Friday, March 8, 2019

Revelation 12:13-17 Part 1of 2

 "And behold, I am coming quickly. 
Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."     
Revelation 22:7  NASB

When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring--those who keep God's commands and hold fast to their testimony about Jesus. 

When the dragon 
Revelation 12:3  Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads.

he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child 
Revelation 12:5  She gave birth to a son, a male child, who "will rule all the nations with an iron scepter." (Psalm 2:9) And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.

The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle 
Exodus 19:4  " 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.' "
Deuteronomy 32:10-11  In a desert land he (the LORD) found him (Jacob/Israel), in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.
Isaiah 40:31  ... but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time 
Revelation 11:2  "But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months." (time, times and half a time or 3 1/2 years)

Then from his mouth the serpent 
Revelation 12:9  The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 

Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war 
Revelation 11:7  Now when they (the two witnesses) have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.
Revelation 13:7  It (the beast) was given power to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.

(parentheses are mine)

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