"THEY CAST DUST ON THEIR HEADS" Revelation 18:19

LittleLambofJesus said:

While doing a deeper study on that Great City/harlot in Revelation, I ran across the phrase "they cast dust<5522> their heads" in Reve 18:19.
Discuss...........

The Great City/Harlot/Queen Revelation chapts 17-19

Revelation 18
10 From afar<3113> having stood because of the fear of the tormenting of Her saying
"Woe! woe! the great City Babylon! the strong City!
That to one hour came the judging<2920> of Thee.
19 And they cast dust<5522> upon their heads and cried-out lamenting and mourning saying
"Woe! Woe! the great City, in which are-rich all those having ships in the sea out of her preciousness! that in one hour She was desolated. [G5502 used in Mark 6:11]
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I then went to look up where that Greek word was used in the rest of the NT and it is used in only 1 other verse in the entire NT, Mark 6:11:

Some of the major Bible versions leave out the 2nd part of of Mark 6:11, and some have "place" and others have "whosoever".

Mark 6:11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them."

Mark 6:11

New American Standard Bible
"Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust<5522> off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them."

King James Bible
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust<5522> under your feet for a testimony against them.
[Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.]
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I believe that particular Greek word, G6633, may be related to this Hebrew word H6080 for "dust", which is used in only 1 verse of the OT. [the root word of H6083]

6080 `aphar a primitive root:
meaning either to be gray or perhaps rather to pulverize; used only as denominative from 6083, to be dust:--cast (dust). H6080 עָפַר (`aphar) occurs 1 times in 1 verse

2Sa 16:13
And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust<6080>.

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The great city of confusion, along with the city that is the bride have a representation in our hearts.

LittleLambofJesus said:

While doing a deeper study on that Great City/harlot in Revelation, I ran across the phrase "they cast dust<5522>on their heads" in Reve 18:19.

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LittleLambofJesus said:

Ahhh, thanks for bringing that up M C!
How can the inhabitants of the city be scattered abroad if the whole earth is laid waste?

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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
(Proverbs 25:28)

LittleLambofJesus said:

19 And they cast dust<5522> upon their heads and cried-out lamenting and mourning

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LittleLambofJesus said:

While doing a deeper study on that Great City/harlot in Revelation, I ran across the phrase "they cast dust<5522> their heads" in Reve 18:19.
Discuss...........

5522. choos from the base of 5494;
a heap (as poured out), i.e. rubbish; loose dirt:--dust.

The Great City/Harlot/Queen Revelation chapts 17-19

Revelation 18
10 From afar<3113> having stood because of the fear of the tormenting of Her saying
"Woe! woe! the great City Babylon! the strong City!
That to one hour came the judging<2920> of Thee.
19 And they cast dust<5522> upon their heads and cried-out lamenting and mourning saying
"Woe! Woe! the great City, in which are-rich all those having ships in the sea out of her preciousness! that in one hour She was desolated. [G5502 used in Mark 6:11]
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I then went to look up where that Greek word was used in the rest of the NT and it is used in only 1 other verse in the entire NT, Mark 6:11:

Some of the major Bible versions leave out the 2nd part of of Mark 6:11, and some have "place" and others have "whosoever".



Mark 6:11 biblehub

New American Standard Bible
"Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust<5522> off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them."

King James Bible
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust<5522> under your feet for a testimony against them.
[Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.]
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I believe that particular Greek word, G6633, may be related to this Hebrew word H6080 for "dust", which is used in only 1 verse of the OT. [the root word of H6083]

6080 `aphar a primitive root:
meaning either to be gray or perhaps rather to pulverize; used only as denominative from 6083, to be dust:--cast (dust). H6080 עָפַר (`aphar) occurs 1 times in 1 verse

2Sa 16:13
And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust<6080>.

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In the context using the entirety of Chapter 18

It seems to me, it is a prophecy referring to the state of the apostate churches (being like Babylon) in the end times and using Babylon as an analogy/example.

Basically ... (considering the chapter context)

The apostate churches would be those churches that are confusing the language/truth (false teachings) of Gods Holy Word.

One should consider the overall context (the entire chapter) rather than just certain verses that were selected out to be discussed.

God Bless.

LittleLambofJesus said:

While doing a deeper study on that Great City/harlot in Revelation, I ran across the phrase "they cast dust<5522> their heads" in Reve 18:19.

