062 - Revelation 12

REVELATION 12

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.1,2).

 

To whom it was intended this great sign in the sky that the Eternal promised (Joel 2.30)? A large signal, but for many, with certainty, pass unnoticed. 

Comes the question: who exactly is this woman? There is a lot of discussion on this question. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals pays no attention to the word "signal". This means that it is something to happen in the future (consider that this vision was given in about 90 A.D.). It is good to remember that nobody signals about something that has already happened.

It is very likely that this sign will be seen in heaven at the rapture:

 

•        “And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail." (Rev 11.19).

 

All people have seen the Church (ark of the covenant) in the heavenly sanctuary, in addition to see lightning, thunder and hear voices and experience great earthquakes. A little before, during or after a little will be also seen this signal and the following (the dragon):

 

•        "And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke" (Acts 2.19).

 

But ultimately, what means these signals?

The woman represents the faithful Israel  from the 70th week. After all, the woman is used in Scripture to designate married females, being used to symbolize Israel; virgin is the term used to refer to the Church.

In addition, the Scripture is clear:

 

•        "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children." (Isaiah 66.7,8)

•        "Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD." (Isaiah 54.1).

•        "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell." (Isaiah 49.20).

 

It is well known that the state of Israel arose in one day (1948). Although this political Israel is not the true Israel of the Eternal, even so the creation of the state of Israel does not cease to be an extraordinary miracle.

Note how the Jews had to suffer pain as a woman that travails for the formation of the same (died more than 6,000,000 Jews in the second world war). 

Comes the question: is it not suspected that a pagan and corrupt world, which follows the course of Ha-Satan (Eph 2.1,2), to support the people of the Creator?

The true Israel has been labor and, at the beginning of the seventieth week, give birth to their children: the two witnesses.

Characteristics of women:

 

1.     Her appearance is wonderful: she is clothed with the Sun. It is no secret that Jesus is represented as the Sun of Righteousness (Lk 1.78) and it is ordained that we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom 13.14) and love that is Jesus Himself (Col 3.12). 

 

o   "For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." (Psalm 84.11).

o   "And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday." (Psalm 37.6);

o   "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." (Malachi 4.2).

 

Israel was elected to initially bring the prophetic word, which must be as a light that shines in a dark place until Jesus appears (2Peter 1.19):

 

o   "Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen." (Rom 9.5).

 

Israel was used to give birth to Jesus (the Lord who is our righteousness) according to the flesh, and now is suffering that Jesus is formed in the heart of the two witnesses.

That is, the woman is clothed with the righteousness of the kingdom of eternal (Matthew 6.33). Hence the crown on her head (2Tim 4.8). Although Paul cite that the crown of righteousness will be given (future), spiritually whoever believes in Jesus is already dressed (Eph 6.14) and crowned with it. That is to say, the crown shows a woman fighting in order that true justice (Jer 23.6) and Light (John 8.12) is born, reigning in life over sin (Rom 5.17). The Church, in the same way, no dress of the glory of this world, nor of the religious system, but the glory of the Creator.

 

2.     She is well supported: she has the moon under her feet. What is under the feet of Israel?

 

o   "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Psalms 119.105).

 

The moon is known for its beauty:

 

o   "Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?" (Song 6.10).

o   "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;" (Job 31.26).

 

The moon  is also to determine the stations and preside at night:

 

o   "He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down." (Ps 104.19).

o   "The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. " (Ps 136.9);

 

Gathering all this, the moon represents the prophetic word, to which we must look until Jesus to shine in our hearts:

 

o   "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:" (2Pet 1.19).

 

That is, the word of the prophets in Scripture  (the prophecies that have been spoken by the mouth of the Eternal) points to the rock on which we must build our life (Matthew 7.21-23), presiding over our spiritual nights and filling our lives of beauty (see Deut 4.7,8) until the day that we hear what the Eternal has to say to us (John 5.24,25; Rom 10.17; Rev 2.7,11,17,29; 3.6.13.22). From then on, instead of being guided solely by Sacred Scripture, we will be guided directly by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8.14; Gal 3.23-25) in His Holy Scripture.

In dark moments of our lives, when Jesus seems distant, we must keep grounded in Holy Scripture and what He personally told us (Matthew 7.24-27).

 

3.     She is identified in a singular manner: She has, in the head a crown of twelve stars made. 

 

o   “The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." (Rev 1.20).

 

That is to say, the crown that confirms the reign of woman is composed of the most diverse types of individuals that the Eternal places in her life in order to confirm His truth. The salvation (see Eph 6.17) of the Creator must illuminate her face wherever she goes (Matthew 5.14-16), so that all, to look at her face, see the face of Christ, and not hers.

The crown is a confirmation of the authority that has been given by the Kingdom represented by the crown. In the case in question, who belongs to Jesus is identified by those who are around them (Rev 19.8 - as the portion of the Eternal is his people - Deut 32.9), as well as by the gospel of Christ:

 

o   "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" (1Thes 2.19).

 

As to the number twelve, see some occurrences of this number in Revelation:

 

o   "And had a wall great and high, and had TWELVE gates, and at the gates TWELVE angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the TWELVE tribes of the children of Israel:" (Rev 21.12);

o   "And the wall of the city had TWELVE foundations, and in them the names of the TWELVE apostles of the Lamb." (Rev 21.14);

o   "And the TWELVE gates were TWELVE pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." (Rev 21.21).

 

Assemble it with:

 

o   "But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." (1 Tim 3.15);

o   "And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;" (Eph 2.20). "brackets added by me to facilitate understanding".

 

Note that the twelve stars are not to adorn the crown. Rather, the crown is formed by them (which reminds 1Thes 2.19).

There are twelve stars because they are the twelve tribes of Israel, as well as the number of apostles. 

We must not also forget that:

 

o   "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." (Dan 12.3).

o   "Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed." (Ecc 8.1).

 

Who shines like stars in our life are those who are wise (who fear the Eternal - Job 28.28; Prov 9.10).

