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1 And there appeared a great won- Genesis 37:9 ...Behold, I have "A woman": The symbols associated /
der in heaven; a woman clothed dreamed a dream more; and, with the heavenly vision of the /
with the sun, and the moon under behold, the sun and the moon woman are consistent with symbols /
her feet, and upon her head a crown and the eleven stars made used for the nation Israel. Many /
of twelve stars: obeisance to me. scholars have seen the woman to /
2 And she being with child cried, Jeremiah 4:31 For I have heard a John 16:21 A woman when she is in symbolize the true church which is /
travailing in birth, and pained to voice as of a woman in travail, travail hath sorrow, because symbolized as a virtuous woman or /
be delivered. and the anguish as of her that her hour is come: but as soon the bride of Christ. The giving /
bringeth forth her first child, as she is delivered of the of birth to the Child who is /
the voice of the daughter of child, she remembereth no more "caught up unto God, and to his /
Zion, that bewaileth herself, the anguish, for joy that a man throne" seems to be more consis- /
that spreadeth her hands, is born into the world. tent with the nation Israel. The /
saying, Woe is me now! for my entire true church will be caught /
soul is wearied because of up and not just the child. Much /
murderers. of the evil effort of satan has /
Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labour been directed toward deceiving and /
to bring forth, O daughter of persecuting the nation Israel and /
Zion, like a woman in travail: he has been very successful. /
3 And there appeared another won- Daniel 7:7 ..I saw in the night /
der in heaven; and behold a great visions, and behold a fourth "A dragon": a great dragon, that old /
red dragon, having seven heads and beast, dreadful and terrible, serpent, the devil, the accuser, /
ten horns, and seven crowns upon and strong exceedingly;...... the seducer, the deceiver, /
his heads. and it had ten horns. prince of the earth, are among his /
Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out many names. Even though he had /
of this kingdom are ten kings rebelled and many of the angels had /
that shall arise...... followed him and he had deceived /
4 And his tail drew the third part Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, Eve, he still had access to the /
of the stars of heaven, and did even to the host of heaven; and throne of God and could communi- /
cast them to the earth: and the it cast down some of the host Matthew 2:13 ..for Herod will seek cate with God as we are informed in /
dragon stood before the woman which and of the stars to the ground, the young child to destroy him. the book of Job. He comes in the /
was ready to be delivered, for to and stamped upon them. Luke 22:3 Then entered Satan into form symbolizing the earthly king- /
devour her child as soon as it was Isaiah 11:1 & 5 And there shall Judas Iscariot,... doms through which he had performed /
born. come forth a rod out of the his persecutions of the believers, /
5 And she brought forth a man stem of Jesse, and a Branch Hebrews 8:1 We have such a high such as Egypt, Tyre, Babylon and /
child, who was to rule all nations shall grow out of his roots: priest, who is set on the right the Roman empire in the time of /
with a rod of iron: and her child And righteousness shall be the hand of the throne of the Majesty John the Apostle. He naturally /
was caught up unto God, and to his girdle of his loins, and faith- in the heavens; worked hard to try and keep Christ /
throne. fulness the girdle of his John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no from completing his mission on /
reins. man, but hath committed all earth. It appears that in the end /
Zechariah 6:12-13 ...Behold the judgment unto the Son: times he will be finally cast out /
man whose name is The BRANCH; Philippians 2:9-11...God also hath from having any access to heaven /
and he shall grow up out of highly exalted him, and given him and must perform his last evil /
his place, and he shall build a name which is above every name: deeds on earth which he will do /
the temple of the Lord: That at the name of Jesus every with all his available powers. But /
Even he shall build the knee should bow, of things in being a created being his powers /
temple of the Lord; and he heaven, and things in earth, and are limited and his destruction is /
shall bear the glory, and things under the earth; assured. His reign of evil has been /
shall sit and rule upon his And that every tongue should accomplished only through the perm- /
throne; confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, ission of God in order that His /
6 And the woman fled into the Ezekiel 19:13 And now she is Mark 13:14 But when ye see the purposes might be accomplished and /
wilderness, where she hath a place planted in the wilderness, in abomination of desolation, spoken the true believers identified. /
prepared of God, that they should a dry and thirsty ground. of by Daniel the prophet, standing /
feed her there a thousand two where it ought not, (let him that "A Man Child": Most all scholars would /
hundred and threescore days. readeth understand,) then let them readily agree that this can only /
7 And there was war in heaven: Isaiah 14:12-19 How art thou that be in Judea flee to the be the Messiah for which the nation /
Michael and his angels fought fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, mountains: Israel has long awaited and which /
against the dragon; and the dragon son of the morning! how art was not recognized by most of the /
