INHERITANCE XVII
We have seen that Jobs fear caused his hedge of protection to be lowered.
Thereby allowing Satan to attack him.
We also saw that when Job was under pressure he condemned God to prove himself right.
Thereby prolonging and escalating Satans attack on him.
When Job repented God forgave Job and gave him double of what he had before.
From what we saw in Jobs life.
We can avoid getting ourselves into a similar situation by learning to not operate in fear.
Fear opens the door to the devils attacks in our lives, just as fear opened the door to the devil in Jobs life.
We spent all that time on Job as part of our study on our adversary the devil.
We are learning who our adversary, the devil is.
What the devil has.
What the devil can do.
Our subject is the inheritance that saved/born again (Rom 10:9) people have.
Col 3:24
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. KJV
This inheritance is not for those who are NOT saved/born again (Rom 10:9).
Our next focus of study will be what the devil has.
We will use Revelation the 12 chapter to establish some things regarding the devil.
Ready?
OK, lets begin.
Revelation 12 begins with a wonder appearing in heaven.
The wonder was a woman clothed with the sun.
The moon was under her feet.
Upon her head was a crown of 12 stars.
Rev 12:1
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: KJV
Lot of questions in that verse.
Who is the woman?
What does clothed with the sun mean?
What does the moon under her feet represent?
What does the crown of twelve stars represent?
Verse two says that she (the woman) being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Rev 12:2
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. KJV
So we have information about the woman that she brought forth a child.
Verse 5 gives us more information.
The child the woman brought forth was a man child.
This man child was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Rev 12:5
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. KJV
So we can clearly see and understand that the man child is Jesus.
If we stopped there we would think that the woman was Mary.
However, verse six reveals more information about the woman.
Verse six says that the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Rev 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. KJV
Mary did not flee into the wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Verse 12 says 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.
Rev 12:14
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. KJV
Verse 12 repeats what verse 6 said.
The woman is not referencing Mary.
The woman is the nation that Mary lived in, which was Israel.
Verses six and twelve are referring to the time that Jesus mentioned.
In Matthew Chapter 24:15 Jesus is speaking to the Jews that see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
The abomination of desolation is the anti Christ that will be in power during the seven year tribulation.
Jesus, speaking to those who are alive then and see the anti Christ stand in the holy place.
Matt 24:15-22
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
The holy place is the holy of holies in the temple.
Mark uses the phrase standing where it ought not to describe the place where the anti Christ would stand.
Mark 13:14
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: KJV
This event happens in the middle of the tribulation period.
Jesus instructed those which be in Judaea to flee into the mountains.
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Jesus stressed the urgency to leave immediately, wasting no time, when they saw the anti Christ in the holy place
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. KJV
Most who study these times believe that the place that is prepared for the woman.
The place where those in Israel at the time they see the anti Christ enter into the holy place.
Most believe the location or place they will flee to is Petra.
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system.
It is located in a hidden valley accessible only through a very narrow and high canyon.
If you are interested in learning more about Petra google it on the internet.
We will continue from here next time.