Finally, the true Israel of the Eternal is identified by all (and not just some) who are Israelites in the flesh and the spirit at the same time (Rom 2.28,29 - remember that the twelve apostles were twelve Jews). So it must be with us: as descendants of Abraham by faith in Christ, we must live the new covenant in order that all the old covenant is confirmed.

 

4.     Your generation is wonderful: she bare a son who was to rule the nations with a rod of iron. The woman is suffering the pangs of childbirth until Christ is fully formed in the heart of the two witnesses (Gal 4.19);

 

5.     Her antagonist is horrible: Ha-Satan. 

 

6.     Her influence is fantastic: a war arose in heaven because of her, which resulted in major changes here on earth to save her.

 

The three attributes of this woman are also cited by Solomon in his canticle in honor of the virtuous woman:

 

•                  "Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?” (Song 6.10).

 

Flag is an idea or goal that guides the army. When a woman or a army has good ideas and a noble goal, it is fearsome (worthy of all respect). Similarly, the true Israel behaves as a virtuous woman, shaking the world wondrously:

 

•        "For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead" (Rom 11.15). What is between brackets was added to facilitate understanding.

 

Initially the woman (Israel) is seen in the sky, once the two witnesses, for having accepted Jesus, will behave as lights in the midst of darkness in which Israel and the rest of the world will. Hence the woman be treading the moon: she is shining the sun of justice in the dark night that took account of Israel, confirming everything that Jesus did for Israel in the Old Testament and taught through the life of twelve apostles. So too should be we in this world (Matthew 5.14-16).

This woman suffered torments to give birth. And this, before the dragon to appear. How did all of this start?

 

•        "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (Genesis 3.16).

 

Note how the woman had increased her gestation period, as well as the suffering because of the children (i.e., without counting the pains of childbirth). 

But why this woman felt pain?

Consider the case of Paul:

 

•        "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you," (Gal 4.19).

 

As the torment to give birth, it is good to remember the following verses:

 

•        "A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world." (John 16.21).

•        "Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies." (Micah 4.10).

•        "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows." (Mark 13.8).

•        "All these are the beginning of sorrows." (Matt 24.8).

 

Since the arising of the state of Israel in 1948, nation has been raised against nation and kingdom against kingdom. But all this (including the arising of the state of Israel) is the beginning of sorrows to the birth of Christ in the life of two witnesses, whose testimony ends with Christ coming to rapture His church.

Always been a torment to the faithful of Israel keep alive the Word of the Eternal in their heart until finally they come to give birth to Jesus in someone's heart (here, in particular, the two witnesses). As well as the Eternal multiplied the gestation period of a woman, He planted the seed of the Word (promise) in the heart of Abraham (Gen 12.1-3) and this has been conceived for about 4,000 years (Gen 18.18,19) in the hearts of all who believe in Jesus.

Detail: Note that the dragon made a point of stopping everything only to come face to face with the woman. Therefore this event was of fundamental importance. 

But why the dragon does not tried to catch the woman in the back? Why not kill the woman, instead of her son? Even more considering that she was weak.

This shows that the Eternal gives no burden beyond what anyone could bear (1 Corinthians 10.13). Furthermore, she was clothed with with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Furthermore, why is it that this woman did not rebuke the dragon in the name of Jesus? Because, unfortunately, until today, the majority of Israelites do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah, and for this reason, it is necessary they pass through all the persecution described here (Rev 12.6,14).

In addition, only after finish with all the power that the people of Israel has in this world (Dan 12.7) is that the second half of the 70th week will fulfill itself fully.

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.5).

 

When the Holy Scripture says that Jesus will go to reign with irod rod (Rev 12.5), this means that His kingdom will be forced.

Comes the question: why Jesus will make this in the millennium?

During this dispensation, everyone was leaded to believe that, if everybody was obliged to be good or, instead, obliged to follow a righteous rule code, the world would be perfect.

Well, in order to show that the Jesus’ salvation only is efficient through His grace and by His faith, Jesus will go to reign with irod rod. When the millennium to finish and Ha-Satan entice millions of people (Rev 20.7,8), will be proved that, even delighting the good, pleasure and perfect Christ’s will (Rm 12.2) for one thousand years, if the individual wasn’t bear again, never will see the Eternal’s Kingdom (John 3.3).

Man child: this expression is not a repetition, but a confirmation of the robustness, vigor and strength of Jesus in the life of two witnesses, as well as His determination not to surrender in the face of evil. In the Old Testament, the birth of the son man was always seen as a huge blessing:

 

•        "Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad." (Jeremiah 20.15)..

 

In Revelation, Jesus is not seen more as someone merely humiliated, but as the mighty redeemer. 

Just as Jesus came in the fullness of time (Gal 4.4), when the world was all in darkness, so it will happen with Their two witnesses:

 

•        "Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined." (Isaiah 9.1,2).

•        "The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up." (Matt 4.15,16).

 

For this reason the woman is seen with the moon under her feet. After all, the moon was made to rule the night. However, as she was clothed with the sun, therefore the light that flowed from her was capable of turning darkness into light, night into day.

She suffered torments to give birth because, as well as happened when Jesus came into the world (Herod ordered the death of all children up to two years of age - Mt 2.16-18), now also many will do everything they can to destroy the two witnesses so that Jesus did not come again.

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.3). 

 

The dragon is the color of the second horse (Rev 6.3,4), which was intended to lead people to unbelieve from each other (including through the religion) in order that they destroy themselves. He had seven heads, i.e., it was the source of all wisdom of this century (see 1 Corinthians 1.20; 2.6; 3.19; 2Cor 4.3.4; Matt 19.5) and ten horns. Whereas ten is the number of the council of legality (Ten Commandments, tribulation ten days promoted by the false Jews (Rev 2.9,10), ten minas given for ten servants (were not given to children - Lk 19.13), ten virgins of physical Israel (Matt 25.3,4)), the ten horns represent all the legal power of this world (different from the council of Christ that is formed by twelve individuals governed by family ties of love. The twelve tribes of Israel were, initially, twelve brethren and the twelve apostles were to be as brothers of each other). 