fought and his angels, thou cut down to the ground, Israelites past and present. Satan /
8 And prevailed not; neither was which didst weaken the nations! for many centuries tried to prevent /
their place found any more in For thou hast said in thine the Child from completing His /
heaven. heart, I will ascend into mission by destroying the Nation. /
9 And the great dragon was cast heaven, I will exalt my throne Luke 10:18 .., I beheld Satan as Since he was unsuccessful in this, /
out, that old serpent, called the above the stars of God: I will lightning fall from heaven. he must accomplish his mission by /
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth set also upon the mount of the deceiving all earthly creatures /
the whole world: he was cast out congregation, in the sides of II Peter 2:4 For if God spared not that he can. /
into the earth, and his angels the north: the angels that sinned, but cast /
were cast out with him. I will ascend above the them down to hell, and delivered "Fly into the wilderness": The efforts /
heights of the clouds; I will them into chains of darkness, to of satan will be so vigorous that /
be like the Most High. be reserved unto judgment; it will be necessary for divine /
Yet thou shalt be brought down Jude 6 And the angels which kept not intervention to carry the woman /
to hell, to the sides of the their first estate, but left their into a hiding place. The hiding /
pit. own habitation, he hath reserved time of 1260 days is also expressed /
They that see thee shall in everlasting chains under as a time, and times and half a /
narrowly look upon thee, and darkness unto the judgment of time or three and one half years of /
consider thee, saying, Is this the great day. 30 day months. This time of hiding /
the man that made the earth to I Peter 1:8-10 ...ye rejoice with could be construed to be 1260 years /
tremble, that did shake joy unspeakable and full of glory: according to the principle of a /
kingdoms; Receiving the end of your faith, year for a day of Ezekiel 4:6 "I /
10 And I heard a loud voice saying Isaiah 44:22-23 I have blotted even salvation of your souls. have appointed thee each day for a /
in heaven, Now is come salvation, out, as a thick cloud, thy Of which salvation the prophets year". In which case the hiding /
and strength, and the kingdom of transgressions, and, as a have inquired and searched place could be amongst the gentiles /
our God, and the power of his cloud, thy sins: return unto diligently, where they have been dispersed for /
Christ: for the accuser of our me; for I have redeemed John 12:31 Now is the judgment of many generations. If the time is a /
brethren is cast down, which thee. this world: now shall the literal 1260 days one of the prime /
accused them before our God day Sing, O ye heavens; for the prince of this world be cast candidates for the hiding place is /
and night. Lord hath done it: shout, ye out. in Edom where the rock city of /
11 And they overcame him by the lower parts of the earth: break Romans 16:20 And the God of peace Petra is located. This is based on /
blood of the Lamb, and by the forth into singing, ye mount- shall bruise Satan under your Daniel 11:41 "but these shall /
word of their testimony; and they ains, O forest, and every tree feet shortly. escape out of of his hand, even /
loved not their lives unto the therein: for the Lord hath Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, Edom". Satan in fury will pursue /
death. redeemed Jacob, and glorified and hate ... yea, and his own the remnant of Israel, especially /
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, himself in Israel. life also, he cannot be my those that accept the "Messiah" /
and ye that dwell in them. Woe to Daniel 11:44-45 ...therefore he disciple. Jesus Christ. /
the inhabiters of the earth and shall go forth with great fury John 12:25 He that loveth his life /
of the sea! for the devil is come to destroy, and utterly to shall lose it: and he that hateth "War in heaven": All sin originated /
down unto you, having great wrath, make away many. his life in this world shall keep with the conflict between God and /
because he knoweth that he hath And he shall plant the taber- it unto life eternal. satan which originated in heaven /
but a short time. nacles of his palace between when satan determined to be like /
13 And when the dragon saw that he the seas in the glorious holy God. Gabriel was impeded by satan /
was cast unto the earth, he perse- mountain; yet he shall come when coming to Daniel and Michael /
cuted the woman which brought to his end, and none shall interceded. (Daniel 10:13) Also /
forth the man child. help him. Michael contended with satan over /
14 And to the woman were given two Exodus 19:4 Ye have seen what I the body of Moses. (Jude 9). /
wings of a great eagle, that she did unto the Egyptians, and We are given only small glimpses of /
might fly into the wilderness, how I bare you on eagle's the conflict and its nature until /
into her place, where she is wings, and brought you unto we come to the time of the final /
nourished for a time, and times, myself. conflict on earth onto which satan /
and half a time, from the face of Daniel 12:7 ..that it shall be had been cast as revealed to the /
the serpent. for a time, times, and a half Apostle John. /
15 And the serpent cast out of his and when he shall have accom- Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not /
mouth water as a flood after the plished to scatter the power against flesh and blood, but "A flood": From verse 17:15 we under- /
