This woman apparently stands for the faithful remnant of God's people in Israel. (Micah 4:10-13; Micah 5:1-3) Since she represents the faithful, it is appropriate that faithful Christians be viewed as her seed. (verse 17) She is clothed in beauty with a crown on her head with twelve stars, which may... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 9 tells us the dragon is Satan. The seven heads could represent wisdom, vitality or, as in the case of the woman in scarlet, mountains. (Revelation 17:9) The ten horns could be power of kings. (Revelation 17:12) These crowns are the crowns of kings and not the victory crowns of the saints, the... [ Continue Reading ]
Since Jesus is now ascended, the woman must here symbolize the church, who would be God's faithful at that time. When fleshly Israel was delivered from Egypt, she went to the wilderness to worship, receive the law and take a God-guided journey to the promised land. Spiritual Israel worships God toda... [ Continue Reading ]
If the details of this vision are chronological, then the devil stormed heaven after the great defeat he suffered at Christ's resurrection. Michael, the archangel, called in Judges 1:9, and his angels oppose them in battle. Satan and his forces are defeated and thrown down to earth. There was no pla... [ Continue Reading ]
Michael and his angels won because Jesus had already won. How reassuring to know the same blood is available to us in our battle with Satan and he cannot defeat us as long as that blood is ours. Christ truly was given all authority after he overcame death. (Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 1:20-23; 1 Pet... [ Continue Reading ]
Satan is now defeated in the heavens, so there is rejoicing there. Twice beaten and knowing he has a limited time to work, Satan will turn his attentions to earth. He will vent his anger while he can and do as much damage as he can.... [ Continue Reading ]
Since he could not defeat Christ on earth or in heaven, Satan naturally turns his attentions to the righteous who brought Him forth.... [ Continue Reading ]
This description of the deliverance of the righteous reminds us of other faithful ones who were delivered. (Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:9-14; Isaiah 40:31) Time (1), times (2) and a half time is equal to 42 months or 1260 days.... [ Continue Reading ]
Satan now tries to overthrow the faithful with a flood of evil. Since it comes out of his mouth, it may be this describes lies he uses to defeat the righteous. (Compare Genesis 3:1-5; John 8:44) The earth opening its mouth to swallow the flood describes God's providential care for those who are his.... [ Continue Reading ]
The rest of the woman's seed would be individual Christians. We need to beware of Satan because he is like a lion looking for the weak, young or stray. (1 Peter 5:8)... [ Continue Reading ]