It was this that Ha-Satan offered to Jesus: 

 

•        "And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it." (Lk 4.5,6).

 

That is, the ten horns represent all the power and glory from the system that governs this world, which are under the domain of Ha-Satan. In what the Messiah rejected all this (because His reign is not signed on the effectiveness of the things that there is in this world), He gave them to the anti-messiah through his ten servants (the global elite - Rev 17.17). 

Although throughout history Ha-Satan has always used a head (leader) to govern the world through one of the facets of secular domain, now he decided to put his real power in a group of people who acts in the shadows by means of a puppet (the Antichrist). Perhaps for that people, instead of defy directly the leader, does not recognize who is really reigning and, in this way, he can keep the evil force acting, since now, instead of wasting time trying to build a new leader (and time is something that Ha-Satan knows well that he won’t - Rev 12.12), he an only get a new puppet (which is much easier).

In other words, Ha-Satan has their heads crowned because each of them are kings that reigned, being that the seventh is the Antichrist who will still reign, but only for a short time, since he will be killed (perhaps by ten horns).

After the death of the Antichrist, the ten kings will reign (hence the beast from the sea have horns crowned instead of head). However, when the angel of the abyss possess the body of the beast and adds to itself all the powers of the seven heads, the ten horns will be amazed and end up giving his power and authority to the beast that came up out of the abyss (Rev 17.13).

That is to say, while initially were the heads which reigned, now are the ten kings who reign in fact. The beast that ascends from the abyss will be only king because the ten horns grant to its the reign of them.

The monster head enemy of the Eternal is, in other places, named:

 

•        Rahab (Psalms 89.10; Isa 51.9);

•        Behemoth (Job 40.15-20);

•        Leviathan (Isaiah 27.1);

•        Serpent (Amos 9.3);

•        Dragon (Psalms 74.13 - has versions that mention dragons in place of sea monsters).

 

In Daniel 7.4-7, the powers of darkness that precede the second coming of Christ are represented by four animals which, in total, have seven heads: Lion (Babylon - one head), Bear (Media-Persia - one head), Leopard (Greece - Four head), the animal terrible (the kingdom of antichrist - one head).

This dragon is Ha-Satan, which shall consist of:

 

•        Intellect: seven heads. Ha-Satan has the most brilliant human minds on his command. Hence (1 Cor 3.18-20);

•        Implementation: ten horns (although such force is imperfect, because the Council of the Eternal is composed of twelve). Though the major world powers are under the supervision of Ha-Satan, he cannot form a perfect council, so as to coordinate harmoniously (as a brotherhood) all powers and overwhelm with perfection all resistance.

•        Empire: seven crowns (diadems). Ha-Satan has the most magnificent empires under his control;

•        Great power and cunning: great dragon, i.e., a great astute serpent (see Gen 3.1) who walks and flies.

 

The serpent is nothing more than the dragon after losing the wings and legs.

He presents himself as a red dragon, because red is the color that represents life (blood), which he would pour through the religious persecution and, mainly, by deception (sin).

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.4).

 

The tail of the dragon symbolizes the false prophet (Isaiah 9.15). The image to launch the stars by land is found in Daniel:

 

•        "And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them." (Dan 8.9,10).

 

Ha-Satan being the father of the lie (John 8.44), and the murderer of all who act so righteous (1 John 3.12) (for example, the saints and witnesses of Jesus - Rev 17.6), what more could be expected of him? The most appropriate is that he try to drag and drop, through their false prophets (its tail), the third part of the wise messengers of eternal which, by virtue of his wisdom and willingness to teach His righteousness, shone in the sky (Dan 12.3):

 

•        "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." (Dn 12.3).

•        "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5.14-16).

•        "Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;" (Phil 2.14,15).

•        "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." (Rev 1.20).

 

But why the eternal would allow this?

As in the first coming, the second will be preceded by a process of purification (Malachi 3.1-3). 

 

•        "And the misunderstandings among the people shall instruct the many; however shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by theft, for many days. And fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall be gathered unto them with flatteries. And some of the misunderstandings will fall, to be tried, purified, and embranquecidos, until the end of time, because it is yet for an appointed time." (Dan 11.33-35);

•        "And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God." (Zechariah 13.8,9);

 

In the first instance, it seems that to be among those who have been overturned by Ha-Satan is something bad. However, everything that is high among men is an abomination before the Eternal (Lk 16.15). The other two parts of the wise (which are like the scribes, Pharisees and doctors of the law at the time of Jesus) will be extirpated (see Zechariah 13.8,9).

After all, who belongs to Jesus has to shine, not in heaven, but on earth:

 

•        "Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;" (Phil 2.14,15).

 

The fact of throwing them on the ground means that Ha-Satan will be able to do, in the 70th week, with one third of those who worship the Eternal in view of the heavenly things (such as ordering Matt 6.19-21; Col 3.1-5) come to apostatize from the faith, going to adore Him in the flesh, with a view to the goods of this world (this is the trademark of the antichrist - Matt 16.23; John 15.18,19;1 Corinthians 15.19; 1 John 4.5,6). Remember the possibility of many chosen being deceived (Matt 24.4,24). Here we can see that a third of them will be deceived.

But why the Eternal will allow a third of them fall?

 

•        "Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?" (Daniel 8.13).

•        "I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets." (Isaiah 10.6).

 

Unfortunately many of the chosen remain in hypocrisy. Seek the wisdom of the Eternal and seek to teach justice, but do not live this in themselves:

 

•        "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men." (Matthew 5.13).

 

Unfortunately, many in this third part, allow several be joined unto them with flatteries (Dan 11.34). Hence such knowledgeable ones have to fall by the sword, fire, captivity, theft, etc.: to serve as a discipline (Dan 11.35). The affliction will be such that these days seem many (see Matt 24.21).

In addition to overthrow a third of chosen (Dan 11.33-35), Ha-Satan will be in heaven stopped before the woman hoping to devour her child when born. 

