Rev 12:6and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.7Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back,8but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
1260 days is something we have gone over as well, look back and recall the 70th weeks explanation, and this refers to the first half of the 70th week. It is the beginning of sorrows. The woman Israel is fleeing into the wilderness. We have seen this before in our Bibles; Elijah to Cherith to be nourished by ravens & John escaping to the desert to be nourished by the angelic messenger, just to name two. God will give us an out to protect us when we need it! We ALWAYS have an escape to God, to talk to Him, to worship Him and to just be with Him.
The War in Heaven is for possession of the heavenlies. See Eph 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Satan reigns here. But, what Satan did was follow the taking of the man-child up into heaven where Michael was waiting...and there was war. In verse 8, he was defeated and cast out, never to return. It appears Satan influenced angles while there, once they had turned allegiance away from God, were cast out of heaven with Satan. Note, we need to take care to be on the right side. Right now there is forgiveness waiting for you, all you need to do is ask. If you need help with this, please, write to me or seek spiritual guidance somewhere. If that is not available, get on your knees, ask God for forgiveness and start a right relationship with Him! Acknowledge that Christ died and rose again for you and me and that He is the most important person in your life. Now, live right and continue that relationship, you'll be better for it!
Rev 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God11And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death12Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!"
(Timeline: right before Rev 12:10 is where the 3rd Woe is announced)
We see here a proclamation of 4 things:
1. To everyone concerned: God and Christ have defeated Satan and all his minions. They have been thrown out of heaven. Now there is:
a. salvation
b. power,
c. the kingdom of God
d. the authority of Christ!
2. & 3.To the Saints & the heavenly inhabitants: The accuser is gone...thrown down. The passage here (v 11) is referring to the martyrs. These are the persons in all of time who have been martyred. These are the persons who have persevered , did not waiver when it came to the question of "Who do you worship?" When told, "Deny Christ or God in Heaven and worship me." The answer was a resounding, "NO!!, NEVER!". These persons have proven themselves superior to Satan and to his seduction. Their victory was won "by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony"
4. To those left on Earth: Sad and horrible for those left on Earth for the Devil is now down with you and he is very angry! Why? Because he has only a short time to gather company!
Blessings on all till next time!
Calabash!
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