Revelation 12:12 ¶ 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. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 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. 15 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. 16 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. 17 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.
At this time, it is better to be
in heaven, the abode of God and the blessed dead, than to live on the earth.
This passage seems to make it clear that Satan’s final casting down will be to
earth during this Great Tribulation.
The woman, in my estimation a
reference to Israel, is given supernatural power to escape as God did for the
Hebrews in the Exodus.
Exodus 19:4 Ye have seen what I
did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you
unto myself.
For three and a half years, a
time, times, and half a time, the remnant of Israel is protected from the wrath
of Satan while the two witnesses torment Satan’s people, some of whom, as we
saw, wind up giving glory to God (Revelation 11:13).
Satan uses water as a flood to try to destroy Israel. This disaster is
prevented by the earth absorbing the water. Is this figurative language
representing something other than that which is literally stated? It doesn’t
appear so considering the literal natural disasters that are listed in
Revelation.
Satan goes to make war with the
Israel’s remnant. Is that the 144,000 Jews of the 12 tribes, 12,000 each, that
God set apart for Himself? They follow the Law given to Moses and trust in
Christ. It is important to note that later the testimony of Christ is said to
be the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 19:10 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.
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