And this is not the first time that Ha-Satan attempts to thwart the plans of Christ:

 

1º - He tempts Eve so that she and Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and thus die as God said would happen (Gen 2.17). Knowing that the Eternal does not lie (Nm 23.19), he thought that, when they sin, the two die and, thus, their victory would be complete. Jesus would not come to confirm the truth and everything would be finished. He didn’t think that everything was already planned by the Eternal and that He already had a solution for this issue, i.e.: how to give continuity to life without opening hand of His truth and justice;

2º - He uses the pagan women to seduce those who, by faith in the Creator, were His sons (Gen 6.1,2). In so doing, the evil reaches a level that is so terrible that all flesh corrupted his way (Genesis 6.12), even to the point of seeking in the Creator the death of all living beings (Genesis 6.13). Ha-Satan knew that the Eternal, in His justice, could not turn a blind eye to sin. Apparently it was the end of the world. He hadn't counted with the fact that someone could be reached by the favor of the Eternal amidst so much evil (Gen 6.9);

3º - In Egypt, he uses Pharaoh to kill all the men, and thus put an end to the holy lineage twice (Exo 1.16,22). He hadn't counted with the supernatural way of eternal act, saving Moses (Exodus 2.5-7);

4º - At the time of Esther, Haman, the descendant of agag (to whom Saul thought to spare - 1Sam 13.9), tried to kill all the Jews and, once more, to destroy the holy lineage, from which Christ would come (Esther 3.12,13).

5º - When Jesus was born, Herod tries to kill the Messiah by destroying all children two years down (Matthew 2.16-18).

6º - Finally, he uses the religious leaders to incite the crowd to kill the Messiah, thinking that, with this, the sheep it would be scattered and the truth would be lost. Although this scattering occurred (Mk 14:27) and Ha-Satan used the religious system to bribe the guards, so that they all believed that Jesus was not ressurrect (Matthew 28.11-15), Ha-Satan barely knew that it was precisely this that would strengthen the truth and divide the history of mankind. Fortunately, see the true daughters of Jerusalem, weeping for Jesus (Lk 23.27,28).

These all were partial fulfillments of the greatest of all persecutions that will be unleashed against the woman (Israel) throughout the 70th week of Daniel. Only that the persecution will be in two stages:

·        (Rev 12.6) -> those who are secure with Jesus and be raptured (144,000 sealed);

·        (Rev 12.14) -> those that were not raptured, but that will convert in the Great Tribulation and will be preserved.

 

However, during the entire period of life of two witnesses, Ha-Satan cannot prevent the ministry of them. And, when he supposedly seems to have winned, the two witnesses are resurrected and raptured to be with Jesus in the clouds (remembering what happened to 2,000 years ago with Jesus when he won, he ascended into heaven and sat at the right hand of the Father (Rom 8.34)).

Henceforward they, along with the rest of the Church, will be with Jesus reigning (Rev 3.21) at the right hand of the Father.

When the two witnesses, along with the Church are raptured, special revelation of Jesus to the end of time ends, and for this reason, the woman is not seen more in heaven:

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.6).

 

In the 70th week there will be three types of individuals in Israel: 

 

•        Those who will convert before the rapture: the 144,000 are sealed (Rev 7.3,4).

•        Those who will convert after the rapture;

•        Those who will not convert, but will be followers of the beast.

 

The 144,000 sealed shall be sent to the wilderness of all nations (see Ezek 20.35) to proclaim to the Gentiles His character and His presence. When terminating the 1,260 days, they are raptured.

 

•        "And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles." (Isaiah 66.19).

 

It is about these that is being treated here in Revelation 12.6. These Israelites are being persecuted for their faith and also suffering by their relatives and dear friends that cannot be converted.

When all 144,000 Israelites have been sealed in their foreheads, i.e., when the two witnesses have shed their golden olive oil (Zech 4.12-14), so that they will be converted to Jesus, believing that it is not by force or violence (see Isa 2.6.7; Dan 12.7; Zech 4.6), but it is in our weakness that the power of the Eternal perfected (Rom 8.18; 2Cor 4.10,11,16,17; 12.9,10), then the trumpets begin to be touched (note how the earth, the sea and the trees will only be damaged by warnings of trumpets after seal the 144,000 - Rev 7.3). 

When the seventh trumpet sounds:

 

1.     There will be war in heaven between Miguel And Ha-Satan (Revelation 12.7-12);

2.     Ha-Satan and his angels will be thrown to the earth (Revelation 6.13 - the only stars that are in heaven, spiritually speaking, are those who apostatized of Faith (Lk 16.15). Who belongs to Christ shines here on earth);

3.     Begin the the second half of the 70th week;

4.     The Antichrist will break the agreement with Israel;

5.     The two witnesses will arise after three and a half days (perhaps this be the period of duration of the war between Michael and Ha-Satan;

6.     The two witnesses, together with the whole Church, will be caught up (1Cor 15.52; 1Thes 4.16).

7.     Israel will be forced to take refuge in the wilderness (Matthew 24.16-18) for a time, times and half a time.

 

The escape to the Desert remembers:

 

•        The pilgrimages by Israel in the wilderness: "And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no." (Deut 8.2). 

•        The escapes of Elijah: 

o   "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying," (1Kings 17.2). 

o   "And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there." (1Kings 19.3). 

•        Leakage of Mary and Joseph to Egypt: "And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.". (Matt 2.13). 

•        Escape of the Israelites who will convert to Christ after the rapture: " But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:" (Mark 13.14).

 

The desert is a place of retreat and safety:

 

•        "And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.” (Ezek 34.25).

 

It is the place where, many times, the Eternal speaks to his people:

 

•        "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her." (Hosea 2.14).

 

In fact, being in the desert with Christ is better than being in Canaan. After all, while the people of Israel was in the wilderness, they were fed supernaturally with manna and water from the rock, which only brought benefits to the body (without any contra-indication). After entering into Canaan, they had to return to depend on the fruit of the earth (Joshua 5.11,12), in addition to having to fight against the enemies.

