REVELATION 12 - PART 2
VERSES 7 - 17
WAR IN HEAVEN
WAR IN HEAVEN
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7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
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.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
13) And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
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.
15) 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.
16) And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17) And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
COMMENTARY
In the Holy Bible, I can identify three heavens: the atmosphere, outer space, and the dwelling place of The Most High God. We know Satan has access to the dwelling place of God, because he accuses The Brethren before God. We also know Satan has access to the atmosphere because he "seeks and destroys" those whom he can. So, we can conclude that he also has access to outer space.
Keeping in mind that the Book of Revelation was not written in chronological order, I cannot say when the war in heaven takes place; whether at the beginning of the tribulation, the middle, or some other time. It makes sense that it occurred at the beginning, though, when Satan realized that all of the saints were raptured. Since the Archangel Michael encountered some of the fallen angels in the time of Daniel, you have to see where the raptured church will also encounter them, which has to trigger a war, don't you think? It also makes sense that it would occur in the middle of the tribulation, so take your pick when you want to believe it occurred.
But Satan and his angels are no match for Michael and his army. When Satan is cast out of heaven permanently, he will act out severely, as he realizes his time is drawing to an end. God has given him thousands of years to test His people, and he may have been delusional enough to think he could prevail. But alas, he is but a created being; God is The Creator.
But God will protect those whom He has sealed. The time of the Gentiles is past and the Jew is grafted back into the olive tree.
Let me say before I close this commentary, that Russia will invade Israel and be defeated, which will give rise to the western alliance (NATO and the Common Market) into a state of world preeminence. The leader of this alliance will make a seven year treaty with Israel after Russia's defeat but he will break it midway. This leader is the antichrist, the Beast, who receives his power from the dragon, Satan.
Friends, I tell you: You don't want to be on the earth or on the sea when Satan is cast out of heaven. Don't wait another day to accept the gift of salvation from Jesus Christ. Click on this link: https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html
You are encouraged to leave a comment with your thoughts or words of encouragement to us if this ministry is a blessing to you and to share this post via your favorite social media, that your friends may also be blessed. Thank you.
Keeping in mind that the Book of Revelation was not written in chronological order, I cannot say when the war in heaven takes place; whether at the beginning of the tribulation, the middle, or some other time. It makes sense that it occurred at the beginning, though, when Satan realized that all of the saints were raptured. Since the Archangel Michael encountered some of the fallen angels in the time of Daniel, you have to see where the raptured church will also encounter them, which has to trigger a war, don't you think? It also makes sense that it would occur in the middle of the tribulation, so take your pick when you want to believe it occurred.
But Satan and his angels are no match for Michael and his army. When Satan is cast out of heaven permanently, he will act out severely, as he realizes his time is drawing to an end. God has given him thousands of years to test His people, and he may have been delusional enough to think he could prevail. But alas, he is but a created being; God is The Creator.
But God will protect those whom He has sealed. The time of the Gentiles is past and the Jew is grafted back into the olive tree.
Let me say before I close this commentary, that Russia will invade Israel and be defeated, which will give rise to the western alliance (NATO and the Common Market) into a state of world preeminence. The leader of this alliance will make a seven year treaty with Israel after Russia's defeat but he will break it midway. This leader is the antichrist, the Beast, who receives his power from the dragon, Satan.
Friends, I tell you: You don't want to be on the earth or on the sea when Satan is cast out of heaven. Don't wait another day to accept the gift of salvation from Jesus Christ. Click on this link: https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html
You are encouraged to leave a comment with your thoughts or words of encouragement to us if this ministry is a blessing to you and to share this post via your favorite social media, that your friends may also be blessed. Thank you.
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