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As I said earlier, I think that your overanalysis with word study using with various bible translations has compromised your understanding of who Babylon the Great is. This has nothing to do with physical city of Jersualem and literal smokes.

Let start with Revelation 9. The smoke is the residue of fire, and I believe that the smoke is symbolic of the power of Satan, when he is loose from the pit. When someone smells or can see smoke, it is a sign that there is burning. Just as in the old expression, "where there's smoke, there's fire." It is a signal that something is burning. It has a distinct smell because it is the residue of fire, and its inherent distinguishing characteristics to humans are that it both "blinds and chokes." The perfect representation for the power of Satan to obstruct the truth and impede the breath or spirit of life. Which I believe is why we read that it darkened the sun and air, the light and the spirit, and the locusts came out of it to destroy the church (locusts being a plague on a field).

Revelation 9:2

• "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."

At this time of the opening and loosing of Satan from the pit (his power having been bound or restrained since the Cross), the wicked are now allowed (of God) go forth to the four quarters of the earth to deceive the nations and gather them together to battle against the church which is a great city of God on this side of the Cross. This smoke or his power is what chokes the spirit and blinds the eyes, symbolizing deception. I believe that in God declaring in Revelation 9 that the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit, it is an illustration of the light and spirit of the church being made darkened. The image of the sun representing light, and the air representing spirit. The smoke both blinds and chokes those in the church, because its sins have reached to heaven, and God remembers her iniquities (Revelation 18:5). The smoke is an illustration of the power of Satan bringing the church to desolation, a judgment sent by God and a warning sign to the saints of her impending judgment. Because of the locusts from this smoke, the great city of God will be no more.

Revelation 18:18-19

• "And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
• And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate."

This "smoke" of her burning is illustrating the church falling under the power of Satan as a judgment of God because of her iniquities. There will no one be made (spiritually) rich anymore because of the locusts from the smoke. In other words, there is no more salvation in the church after all Israel has been sealed, Revelation 7.

Selah!

More on the smoke...

Revelation 9:3

• "And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."

When we read the text carefully we see that the locusts were given power, even as the scorpions of the earth have power. I believe it is this smoke that is representing the power of the beast that was held captive in the pit. Using God's Word as our authority and comparing scripture with scripture, we see that the scorpions in scripture (like snakes/serpents) are often used to symbolize the power of Satan. It is a power that has no sway over the elect, but deceives the unfaithful of God's congregation. For example, see what Christ told the disciples when He sent them out to witness.

Luke 10:19

• "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

The power Christ gave them was greater than the power of the scorpions and serpents. This isn't talking about scorpions and snakes any more than Mark chapter 16 was, it's talking about the power of Satan and how it can't harm true believers. Likewise, these locusts coming out from the smoke in the book of Revelation, given the power of the scorpion. This power is of Satan and cannot hurt the true believers. Their power is to hurt those of the church who are unfaithful, who are not true believers. These locusts will bring their house to desolation. The smoke of the locusts is the power of Satan from the pit.

TribulationSigns said:

As I said earlier, I think that your overanalysis with word study using with various bible translations has compromised your understanding of who Babylon the Great is. This has nothing to do with physical city of Jersualem and literal smokes.

Let start with Revelation 9. The smoke is the residue of fire, and I believe that the smoke is symbolic of the power of Satan, when he is loose from the pit. When someone smells or can see smoke, it is a sign that there is burning. Just as in the old expression, "where there's smoke, there's fire." It is a signal that something is burning. It has a distinct smell because it is the residue of fire, and its inherent distinguishing characteristics to humans are that it both "blinds and chokes." The perfect representation for the power of Satan to obstruct the truth and impede the breath or spirit of life. Which I believe is why we read that it darkened the sun and air, the light and the spirit, and the locusts came out of it to destroy the church (locusts being a plague on a field).

Revelation 9:2

• "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."

At this time of the opening and loosing of Satan from the pit (his power having been bound or restrained since the Cross), the wicked are now allowed (of God) go forth to the four quarters of the earth to deceive the nations and gather them together to battle against the church which is a great city of God on this side of the Cross. This smoke or his power is what chokes the spirit and blinds the eyes, symbolizing deception. I believe that in God declaring in Revelation 9 that the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit, it is an illustration of the light and spirit of the church being made darkened. The image of the sun representing light, and the air representing spirit. The smoke both blinds and chokes those in the church, because its sins have reached to heaven, and God remembers her iniquities (Revelation 18:5). The smoke is an illustration of the power of Satan bringing the church to desolation, a judgment sent by God and a warning sign to the saints of her impending judgment. Because of the locusts from this smoke, the great city of God will be no more.