Urges emphasize the differences between Revelation 12.6 and Revelation 12.14:

 

Revelation 12.6	Revelation 12.14
Here there is a place prepared for the woman for the Eternal	Here the desert is the place of woman.
Here the time is 1,260 days.	Here the term used is time, times and half a time.

 

Here the desert is the place prepared by the Eternal for the 10 virgins of Israel who came out of Jerusalem to meet the Bridegroom. It is clear that the desert is not the place for the 5 wise virgins. It is only a temporary refuge. When the 1260 days finish, end the provision of the Eternal and for three and a half days, they have to stay trusting that Jesus comes.

But, just like Saul unbelieved in the last few minutes (1Sam 13.8-10) and people of Israel who came out of Egypt murmured by the lack of water after three days of the parting of the Red Sea, in the course of these three and a half days, the fool virgins will try to obtain worldly provision, losing the time of the rapture (this reminds when Elijah said to Elisha, that if he could not see the Eternal take him to heaven, he (Elisha) not receive a double portion of the Holy Spirit – 2Kings 2.9,10).

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.14)

 

Here, however, we can see what happens after the first 1,260 days, when the Antichrist breaks the agreement with Israel (Dan 9.27) and go to destroy Jerusalem (Rev 17.16). He first surround the city, which should serve as a signal to the Jews flee away (Matt 24.15-20; Lk 21.20-23). Two-thirds of the Israelites will die (Zech 13.8,9).

A third, however, will be able to escape. It is about these which refers Revelation 12.14. They will gather the five fool virgin, now in place that belongs to them. After all, for those who do not believe in Jesus, the desert is the place that really belongs to them.

The proof of this is that the beast of the sea will be in the wilderness loading Israel (the Great Babylon) on their backs (Rev 17.3). Babylon was called the desert of the sea (Isaiah 21.1). 

This Israel who was not faithful to Jesus, but who will believe Him when they see Him (Zech 12.10-14) (namely, the faithful remnant - Rom 9.27), for not having believed without seeing, do not receive the blessedness of the wedding feast of the Lamb (the glorification of the body - John 20.29). The rightful place is the same as that of the Great Babylon, differentiating only by the fact that, after, they enter in the realm of the Eternal, but with the same body.

Finally, after the destruction of Jerusalem, a terrible persecution will happen:

 

•        "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child." (Rev 12.13)

 

Those who escape the desolation which shall be brought by the Antichrist (Zechariah 14.1), will take refuge in the wilderness with the help of the Eternal.

The Eternal is known to bring their children as an eagle does with its offspring:

 

•        "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." (Exodus 19.4).

•        "And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people." (Deut 32.11,12).

 

To help Israel to escape, the Eternal will give them "wings of a great eagle", i.e., something that will allow them to move fast to their place. The curious thing is that the Babylon and Egypt were compared to eagle (Ezek 17.3,7). And whereas Jerusalem is Babylon the Great, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt (Rev 11.18), therefore they receive this same training given to Babylon and Egypt, but in a manner similar to the way that the Eternal led the Israelites out of Egypt: As an eagle that takes his sons on the wings (Exodus 19.4; Deut 32.11).

The leak of the Israelites came about because of the apostasy and transgression that took account of Jerusalem (see Dan 8.12). However, only those that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they will run and not be weary; walk, and not faint (Isa 40.31). As they did not develop this intimacy with the Eternal, they cannot use well this gift that He gives them.

Result:

 

•        “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." (Rev 12.15,16).

 

In the testament of the Law, flood had to do with invasion of enemy peoples:

 

•        "Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me." (Psalm 69.15).

•        "Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up." (Psalm 90.5).

•        "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined." (Dan 9.26).

•        "And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.” (Dan 11.22)

•        "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59.19).

•        "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?" (Jer 46.7).

•        "And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt." (Amos 9.5).

•        "Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl." (Jer 47.2).

•        "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof." (Jer 46.7,8).

•        "Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: and he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel." (Isaiah 8.7,8).

•        "The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook." (Prov 18.4).

In Revelation 17.15 it is said that waters are many peoples.

Therefore, Ha-Satan, with his mouth will convince multitudes to persecute Israel. For both he will tell that they were the guilt ones for all the calamities that befell the land, as well as for the lost of the loved relatives (at the rapture). Note how the nations rage themselves (Rev 11.18), to the point of blaspheming the Eternal (Rev 16.11).

Result: Ha-Satan launches this river of people against the Israelites. 

Fortunately, the Eternal helps your:

 

•        "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: then the proud waters had gone over our soul." (Ps 124.2-5).

•        "He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters." (Psalm 18.16).

•        "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59.19).

 

For this, He will use the nature. It is good to remember that nature helps christianity revealing that: 

 

1.     There is God. All Nature proclaims not only the existence of the Eternal, but also their personality, unity, spirituality, wisdom, goodness and power (Rom 1.20);

2.     There is a law. For every thing in nature, there is a law that governs. Those who do not respect the laws of nature suffers penalties;

3.     There is mediation. The principle of mediation can be seen throughout nature. An element or an agent serves the others and some other party;

4.     There is responsibility. Throughout the world, each one is responsible for something, as well as by the actions it takes;

5.     There is a mystery. All along the nature, there are obscure points that science cannot explain;

6.     There is a moral. In nature we see sense of:

a.     Dependency (Job 38.39-41);

b.     Reverence. The weaker specimens respect the stronger;

c.      Contrition. The nature groans and is in pain of childbirth until now (Romans 8.19-22).

d.     Praise. Heaven and earth praise the Creator: "I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works." (Ps 145.10).

7.     There are several inventions (or expressions of art, if you prefer):

a.     Press: "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" (Rom 1.20).

b.     Painting: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” (Psalm 19.1).

c.      Music: for example, the song of the birds.

d.     Government: the majority of the swarm, there is a leader.

e.     Education: "Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge." (Psalm 19.2).

 

The Eternal uses nature to help Israel:

 

•        "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee." (Zechariah 14.4,5).

 

That is to say, first the Israelites flee into the wilderness. There the Eternal enters into contention with them through Ha-Satan and his beast. Urges stress that the Eternal said He would do with them as happened at the time of Egypt.