woman, that he might cause her to of the holy people, all these against principalities, against stand waters to symbolically repre- /
be carried away of the flood. things shall be finished. powers, against the rulers of the sent the peoples of many nations /
16 And the earth helped the woman; Daniel 6:27 He delivereth and darkness of this world, against through which satan must rely upon /
and the earth opened her mouth, rescueth, and he worketh signs spiritual wickedness in high to perform his many misdeeds. In /
and swallowed up the flood which and wonders in heaven and in places. the last times he will amass all /
the dragon cast out of his mouth. earth, ... his resources to make one final /
17 And the dragon was wroth with Daniel 11:32-33 .. but the people I Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; attack on the people of Israel, /
the woman, and went to make war that do know their God shall because your adversary the devil, many which have become believers /
with the remnant of her seed, be strong, and do exploits. as a roaring lion, walketh about, in the last days. God will cause /
which keep the commandments of And they that understand among seeking whom he may devour; the earth to intercede with its /
God, and have the testimony of the people shall instruct many: James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore many forces of destruction includ- /
Jesus Christ. yet they shall fall by the to God. Resist the devil, and he ing earthquakes and hail and the /
sword, and by flame, by will flee from you. forces of satan will be defeated /
captivity, and by spoil, many to complete the conflict. /
days. /
"Rejoice": Even though there will be /
much bloodshed and suffering on /
earth, there will be great rejoic- /
ing in heaven since the heavenly /
host knows that this is the final /
conflict and the ultimate victory /
after which Christ assumes his /
rightful place as ruler of all /
places and all peoples. /
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"that old serpent": Most all scholars agree that the following passages It then seems obvious that the King of Tyrus as described in Ezekiel is /
from Ezekiel are concerning satan, the power behind the prince of Tyrus. not a man, for no man is "full of wisdom and perfect in beauty" and other /
Ezekiel 28:12-19 "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of than God, Adam and Eve, and the serpent satan no others were in "Eden the /
Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the garden of God". Therefore, from these passages we know that satan was /
sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. created as a guardian cherub, one of the elite inner circle of the host /
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy of heaven. His beauty was like nothing that has been seen on earth. His /
covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and fall was great as he became corrupted by his own beauty and reasoned that /
the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the he should be the equivalent of God. The revelation to the Apostle John /
workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in has given more insight into the actions of satan as the result of God /
day that thou wast created. casting him "as profane out of the mountain of God:" Satan's desires are /
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: to be worshiped in place of God and he has managed to accomplish this to /
thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in a limited extent to date. He has managed to substitute false gods as /
the midst of stones of fire. object of worship on earth in many societies but he has never been fully /
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till capable of replacing God as the object of worship on earth which is his /
iniquity was found in thee. ultimate desire. He will make one desperate final attempt when he /
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee rallies all his earthly forces in an attempt to destroy all believers on /
with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as pro- the earth. It is hard to imagine how a created being could have such a /
fane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering large ego to imagine that such a feat would be possible, especially in /
cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. the case of satan who knows that God is all powerful. Satan has been /
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted successful in deceiving most of mankind into thinking that God is not all /
thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I powerful. He does so with seemingly small deceptions that make man doubt /
will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. God's true nature as he did with Eve when he suggested that "Ye shall not /
Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, surely die". In the same way he has convinced many people that are aware /
by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from of Gods existence that being a good God he would not perform judgment /
the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon people for small minor sins even though he hates all sin. However /
upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. much of the book we are studying is about exactly that. God will perform /
All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: his judgment upon man for his evil deeds even unto death. A truly right- /
thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. eous God could do no other way, for a truly righteous God cannot reward /
or ignore willful sin. /
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