Satan and his followers are cast down to earth as described in the trumpet blasts. As an extra tidbit of information, realize that this rapture event corresponds to the "30 minutes of "silence" in heaven". The word translated as silence is always translated as "hidden" everywhere else. So, know that the raptured souls are being hidden and protected - presumably during the 'war in heaven' which results in Satan being cast out.
Rev. 12:10-12... "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."
So, Satan was in heaven accusing the Christian believers throughout the entire Church Age but those who are raptured will be said to have "overcome" Satan by faith in Jesus AND their testimony. While rejoicing is seen in heaven (raptured multitude), great dread is foreseen on earth because Satan is cast down and he knows his time is short. How short? That's right... 3-1/2 years as will soon be confirmed in Rev. 13:5. The descriptions "salvation, strength, kingdom, and power" are connected to Rev. 5. That was referring to the start of the "Church Age" in which Christ Jesus was said to be worthy of at the time, but has yet to receive all seven of the accolades listed there. If you look closely throughout Revelation, you can see how these accolades are actually given to Jesus as events and time unfold. The first few are bestowed on Jesus in chapter 4 when He is seen in heaven and begins to open the first seal on the scroll. These two events correspond with the first 2 thunders but only bestow some of the 7 accolades. All seven are not granted until the end of the tribulation period (the 2nd coming and start of the 1000 years).
Rev. 12:13-14..."And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent."
The woman as a religion or belief has two entities which are attached to the Old Testament as well as the New. Christians were taken first even though they arrived last. Hmmm, sounds familiar I hope. (Matt. 19:30). After the rapture, God's attention returns back squarely on the Jews and fulfilling all the remaining prophecies including the 1000 year reign. The time frame once again is 3-1/2 years. This corresponds alongside with all other descriptions of people involved with the tribulation. The 144K, the two witnesses, the anti-christ, the beast, and false prophet all are only given 3-1/2 years to complete their "business".
Rev. 15-17... "And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
The beast, anti-christ system obviously very angry at the Jews attempts to wipe them out, but because they are supernaturally protected by God, he instead then directs his anger toward the Christian believers. We can deduce these are not Jews because they have yet to accept Jesus as the Messiah. On the other hand, some Jesus believers are seen to be left behind after the rapture as well as all the new Christians joining the ranks after the rapture. Review the posts about the 7 churches,the rapture, and 7 seals if necessary. In addition, further proof for everything I am saying is true, and that A millennial or Post millennial views are incorrect, can be seen in the 70 weeks listing which proves that prophecy concerns a much longer timeframe for the Jews and Jerusalem than just 490 years!
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