Because of a famine that was in the land of Canaan, they had to flee to Egypt. There the Eternal entered into contention with them by Pharaoh, until they decided to cry out to Him (Exodus 2.23). The Eternal, then, uses Moses to deliver them. When the army of pharaoh pursues Israel, the Eternal uses Moses to open the Red Sea and they pass by the "Vale" forming between the two mountains of Waters (Exodus 14.22). After Israel to pass, the sea bury all the Egyptians (Exodus 15.4,5).

Now history will repeat itself. Ha-Satan, then, will lead the antichrist to break his covenant with Israel. The Israelites finally seeing the error committed to electing the antichrist as their king. It begins a chase to this remnant.

Israel will flee into the wilderness. To expedite their escape, the Eternal will use the wings of a great eagle (Great Babylon), i.e., will uses people to facilitate the escape of them (as if it were being fulfilled the promise of Isaiah 60.4,9; 66.20), namely, the sheep of (Matthew 25.34-46 – who aren’t Israelite that will see the truth only when the antichrist proclaim himself god – 2Thess 2.4).

Jesus, on the Mount of Olives, will promote the division of mount into two parts (Zechariah 14.4). After the remainder have passed through the valley that was formed (Zechariah 14.5), the Mount of Olives, then, will bury the whole army of the antichrist.

Ha-Satan, outraged by the fact of Jesus have sent an earthquake in order that the Mount of Olives split itself in half and allow Israel to escape, resolves to pursue all who are His sons.

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.17). 

 

It starts a massive persecution to all who believe in Jesus.

In face of this passage, it is clear that the whole episode of Revelation 12 serves as an illustration for the destruction of Jerusalem which occurred in 70 A.D. Hence the similarity when reporting the destruction that occurred in 70 A.D. (Lk 21.20-24) and that will happen soon through the Messiah elected by the majority of Israelites (the Antichrist - Matt 24.15-22).

Those who believe are characterized by two things:

•        Keep the commandments of the Eternal, namely:

o   "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards." (John 13.34,35).

•        Have the testimony of Jesus Christ, i.e., the Holy Spirit: 

o   "This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth." (1 John 5.6)

o   "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Rev 19.10).

 

Comes the question: how Ha-Satan came down to the earth?

 

•        "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels," (Rev 12.7). 

 

We can find, in the Testament of the Law, references of spiritual warfare:

 

•        "Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness." (Psalm 74.13,14).

•        "In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." (Isaiah 27.1).

•        "Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?" (Isaiah 51.9).

 

It's also good to observe that the name Michael means "Who is like the Eternal?", a contrast to the cry of the populace without Jesus:

 

•        "And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?" (Rev 13.4).

 

Many mistakenly think that Michael is Jesus because he has his angels. However, Ha-Satan also does not have his angels (Rev 12.7)? So why Michael may not have?

In addition, this is a battle between equals. There would be no sense Jesus do battle with the dragon, since He is the Almighty God, and thus has no opponent match. Nothing and nobody is a threat to Him. Everything and everyone is already subject to Him (Psalm 24.1).

On the other hand, a battle between two angelic heads, it makes sense.

Comes the question: if the sky is a paradise, a place of peace, how is it possible that there is war there? Have you ever thought that confusion would be if, when we die, we all went to the place where are the angels? On the one hand, Ha-Satan and his demons accusing the followers of Christ. Another, Jesus justifying the Church before His angels. And in the midst of this, all saved would be participating in this debate and remembering everything that happened. In the end, everyone would be restless as the souls of Rev 6.9-11.

However, in the third heaven are just the angels. To the right of the Eternal are His angels and on the left, Ha-Satan and his demons (see 1Kings 22.19). Note how Ha-Satan accuses the followers of the Eternal day and night (Rev 12.11), which can be seen in Job (Job 1.6-11; 2.1-6) and in the vision of Zechariah (where Ha-Satan appears to the right of the high priest Joshua to oppose it, since he also walks in our Prowls - Zech 3.1.2; 1Pet 5.8,9). 

Not to mention the fight between Michael And Ha-Satan the body of Moses:

 

•        "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee." (Jude 9).

 

It is in vain that Paul said: our battle is against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places (Eph 6.12). For you to be sure that what happens in the spiritual world affects our lives, see this:

 

•        "Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia." (Dan 10.12,13).

 

Note that, although the response of the Eternal was sent to Daniel as soon as he prayed, he was only to receive a response after 21 days because a demon was preventing the angel to arrive with the answer.

Comes the question: how is the battle between the angels and demons? Many think it is physics: on the one hand, the angels with drawn swords of fire, the other Ha-Satan and his demons with tridents.

No! All the spiritual battle has to do with the correct mode of worship to the Eternal and do what pleases Him. When Ha-Satan and his demons rebelled, two things were for him questioned:

 

1.     The reason for the Eternal being the leader. For them, it was possible something work without being bound to the Eternal;

2.     The reason for all have to be substantiated in Holy Scripture. For them, it is possible to something to give certain without following the principles of Sacred Scripture.

 

The world, then, was created so that, through His Church, the Eternal could make known His manifold wisdom and grace:

 

•        "For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men." (1 Corinthians 4.9).

•        "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God," (Eph 3.8-10).

•        "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12.1,2).

 

So much so that the angels ardently want to pay attention to what the Eternal expresses through his Church:

 

•        "Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: ssearching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." (1 Peter 1.10-12).

 

Indeed, that is why the angel of the Eternal encamps himself around those who fear Him, and delivers them (Psalms 34.7).

Finally, the Eternal uses His Church to reveal the entire spiritual world. When, finally, no more doubt remains as to the perfection of the Eternal and His Word, there is no more place to Ha-Satan and his demons in the sky.

 

•        "And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven." (Rev 12.8).