Revelation 18:18-19

• "And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
• And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate."

This "smoke" of her burning is illustrating the church falling under the power of Satan as a judgment of God because of her iniquities. There will no one be made (spiritually) rich anymore because of the locusts from the smoke. In other words, there is no more salvation in the church after all Israel has been sealed, Revelation 7.

Selah!

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Where does it ever say in Revelation 9 that satan is loosed from the pit, which implies he is confined in the pit until opened in Revelation 9?

The following come out of the pit.

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

So which of these locusts is referring to satan?

Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Here we see the locusts had a king over them, yet this king isn't satan either. Because if it was, there's at least 2 places in Revelation where John could have clearly pointed this out.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

John neglected to mention the dragon is also Abaddon. So it's probably pretty safe to assume Abaddon is not satan then. So once again, where in Revelation 9 does it indicate satan also comes out of the pit at the time?

DavidPT said:

Where does it ever say in Revelation 9 that satan is loosed from the pit, which implies he is confined in the pit until opened in Revelation 9?

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The book of Revelation is not in chronological order, remember that.

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. So which of these locusts is referring to satan?

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You misunderstood. The locusts signify false prophets and Christs who will bring their houses (churches) to desolation with their lying signs and wonders. They get this power from Satan for the smoke of the locusts is the power of Satan from the pit. Selah! Don't forget to read verse 3-4, where God has commanded that they (smoke locusts) can "only hurt those men which have NOT the seal of God in their foreheads." In other words, the false Christs and false prophets that come to deceive are attacking the church, and who do they deceive there? Under the rule of the Apollyon, the great destroyer Satan, they bring the rebellious church to desolation by deceiving those men within it that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.

Selah!

Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

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The problem is that you forgot that Satan is a spirit. Not an angel as most believe. He is a spirit the "messenger" of evil, and Apollyon (or Abaddon) is Satan, that very same spirit and king ruling over the deceived. Satan doesn't give a command to Apollyon, Satan is Apollyon himself. That word means destruction, and that is the epitome of what he does here. He is the king or ruler of this spiritual army (of the deceived) from the abyss, and what he brings is death to these people. This Hebrew word [abaddon] only occurs here in the New Testament and 5 times in the Old Testament (Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Psalm 88:11; Prov 15:11 ) and always relates to death, which this messenger from hell/hades brings to the unfaithful congregation (those in it who are not truly sealed). Selah!

LittleLambofJesus said:

The Great City/Harlot/Queen Revelation chapts 17-19

Revelation 18
10 From afar<3113> having stood because of the fear of the tormenting of Her saying
"Woe! woe! the great City Babylon! the strong City!
That to one hour came the judging<2920> of Thee.
19 And they cast dust<5522> upon their heads and cried-out lamenting and mourning saying
"Woe! Woe! the great City, in which are-rich all those having ships in the sea out of her preciousness! that in one hour She was desolated. [G5502 used in Mark 6:11]

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The great city, Babylon the Great, is the fallen New Testament Church. She has been a faithful representative of God's Kingdom on Earth, the home of Two Witnesses, since Pentecost, but after all Israel has been sealed (Revelation 7), she has apostasy from God. God has commanded His sealed Elect to come out of her because he is going to judge the unfaithful church with plagues which are the power of the false prophets and christs themselves (ie. symbolically as frogs, locusts, lices, etc.) to spoil the plunder Gospel Truth and to deceive those who have not yet sealed by God. Standing afar off, the Elect witnessed and mourned over the church and fear of her torments by God.

It is happening right now for those with spiritual eyes and ears.

TribulationSigns said:

The book of Revelation is not in chronological order, remember that.

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Even though I wholeheartedly agree, I'm still not convinced this proves satan is also released from the pit in Revelation 9.

TribulationSigns said:

You misunderstood. The locusts signify false prophets and Christs who will bring their houses (churches) to desolation with their lying signs and wonders. They get this power from Satan for the smoke of the locusts is the power of Satan from the pit. Selah! Don't forget to read verse 3-4, where God has commanded that they (smoke locusts) can "only hurt those men which have NOT the seal of God in their foreheads." In other words, the false Christs and false prophets that come to deceive are attacking the church, and who do they deceive there? Under the rule of the Apollyon, the great destroyer Satan, they bring the rebellious church to desolation by deceiving those men within it that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.

