The Woman and the Dragon
Rev 12:1-2 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven
A woman clothed with the sun
And the moon under her feet
And upon her head a crown of twelve stars
And she being with child cried travailing in birth
And pained to be delivered
In the above verses is given figures of speech that are describing Woman; Israel: She is the moon. She is cloth with the sun, that is, the spiritual brightness. She is waiting for Her spiritual deliverance. This is the New Spiritual Israel.
Rev 21:1-2 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which stands and hears Him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this My joy therefore is fulfilled.
Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven
And behold
A great red dragon
Having seven heads and ten horns
And seven crowns upon His heads
Seven- Spiritual completeness, perfection.
And His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven
And did cast them to the earth
And the dragon stood before The Woman
Which was ready to be delivered
For to devour Her child as soon as it was born.
Here again is seen the third part of Old Israel. The third part of which the prophets tell of being given to death for the lack of Their spiritual obedience to God.
Eze_5:12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Rev 12:5-6 And she brought forth a man child
Who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron
And her child was caught up unto God
And to His throne
And the woman fled into the wilderness
Where She has a place prepared of God
That they should feed Her there
A thousand two hundred and threescore days
NOTE: (1230 Days, Approximately 3 ½ years. See Isa 14.
The Lord Will Restore Israel
Eze 20:33-38 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
The wilderness is a solitary place, not a wilderness as is generally thought of. She was taken and fed for these 1230 days. The wilderness is also a place of the lack of the word of God.
Satan Thrown Down to Earth
Rev 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And they prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceived the whole world: He was cast out into the earth, and His angels were cast out with Him.
In the above verse is seen how Satan had been cast out of heaven prior to Jesus Christ being put on the Earth, in the land of Judeah, by His birth through Mary. This is why Jesus said He saw Satan fall from heaven.
Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven
Now is come
1-salvation
2- and strength
3- and the kingdom of our God
4- and the power of His Christ
For the accuser of our brethren is cast down
Which accused Them before our God day and night
Rev 12:11 And they overcame Him by the blood of the Lamb
And by the word of their testimony (The two witnesses)
And they loved not their lives unto the death.
Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice You heavens
And You that dwell in them
NOTE: You heavens: There are seven heavens,not one. Paul was taken up to the third heaven. The Quran discusses the seven heavens.
Woe to the inhabiter's of the earth
And of the sea
For the devil is come down unto you
Having great wrath
Because He knows that He has but a short time
Rev 12:13-15 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth
He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child (Jerusalem)
And to the woman (Jerusalem) were given two wings of a great eagle
That She might fly into the wilderness
Into her place
Were she is nourished for a time
And times
And half a time ( 3 1/2 years. The Lord's life on Earth in Judeah)
From the face of the serpent
A time, 1 year Times, two years Half time, ½ year. The time in which Jesus Christ was in Judeah on the Earth, in the earth, the land of Judeah.
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
Water, that is false spiritual help. Jesus said to the woman at the well that He would have given Her living water. Here Satan is giving water that causes spiritual death; that is, false doctrines.
Rev 12:16 And the earth (world) helped the woman
And the earth opened her mouth
And swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of His mouth
Rev 12:17 And The Dragon was angry with The Woman (true Israel)
And went to make war with the remnant of Her seed
Which keep the commandments of God
And have the testimony of Jesus Christ
This then is inclusive of the planet Earth. The word earth here includes all the peoples of the Earth. Often it is only an area of the Earth.