 

That is to say, when the person really is convinced of everything that Jesus is, there is no more space for the accusations of Ha-Satan and his angels. It isn’t in vain that the Church will be raptured after the gospel of the kingdom of Eternal have been preached in all the world for a witness to all the nations (Matt 24.14). The Bride is snatched when everything that the Eternal had to show about Himself through Her (see Ezek 16.14) is fulfilled. Once the Bride is fully clothed with the righteousness of Jesus (which He operated through His saints - Phil 2.12,13; Rev 19.8), it may occupy their place in heaven.

From then on, the only place that will be left to Ha-Satan will be the land and the sea (Rev 12.12). Also, note that it is said that Ha-Satan came down to them. Therefore, though Michael with his angels have literally kicked Ha-Satan from heaven, he himself had already decided to get out of there after knowing that he would be forced to see all the perfection of love of Jesus in the Bride. It was extremely painful for him to stay there seeing this, even more realizing that the perfection of Jesus and His Word was seen by all the angels, so there is no more place to doubts in their hearts.

Indeed, every time that the Kingdom of Eternal is manifest in the life of someone, Ha-Satan drops, since your employment of promoter against the Eternal has no more place (associate Lk 10.9 with Lk 10.18) (many consider Jesus as the unjust judge - Lk 18.7,8). After all, in which many go to the Eternal considering themselves in the right to receive something, they are accusing him of unjust judge (even more considering the apparent disadvantage among his sons and the sons of darkness - see Matthew 10.16).

Once that the basis of the accusation of Ha-Satan fall to the earth, he is cast out in order to give place to the Church, which soon will be raptured (three and a half days after the first half of the 70th week).

He then gets stuck on earth:

 

•        "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." (Rev 12.9). 

 

The idea was to show to John and all the afflicted who offers wealth and prosperity in the world: the "god of the desert", namely, Ha-Satan (note he offered the world to Jesus - Matt 4.8,9). Jesus promises the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 6.19-21), and the eternal life (who is Himself - John 17. 3). 

Therefore, when we go to someone, we must be willing to receive what the Eternal wants to give us through the person, and not what we expect to. True prayer come from inside us. If the person has no part in us, then our prayer has no effect.

Finally, the struggles are not proof of abandonment of the Eternal, but His approval. Every effort of Ha-Satan is to lead people to go astray from the Creator (for example, leading them to be at the apex of this world - in contrast with Lk 16.15). When Paul says that the Eternal wants to make us stars in the world (Phil 2.14,15), the way this happens is conquering the world with faith (1 John 5.3), i.e., renouncing our life in order that Jesus lives in us (2Cor 4.10,11; Gal 2,20). It is not fixed in heaven in evidence as a kite whose string has not been cut. Rather, it is getting free to the action of the Holy Spirit (John 3.8), so that He can take us to where He wants us.

As the serpent in Eden, lost feet and wings, Ha-Satan will lose access to heavenly regions. Please note that Ha-Satan is presented as the great dragon, ancient serpent, the devil and Satan. What this means?

 

·        The great dragon ->

 

·        "In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." (Isaiah 27.1).

·        "Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself." (Ezekiel 29.3).

·        "Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers." (Ezekiel 32:2).

 

Note how the dragon is always associated with one who has dominion over the waters, as if they were his, and may do with them what he wanted: for example hurt them and dirty them.

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.17).

 

As a dragon, Ha-Satan tries to make people think that they are righteous and are always certain. He is the one who soiled the human being with all sorts of desires and addictions in order to be able to use them to fight against all who oppose them.

Dragon is a symbol of all the power that it is possible to be conquered through what exists in this world and that, apparently, allows us to keep everything and everyone under control. Even if this means transforming leaders and people (they make the image of the Beast – Rev 13.14) in irrational beasts (2Pet 2.12; Jude 10);

 

·        Old Serpent -> Ha-Satan is one that uses the shrewdness of this world (Gen 3.1; 1 Corinthians 3.18-20) to make the people to go crazy, so that they come to interpret Holy Scripture with concepts and wrong values and, thus, to seek wisdom and success in this world;

 

It is true that he is called "father of lies" and "murderer" from the beginning (John 8.44). Note, however, that he did not kill anyone in Eden and even lied in the sense of giving wrong information (Gen 3.4,5). Analyze calmly everything that he spoke and you will see that everything he said was true.

The problem with the statements of Ha-Satan is that they are not grounded in Christ (which is the truth is the Life - John 14.6). Although it may work, physically speaking, it does not produce any spiritual result. It doesn’t builds the character of anyone inside, since this only happens from the moment that individuals are integrated directly to our hearts through Jesus and His Word.

As well as the Eternal, being holy, can only be adored in spirit (life) and in truth (John 4.24), our spirit (life) can only be built with the spirit of other individuals living in us through the Holy Spirit and His Word.

In other words, any correct information that does not have to do with Jesus and the work He has for us, it is sterile (without life) and false (always the target of contradictions, questioning and imbalance: benefits only one side). 

 

·        Devil -> Ha-Satan is one who strives for "justice", but from the point of view of the world.

 

As the devil, Ha-Satan is the accuser who accuses individuals day and night in the presence of the Eternal (Rev 12.10). Comes the question: how Ha-Satan accuses someone day and night, being that he is not omnipresent and omniscient? He has more to do.

Although he use his demons, there is a more effective way to do this: sowing hatred in the hearts of individuals. In this case when such an individual to pray, he will speak evil of them to the Eternal and ask Him for revenge (under the label of justice).

Even more: whereas when someone lies to the Church of the Eternal is, in fact, lying to the Holy Spirit (Acts 5.3,9), when someone speaks ill of the brother to others, they are, in fact, accusing the individual before the Eternal.

In addition, he is all the time questioning the effectiveness of Jesus and His Word, taking as basis the behavior of His Church (John 1.6-12; 2.1-7), as well as what we suffer. In other words, Ha-Satan is accusing the Eternal Himself to be a tyrant, intransigent, unfair, stingy and apathetic based on the behavior of each others.

 

·        Satan -> opponent, i.e., one that leads people to seek in Christ only on the things of this world (Matt 16.24). 