Selah!

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Are you then meaning the apostates of the church? If they don't have the seal of God, but are part of the church, how could this be meaning saved saints in that case? So if you can further expand on what you mean here, I'm all ears.

Revelation 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

What about this 5 months? I would think false prophets operate longer than 5 months. They have been operating for thousands of years already, haven't they?

TribulationSigns said:

The problem is that you forgot that Satan is a spirit. Not an angel as most believe. He is a spirit the "messenger" of evil, and Apollyon (or Abaddon) is Satan, that very same spirit and king ruling over the deceived. Satan doesn't give a command to Apollyon, Satan is Apollyon himself. That word means destruction, and that is the epitome of what he does here. He is the king or ruler of this spiritual army (of the deceived) from the abyss, and what he brings is death to these people. This Hebrew word [abaddon] only occurs here in the New Testament and 5 times in the Old Testament (Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Psalm 88:11; Prov 15:11 ) and always relates to death, which this messenger from hell/hades brings to the unfaithful congregation (those in it who are not truly sealed). Selah!

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Yet those 2 passages I supplied that contain titles for satan, why didn't John mention Abaddon is also a title for satan?

You said satan is not angel. Let's check something in Revelation 12 which might help clear this up.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,


Even though it doesn't say Michael is an angel in this verse, we know from other Scriptures that he is an angel, an archangel. The text indicates he has angels under him. And so does satan. It therefore stands to reason, that if Michael is an angel, an archangel in this case, and that he has angels under him, and that satan also has angels under him, satan is an angel as well, an archangel of some kind, being the logical conclusion.

LittleLambofJesus said:

While doing a deeper study on that Great City/harlot in Revelation, I ran across the phrase "they cast dust<5522> their heads" in Reve 18:19.
Discuss...........

5522. choos from the base of 5494;
a heap (as poured out), i.e. rubbish; loose dirt:--dust.

The Great City/Harlot/Queen Revelation chapts 17-19

Revelation 18
10 From afar<3113> having stood because of the fear of the tormenting of Her saying
"Woe! woe! the great City Babylon! the strong City!
That to one hour came the judging<2920> of Thee.
19 And they cast dust<5522> upon their heads and cried-out lamenting and mourning saying
"Woe! Woe! the great City, in which are-rich all those having ships in the sea out of her preciousness! that in one hour She was desolated. [G5502 used in Mark 6:11]
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I then went to look up where that Greek word was used in the rest of the NT and it is used in only 1 other verse in the entire NT, Mark 6:11:

Some of the major Bible versions leave out the 2nd part of of Mark 6:11, and some have "place" and others have "whosoever".



Mark 6:11 biblehub

New American Standard Bible
"Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust<5522> off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them."

King James Bible
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust<5522> under your feet for a testimony against them.
[Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.]
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I believe that particular Greek word, G6633, may be related to this Hebrew word H6080 for "dust", which is used in only 1 verse of the OT. [the root word of H6083]

6080 `aphar a primitive root:
meaning either to be gray or perhaps rather to pulverize; used only as denominative from 6083, to be dust:--cast (dust). H6080 עָפַר (`aphar) occurs 1 times in 1 verse

2Sa 16:13
And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust<6080>.

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DavidPT said:

Even though I wholeheartedly agree, I'm still not convinced this proves satan is also released from the pit in Revelation 9.

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Is it because you do not understand what smoke signifies of. The locusts signify of. And how it blocks the sun and the air. Do you even know what the sun and the air represents? Like it or not, it is the power of Satan.

Are you then meaning the apostates of the church? If they don't have the seal of God, but are part of the church, how could this be meaning saved saints in that case? So if you can further expand on what you mean here, I'm all ears.

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You need to study Revelation 11:1-2 again. There are two groups of people in Holy City (Great City). One is Elect. One is professed believers. The Elect is sealed, secured, and measured while the professed believers are not sealed, not secured, and not measured. The Elect is TRUE church while the Professed Believers are Corporate Church! Together they are in the same city. In the time of Great Tribulation, God will give them (corporate church) up to Satan to deceive as a judgment.

