The Woman,

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The Woman, the Man Child, the Dragon
Revelation 12
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Two Great Signs in Heaven121-7

• The Woman
• The brilliance of her adornment
• Micah 52-4 Isa. 667-9 parallel this picture
• birth pangs agony Israels history
• Battling Satan (Gen. 315 vs. 16-17)
• She is the faithful remnant of Gods people since
  the beginning

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Two Great Signs in Heaven121-7

• The Man Child (Psalm 27-12) "I will declare
  the decree The LORD has said to Me, You are My
  Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I
  will give You The nations for Your inheritance,
  And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
  You shall break them with a rod of iron You
  shall dash them to pieces like a potters
  vessel. Now therefore, be wise, O kings Be
  instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the
  LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss
  the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the
  way, When His wrath is kindled but a little.
  Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

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Two Great Signs in Heaven121-7

• The Dragon
• 7 heads (intelligence)
• 10 horns (power)
• 7 diadems (crowns of authority)
• Parallels the beast (131) 10 horns, 7 heads,
  10 diadems on horns
• Stars Kings (Isa. 14), saints (Dan. 123), or
  angels (Jude 6)
• Tried to devour the man child

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Two Great Signs in Heaven121-7

• The Woman fled into the wilderness
• 1260 days (see 112-3)
• Egypt was also pictured as a dragon (Eze. 293
  51 9-11)
• Israel fled from Egypt into the wilderness
• Elijah fled from Jezebel into the wilderness

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War in Heaven127-11

• A spiritual battle over the spirits of men on
  earth (Eph. 612)
• Michael
• Satan his angels cast out
• Gen. 315 he shall crush your head

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War in Heaven127-11

• A spiritual battle over the spirits of men on
  earth (Eph. 612)
• Michael
• Satan his angels cast out
• John 1231-32 Now is the judgment of this world
  now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And
  I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw
  all peoples to Myself.

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War in Heaven127-11

• A spiritual battle over the spirits of men on
  earth (Eph. 612)
• Michael
• Satan his angels cast out
• Luke 1017-18 Then the seventy returned with joy,
  saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us
  in Your name." And He said to them, "I saw Satan
  fall like lightning from heaven.

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War in Heaven127-11

• A spiritual battle over the spirits of men on
  earth (Eph. 612)
• Michael
• Satan his angels cast out
• Mt. 1229 Or how can one enter a strong mans
  house and plunder his goods, unless he first
  binds the strong man? And then he will plunder
  his house.

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War in Heaven127-11

• Vs. 10 The battle is won
• Christs resurrection enthronement in heaven
  (Mt. 2818 Eph. 120-23)
• The accuser of our brethren (Zech. 31-5)
• The deceiver of the whole world

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War in Heaven127-11

• Vs. 11 Saints are given power to overcome
• By the blood of the Lamb (forgiveness)
• By the word of their testimony (never cease to
  confess the Lord)
• By loving not their lives even unto death (a life
  of self-sacrifice)

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War in Heaven127-11

• Luke 1433-35 So likewise, whoever of you does
  not forsake all that he has cannot be My
  disciple. Salt is good but if the salt has lost
  its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is
  neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill,
  but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear,
  let him hear!"

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Woe to the Earth1212-17

• A short time
• Equivalent to the little time given the martyrs
  (611)
• The short time ends in ch. 20 when Satan is
  bound the saints reign
• Indicates the time Satan is able to deceive the
  nations (203) in a world persecution

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Woe to the Earth1212-17

• The Dragon pursued the woman
• two wings of an eagle that she might fly into
  the wildernesstimes, time, a half a time
• flood of water out of his mouth (Isa. 85-8)

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Woe to the Earth1212-17

• 2 Thes. 29-12 The coming of the lawless one is
  according to the working of Satan, with all
  power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all
  unrighteous deception among those who perish,
  because they did not receive the love of the
  truth, that they might be saved. And for this
  reason God will send them strong delusion, that
  they should believe the lie, that they all may be
  condemned who did not believe the truth but had
  pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Woe to the Earth1212-17

• The earth helped the woman
• drank up the flood of lies
• The world follows Satans false religion making a
  marked difference between truth error

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Woe to the Earth1212-17

• Enraged, the dragon makes war with the rest of
  her offspring (1217)
• And he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw
  a beast rising out of the sea (131)