 

Note what Jesus said to Peter: "... to Get thee behind me, Satan, that thou savorest not the things that be of God, but only those that are of men." (Matt 16.23). That is, every one who preaches the gospel with a focus on the prosperity of this world is transforming the individuals in the most miserable of creatures (see 1 Corinthians 15.19). 

For this he deforms the character of the Creator to induce people to join the success in this world with the approval of the Eternal. Ha-Satan uses even the goodwill of many to lead them to seek to make this a better world.

 

·        He who deceives the whole world (Jn 8.44). That is to say, he is who leads people to seek, in the wisdom of this world, the solution of their problems. Although many times such knowledge work, only brings benefit in this life and only outwardly.

 

As you can see, the role of Ha-Satan is deceiving the whole world, of the most diverse forms. Fortunately, with the expulsion of Ha-Satan of heaven, something wonderful happens:

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.10).

 

Arrived:

 

 

•        The salvation. But we all do not become saved by believing in Jesus (see John 5.24; Col 3.1-3)? Yes, but the salvation is only complete when we receive the glorified body. Only with the truth confirmed is that it will be possible the expulsion of Ha-Satan so that the Church may occupy her place there.

It was not the salvation won in the world (which translates to establish laws to force people to do right, so that each one may be surrounded only pleasant things and circumstances). The true salvation comes from Jesus, which consists in leaving the Eternal use our life so that people will be saved from sin.

Think about how the human being became complicated: all animals, even without work, end up having what they need to live. Despite all the greed of the human being, they have managed to survive until today. Already the human being, what difficulty he has in obtaining the food!!!

•        The strength (power). Is it means that, before, the Eternal had no strength? He had. However, such force was not always seen in the Church. On the contrary: it was a huge amount of brothers in Christ who sinned and failed as a pillar and bulwark of the truth (1 Tim 3.15). Now, with the raptured Church, the Eternal can send their vials of wrath and show the difference between who serves to Him and who does not (Mal 3.18).

The true source of strength of Jesus is not what we can achieve here from the resources that there is in this world, but what is possible to be conquered internally as a result of the virtue of the Eternal acting in us;

•        The Kingdom Of Our God. In contrast with the kingdom of this world. That is to say, when Jesus says to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness, is saying to seek the place where Jesus reigns absolute, namely, where are your subjects whose justice is not signed into law to ensure rights in this world (as supposedly sorts the Ten Commandments), but laws which give conditions for Jesus to advocate our cause (1John 2.1,2), i.e., give us what He won for us on the cross (to fill our inner).

Although the Eternal will always be the King of kings, the impression is that those who reigns over the Church is Ha-Satan with his cursed system (see Hebrews 2.8). However, from the rapture, the world with their wiles will not affect more the Church. The Kingdom of Eternal will be clearly seen on His Church.

Not to mention that, from this moment on, it will happen the direct intervention of Jesus in this world (through the bowls) until His kingdom was established and confirmed forever.

•        The authority of His Christ. Even though all authority has been given to Jesus in heaven and on earth since His ascension (Matt 28.18), this authority will only be seen more visible from the expulsion of Ha-Satan.

From then on, no more doubts that it is impossible for this world to be successful, unless Jesus reign in person (in contrast with the request of the jews in Lk 19.14 and with the authority of the dragon - Rev 13.2).

 

Comes the question: why all this? Because the accuser was expelled. And because he was expelled? Because, now, in possession of all the revelation of the Eternal, there isn’t more opportunity to Ha-Satan try the angels. There is no more gap for prosecution.

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.11).

 

What is the nature of this battle? Sure there isn’t physical, inasmuch as Michael didn’t dare to speak judgment against Ha-Satan (Jude 9). It is a spiritual warfare (in understanding, about the concepts and values of Holy Scripture - see 2Cor 10.3-6).

Comes the question: why does the dragon and his angels could not prevail?

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.10-12).

 

Simple: because the faithful in Jesus managed to prevail against the dragon and his angels (note how these demons were angels in the past). The heavenly  victory is bonded to what Jesus makes here on earth through His sons. 

In other words, it is the victory of believers in Christ who fills the heaven of joy (cf. Lk 15.7,10; Rev 12.12) and gives conditions for that Michael and his angels win and expel Ha-Satan who accuses them day and night before the Creator (Rev 12.10).

The members of the Church will win because they’ll allow Christ to live His life on them, and thus they’ll proclaim salvation through the whole Gentile world (even if that cost the lives of them). The angels, by their turn, will win precisely by the fact of the Church have won.

But, what caused the Church to win?

 

•        The basis: not loving their own life. They loved not their lives in this world, but will understand that they will be in this world only to confirm the Word of the Eternal and manifest His glory by wherever the Eternal lead them. The pleasure of them was that the largest number of individuals could see, in live, Jesus to show His salvation (Psalm 35.9; 78.22; Isaiah 25.9).

•        Middle: the blood of Christ; they’ll win because they’ll allow that Jesus live His sacrificial life in them (see 1Pet 5.8,9). They believed in Jesus crucified (1 Cor 2.1,2).

•        Instrument: the testimony of Jesus is the Holy Spirit (Rev 19.10) that confirms the Word of Christ (John 16.13,14). It is the Holy Spirit fulfilled in us the Word of the Eternal which leads us to overcome the world (1 John 5.4). The word of their testimony is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word that proceeds from the mouth of the Eternal. 

 

•        "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." (Rev 12.12).

 

When Ha-Satan have been expelled, both heaven and all that dwell therein (the angels) no longer will have to be listening to the intrigues of Ha-Satan and his followers. The end of all doubt about Christ and His Word is a reason of extreme joy.

On the other hand, for those who are at sea (Gentile Empire) and earth (Empire of Israel), will come great tribulation, since Ha-Satan and his demons were condemned to live in the same space that them. For Israel, however, will there be help for the remainder (one who is found written in the book of life): 

 

·        "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book." (Dan 12.1). 

 

The same Miguel who fought against Ha-Satan, stand up in favor of the people of Israel. It is when, then, happen the deliverances described in Revelation 12.13-17.