Revelation 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

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I think one needs to stop reading through all numbers in Revelation as a literal hour, day, month and year as if we can count with the calendar. And despite man's ideas of no time criteria, five months qualifies as time criteria to those "who will receive it."

It is a symbolic period of time when the locusts come out to torment (hurt) men without the seal of God. No man knows when only God does. That is why God's judgment won't take place until AFTER ALL ISRAEL (sealed Elect) is secured through the testimony of Two Witnesses, then the bottomless pit can be opened where the beast will come out and kill (silence) Two Witnesses. Selah.

Yet those 2 passages I supplied that contain titles for satan, why didn't John mention Abaddon is also a title for satan?

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Why should John? Abaddon simply means destroyer which is Satan.

Even though it doesn't say Michael is an angel in this verse, we know from other Scriptures that he is an angel, an archangel. The text indicates he has angels under him. And so does satan. It therefore stands to reason, that if Michael is an angel, an archangel in this case, and that he has angels under him, and that satan also has angels under him, satan is an angel as well, an archangel of some kind, being the logical conclusion.

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If you really chose to understand Scripture "literally," then you must understand that the Lord never inspired the word angel anywhere in scripture. He inspired the Hebrew word [mal'ak] and Greek word [aggelos], both of which VERY LITERALLY transliterates to messenger, NOT angel. Here's the literal truth. It was man who superimposed the word "Angel" upon these two Biblically inspired words. He turned God's messengers into God's angels, and Satan's messengers to Satan's angels. It's not "literally" there at all. So if you "really" want to understand Scripture "literally" and accept what God's word "literally" said, you would choose the TRUTH that God "literally" says, messengers. The word angel is not a transliteration, it's not even a translation, it's a mongrelized or hybridized form of old English, old French and late Latin words rooted in the Greek. Anglicanized, not translated. If you "really" want to know what God very literally said:

Young's Literal Translation] Revelation 12:7

• "And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers,"

...but I'm guessing you really didn't want to hear what God very "literally" said there, did you?

If you "really" choose to understand scripture very literally and accept what God's word actually said (like you claim), you would either accept that there is a literal pregnant woman floating in literal heaven with 12 literal balls of fire on her head and a literal Dragon casting them down to earth, or accept the sun, moon and stars in the heaven there are not literal. One or the other.

...proving, of course, you actually "chose" to selectively choose words in that context literally or figuratively depending upon your own presuppositions and preconceived ideas and teachings. And that is a very unsound hermeneutic to try and understand what "God" is saying.

2nd Timothy 2:15

• "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

Study unto rightly dividing or "cutting" proportionally, or equally, so there is consistent agreement and no discrepancy between this verse and that one. That is the only sound hermeneutic or system of interpretation of God's prophesy. Comparing Scripture with Scripture, the Spiritual with the Spiritual. Because inconsistency is the hallmark of error. The metaphor here being God's children must be "faithful and honest Stewards" (1st Corinthians 4:1) that cut or proportion and distribute straight/honorably/rightly so that we come to "His" truth. Not our own personal opinions of, nor the private interpretation of truth, but God's unadulterated truth.

Jesus Christ is Archangel Michael, the chief messenger of the Saints who are also the messengers. While Satan is Abaddon or Apollyon, means destroyer, the chief messenger or king of the unbelievers. Our enemies are the messengers, including the professed Christians!

Revelation 12:7-11

• "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
• 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 deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
• And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

When was the great accuser cast down? It was when the salvation and the strength of His kingdom went forth! All the victory of His messengers accomplished strictly by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony! You see, it is NOT a battle of swords, guns, Russia, or right in front of God's throne at all! But right in the kingdom of heaven on earth. The Old Testament congregation before the woman becomes the New Testament Congregation as a representative of God's Kingdom as she went forth to the world (wilderness) feed with Gospel! Selah!

The church grew to the ends of the world with BOTH the Elect, AND professed Christians until all Elect God has intent to seal has been sealed, THEN God will give the unfaithful professed Christians of His House up to Satan and his army by allowing them to COME INTO CHURCH to deceive them. That is why God has commanded His sealed Elect to come out!

While all of this, MANY Christians are looking to modern nation of Israel, Jersuaem of 70AD, or upcoming physical wars with guns and missile, totally miss about their CHURCH where God said the battle of armageddon is actually taking place right now in spiritual sense. How many will expect this and be ready for Christ's return when the judgment of the harlot is finished? Humm?